Flares

[Slick]

Having a selection of flare guns and projectors, I'm always on the lookout for "ammo" for them. There are a few keepers for collecting purposes, but duplicates and common ones are field tested. For fun.

Got an assortment at SLICS, which added considerably to the collection end. Mostly 26.5mm ones. A few oddballs were included. More than doubled the existing inventory. Hooyah!

And yea, I like colorful, shiny things.



For a less expensive option, I'll launch a couple or three of these on occasion:


Non-stop fun around here.

 

[M8owner]

So many pretty colors.

 

[Slick]

And a few more

 

[Yodamaster]

Hi Slick,
I don't see, in your collection, Cal 12 signal cartridges ?
Is it intentionally ?


Yoda

 

[Slick]

Yoda

Those 12 ga. flares would be a fine addition to the collection, for sure.
Here is another "display", in another shed. Note the 12ga. 3-pack.


Here's how the "common" 26.5s come packaged. Noting the $20 price tag, those were acquired many, many years ago. A box like that, white parachute, will now ruin a $100 bill.

 

[Slick]

And last but not least, I went around gathering the free range flares, and brought them to this new and improved display shelf. Had high hopes that there'd be room for it all. There ain't. At least they're all under one roof. Turned into a chore. I know better now what I have.
Here's a pano shot. Lots of distortion. Still learning.


And a normal shot:

 

[Anders]

Is the the red one in the green circle a 13mm MBA GyroJet Flare?

 

[Slick]

Is the the red one in the green circle a 13mm MBA GyroJet Flare?
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Yes. It is.

 

[Bellifortis]

These flares, signals and line-throwing rocket are the products of VEB (peoples own company) Silberhuette, which takes its name from the small hamlet where the company is situated. It started as a powder mill in 1790. In 1855 the family J.F. Eisfeld bought the operation and made the largest pyrotechnic producer in germany out of it. Eisfeld is comparable in importance in germany with Brock's in Britain. After WW 2 this part of the Harz mountains was in the russian occupied zone. in 1953 pyrotechnic signal production was started again. The dummy display board shows products manufactured between 1953 and 1988, civilian and military. The upper row are military one-hand-rocket-signals, only the first one I could not really identify. I suppose its an export signal for the civilian market. The 4th item in the bottom row is a line-throwing rocket and the only one that does not use spin-stabilization (Hales system). By the way, what is the proper english name for this type of rocket stabilization with the 2 cut out windows in the extension of the motor-tube ? Most western signal rockets use this type of stabilization.

 

[Fusse2004]

Here 2 pictures with cutouts of the collection of explosive ordnance disposal service Stuttgart Germany

 

[Bellifortis]

These flares, signals and line-throwing rocket are the products of VEB (peoples own company) Silberhuette, which takes its name from the small hamlet where the company is situated. It started as a powder mill in 1790. In 1855 the family J.F. Eisfeld bought the operation and made the largest pyrotechnic producer in germany out of it. Eisfeld is comparable in importance in germany with Brock's in Britain. After WW 2 this part of the Harz mountains was in the russian occupied zone. in 1953 pyrotechnic signal production was started again. The dummy display board shows products manufactured between 1953 and 1988, civilian and military. The upper row are military one-hand-rocket-signals, only the first one I could not really identify. I suppose its an export signal for the civilian market. The 4th item in the bottom row is a line-throwing rocket and the only one that does not use spin-stabilization (Hales system). By the way, what is the proper english name for this type of rocket stabilization with the 2 cut out windows in the extension of the motor-tube ? Most western signal rockets use this type of stabilization.View attachment 110308

I like to renew my question : What is the proper english name for the stabilization system as used in the above pictured line-throwing rocket with the 2 cut out windows in the motortube extension ? Is it "airfoil" ? Somebody here must know it. Thanks in advance,
Bellifortis.

 

[oktato]

Hi Bellifortis,

Jane's Infantry Weapons describes the Schermuly "Icarus" rocket as "drum-tail stabilised".

Hope this helps,

Gary