Combine this with powdered sugar and you’ve got gun powder. Don’t believe that it works? You can see the fiery goodness in the clip after the break. Flammable and explosive materials are ...

When gun-cotton was first discovered, no other idea was entertained respecting its application than that of superseding gunpowder as an explosive agent. Since that period, however, it has ...

Before the matchlock, guns were fired by holding a burning wick to a "touch hole" in the barrel igniting the powder inside. A shooter uses one hand for firing, and a prop to steady the gun.The ...

Deliverance 2, both alchemy and weaponry play crucial roles in shaping Henry’s journey. While swords, bows, and even guns ...

Takakura told The Asahi Shimbun that the wires seen in the image indicate that a battery was used to touch off gunpowder. Takakura also believes that the two-barrel gun “could not fire a third ...

The 'Gunpowder Plot' was foiled at the eleventh hour, an event still celebrated annually on 5 November and named for the most famous of the conspirators - Guy Fawkes Night. But who was Guy Fawkes ...