Category
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detonator
thumb|Top: small nonel detonator with 2 ms delay for chaining nonel tubes; middle: class B SPD detonator; bottom: class C SPD detonator
thumb|Inserting detonators into blocks of C-4 explosive
percussion cap
a small metallic cap or cup, usually of copper or brass, containing a shock-sensitive explosive compound
detonating cord
High explosive in tube form
fuse
part of a device that initiates function in an explosive, pyrotechnic device or military munition
daisy cutter
fuse designed to detonate an aerial bomb at or above ground level
Exploding-bridgewire detonator
Detonator fired by electric current

nickel hydrazine nitrate
chemical compound
Modulated neutron initiator
neutron source used in some nuclear weapons
Primacord
Primacord is a brand of detonating cord used in blasting. It was developed in 1936 by the Ensign-Bickford Company. Ensign-Bickford sold their registered trademark for Primacord to Dyno Nobel in 2003. which manufactures it in their Graham, Kentucky factory. The name is also used as a genericized trademark for any detonating cord.
Slapper detonator
type of electrically fired detonator
Pencil detonator
Time fuze used by British Special forces during the Second World War