There are three different Czech non-electric blasting caps. These are distinguished by their copper, aluminium, or steel jacket. All other characteristics of the caps are the same. These caps are supplied in containers ranging from 100 to 10,000. The BS No.8 blasting caps have the same explosive characteristics as the Soviet No.8 blasting caps.
The Czech BS electric cap has the same explosive characteristics as the BS No.8 non-electric cap. |
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The DEOS 25 and 50 electrical blasting machines are hand-operated, low-tension electric generators. Each machine consists of a case which houses a steel magnet, armature and gear assembly. A shaft projecting from the gear assembly is turned by a T-shaped wooden handle, hand crank inserted through a hexagonal nut in the cover. Opposite this nut are two terminals. The DEOS 25 is capable of detonating up to 25 electric caps wired in series through a maximum external resistance of 110 Ohms. The DEOS 50 is capable of detonating up to 50 electric caps wired in series through a maximum external resistance of 300 Ohms.
Weight DEOS 25: 3.18kilo Weight DEOS 50: 5.20kilo.
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Here's a list of Czech and Slovakian manufacturers and the letter-codes they used on the ammunition components. Thanks Milan, for updating this list.
avm - Novoborské strojírny Nový Bor, machine works aym - Povážské Strojárne, národný podnik, Povážská Bystrica bnt - Vihorlat Snina bxn - Blanické strojírny, Sellier & Bellot, Vlašim cro - Chronotechna Šternberk czo - Weapons factory Zbrojovka Vsetín dtp - Vlárské strojírny, Slavicín machine works ena - Policské strojírny, Policka machine works esr - Sandrik Dolní Hamry evr - Kovohute Nýrany, powder filling plant fut - Adamovské strojírny, Adamov gps - Unknown factory gts - Závody všeobecného strojárstva Dubnica nad Váhom, filling&assembling plant hsu - Kovohute Rokycany irv - Zbrojovka Bojkovice, nyní Zeveta Bojkovice, Bojkovice weapon factory jpw - Zbrojovka Vsetín, závod Jablunka mvs - 53. VZ Mikulovice military base ndn - Unknown Czech factory (code found on 9mm Luger cartridge cases) nma - Synthesia, Pardubice-Semtín, powder manufacturer oma - Unknown Czech factory (code found on 9mm Luger cartridge cases) rft - Unknown factory tno - Armádní municní závod Týnište nad Orlicí, munition maintenance uxa - Zbrojovka Vlašim, národní podnik, Vlašim vnb - VZ Bohuslavice nad Vlárí, military base whx - VOP Nováky, Filling and recalibrating plant wzi - Chemko Strážské zyj - Unknown Czech factory (code found on fuzes)
0 Unknown Czech factory R or + Recalibrated and reused cases K Cartridge case made from silicon-brass
Other codes used by various nitro-gunpowder manufacturers: Rtl, Rotw, rdf, dwdn, wal, krbg, tgl, dbg, blz, ibn, brb, ktz, frst, odg |