INCH-POUND
MIL-DTL-438C
12 December 2010
SUPERSEDING
MIL-W-438B
6 May 1965
DETAIL SPECIFICATION
WIRE; PRIMER, ELECTRICAL
Reinstated after 30 November 2010 and may be used for new and
existing designs and acquisitions.
This specification is approved for use by all Departments
and Agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for electrical wire suitable for ignition or bridge wire in
electrical primers.
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
2.1 General. The documents listed in this section are specified in sections 3, 4, or 5 of this specification.
This section does not include documents cited in other sections of this specification or recommended for
additional information or as examples. While every effort has been made to ensure the completeness of
this list, document users are cautioned that they must meet all specified requirements documents cited in
sections 3, 4, or 5 of this specification, whether or not they are listed.
2.2 Government documents.
2.2.1 Specifications, standards, and handbooks. The following specifications, standards, and handbooks
form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of
these documents are those cited in the solicitation or contract.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECIFICATION
MIL-I-45607
Inspection Equipment, Acquisition, Maintenance and Disposition of
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STANDARDS
MIL-STD-129
Military Marking for Shipment and Storage
MIL-STD-2073-1
Standard Practice for Military Packaging
(Copies of these documents are available online at https://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/ or from the
Standardization Document Order Desk, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 4D, Philadelphia, PA 19111-
5094.)
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to DLA Land and Maritime, ATTN: VAI,
P.O. Box 3990, Columbus, Ohio 43218-3990, or email to WireCable@dla.mil. Since contact information can change,
you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST Online database at
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