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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall
...On the dampness issue, I thought to look into how in the world powder was dealt with in the days of 'fighting sail'. Obviously at sea, there was a 'bit' of dampness around 
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Ah, that would be another deal, worthy of a couple shots of Drambuie

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For your consolation, i will gift you with a couple rustic Chinese pots for the hanging storage of Portuguese artillery gunpowder, to prevent from dampness and watering.
... And by the way; powder must not be too humid ... neither too dry: i will tell you one day why

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