Descriptive name of article

Ammunition chemical, explosive. Includes such explosive ammunition as: gas projectiles, smoke projectiles, incendiary projectiles, lluminating projectiles, gas bombs, smoke bombs, incendiary bombs, gas grenades, smoke grenades, and incendiary grenades. Also miscellaneous apparatus, such as: cloud-gas cylinders, smoke generators, etc., used to project chemicals.

Ammunition for small arms with incendiary projectiles Ammunition for small arms with explosive projectiles.

Table A-Classification: Class A;

Characteristic properties, cautions, markings required

Label required

Chemical ammunition used in warfare is all kind of explosive chemical projectiles, shells, bombs, grenades, etc., loaded with toxic, tear, or other gas, smoke or incendiary agent; also such miscellaneous apparatus as cloud-gas cylinders, smoke generators, etc., that may be utilized to project chemicals.

These articles must be shipped in accordance with the re- | quirements for "Ammunition-Projectiles, grenades,

bombs, mines and torpedoes."

Fixed ammunition of caliber 20 millimeter to be used in machine guns or cannons, and consists of a metallic cartridge case, the primer and the propelling charge, with explosive or incendiary projectile with or without detonating fuze, the component parts necessary for one firing being all in one assembly.

Detonating fuzes, tracer fuzes, explosive or ignition devices or fuze parts with explosives contained therein must not be assembled in ammunition or included in the same outside package unless shipped by, for or to the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force of the United States Government or unless of a type approved by the Department of Transportation.

Each outside package must be plainly marked "AMMUNITION FOR SMALL ARMS WITH EXPLOSIVE PROJECTILES" or "AMMUNITION FOR SMALL ARMS WITH INCENDIARY PROJEC. TILES".

Required conditions for transportation

Cargo vessel

When chemical elements of ammunition are shipped assembled with their detonating fuzes or bursting charges, they must be shipped in conformity with the regulations prescribed for "Ammunition projectiles, grenades, bombs, mines and torpedoes", Class A. For shipment of these articles assembled with their ignition elements or expelling charges but without detonating or bursting charges see "Fireworks, special," section 146.20200-Table B-Class B explosives.

For shipment of these articles not containing ignition elements, bursting charges, detonating fuzes, or other explosive components, see "Chemical ammunition (containing class A poisons, liquids, Or gases.)" "Chemical ammunition (containing class B poisons, liquids, or gases.)" or "Chemical ammunition (containing class poisons, liquids, gases, or solids)." Stowage: Magazine....

Outside containers: Strong wooden or metal containers. The gross weight of the outside package must not exceed 150 lb.

Characteristic properties, cautions, markings required

Black powder and low explosives are solid explosives which can be caused to deflagrate by contact with sparks or flame such as produced by a safety fuse or an electric squib, but cannot be detonated by means of a No. 8 test blasting cap. Flash powder sheets in bulk, flash powders packed in inner units exceeding 2 ounces each, and flash powder or spreader cartridges exceed. ing 72 grains each are classed as low explosives. Observe "This Side Up" stowage of boxes bearing such legend. Each outside package must be plainly marked with the appropriate descriptive name of the contents as "Black powder" or "Low explo. sives," and may also show "Blasting," "Rifle" etc. as "Black blasting powder," "Black rifle powder," "Low blasting explosive," "black pellet powder." Boxes with inside containers packed filling holes up must be marked "This Side Up." See various types of high explosives as described in this section.

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Each outside box must be plainly marked on top and on one side or end: "High explosives-Dangerous" except DOT-23G which must be so marked on the side or end.

The top of boxes (except DOT23G) must be marked "This Side Up".

Observe "This Side Up" stowage.