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Slow match

Slow match, also called match cord, is the slow-burning cord or twine fuse used by early gunpowder musketeers, artillerymen, and soldiers to ignite matchlock muskets, cannons, shells, and petards. Slow matches were most suitable for use around black-powder weapons because a slow match could be roughly handled without going out, and only presented a small…

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Design and use

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Slow match

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related to Design and use · 9
Slow match → II, In, In Japan, Japanese, Many, Potassium, The, The British Army, To
related to External links · 7
Slow match → Archived, Handgonnes Archived, Matchlocks Archived, The Slow Match Website, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineHandgonnes, Wayback MachineSlowmatch
related to Modern use and replacements · 2
Slow match → For, Modern-day

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match slow cord used matchlock gunpowder use also fuse could instead one ignite matches end early small igniting artillery hemp

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
for igniting fireworksinstance ofdue to legalities associated with growing hemp plants.For faster burning and modern-day applications0.80text
either tubed black matchinstance ofdue to legalities associated with growing hemp plants.For faster burning and modern-day applications0.80text
Slow matchrelated to Design and useThe0.60section
Slow matchrelated to Design and useIn Japan0.60section
Slow matchrelated to Design and useJapanese0.60section
Slow matchrelated to Design and useThe British Army0.60section
Slow matchrelated to Design and useIn0.60section
Slow matchrelated to Design and useTo0.60section
Slow matchrelated to Design and useMany0.60section
Slow matchrelated to Design and useII0.60section
Slow matchrelated to Design and usePotassium0.60section
Slow matchrelated to External linksThe Slow Match Website0.60section

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    Slow match

    Nodes28
    Edges27
    Triples20
    Avg. degree1.93
    Density0.071429
    Components1
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