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Old 5th June 2010, 08:32 PM   #24
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Default Snap tinderlocks in the Tunis campaign of the Emperor Charles V in 1535
Please note the red glowing pieces of tinder in the heads of the serpentines and the thick lengths of matchcord used to ignite the tinder!

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