Posted: August 24, 2000 at 10:06:54: by Ossian
Is it just wishful thinking (or poor memory) on my part or wasn't there a scene in one of the episodes where Roxton was actually making bullets? I have this vague recollection of him doing *something* oddly technical and I thought that's what it was. And I'm sure there was a scene where Challenger was collecting gunpowder ingredients. But where are they getting the metal? Is it just laying around in clumps like all those semi-precious stones? :grin:
: : I've just started watching TLW and also just discovered this message board.
: : After watching 2 episodes, I just gotta know... : : Where do they get their ammo? It's not like there's a "Bullets "R" Us" kitty-corner to the tree house! ;-) : : Cheers.
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: Roxton has a reloading press, which is used to fabricate cartridges by putting the ingredients together.
: Lead(what a bullet is made of) and mercury(what detonates
: the cartridge when mixed as a fulminate) are found
: naturally. Copper and tin form brass, which can be stamped out to form cartridge casings. Smokeless gunpowder
: can be made from wood pulp and a certain, naturally occuring acid.
: By 1919(the year the show starts) clean fire smokeless
: gunpowder formulas were common knowledge, of which Summerlee and Challenger would know of because they are scientists.
: I hope this answers your question. Regards, G3A3
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