slow match
Gradual burning rope
A slow match is a cord or rope treated to burn very slowly and steadily, used historically to ignite cannons, muskets, and explosives.
The fuse smolders rather than flames, giving the user time to step back before firing.
The artilleryman touched his slow match to the cannon's vent.
- wickFuel-drawing cord
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- emberGlowing coal fragment
- fuseProtective melting wire
- igniterDevice that starts combustion
lit fuse · gunpowder · powder keg · glow · artillery · burn · slow burn · potassium nitrate · cannon · serpentine · smoke · touchhole · flame · old flame · siege warfare · siege engine · fire ship · arquebus
- fire startingtinderbox, fire steel, fire drill, bow drill, hand drill
- smoldering thingsembers, coals, smolder, charcoal, incense
- gun partsbarrel, barrels, trigger, triggers, bolt
ignition mechanism type
slow matchblasting cap
Device initiating explosives
remote detonator · electronic ignition · percussion cap · flintlock