EXPLOSIVES-Continued Propellant explosives, Class B, jet thrust units (jato), Class B explosives, igniters, jet thrust (jato), Class B explosives, or starter cartridges, jet engine, Class B explosives Primers for cannon or small arms, empty cartridge bags- 1 Explosives, class A, and explosives, class B, must not be loaded or stowed with chemical ammunition containing incendiary charges or white phosphorus either with or without bursting charges. Chemical ammunition of the same classification containing incendiary or white phosphorus may be loaded and stowed together. Bursters (explosive), boosters (explosive), or supplementary charges (explosive) without detonators when shipped by, to or for the Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the United States Government may be stowed with any of the articles named, except those in columns 3, 4, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24. [CGFR 52-8, 17 F.R. 6464, July 17, 1952, as amended by CGFR 53–54, 18 F.R. 8232, Dec. 16, 1953; 20 F.R. 6155, Aug. 20, 1955; CGFR 56-47, 21 F.R. 8973, Nov. 17, 1956, CGFR 57-33, 22 F.R. 8572, Oct. 29, 1957; CGFR 58-9, 23 F.R. 4839, June 28, 1958; CGFR 59–14, 24 F.R. 5271, June 30, 1959] Cordeau detonant fuse, safety squibs, fuse lighters, fuse Fireworks, common, highway fusee or railway fusees Ammunition or cannon with explosive projectiles Ammunition for cannon with gas projectiles. Ammunition for cannon with smoke projectiles. Ammunition for cannon with incendiary projectiles. Ammunition for cannon with illuminating projectiles. Ammunition for cannon is all Fixed ammunition assembled Each outside package must be plainly marked with the appropriate descriptive name of the contents as: "Ammunition for cannon with explosive projectiles." "Ammunition for cannon with gas projectiles." "Ammunition for cannon with smoke projectiles." "Ammunition for cannon with incendiary projectiles" or "Ammunition for cannon with illuminating projectiles." Ammunition, nonexplo- Nonexplosive ammunition is sives. defined as a device which contains no explosives or other dangerous articles, such as cartridges cases, dummy or drill cartridges; empty, sand loaded or solid projectiles with or without tracers (containing not in excess of one ounce of tracer composition), empty mines, empty bombs, solid projectiles, empty torpedoes, or practice bombs. It also includes devices containingno explosives, or other dangerous articles, except installed electric squibs, primers, propellants or thermal batteries required for the activation of the device, provided that it has been proven by test that when initiated the full energy release is contained within the outside shipping container. Rotating bands should be protected against deformation by method or packing or loading. Label required No label required except "Ammunition for cannon with gas projectiles" loaded with a poisonous gas or liquid, Class A, and an explosive charge must bear the white "Poison gas" label. Not subject to regulations in this Not subject to regulations in this Not subject to regulations in this subpart. subpart. subpart. Shells, projectiles, guided missiles with war heads, war heads or rocket heads, loaded with explosives or bursting charges, with or without other materials, for use in cannons, guns, tubes, mortars or other firing or launching devices. Small metal or other containers designed to be thrown by hand or projected from a rifle. They are filled with an explo sive or a liquid gas or solid material, such as a toxic or tear gas or an incendiary or smoke producing material and a bursting charge. Metal or other containers filled with explosives. Metal containers filled with a high explosive. Metal devices containing a means of propulsion and a quantity of high explosives. ICC packing regulations require that detonating fuzes, tracer fuzes, explosive or ignition devices, bouchons, or fuze parts with explosives contained therein must not be assembled in explosive projectiles, explosive grenades, explosive bombs, explosive mines, explosive torpedoes, or included in the same outside package with these articles unless shipped by, for or to the Departments of the Army, Navy, or Air Force of the US. Government or unless of a type approved by the Bureau of Explosives. Each outside package or each projectile, bomb, mine or torpedo that is shipped unboxed must be plainly marked with the appropriate descriptive name of the contents as: "Explosive projectile," "Explosive torpedo." "Explosive mine, "Explosive bomb," "Hand grenades" or "Rifle gre. nades. " Outside containers: Strong wooden or metal boxes. Gross weight of a box containing more than one projectile, grenade, bomb or mine must not exceed 250 lb. Explosive projectiles, explosive torpedoes, explosive mines, or explosive bombs, exceeding 90 lbs. in weight, and explosive projectiles of not less than 41⁄2 inches in diameter, may be shipped without being boxed only by, for, or to the Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the United States Government when securely blocked and braced in accordance with methods approved by the Bureau of Explosives. |