M-100 (explosive)

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M-100s are a class of powerful firecrackers commonly called salutes.

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Description

M-100s consist of a cardboard tube 21⁄8" × 3⁄4". Colors may vary. They contain 10 grams of flash powder that is ignited via a visco fuse positioned in the center or side of the tube. [1] In some cases, they are maxed out at 15 grams which is the physical limit for 2" × 3⁄4". They are among the most common flash salutes put into use in the United States around the 4th of July. M-100s are significantly more powerful than M-80s, which contain 3 to 5 grams.

In the United States, M-100s are illegal to manufacture, possess, and sell without a proper license, and are regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). [1] M-100s were first banned by the Child Protection Act of 1966. [2]

Accidents

In 1983, an explosion at a secret unlicensed fireworks factory manufacturing M-80 and M-100 fireworks near Benton, Tennessee, killed eleven, injured one, and inflicted damage within a radius of several miles. [3] The operation was by far the largest-known illegal fireworks operation in US history, and the initial blast was heard as far away as 20 miles (32 km) from the site. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fact Sheet - Illegal Explosive Devices". atf.gov. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. May 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  2. ↑ "Banned Illegal Explosives". americanpyro.com. American Pyrotechnics Association. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  3. 1 2 "Fireworks suspect charged with deaths". news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review. May 30, 1983. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
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