M-100 (explosive)

M-100s, are a class of powerful firecrackers commonly called salutes. They are also known as silver salutes.

Description

M-100s generally consist of a cardboard tube 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) long and 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter that is often painted silver or gray. They contain approximately 9 grams of pyrotechnic flash powder that is ignited via a visco fuse positioned in either the center or on one of the ends of the tube.[1]

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]

See also

References
  1. "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. "Fireworks suspect charged with deaths". news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review. May 30, 1983. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
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