I'll agree that the charge is way too big for semi-smokeless, gun cotton or the like. But the noted charge is during the transitional period and I would assume that H&H used it as a marketing tool, whether it was for a specific area or market. By the mid 1860s, saltpeter supplies were low which drove the Indian version very high so a conversion process was developed to process Chilean saltpeter. Mining was looking for a cheaper supply as well as more bang for their sawbuck. In hind sight, surely there was a black powder with his name attached seeing that he does have "Peace Prize" attached which is forevermore bound.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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Last edited by ellenbr; 05/02/08 07:37 AM.
