A-A-59138, COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION: CHARCOAL (FOR USE IN AMMUNITION) (25-SEP-1998) [SUPERSEDING JAN-C-178]

A-A-59138, COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION: CHARCOAL (FOR USE IN AMMUNITION) (25-SEP-1998) [SUPERSEDING JAN-C-178]., This commercial item description covers charcoal prepared by the destructive distillation of suitable hardwoods and is intended for use in ammunition. Class A charcoal is intended for use primarily as an ingredient in black powder. Classes B and C charcoal are intended for use as an ingredient in tracers, signals, flares, igniters, and similar items. Class D charcoal is intended for use in pyrotechnic mixtures.