Re: COLONIAL WEAPONS

Karl Heinz wrote:

> >Gunpowder:
> >75% potassium nitrate
> >15% carbon
> >10% sulfur
>
>carbon (in the form of charcoal) can reasonably easily be produced
(assming
>you have wood and oxygen).
>Potassium nitrate and sulfur exist as mineral deposits. Lucky if you
find
>them nearby. Otherwise oyu would have to trade with other parts of the
>planet.

Potassium is fairly easy to get - the "latin" name comes from "Pot
Ash"... 
you can make it from the ash of certain kinds of wood - IIRC ash wood
:-/

Nitrate - well, everyone needs to pee.

Sulfur might be harder though, I don't know :-/

Regards,

Oerjan
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