Firearms History, Technology & Development

In our last few posts, we looked at how grain sizes of black powder are/were classified in the US and in 19th century England . In today...

In our last post , we studied some of the physical and mechanical properties of gunpowder, information which will come in handy when we stud...

In our last post, we studied the composition of different kinds of black powder as manufactured in various countries. In today's post, ...

A while ago, we studied about black powder in two separate posts. Since we've studied the processes of obtaining the basic ingredient...

In the second half of the nineteenth century, people began to look for other sources of natural nitrates besides the plains of India. Today,...

In our last post , we saw how the British secured their supply of saltpeter from the largest source in the world. In today's post, we wi...

A few posts ago, we left off with the Portuguese discovering a sea route to India and Asia , followed by other European powers, notably the ...

In our last post, we saw a brief description of how crude saltpeter was refined into a higher quality product in India. In today's post...

In our last couple of posts , we saw haw crude saltpeter was produced in various parts of India. In today's post, we will study the pro...

In our last post, we studied how saltpeter was produced in the eastern regions of India , namely Bihar and Bengal. In today's post, we w...

In our last post , we saw how various European countries realized that the eastern regions of India were capable of supplying good quality s...