Slow match
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Slow match, also called match cord, is the slow-burning cord or twine fuse used by early gunpowder musketeers, artillerymen, and soldiers to ignite matchlock muskets, cannons, shells, and petards. Slow matches were most suitable for use around black-powder weapons because a slow match could be roughly handled without going out, and only presented a small glowing tip instead of a large flame that risked igniting nearby gunpowder.[1] Slow match of various types was one of the first kinds of artillery fuse.
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Slow matches were also used in the drilling and blasting of rock to ignite charges of gunpowder.