IMPROVISED MUNITIONS HANDBOOK
TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 EXPLOSIVES AND PROPELLANTS INCLUDING IGNITERS 1 SECTION 2 MINES AND GRENADES 66 SECTION 3 SMALL ARMS WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION 92 SECTION 4 MORTARS AND ROCKETS 130 SECTION 5 INCENDIARY DEVICES 140 SECTION 6 FUSES DETONATORS DELAY MECHANISMS 193 SECTION 7 MISCELLANEOUS 226 SECTION 1 EXPLOSIVES AND PROPELLANTS INCLUDING IGNITERS 1 1 PLASTIC EXPLOSIVE FILLER A PLASTIC EXPLOSIVE FILLER CAN BE MADE FROM POTASSIUM CHLORATE AND PETROLEUM JELLY THIS EXPLOSIVE CAN BE DETONATED WITH COMMERCIAL 8 OR ANY MILITARY BLASTING CAP MATERIALS REQUIRED HOW USED POTASSIUM CHLORATE MEDICINE MANUFACTURE OF MATCHES PETROLEUM JELLY VASELINE MEDICINE LUBRICANT PIECE OF ROUND STICK WIDE BOWL OR OTHER CONTAINER FOR MIXING INGREDIENTS PROCEDURE SPREAD POTASSIUM CHLORATE CRYSTALS THINLY ON A HARD SURFACE ROLL THE ROUND STICK OVER CRYSTALS TO CRUSH INTO A VERY FINE POWDER UNTIL IT LOOKS LIKE FACE POWDER OR WHEAT FLOUR 1 PLACE 9 PARTS POWDERED POTASSIUM CHLORATE AND 1 PART PETROLEUM JELLY IN A WIDE BOWL OR SIMILAR CONTAINER MIX INGREDIENTS WITH HANDS KNEAD UNTIL A UNIFORM PASTE IS OBTAINED 2 NOTE STORE EXPLOSIVE IN A WATERPROOF CONTAINER UNTIL READY TO USE 1 1 2 POTASSIUM NITRATE POTASSIUM NITRATE SALTPETER CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM MANY NATURAL SOURCES AND CAN BE USED TO MAKE NITRIC ACID BLACK POWDER AND MANY PYROTECHNICS THE YIELD RANGES FROM 0 1 TO 10 BY WEIGHT DEPENDING ON THE FERTILITY OF THE SOIL MATERIALS SOURCE NITRATE BEARING EARTH OR OTHER MATERIAL ABOUT 3 1 2 GALLONS 13 1 2 LITERS SOIL CONTAINING OLD DECAYED VEGETABLE OR ANIMAL MATTER OLD CELLARS AND OR FARM DIRT FLOORS EARTH FROM OLD BURIAL GROUNDS DECAYED STONE OR MORTAR BUILDING FOUNDATIONS FINE WOOD ASHES ABOUT 1 2 CUP 1 8 LITER TOTALLY BURNED WHITISH WOOD ASH POWDER TOTALLY BURNED PAPER BLACK BUCKET OR SIMILAR CONTAINER ABOUT 5 GALLONS 19 LITERS IN VOLUME PLASTIC METAL OR WOOD 2 PIECES OF FINELY WOVEN CLOTH EACH SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN BOTTOM OF BUCKET SHALLOW PAN OR DISH AT LEAST AS LARGE AS BOTTOM OF BUCKET SHALLOW HEAT RESISTANT CONTAINER CERAMIC METAL ETC WATER 1 3 4 GALLONS 6 3 4 LITERS AWL KNIFE SCREWDRIVER OR OTHER HOLE PRODUCING INSTRUMENT ALCOHOL ABOUT 1 GALLON 4 LITERS WHISKEY RUBBING ALCOHOL ETC HEAT SOURCE FIRE ELECTRIC HEATER ETC PAPER TAPE NOTE ONLY THE RATIOS OF THE AMOUNTS OF INGREDIENTS ARE IMPORTANT THUS FOR TWICE AS MUCH POTASSIUM NITRATE DOUBLE QUANTITIES USED PROCEDURE PUNCH HOLES IN BOTTOM OF BUCKET SPREAD ONE PIECE OF CLOTH OVER HOLES INSIDE OF BUCKET 1 2 IMPROVISED MUNITIONS HANDBOOK PLACE WOOD ASHES ON CLOTH AND SPREAD TO MAKE A LAYER ABOUT THE THICKNESS OF THE CLOTH PLACE SECOND PIECE OF CLOTH ON TOP OF ASHES 2 PLACE DIRT IN BUCKET 3 3 IMPROVISED MUNITIONS HANDBOOK