Here is a box of Cartridges, These were sold on Ebay. They made good money, and cost good money to buy new, mainly due to only one main supplier.
I will research costs.
Fred

have a watch and listen of this

An old tanker who was with Patton in WWII told me of "Herkimer radial tank engines" that were started with a cartridge. Anybody know about them? Ad's gone on; I can't ask him.

More recent: I saw operating instructions for a modern air cooled diesel that used "starting paper" placed under a cap, presumably in the cylinder head. What was that all about? Is there anything that hasn't been tried?

Jack

My father was in the 281st Engineer combat battalion, with General Patton's 3rd army, and has told me about tanks that were started with those shells.

One of his Patton stories is, he was traveling with his platoon when General Patton and his driver came up besides them in a jeep, Patton in his legendary outfit, pearl handled pistols etc. Patton ordered the driver to stop and and turned to one of the solders near my dad who did not have his helmet on, and roared at him " soldier get that goddam steel on your head" and drove off.
I understand it was not uncommon to see the General among his troops.
My father, Aaron, who some of you met at Tractor Don's 06 BBQ, is still telling stories of that war.

Josh