Purchasing Black Powder

[deleson1]

The Confederates used them, as did the Federals, but from what I recall, the Blue Bellies used more experimental grenades, and Johnny Reb used basically bowling balls filled with powder.

Both side employed a Badminton shuttle **** looking grenade, but neither were very effective

Most of the Yankee handgrenades were called Ketchums. They look very similiar to a lawn jart and about the same size, maybe a little shorter. The main problem with them was they they used a percussion cap to set it off and the head of the grenade had to hit dead on or the charge didnt detonate. There was a few instances were confederates put blankets on their trenches to catch the grenades and throw them back.

 

[51stTNMike]

Yep, quick and ugly, Bass Pro Shop. You'll pay more there than getting it from a unit by the pound in a paper sack, but sometimes that's what you gotta do.

 

[Bob Owen]

An added note. If you have 10 or more pounds of black powder in your possession, you must store it in a proper powder safe. This came about with the 1968 Gun Control Law. If you buy 10 or more pounds of black powder at one time, the dealer must report your purchase to ATF. I bought 200 pounds of cannon powder in the 1970's for $1.25 a pound. I was visited by an ATF agent within 3 days of the purchase. I was lucky in the fact that I had a proper powder safe that passed the requirements and was not stored within the house.