Incendiary quarrels/arrows/crossbow bolts

Matchlock · 19th September 2008, 04:05 PM

The Schweizerisches Landesmuseum Zürich had them analyzed, so here they are:

1. Outer incendiary layer:
88 % sulfur
10.4 % saltpeter/potassium nitrate
1.6 % carbon

2. Inner burning mass:
13.7 % sulfur
83.5 % saltpeter/potassium nitrate
2.8 % carbon

Matchlock - well, as some of the members here have been so very nice and provided me with information by private messages, I feel that I should give my real name:

Michael

19th September 2008, 04:05 PM	#3
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Their chemical substances The Schweizerisches Landesmuseum Zürich had them analyzed, so here they are: 1. Outer incendiary layer: 88 % sulfur 10.4 % saltpeter/potassium nitrate 1.6 % carbon 2. Inner burning mass: 13.7 % sulfur 83.5 % saltpeter/potassium nitrate 2.8 % carbon Matchlock - well, as some of the members here have been so very nice and provided me with information by private messages, I feel that I should give my real name: Michael Attached Images