Description
The M2 fire starter is designed to be carried in a pocket of the Air Force survival kit and is used by downed Air Force crew members to start fires under adverse climatic conditions. It is a rectangular cellulose nitrate container, 1/2 by 1/2 by 3 inches, filled with 0.2 ounce of thickened kerosene and provided with an ignition device. The ignition device is a match-head mixture with a pull type scratcher wire. The scratcher wire is provided with a metal handle and is cemented lightly to the side of the container. The end of the container housing the ignition device is colored red; the opposite end is colored purple. The entire fire starter is waterproof.
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Source(s)
TM 3-300, Ground Chemical Munitions (1956)
