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Offline Powder keg

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Electric ignition link
« on: January 01, 2006, 05:22:44 PM »
At the bottom of this link there is a refrence to electric cannon ignition in 1866. I thought some would be interested.

http://riv.co.nz/rnza/hist/gun/firing.htm

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« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2006, 08:49:33 AM »
That kinda stuff is always interesting!
My lady calls it "the trash in my mind" but those things are what interest me.
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Electric ignition link
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2006, 08:56:45 AM »
Here is the main page http://riv.co.nz/rnza/hist/gun/index.htm

Tim you might want to add this to your reference list