Fire pipe

Japanese: 火管 - かかん
Fire pipe
A general term for devices used to ignite gunpowder when firing a bullet from a firearm. Those for large caliber guns are called fire tubes, while those for small caliber guns such as hunting rifles and fuses are called ignition primers. The former are divided into percussion tubes, friction tubes, electric tubes, etc. depending on the ignition mechanism. → Pyrotechnics

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Japanese:
銃砲から弾丸を発射するとき火薬に点火するために用いられるものの総称。大口径火砲用のものを火管,猟銃など小口径のものや信管用のものを点火用雷管(らいかん)という。前者は発火機構により撃発火管,摩擦火管,電気火管などに分けられる。→火工品

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