"In Unconventional Warfare operations it may be impossible to use
cnventional military munitions... It may be necessary instead to
fbricate the required munitions froe locally available materials...
Te purpose of this Manual is to increase the potential of Special
Frces and querrilla troops by describing in detail the manufacture of
mnitions from seemingly innocuous locally available materials."
"Each item was evaluated both theoretically and experimentally to
ae saftey and reliability... Saftey warnings are prominently
iserted in the procedures where they apply but it is emphasized that
SFTEY IS A MATTER OF ATTITUDE."
LTIC EXPLOSIVE FILLER -- This explosive can be detonated with
commercial #8 blasting cap.
TRIALS:
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tassium Chlorate
etroleum Jelly (Vaseline)
ound stick or rolling pin
ontainer for mixing ingredients
REDURE:
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pread Potassium Chlorate crystals on a hard surface. Roll round
stick over crystals to crush into find powder until it looks
roughly like wheat flower.
)Place 9 parts powdered potassium chlorate and 1 part petroleum
jelly in mixing container. Mix ingredients with hands (knead)
until a uniform paste is obtained.
o: Store in a waterproof container until ready to use.
OSSIUM NITRATE -- Potassium nitrate can be extracted from many
natural sources and can be used to make nitric
acid, black powder, and other pyrotechnics.
ARIALS:
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trate bearing earth ( fertile soil containing decayed matter, dirt
from burial grounds, etc..), about 3-1/2 gallons.
ine wood ashes, about 1/2 cup
ucket, 5 gallon or so
pieces cloth larger than bottom of bucket
allow pan at least as large as bottom of bucket
hallow heat resistant container
ater, 1-3/4 gallons
wl or screwdriver
gallon alcohol (rubbing alcohol is ok)
eat source, Paper, Tape
PCEDURE:
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unch holes in bottom of bucket. Spread one piece of cloth over
holes inside of bucket.
)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 the
ashes.
)Place dirt in bucket.
)Place bucket over shallow container. Bucket may be supported on
sticks.
)Boil water and pour it over dirt in bucket a little at a time.
Allow water to run through holes in bucket into shallow container.
Be sure water goes through ALL of the dirt. Allow drained liquid
to cool and settle for 1 to 2 hours.
)Drain liquid into heat resistant container. Discard any sludge in
bottom of container.
)Boil mixture over fire for at least 2 hours. Small grains of salt
will begin to appear in the solution. Scoop these out as they
form, using any type of improvised strainer (paper, etc.).
)When liquid has boiled down to half its original volume, remove
from fire and let sit. After half an hour add an equal volume of
alcohol. When mixture is poured through paper, small white
crystals (potassium nitrate) will collect on top of it.
)To purify the potassium nitrate, re-desolve the dry crystals in
the smallest possible amount of water. Remove any salt crystals
that appear (step 7); pour through filter and evaporate or gently
heat the concentrated solution to dryness.
0 Spread crystals on flat surface and allow to dry. The crystals
are now ready for use.
MOVISED BLACK POWDER -- Black powder can be made in a simple, safe
manner. It can be used as blasting or gun
powder.
ARIALS:
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tassium Nitrate, Granulated, 3 Cups (see above)
ood charcoal, powdered, 2 cups
ulfur, powdered, 1/2 cup
lcohol, 5 pints (whiskey, rubbing alcohol, etc)
ater, 3 cups
eat source
buckets, 2 gallons each, one of which is heat resistant
lat window screening, 1 foot square
arge wooden stick
loth, 2 feet square
REDURE:
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)Place alcohol in one of the buckets
)Place potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfer in the heat
resistant bucket. Add 1 cup water & mix thoroughly with stick
until all ingredients are dissolved.
)Add remaining water (2 cups) to mixture. Place bucket on heat
source and stir until small bubbles begin to form.
TN: Don't boil mixture. Be sure ALL mixture stays wet. If any is
dry it may ignite!!
)Remove bucket from heat and pour mixture into alcohol while
stirring vigorously.
)Let alcohol mixture stand about 5 minutes. Strain mixture through
cloth to obtain black powder. Discard liquid. Wrap cloth around
black powder and squeeze to remove all excess liquid.
)Place screening over dry bucket. Place workable abount of damp
powder on screen and qranulate by rubbing solid through screen.
T If granulated particles appear to stick together and change
shape, recombine entire bach of powder and repeat steps 5 & 6.
)Spread granulated black powder on flat dry surface so that layer
about 1/2 inch is formed. Allow to dry. Use radiator or direct
sunlight. This should be dried as soon as possible, preferably
in one hour. The longer the drying period, the less effective
the black powder.
AION: Remove from heat AS SOON AS granules are dry. Black powder
is now ready for use.
IIC ACID -- Nitric acid is used in the preperation of many explo-
sives, incendiary mixtures, and acid delay timers.
ARIALS:
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parts Potassium Nitrate, see above for improvised P.N.
part CONCENTRATED sulfuric acid (from car battery)
bottles or ceramic jugs, narrow necks are preferable
rying pan
eat source
pe (paper, electrical, masking, ect..but not cellophane!)
aper or rags
PTANT: If sulfuric acid is obatined from car battery, concetrate
it by boiling until white fumes appear. Don't inhale
the fumes!!
REDURE:
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lace dry potassium nitrate in bottle or jug. Add sulfuric acid.
Do not fill bottle more than 1/4 full. Mix until paste if formed.
AION: Sulfuric acid will burn skin and destroy clothing. Fumes are
also dangerous and shouldn't be inhaled.
)Wrap paper or rags around the necks of two bottles. Securely tape
necks of bottles together. Be sure bottles are flush against
each other and that there are no air spaces.
)Support bottles on rocks or cans so that the empty bottle is
SLIGHTLY lower than the bottle containing paster so that the
nitric acid that is formed in recieving bottle will not flow into
other bottle.
)Build fire in frying pan.
)Gently heat bottle containing mixture by moving fire back and
forth underneath the bottle. As red fumes appear periodically
pour cool water over empty recieving bottle. Nitric acid will
begin to form in the recieving bottle.
AION: Don't overheat or wet bottle containing mixture or it may
shatter. As an added precaution place the bottle to be
heated in a can filled with sand or gravel. Heat the outer
container to make nitric acid.
)Continue above process until no more red fumes are formed. If
the nitric acid formed in the recieving bottle is cloudy pour
it into cleaned bottle and repeat steps 2-6.
AION: Nitric acid should be kept away from all combustibles and
should be kept in a sealed ceramic or glass container.
EILIZER EXPLOSIVE -- An explosive can be made from fertilizer grade
ammonium nitrate and either fuel or moter oil
and gasoline.
ARIALS:
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monium nitrate (not less than 32% nitrigen)
uel oil or gasoline and motor oil (1:1 ratio)
wo flat boards
ucket
on or steel pipe
lasting cap
ooden rod, 1/4 inch diameter
oon
REDURE:
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pread a handful of the ammonium nitrate on the large flat board
and rub vigorously with the other board until the large particles
are crushed into very fine powder that looks like flour (around
10 min.)
)Mix one measure (cup, tablespoon, etc..) of fuel oil with 16
measures of the finely ground ammonium nitrate in a dry bucket
and stir with the wooden rod. If fuel oil isn't available, use
one half measure gasoline and one half measure motor oil. Store
in waterproof container untill ready to use.
RLIZER AN-AL EXPLOSIVE -- A dry explosive mixture can be made from
ammonium nitrate fertilizer and fine
aluminum powder.
ARIALS:
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monium nitrate fertilizer (not less than 32% nitrogen)
ine aluminum bronzing powder
easuring container, mixing container, two flat boards, storage
cntainer
PCEDURE:
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)METHOD 1 - To obtain a low velocity explosive
Use measuring container to measure four parts fertilizer to
one part aluminum powder and pour into the mixing container.
(ie. 4 cups fertilizer to 1 cup aluminum powder)
Mix ingredients well with the wooden rod.
)METHOD 2 - To obtain much higher velocity explosive
Spread a handful at a time of fertilizer on the large flat
board and rub vigorously with the other board until the
large particles are crushed into very fine powder that looks
like flour (10 minutes per handful.)
O: Proceed with step B below as soon as possible since the powder
may take moisture from the air and become spoiled.
HICAL FIRE BOTTLE -- This incindiary bottle is self-igniting on
target impact.
MERIALS:
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lfuric acid
asoline
tassium chlorate
ugar
ass bottle (1 quart), Rag or absorbent paper, string
REDURE:
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ulfuric acid must be concentrated!!! If battery acid or other
dilute acid is used, concentrate it by boiling until dense white
fumes are given off. Container used should be enamel-ware or
oven glass.
AION: Sulfuric acid will burn! Be carefull...
)Remove acid from heat and allow to cool.
)Pour gasoline into large bottle until it is approximately 2/3
full.
)Add concentrated sulphuric acid to gasoline slowly until the
bottle is filled to within 1" to 2" from top. Place stopper on
the bottle.
)Wash outside of bottle thoroughly.
UON: If this is not done the fire bottle may be dangerous to
handle during use.
)Wrap clean cloth around outside of bottle. Tie with string.
)Dissolve 1/2 cup of potassium chlorate and 1/2 cup of sugar in
one cup of boiling water.
)Allow solution to cool, pour into a small bottle and cap tightly.
The cooled solution should be approx. 2/3 crystals and 1/3 liquid.
If there is more liquid than this, pour off excess before using.
AION: Store this bottle seperatly from the other bottle.
E:
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)Shake the small bottle to mix contents and pour onto the cloth
around the large bottle.
ole can be used wet of after solution has dried. However, when dry
te sugar - potassium chlorate mixture is sensitive to spark or flame.
)Throw or launch bottle. When bottle breaks against hard surface,
the fuel will ignite.
EED FLAME FUELS -- The white of any egg can be used to gel gasoline
for use as a flame fuel which will adhere to
target surface.
ERIALS:
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r by
vlume Ingredient
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85 Gasoline
14 Egg white
none of the following:
1 Table salt
2 Sugar
1 Epsom salt
1/2 Baking soda
PCEDURE:
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UON: Make sure that there are no open flames in the area when
mixing flame fuels.
)Seperate egg white from yolk. This can be done by breaking
the egg into a dish and carefully removing the yolk with a spoon.
T Do not get the yellow egg yolk mixed into the egg white.
)Pour egg white into jar and add gasoline.
)Add salt (or other additive) to the mixture and stir occasionally
until gel forms (5-10 minutes).
aline is now gelled and can be used in a fire bottle (above). It
wll n
ADDENDUM FROM THE MAGNETIC MEDIUM---
SORRY ABOUT THE CUTOFF OF THE RIGHT
MARGIN, BUT MY TERMINAL PROGRAM JUST
WON'T DELAY RIGHT. ANYWAY, THE ONLY
RECIPIES AFFECBTED ARE POTASSIUM
NITRATE WHICH SHOULD SAY:
WHOOPS, NO THAT'S NITRIC ACID THAT
SHOULD SAY:
2 PARTS KNO3
1 PART CONCENTRATED H2SO4
2 BOTTLES
ETC.
ALSO, GELLED FLAME FUELS SHOULD READ:
PARTS BY VOLUME
85 GAS
14 EGG WHITE
ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1 TABLE SUGAR
^THAT SHOULD BE 2
1 TAVB BLE SALT
1 EPSOM SALT
1-1/2 BAKING SODA
HAVE FUN, I KNIOW I DID. I MADE ABOUT
5 OF THE THINGS AND THE WERE ALL GOOD.
