Thesaurus

Intimate mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal, used as a blasting, priming, and propellant explosive.

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Powder measure, excavated from the wreck site of the BATAVIA

before 1629

Solidified gunpowder plug from one of the HMB ENDEAVOUR cannons

1760s

Powder scoop, excavated from the wreck site of the BATAVIA

before 1629

Lid of powder cannister, excavated from the wreck site of the BATAVIA

before 1629

Powder canister, excavated from the wreck site of the BATAVIA

before 1629