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1991 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

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verfasst von : Prof. Dr. Dr. Karl Sellier

Erschienen in: Shot Range Determination

Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Enthalten in: Professional Book Archive

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The knowledge of the composition of the primer ingredients is important in that, with the help of the metals contained therein, the shot range can be determined. The first firearms were touched off with a glowing coal and later with a red-hot iron. Very early on (1378), a match made from loosely spun hemp which had been soaked in lead acetate solution and subsequently dried was employed. In about 1500, the first flintlock weapons appeared although at first not flint but iron pyrites was used. Only later was flint or sometimes agate utilized.

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