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Originally Posted by jp10
You can cork/seal them till employment but then you have to 'prime,insert,ignite' them when needed.
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Actually, there were Molotov Cocktail variants that did not need to be opened before throwing. One of these featured a sort of big match on the side, that would be lighted before throwing.
Most advanced versions featured small bottles of chemicals taped to the side of the main bottle - when hitting a target both bottles would break and when the components ended up mixing they would self-ignite. Handle with care...
In Finland during the Winter War Molotovs were mass-produced in a governmental booze factory. Curiously enough, in the original pre-war Finnish anti-tank doctrine they were intended primarily for blinding tanks in close quarters by producing smoke, until it was figured out that could also be chucked at the engine deck.