Salute (pyrotechnics)

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In pyrotechnics a salute is a device primarily designed to make a loud report (bang), rather than have a visual effect, although most salutes will also have a very bright flash and may have titanium added for a cloud of sparks (titanium salute). The salute may be fired on the ground (ground salute) or launched from a mortar as a shell (aerial salute). Due to the nature of the effect, large salutes are some of the more hazardous fireworks. Most of the "salutes" are made with flash powder. Flash powder has a very fast burn rate, unlike black powder. Flash powder also produces a flash and a bang because it burns so fast.

1 Cherry bomb
2 M-80
3 Silver Salute or Ashcan
4 Super M-80
5 M-100
6 Quarter Stick
7 Barrel Bomb
8 M-1000

[edit] Cherry bomb

1" Diameter 1 Gram of Flash Powder Color: Red

The shell consists of several layers of sawdust and sodium silicate. The core contains 70/30 flash powder.

Cherry Bomb's

Cherry Bomb

[edit] M-80

1 1/2 inches long 9/16 I.D 11/16"O.D 3 grams of Flash powder

Consists of a red tube and a green Visco fuse. Current firecrackers sold under the name "M-80" are in fact much less powerful (50mg or less).

Military M-80 to right

M-80 to left

[edit] Silver Salute or Ashcan

1-1/2" long 1/2" I.D 5/8"O.D 1-1/2 Grams of Flash Powder

The original Silver Salutes were essentially the same as an M-80, except the tube was colored silver and they only contained half the amount of flash powder. Tubes were only filled half of the way.

Silver Salute in front

[edit] Super M-80

1-3/4" long 3/4"I.D 1"O.D 6 grams of Flash Powder

Super M-80

Super M-80 MOVIE

[edit] M-100

2-1/8" long 3/4" I.D 1" O.D 7 grams of Flash Powder

M-100's happen to be one of the most popular among todays pyro's for some reason or other. Strangely enough they are referred to as "M-1000" on the US West Coast, "Block Busters" on the East Coast.