Making tinder for an early 16th century snap matchlock arquebus
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We call it tinder lock and snap matchlock. And it can actually work with slow match or tinder as well. That's the first springed matchlock mechanism. Yesterday we had a great walk in the woods with the family and I collected some horse hoof fungus to make some tinder for a new gun manufactured for an early 16th century experimental archaeology project to understand better the the firearms tactics of the battle of Pavia 1525 and battle of Mohács 1526. If you follow this very easy method you get very hot smouldering tinder that is hard to put out. It can even serve you well with your fire striker kit, as if you make it's surface fluffy, or burn it a bit, it will catch sparks very easily.
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