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Nutczak wrote:
The primer or percussion cap may be considered an actual explosive due to the "Fulminate of Mercury" used in them is an actual explosive compound (a veryunstable explosive when manufactured at home)
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Actually, for what it's worth, Mercury (II) Fulminate has been largely replaced in primers (and perhaps blackpowder caps) by other explosives, such as Lead Styphnate.
 
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