Which is better for a snap matchlock? Tinder sticks vs slow match
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Replicating the tinder sticks for early 16th century snap matchlocks guns added a lot of details to the use of these firearms. This is probably what we can call experimental archaeology. But it also raised new questions, like which one was better? The match that existed for centuries before or the tinder that was also used for thousands of years to make fire? So here is the comparision Ladies and Gentlemen.
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