For additional information see:
Federal and State regulations regarding ordnance
Historical
Aspects and Black Powder Manufacturing
Steve
Phillips's page on preservation and disarming
Harry Ridgeway's
page on preservation and disarming
Preservation:
Basic Methods of Conserving Underwater Archaeological Material Culture
See other web sites that have the ignition temperature of black powder:
http://www.fireworksafety.com/ignite.html
http://www.blackpowderjournal.com/vol1no4/articles/blackmag.html
http://www.gunnersden.com/blackpowder/index.htm.blackpowder-firearm-ignition-systems.html
Below are radiographs of the interiors of shells from the book written by John D. Bartleson, Jr. on Civil War Ordnance.
