Portable Flame Thrower M2-2

by United States. War Department

Fig 13. Ignition cylinder before use.

c. Procedure. Loading procedure is as follows:

(1) Unscrew and remove ignition shield. ([Fig 14])

(2) Place ignition cylinder on end of barrel ([Fig 15]), being careful not to grasp cylinder by its ends.

(3) Raise nozzle end of gun so cylinder slides down against the spring case of the ignition head. ([Fig 16]) If necessary, rotate cylinder so it slips down all the way. Do not force cylinder into place as forcing may prematurely ignite it.

(4) Rotate spring case and ignition cylinder clockwise as far as they turn freely.

(5) Place ignition shield over cylinder. Engage the slot in the shield on the spring-case pin.

(6) Turn shield, screwing it onto ignition-head body. Make sure the threads engage during the first turn of the shield. When the slot on the shield engages the latch on the ignition head ([Fig 17]), the gun is loaded.

(7) If shield cannot be turned by hand tight enough to engage latch, unscrew shield. Then turn shield backwards until threads engage and repeat (6) above.