lc Bot Compaio: Cipyngat 1985 by Puan Pes capeivnse Al igs serve. Eee wen wesw m9 Frio fii may beep ny fr ‘Mthow te eae writen ores fe paisa toy respons ore tne Contents Preface Lead Nitrate tad Azide Mokap Primary Explosive Sulfuric Acid Explosive ‘D" Starch Nitrate Optimized Process for RDX Manufacture PEIN ‘Sermtex Furnace Hydrogen Azide Ethylene Glveol Diniwate Dynamites Castable impact-Sensithw Explosive Copper-stug Chars Shotshell Antipersonne! Canister Grenade Canister Grenade Launcher Counterforce Charges Det-cord ss-gallorvd Ofonsive Hand Grenade Poison-‘lled Hollowioad Ammunition.FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY He Smoke Simplified Compound Detonators Fuming Sulfuric Acid (leu Potassium Cyanide Hydrogen-evanide Grenade CChioeine Generator Appendix A- Amendments Appendix ': Chemicals Appendix C: Primary and Secondary Explosives 76 ot 17 Preface Black Book Companion is written ta amend and add to the information civered in Black Book, volumes 3, 2, ard 43. 1k an be used hy liself or in conjunction with the Black Books and other books of the same nature. The authors Ihave compiled 2 mast of information, added their own ideas, and have organized i all into the easy-to-use lack Book format We at GaP are constantly on the lookout for new ideas andiinformation. We would greatly appreciate receiving any ‘now idess or comments about our work, Please keep a copy” for yourself, as we will not be able to return anything sent tous, ‘Send conespondence to: Gar Black Book Companion ‘Paladin Press P.O, box 1307 Boulder, CO SiWarning rhe procedures in this manual, the inherent toxicity of te materials and the reulting ene product are extremely dangerous, Whenever dealing with high explosives and po tentially harmful chemicals, special precautions must be followed in accordance with industry standavls for ex pperimentation and production. Failure to strelly follow Ruch industey standards may result in harm to life and Fim, Furthermore, the manuacture ofthe prodists in this manual is Mega! nd will result in sti legal penalties to the offender, “Therefore, the author andl publisher disclara any Hablity from any damages or injuries af any type that a teador oF fiver of inforination confined within this manual may e”= ‘Counter from the use of said information Use this manuat Sind any end product or by-produet at your oven isk. Te Imannal is for information purposes only FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY No. 40 LLRAD NFTHATE ‘Lead nitrate t= used in the manutucture of lead azide, and can be used as a strong oxidizer MATRRIALS SOURCES Load metal pieces, esd Sporting goods out, shot, or pellets small lead scrap Nitric ai tel grade (Se. No.4 Claes or coramie jars Glas string rod Heat source Hot plate. ete Paper towels PROCEDURE 4.Pitjaralffullwith nite acid. Pace aron box plate ‘and heat genily ido nat Dring to simmer’ ‘cavTion: Acie wil es) desiruy clothing and bum rg Bin any tele, wash : it away wh a large quantity of water Do not inhale fue WY,FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 2. When outside of jar is ‘nurm to the touch, slowly add lead pieces while stiing ° 3 ae oY 3. Continue to add metal i while string untitpo more ‘issolies Increase heat bat flo allow qui Continue to ad th FOR INPORMATION PURPOSES ONLY ‘isso, ake aroforteat land allow to cool. Let test atleast 6 hours. ‘5 HlterHiguid through ino a glass ind discard, ‘unreacted mal 6. The liquid can be used tomaelead aide, oritean be evaporated to obtain Jaad-nitrate cystals. To make crystals put solution an warm (20°F oven until ; Aiguid i yone.ze FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section | PROCEDUTE No, 1 LEAD AZIDE, 4, Put 2 cups of the lead nitrate solution inthe bow! Lead! anide tsa powerful primary explosive that is well, fn add a teaspoon of the suited for improvised detonators because itis relatnely sedivin hydroxide. Heat feugy to make and ie the second most efloctive initisting ently 10 80.60" explosive for improvisation ext to DDNP, Sec. 1, No. 19) However, lead azide i not very flame-sensitive, especially shen compressed. Therefore tf necessary to adel 10 the Teal azide 4 mall amount (a to Yarinch layer f another ame sensitive primary explosive or sugar chlorate igniter smis to insure ignition, MATERIALS SOURCES Lead nitrate Improvised iSee.L, No. 40) ‘or chemical supply store Sedium azide Chemical supply o° photography supply store Sodium hydroxide Crystal drain opener Dextrin or com starch Chemical supply or rvcery store Large jar 2.tferysaline lea aitrate fs used, dilute 40 grams of the enystal in 2 cups of emi Paper towel “Thermometer ContainerFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 8. Dissolve 2 grams of the Bae A ) irelnatninan nn 44. the jar, dssove 20 gramsotthesodiars azide Into 1 eup of warm water Set aside. fe FOW INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY sg leatcontentsofboulto 7U'C while stirring “onstantly EAUTION: Filter out all ‘pare lead before veding to step 6, Pure fead wil explode on “egmtact with sodium azide this point the imiture tsa primary fexplosi Keep away trom ‘ane,FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 3. Skaly adel 25 parts sutture acid white airing vigorously 4. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the retnigerator Aiterat least 24 Ihotics, remove and let standat roan temperature for & hours 5. Filter through paper towel and collect crystals. 6.tet crystals deyand store in an airtight i The product iss lame-sensitve primary explosive that has about the same power as acetone peroxide and HMTD. ‘Note: Detonstors made with this explosive should be used within a week of their manufacture, asthe exposive tends te react with the other chemicals present in the deto secondary explosive, easing, ize, ete! [Notes Mekap’s shelf lite as well as power can be improved by the addition of a small amount [20% by weight of potas sum chlorate to the explosive , OH INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section f No 3 SULFURIC ACID ‘This process was covered brietly throughout lack Hook volumes 1, 2,and 3. Here i is gen in more detail 30 that the final product is sure to be suitable for improvised ‘eaponry Use armauaLs SouNcES Ratteryacidorotherdilute Auto or chemical supply form (25percentiofsulfurie store acid Lange Pyrex container (Heat source Hot plate, ete ‘Largo glass or plastic ‘ontainer for storage! “Thermometer (atleast avec) ‘ith four times as much Dattery acid as you wil lheed concentrated acie. I ‘you are using something ‘ether than 25-percont ‘Strength, adjustamountof ‘tarting acid accordingly u, a FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY ~~» Pour desired amount of 4.,Allow acid to cool to 5) Slinreconater and om eet aceon high heat Trantor o storage ap ” i ‘eontainer. Close tightly, he acd rah absorbs gpoistre from thes snd eal te rapidly et tncovere id to 100% allow ater to boil off.As te water boils off, the temperature wil rise. AL about 300°C, denge white 2. Hout and fumes will be generate Remove immediately from heat source, CAUTION: Acid ws eatray elething and burn ‘kin. Ifanyis spilled. wash IW awway with a larg ‘quantity of water Do not inhale fumes, 2 13FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section Nott EXPLOSIVE “D* Explosive ‘D* ammonium picratel exists in wo forms: yellow ata}, which is very insensitive and needs # com pound detonator to initiate &, and red (getastable). which is more sensitive and can be detonated with a No. blasting ‘cap, Bot wll be covered. MATERIALS souncEs ese acid See. 1. No. 22 Aqueous ammonia Housetolel ammonia trom ‘ammonium hydroxide! grocery store Glass saveepan Stirring rod Pan Saltwwatericn Paper towels PROGEDURE Ladd cup piericacid to 1 pint hosing waterandtstir vigorously, Peri acid wil ‘not dissolve completely! 2 FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 227 obtain yellow form: ‘hal ammonia, teaspoon fat a time, while stining {ant all crvstals have: fiscolved. Go to step 3 Jo obtain red form’ While hiring, adel 2 cups of emoniaall at once. When frystls have dissohed, go Aostep s '3, Allow solution to cool luni it reaches room temperature 127°C), then flace in pan wth sat ‘Watasice mix and coo! farther for sbout 30 minutes, er through paper indallow esstals to dy. Store covered ina coal, fy place until rae torPOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Seetion No. 48 STARCH NITRATE, Starch nittate is stable explosive that ean be used ty selon stall quantities of i ean be mixed into other high explosives to increase their volume without signifeanty ‘decreasing their power MATERIALS sounces Votatostarchorcomstarch Grocery store Nitric acid Fick! grade Sec. No.a6r ‘0 -pereent concentrated suite seid See, 1, No. 43 oF chemical supply store Household ammonia Gracery store Several lass Jars Chass thermorneter Deep aluminum tray Lange bows aluwateriice mix cloth Palos case, ete 16 FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY ‘PROCEDURE GAUTION: Nite sd ollie acids will desteey ‘lothing and burn skin, it Jnyacidia spilled wash it ‘ray with largeamounts of water 4, Carefully mix 2 cups of parle acid and 1 cup of ‘ivic avid in ajar. Place Jarinthealuminum trot salbwatertice mis, 2.When theacid mix cools down to 20°C slowly add ‘cup of starch while stirring. Do nor allow the: temperature toexcendOH INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY : FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 3. When all the stach has ben addled, stir for 5 ‘imate, then Tet the fixture stand for 30 5. filter the acidistareh nitraie‘old water mix Uhrough the eloth and flsearel the Liquid _primonia 6 Repeat faarch nitrate woth "id ammonia, then ‘ash I wih fresh cold afertaremove ihe excess Jewve the starch nitrate “gal (0 ar dry. To store Bae in en arugne Eeinner preferably while a dame i {now 70 use | Spoon the dey starch nitrate into an iron or steel pipe Jwath an end cep on one end. Place the detonator just e= ‘Reeth the eure ofthe starch nitrate and serew the other “end cap onFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY : OR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section I No. 46 FOR ADX MANUFACTURE, pd 98 grams of ei to th “fhe tiring costo ‘This process produces twice as much RDX 38 the proce “fag 40 percent shure outed in Sec. No, 38. This product alo contains Fee ety wlion use larger amounts of the high explosive HMA than the simple oom nti aedhexamine process : oprimuzED PROCES EAUTION: At this poin MATERIALS soURCES: jax, farnmabletures ace fetpased, Avoid! inhalation =—— Ammonium strato Gardenorhemlalsupps ‘Seed vo talon cole aye Chemie supply sore foe al the formaldahyde or Pharmacy or cheniea es tei pac sone soe etdetde mis has ‘Srmuldeisde Sout aa cel scsione tsar stor our temperate 27%: || alle ta rer ty Giassorceramcomane So deme ero ore Thermomoter Waterco mis, Pan = 4 Biter through paper Tove save lt. ae Mioroughly wash the Paper towel 5, Dump exystals into & sneserates Aeticr. Dump te quid quarto aC acetone. Cool Fatoagallonotcold waver. iy salowaterie bath and eae More exystals wll fier out erystas that Precipiateout Fiterthexe precipitate out of the 1. 240 mites of Sbdiscardtheliquid.and solution tie anhyrdrie with 100 frame of ammoniam ria and place in pan ‘of ling water Allow emperatine to reach and rman at 90°C ‘rash with clean water 6. Stone the crystals ln The explosive can be used cool, dry place in a cowered AB is-0r puriid ‘containYOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY POR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Seetont | gusty ad 1 No. 47 “i is thritol while peen Fabien atwing fs temperatire to go FET can bo use to manuactare explosive paper See bow 27°C it does stop 1LNo-avioranyahene else tha = powerful senative exp th tow of pentaeytnal sive is desta | Fanbatirthesoltion gel onl the temperature Marinas sources Sp Hosur few Nite aid Fe grade ee: Not or f Sorpercent concentrtod Pentaennot Chemical suppiy store ye costal drain opener Acetone Haraware store Glassor ceramiccontsiner Thermometer Pan Saltwaterice mix $3 Continue to stir for 20 clown Iipates more keeping ho Memporature at 23°C bucket Bowls PROCEDURE ee 1. Pace 1.400 miiiers of iners of nie acid in the bow eed ‘coc to 18°C wit the salt a a. 23FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY FOR INPORMATION PURPOSES ONLY sn all he crystals have bse dissolved, I noorssary, heat the acetone further ‘unt all the eryatals \) aissoive 5. Filter precipitated erga thr wash them wits 10 hites of ‘water with 2 02 of lve ‘nixedtin, Wash again with “a. Your the acetone mix “In W ters of water: PEN ll precipitate ‘ ter through cloth sod crystals in a ‘covered comtainerin “Book dry place and _ofect from shock and ‘ietionFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section | No. 48 SEMTEX Semtex is pownrful plastic explosive that is move sen: sitive than, and can be tsed as a replacement for, military GAA No.8 basing cap should be used for optimum per formanee. MATERIALS: SOURCES Section 1, No.8 Section No. 15.0 DX high explosive Section 1. No. 47 or textracted from detonating teordasinSection No.3? PEIN high explosive Motor oi, petroleum jelly or vegetable oi Auto supply oF drug store grocery store Measuring device 'eup, spoon, ete Wooden dowel or spoon for stirring Rotting pi Wooden board or hard surface Bos! Wax paper or plastie wrap Glass jar with i FOH INPORMATION PURPOSES ONLY URE Brice a sal amount of x crystals on a wooden Shard counter, reling pin enh Repeat process until ‘fiesired amount of RDXhas ‘teen powdered. Then, “sing the same process, ‘Powder the same amount of EEN, iixopars cups, te of ADK and 9 equal parts of PEDNina rand shaketor 5 manutes,FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 4. Pour the ROXPETN Section intr fie vt ane me Eazoqul part motor runnace oh pewsleuon s Sepeticed nisvigarouly [EH furaon reaches amportures of about 120°C and tril union pasts ztneretore be ed fr poteoium cyanide manufacture shiained Groen oe reting copper for he coppers charge $.Semies can be used “sens sounces itomedately for any tak a reruring a high explosive Stow! Aanivare store Tiotobe stared however, : trol the Semtex into 2 “epic ion or sto brick amd place it in the “er pipe, atleast 3 feet inte ofa aquare pce of stax papor or pli lm Ywrep ghly and seal i Jorma wih ber bands or x Manes ape to keep the | Aaputoe Hairdryer, lea lower irk aig . thea cleaner “Proomck ¢.storeinacoah dry place : Gero gan and lighter ‘hat vl lose ts pls i propente afer wile Suche Cherscal supply stor ; friar som, Notesmgeneratiticaways Bak of woo preferable toms texplosives just before use to wid the problems and dangers of storage PRoceDunE {ning the shovel, dig a File foot deep and wide ‘a dry place, far away : flammable materials, eeFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY with briquettes ane saturate then wih i charcoal lighter 2. Hammer the piece of ipeintothegroand! using the block of wood as shown, Light the briqueties and ‘ for ther 10 catch ’ Using the broosstic lear out the inside of the pipe of any Wit or other Sebirs 2 4. the noe to vel Frc most of he * © 7 wath chara utes ‘Sigwoehavecoug fire , nh place the coved “Baton he usp at ona mouth ow pipe 0 aFOH INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY ‘Nove: Make sure that fyou larmpsinga hairdryer itis Seton coal Ifyou are using ‘evseuum, beaure the hore isn the exhaust hole IF not the appliancewill bura ‘out ina short time {8 Remove the cover of the ‘enucibe with tongs or langchanslled pliers and ‘cd the desired mated the erucible. Replace the ‘cover Topotfthe charcoal if necessary. ‘Note: An ron or stee tripod Js helpful for keeping the ‘crucible steady during firing, Place it in the hole lhefore proceeding with step 4. Then pile the Dbnquetes around it unit they reach the fing of the ipod. tubing pt water source bberstoppers.clay, way, torive mix ask and gloves FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section | HYDROGEN AZIDE BP pptrogen aide «howling gud hat tna a Peas odo In thal repect an bine! a a nos Maso however sfane-cnelve hgh exporve hat gy tse west than tary RDN. desompones opi manactare hin 4 Gayo sounces Photo supply stom Section 1 Nea $3FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 2 Insert the thermometer nth afthe bole fa totale rubberstoppertsanailable, use it instead PROCEDURE 1.Filla bottle ss ofthe way with sodium azide, Fill 0 the Ye way rar with rerigerated sulfuric ci CAUTION: AL this point the hyelrnwen azice ks synthesized. Avoid inhaling any of the fumes fr coming in contact with any of the liquids formed OR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY ‘ioe a second hottie in -sahvatenice mix and ser tiecther end oftheFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 4 Once the second bottle thas been sealed with « single-hole stopperorclay, place the frst bottle in a bow! containing 50°C AS the water coos, replace it Liquid should start condensing in the FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY second bottle withina few ‘minutes. I not inerease slightly the thewaterin remove the stopper jahesacondbortie and ait with aso one lace the bottle into ttle bag and close it iy. Hefrigerate unt nolonger condenses int second bottle ‘To use that can be detonated either hy delay incendiary ‘ee No, 0), pressure pad See Vil, No. 3, oe inp wire Sec No. 6) hooked Up to a battery and an electric-ulh ‘lblator (Sec. v1, No.1. When left to evaporate in a wari it wl Form an explosive gas thet cars be set off by ‘or by another explosive. It also has the advantage (ren iit doesn't explode forsome reason, it will ikaly te and then kill any person entering the target oes azide is probably best suited asa vapor explo:& rr - FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY | FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section | | PRO No St wlace the mixing full of the sal mistre. Addl 1 Teoncenteated sulfurie fend ° cup nitrated nitic acid ETHYLENE GLYCOL DINETRATE, Euhylene giyoo dinitrate is quite similar to nitroglycerine being only slightly less powerful due toils neutral oxygen balance, but is considerably more stable and has # lower feeoning point f . jar andetsit und arenas SOURCES =" drops ire acid Pele grace (8.1 No string a Sonar aie e010. 48 ‘aC a time, to the = allowing glee gol Some antiieezes or aire to exewed heel supply store thestvene Baking soda Grocery stove Tha been wed g mature alone for 18 Acid-retstant jar, ete toset Ethylene glycol ct vionily with fo ac. A this point, Large bow Bucket, ete. ae Avoid any cranconte in st work area, aot ih the expose to te Also, soi lac wth the acids oF the explosive, as they are iyo xn ‘glycol dinitrate aor lved tut Treadaches these Be ct toh ely ‘Thermometer Bulb baster oF syringe Sallnwaterion mixFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY top laver 4 DavoPOH INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY DyNamrrEs: A good way to use sensitive nite esterslike methyl nitrate "Sec: No. 121 and ethylene glycol dinitrate Sec. 1, No, 32 ricester 20 in combination with ofher nonexploste oF less sensitive redients to torr dynamives, Depending om whieh six {YoU decide o so. you will nod only some of the Following materials, MATERIALS ‘Methyl nitrate anylene glyco! ania Nitrocellulose Potassium nitrate Sodium nitnate Sawdust, ned meal ete Dlatomacouus earth Raking sola Pan 3040 50 60 75 sium nitrate 0 30 82 48 30 20 codmeal wo 2s 8 15 20 jepousoath 2s nia and semigeatineyamites SOUHCES ester 10203825 ao See. 1, No 12 mminaniumnivte $375 30D sum nitrate a 0 See. 1, No 52 mest 75 wos gelatin and gettin marines Garden supply store Sani : a edhe ime! zw 8 4 See. 1, No.2 or chemics! supply store Bach gpoup has is ahantages, and ih each gro Chores supply store are more and less powerful mixtures Lambe yar the €0-pereent dynamite isthe powerful. This group requires few ingredients and is Pool supply store fore relatively cheap 10 make, Grocery store the sernigelatin dynamites, the last composition is the st powcr water rosistnt while stil having area ‘cool am, which is the advantage ofall semigelatinPOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY POR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY section 4 (CASTABLE IMPACT-SENSITIVE EXPLOSIVE, 1 tnorderto manuticture any of the dynamite, Simply place nthe pa te appropriate percentages hy welght of the dey ingredients and spread ther gut eveale ‘Thisexplosivw is mom stable than the potassium chlorate sur explosive See. 1, No, 30), dete is fina solid form fest suited for making mols that anv then detonated, for using pipe hand grenades that are dryppee! trey chs, SOURCES: taxsium ehorate Chernical opp Ss ting sulfur Garden supply store 2. Next atowely pow the ue Office supply store required percomtage by \weightoftherstricestero top of the dry ingens andl mix them well. Next, add 5 percent baking sel sas a perservative Cofice supply stone oh wally, place the dam osive iniaa pipe nip and insert a lasting Cap. ‘Continebott ends forest performance spotassiurn orate i the how a GE todd 2 parts powdered AFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section f No. I? OH INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY a) EF pats wach fer and C ‘sand and enough water to troaten ‘ $.Add ihe sulfursand mix 1 the chlorate ghue mix find tie unt all I. ingredtionts are well ‘combined. If necessary acid more water to Feach me ‘desired consistency COPPHR-SLLUG CHARGE this charge detonates, the heat and pressure of plosion mets and shoots out the piece of copper on font of the charge. The copper-sliy charge fs most or destroying lightly armored ‘or unarmoved) vehi ‘Almed at the engine or passenger compartents, I do extonsive damage rans SOURCES steel aerosol can at Shaving cream, insect 2uinchesindiemeter spray. ete Hardware stove 2 4.Now either pourthemix lino pipe nipples ana itn, improvised iSee. 5 NN dry orpiace in amold and No. a8 FZ tet harden, Pennies. copper sire, ete SF EAUTION: bp not expose Hardware ston the Finished product to rita necessary only i qu frietion, as it may explode. ‘explosive is Used aaa disk inch thick A inch lesein diameter 1. To use as regular explosive, simply confine and detonate with a compound detonator 2 To use as an impact explosive, either propel alle pipe nipple against a hard obstacle using, for example. a enade launcher ‘See 1V. No. Si, or dap a simi pie nipple hom =z considerable aide ta high builcing areal, ee. Sa 4.10 ine sand ov ground glass is used, this ite can be ‘used Io make reusable primer Sec. ll, No, 3,OR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY High brisanoe explosive (RDX, Camposition B, et Appropriate detonator Spacer SOURCES chopstick, ote. PROCEDURE 1. Fre up the furnace or ln and allow vo 2.Checktosce thettheean is steel it should have seams atthe (op and otto and thetare metal atthe bottom shold not be aeratched hy a penny 3. Cut the top off tho ean with ihe Paka, shown, Also, serape any paint or lacquer aff the butside of the en, 4. Once the kiln is hat or theairsupplyisstartedon the furnace, place about 150 grams af copper (60 pennies in the crucible Using # 2V-inch diameter can If using another siz, adjust amount socordingy 48 FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY ‘ben the copper is ely melted. cemove Tzrucible for the with tongs or long ied pliers and po molten copper it pitom of the can, as Vet evel powdered or plastic ploswe isused gotastep HFliquid or caslablo ie used, go to 6 Now®ilthecan ofthe way with explosive Pace Ue smaller wood disk in themiddleot heexplosive sind ress cow fey te packFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 7. Fill the rest of the ean With explosive to wathin Of the top. Make sur te pack explosive in the space thedlisk ant hecan, Insert aspacertor detonator i the middle and packexplosivearound A Remove spacer and fisert detonator | Mark the ena on the Inside 4 ofthe way to the top, Fil ean with sand up tvs neh ofthe line 9, Place the disk on t ‘he sand and dail througds both the ean ad the disk in 2.0r4 places, Remove the disk andl empty out tho OR INFORMATION POSES ONLY |Next, drive the screws pug the ean and dish 9 shown, Seal arena the holes on thecuitside the can {Drill « vein hole in larger disk and apply around the edits, mit into the cat as nd lest wpsile ‘unt glue is hardFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 12. treastable explosive is used. meltitaseutlined in See. No. 3. stop 4. Now pourtheesplosnelnto the hole, shaking the can andt stiring wath a stick to prevent air bubbles fram forming 13, nsert detonator into tho hole, leaving only the {op out and eal aroundit wih either sealant or epoxy. HOW TO USE, 1, Place the coppocsiug charge se that t points in the direction of the expected path ofthe target vehicle f pos- sible, suapend the charge over the soad, as any vehicle alsays has is thinnest armor on top. IF nol. bury ar some hhow conceal in road, FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY electric blasting cap is used. connect tappropriately spreseure pad and battery as outlived sn See, VIL. No, Jor use any othor suitable iggering system, te. At ranges greater than 5 fet, the slug starts to “speed andl temperature, thou st i still useful at ps of over 10 varFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section Not | nipple into SHOTSHELL ANTIPERSONNEL IN 4 gee “This mine can he used ap ether an antipersonnel of! eae aniivehicular weapon. It wil incapacitate or possibly kil ‘ReAUe sHoTSHELL ‘man stepping on i It wil ako destroy the tres a hin a bead of gle or running aver ‘wes 10 the rw or hotahel MATERIALS sounc | eae eoiveh pipe apple Hardware store ae eineh pipe voupler lardware store Bbseaded end of the neh pipe voupl ard | eeepernippte assembly, veinch pipe plug Harchyare store i ssnch bolt and matching arelware store ' a y a hole throuah the = ofthe plug. Dri with 5 bit t 12 4aue shogun sell the bolt down sothat Crate or wan is einch longer than the PROCEDURE 1 Cuta2.ineh piseeotTone fend of the nipple inthe plugandseew ‘nut on SstFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section I No. 19 (CAMOUFLAGE (LEAVES) CANISTER GRENADE, empty CO, canister eam be used to make a grenade ponsiderable power that i ght and easy to ear Canis Sgrenades can bo used by themeelues or in Uke canister e launcher ‘Sec, No. 20, sHIALS SOURCES ply CO, canisters) Sporting woods store 100, fsanisers ae also sted in ge oF holding pliers pressurized seltzer bowls! our Harhvare store HOW TO USE ‘uty the shotshell mine inthe ground up to the top of the nipple, ae shown in the illustration, Make sre the pag is rosting on a hard surface Note: Ta inerease the effectiveness ofthis weapan, seme the shot, wadding, and powder as outlined 49 See. No. 3, and replace the powder with an equal volume of Rash powder ora primary explosive. Replace the wadding and stioets shot and recrimp the shell as shown in Sec. IIL No.3 Although any explosive cat be used in canister gre a high explosive. such as starch nitrate ‘Se. 1, Na. greater powerOH INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY than 4 low explosive such as black powder lash powdep, | or ugurchlorateexpisive. These leap explana am be ued bs grenades ina ith then wl genera do les damage and their shrapnel wil have ls ange A procenun bh L.Cutthe top offanempy (CO, canister #0 thal the fuze andor blasting cap wil tingly. (A smales holo will result in a mone power grenade.) more than %e of an inch! grooves into the canister slong tslength andsedthFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY FOH INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 70 Usk 4.Stand eanister.open end Up. in vise and il with it txplosive Wa plastic or j ‘granular explosive i sed pack i dy th vwoaden dowel. a hui ‘explosive is used, tao aa teyedropper to load the force to create maximum dasnago,theow the grenade ‘yard of the target. Any fvther away decreases the bby that fragments wail ut ven if high explosives used 2 filler the grenade has a lunuied blast etlect ranges tr 4 Once the canister bx ‘lle, insor the basting caporfien inthe hole ant seal around the base witb epoxy or a similar cement that al not be damaged ly the explosive you ame usin « st‘CANISTER GRENADE LAUNCHER ‘This launcher can be used to launeh canister grenades |See fl, No. 19) ever long distances and even throw light ‘obstacles fsindows, brah, ete MATERIALS SOURCES ‘Yeinch pipe section, feet Jong, with end cap Hardware store eine corks Hardware store or wine | hotties Canister grenade with See. No. 19 fexlemal-burning fsze Flash powder Na Dall pony 5 PROCEDURE : 1 Checkthepipeand end cap for erueks or other faults. Proceed with the next step only they are 4 undamaged ; 2. Dail through the eenter fof the end eap with a hit slightly larger than the Rize {that will be used FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY iaholeinthecenter for the desired tine ‘The end of the should be coated thicklayer ofepoxy fe is no danger that launching charge wil the grenade tury. iS into the threaded ‘of the launcher and Lin aout Fined,POR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY YORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section No. 21 COUNTERFORCE CHARGES: Jwnen these so charges detonate 0” opposite sides of target the shock waves they produce cole in the ‘of the large, thus causing far greater damage than single charge ofthe same weight is used a tablespoon of fash RIALS SOURCES der ; a risance, high-power See. VI.No. 16 e IRDK, Asteolight 6 Thoead the fuze through the hole in theendeap and on serewtheendeapantothe launcher, ithout fuze, one with ing cord We tuna cane Grocery store ‘contents but save How-To use. | 2. Secure to an immovable abject and point the muzzle toward the lange Using a nail or kite wh a oe in the sides he rwoempryrana ans enough 10 moda Sound detonator 2. To ite the fuze, use either an electrical igniter See. Vi, Not, a cigarette delay i9ec, V1, No, 3, oF 8 match. '3. When the flame of the fuze enters the powder eit, the launcher wil fire. The faze will continue ta burt and wil Setonete the grenade ater the preset time, eoFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 2. Pack the powdemd of plastic explosive into the ‘tuna eens up tothe bottiny fof the detonator hole Insert the two faves dtenators 8. Pack the explosive sarvundthedetonators and lavathin vsinch ofthe top ‘of the ean, Replace the lids 4. Apply epony coment ty the edges of lids. sealing ther 5. Cat length of det cord ‘equal to % the circumferenceotthe target. Insert the det condinta the Uetonator and seeire i vith tan, Repent wit the fller end of he det con! inthe second counterchane 5. Wrap middioot det core around the detonator with faze and secure with lociical tape POR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 70 USE spe or otherwise secure the two charges to appari fof the taiget, as shown, and detonate HII ony one detonuce use toe the proce [Bifoes above simp ve ted cord in tpl Ka Bre ond on se wa ett x 7 LN ‘ Sy i HiFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section Nom DET-CORD 55-GALLON-DRUM CHARGE, This charge uses a ring of det cond to neatly cut and lignite a s5-gallon fuet-storage drum, MATERIALS Detonating cord ‘Compound detonator Tape PROCEDURE 1.Cuta piece of detonating cord slightly longer than Iwsce the circumference of the drum, Wrap one end several limes around a ddetonatorand secure with tape, 2,\vrap the det cord tightly around the base of the dru as ahown. Secure hotliendstothedrumwith additional tope sounces ‘See. No, 14 POR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY TO Use ‘Yonply hook up a timing aysiem ta the detonator # the detonator explodes, it initiates the det cor fn tum detonatas, cutting the bottom of the dum ‘and igniting the material inside. To Increase the effectiveness of this chasye oF to use 9 targets with thicker walls. not the det cord at iter ‘and mold small amounts of plastic explosive around kate} FOR INFORMATION PUNPOSES ONLY ee i Sesion ae Covrensive HAND GRENADE ‘The pipe hand grenade Sec, 1 No, thi a defensive hang 2 Insert compound agenade in thatthe userhas to take cover when the grenade ‘detonator andsea arwund ‘detonates. The following is an oflensive hand grenade, he thecontaineropening with nly meats of exisng damage lee wich spe res eon conn wna toot ea. The thee cae tinue to advance afer throwang the grenade and et wony ier about shrapnel hitting him. ¥ , wusrentas eae 4 ign rian, high power ; txploshe vtigh nn rer Compound detonator see. 1.80.1 See, No. 16 ! qo use sic container, about 3 a yeh the az and hte rend inthe rec: OF the enemy. Depry on ts ft pena Sea that trai ase the at rh oly tet proceDune ioe uments 0 your ety in he pen, The can severely damage the eardrums, so protection ld be worn, Pebbles and the like can also be kicked ‘and act as shrapnel, so avoid targets where small objects loose 1. Fl the container with high explosive [Note:The explosive used thas to be sensitive andl powerful. Ammoniun pltrate explosives for example, will not do because they need strong confinement to detonate,FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section tt No.1 POISON-FILLED HOLLOWHEAD AMMUNFTTON Common hollowhead armunition ean be Bled with potassium eyanide greatly nereasing ts deadlines toward human beings. Do not eat the meat of an animal that has been it hy poison mune. MATERIALS souRcES: Hollowhead rounds! any caliter Sporting xoods store Potassium eyanide See. Vil No.2 Epoxy Fyedropper Heat source Smallglassoreeramie bowl Dri with small it Paper towel FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Ifthe hole in the up of ound i ton seal itstighty using the Twit a Yicknch bi = ite © itt fat shou tcp water boiling. Dissolve ae potassiam eyunide the water as possible (8 3 tablespoons! cyanide. Hany co skin editely wash ancy fots of waterFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Apply small amount of pyaxagentto tbe tipat the thewas nt diy, aug ie now realy for the shag wall most (on ly be unbalanced, j S ing in decreased { to the top 4.01 the water evaporate ‘completely and wipe the n 7FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section v No. 2 HC SMOKE, ‘This smoke mixture uses fewer inyredionts and delivers son smoke pound-orpound than the mixtune outlined fn Soe. V No. 11, This mix is weed in mutary soko mn nitions due to its low toxicity, long shelf Ife, and high ‘output of dense, white, safe smoke that tends to cling to the ground. MATERISLS sounces Hexachloroestane Chemical supply store ine oxide Chemical supply store Aluminum powder, fine Chemical supply store Improviseduwhite-tare ‘or engar-chlorate igniter See.V,No.6:S0e.V.No.2 Fuze, 1 foot Jar ith i Serewalrver ‘Tinean,2%einch diameter x5 inches long Aluminum fot FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY ace level teaspoons cachloroethane in the ‘Add equal amounts of ‘oxide and aluminum fant Dake or daskFOH INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY POR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section VE How To use No. 16 FIED COMPOUND DETONATORS. 4, Placo a heaping teaspoon of either the white fare oe eae sugar chlorate gaiteron inch squam@ofaluminues foi, is process for manulacturing detonatorsis mach faster requires fewer tools than the one outlined in See, VI 0.18. The final procact, shile alte fess powerful than ‘compotind detonator. a good substitute and ‘etonate rost explosives in ths book. The only exce fi AN explosives: those will need regular compound enators atthe very least 2. Insert fuze in the mide of the poser and fold the ‘carvers ofthe foil igh around the fuze, 3. Pour roughly one half af the smoke mix inte the ean and pack it tightly with the handle of a seoewebiver: 4, Place the igniter packet in the middle of the can, add s SOUNCES the remaining smoke mi, and pack it down tg for lager rounds, Sporting goods store 5. Ta use ether light the fie of, the cave ofthe sar lee mae lea Chlorate igniter, adda small amount of concentrated su fuse ac. explosive Any in See except lead snide ch powder see jassium chlorate ‘Chemical supply store for fuze-type only! bearing for impaet- pe only or aluminum el 4 inch! fen or aluminumPOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY ee PROCEDURE 1. Using the pliers reniove the slug trom the shell taking cate not t spl the ponder oF stke primer. ‘place aamallamount primary explosivein detonator 2 Dia hole tthe block ‘bite Lager than the Setonator Place abot teaspoon black powder inv the gp of the detonator andl For tuzesiype dotonator continue with step 3. Foe Iimpacttype detunator, go tostep & Crimp the detonator sed. To make the nator weatherprool, an intemal buming ‘and apply epoxy and the top of the nator ac in the hole 3.Pour out the powderand remove primer shown in See. Ne. 4. To the powder acl 1 ram of the primary explosive ta he used and mix well instire proper tonation. Replace ait ofthe power inte the eionator. shell inset thedavwel and put the assembly in the Dlock and then into the vise asshown. Caroflytigiten the vise ay mmucl as possible and release i Slory. Repeat seen Himes ental of te jowrler has leer pressed 1 the shel JON: Take care at all not tostnkearapply ture tothe primer area Pour aut the powder and 8a 1 gram of primary S¥plosive and ix. Place bout teaspoon ofback dering the bottom af hell and oot itn the Jock. Press it as detailed step 4 FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY \ XN }PERE eee eee For IsvonMuaTioN PURPOSUS ONLY FOR INFORMATION PLRPOSES ONLY 9. Measure ou the Sppropriate amour of il primary explo cong the tbl in See No-18 Now poven Sina amount othe Cpa inthe detonator tnd pros It Continue fed aed pres the ‘explosive unt al of i has heen used up. Repeat the process with the powder that was remeved from the shell at the being, 70 Use Tine fure-type detonator can bo used anywhere a com und detonator or blasting cap is required. “the impact detonator ean be inserted In a pipe hand ehadle with streamers attached 10 It, a8 shown. When. the grenade wil point detonator forward. When Tall bearing strikes a hard surface, the grenade will nate. 10. When allofthe power hae been added ame pressed, erinp and epoxy the top ofthe shell | the prner a shown, Note: With the addition of potassium chlorate or other pri- mary explosive, the smokeless powder should. dovnate ‘moat of the tne. Unartunately. proper detonation cannot bee guaranteed. Therefore, itis suggested that the power ‘be replaced with a Bullseye-lype powder (Sec. 1, No,OH INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY usa SULFUR (leu 6 sed in MATERIALS Sulfur tron oxide irust! oe platinum catalyst Concentrate sulfuricacie Sina, heat-resistant, shallow container Heat source Pyrex hing Small-nouth bottle with cap Plastic tubing PROCEDURE 1. ace several teaspoons of sulfur on te shallow dish and place or hangthe funneloveritse that there is space far air to enter around the bottaa of the funnel FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section Vag Not IC AID (OLBUM Aitach a piece of plastic tothe cap of the taand the otherend to ge end of the Paren tube 4 small amount of at (rust oF plain Pyrex tubo. Using a Garden supply store uti ron ornate convertors thom murs of plastic tubing, Or kerosene heaters o the Funnel and See. 1. No. 48 & Butane oF propane torn Inot aceevtene!, cance 2. Fl tne bottle halfway ‘with concentrated sult sei ut capson butte and fextenl the tbe 9 tha i is below the sutace of the seidFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 4. Apply srongheatto the sulfur and the Peres tube, ‘The sulfur should burn 5. Gas should start to bubble trough the ealfaic acid. (CAUTION: Ave Inhaling the gases! Once the sulfur has burned ‘completely. cap the acid and store in| FOH INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section Vil No. 2 POTASSIUM CYANIDE ‘potassium cyanide is potent celhula polson that can or long:hanaled 5m pan, ete fused t & oF in the manufacture of hydragen cyanide ‘or poison-tipped bullets, As a rl fe protective gear when making and handling evans lays wear appro- SOURCES {Chemical supply store chemical suppl Chemical supply store See. 1, No.9 Photography store Chemical supply storetSee: No. 18 ix not acceptable!FON INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY PROCEDURE 1. tate the furnace as ‘ined i Soe. 1 No.8, 2. Place 8 parts by weight of potas im ferrocyaniie in the cruvibie for 3 minutes without the ai supply 4 Ropeat steps 2 and 3 ‘with 3 parts by weight potassium carhonate. Mix the ferrpevarite with the carbonate 5. Put the eruesble io the fun the cower on. and sta up the airsupply, Mer aburat 10 minutes remove the caver wily tongs andl add the fereyanidevearhonate ‘mixture Soon the powders sel miele anid then start 10 ba CAUTION: Atthis point the potassium evan i Dade! fe soy ero andling the i that conn in with the cyanide. Any cone i etact seth Skin, teed fay wills ltFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 7 Puerco thowhite mass hat erytalizes on the pan and place in a ar for store Note: tn order to make tablets of potassiuin ceyanide, 4dd just enough Finer's deo the desired amount ot powder te moisten it Next, press it intoamold, suchas ring “4) Ny ANTIDOTE FOR CYANIDE POISONING In cave of eyanide poisoning, give the victim an injection ‘of 10 milters 25-porcen hyper Isediam thiosulfate) sol tiem and 10 maliiters water in which 1 teaspaon sadam nitrite has boon dissolved. IF possible, get vietin inedical altention as s00n as possible, FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section Vit No, 3 HYDROGEN-CVANIDE GRENADE, “the hydrogen-eyanice grenade isa reliable way to gen- ‘4 cloud of extwmely poisonous hydrogen-eyenide IVA small amount of this gas ean incapacitate oF Kill ‘breathing i Hydrogen-cyanide grenades are most tive when ated in an enclosed area: thore the gas cloud \TERIALS SOURCES tas cyanide ‘Chemical supply store or ‘See. VIL, No.2 rie weld I80-percent See. 1 No. 43 um chlorate Chemical supply store or sec. 1 No. 23 wal burning faze See. VI No.7 Fiveracker faze Linch copper or Hardware store Pimary explosive Mekap, acetone peroxide. or HYD pony resin Hardware stonePOR IVPORMATION PURPOSES ONLY MATERIALS SOURCES Sernwelrver oral ‘Tin can with lid ‘Test (ubes with stoppers Chemical supply stom Adhesive tape Woolen dowel Heat source Pot oF pan PROCEDURE 1. Cut off « 2nch section ofthe Yetnely tubing, Seat fone end with epoxy resin and let dry 22 fil he 2nch section of tubing with primary explosive and carefully pack it with a wooden ‘dowel. Place 4 of Sich fuze in the apen end and seal with epony. FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Remove the idofihecan, fapen arpencl race ‘utline ofthe lid on a 9 of blank paper avd ssolve 3 parts sodium jorate and 2 pasts sugar somehotwater When ved, put the paper stirfor 5 ites. Remove it from lution al let dy Using the screwdriver or punch many small pin the ean lid. Make topunch aholein the bigenough tos the Do net bend ar axe the outer edke of id,POR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 7-Filihebotiomotthecan witha to tinch layer of potassium cyanide, CAUTION: Potassium ‘yan is extremely poisonous. Always wear loves when handling it efertotheinformationon otasshum-eyanide safety {Section VIL No. 2 FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 6.Fil3ors testtabos ith sulfuric acid. lace the toppers in fey ard ‘leat of al excess ac Epoxy the test tbestothe Inlde ofthe can, Punch bolero the \ vomtprpaper she eicetms | aun in cong tn, Tape sor n place 10. Epoxy thelid tothe can, paving no spaces for the potassium cyanide to ‘sscape from Lettheepoxy ‘dry. The gronade is now ready for use To Usk Positioned! upwind from the exploding grenade, light the and throw towards the target area, When the fsze ‘down to the paper dis, it wll gnite and burn aay, ing the holes exposed. The detonator will then explade, gto tost hes open and mixing the acid and potas ‘eyanidde Hydrogen eyanide wil be produced and will ‘through the holes, These grenades are best used a8 ve weapons to block entrances andl exits or cover a 8. Place the fuze through the ceoter hole in the lid snthat thedetonatoris on the id's underside, Tape the detonator in placeFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Section Vit Nod CHLORINE GENERATOR ‘This device can be eared in three oF more sepazato paris Ithe two buckets and the glass separator withthe explosive Hecice taped to i ane! can be set up atthe target area in seconds Tt producos a very large amount of chiorine yas, which is a simple sulfocating agent. Placed in a large en loxed area or inthe ventilation system ofa large building, it al cause panic and varying degrees of casualties, de. pending on how quickly the ama is evacuated. MATERIALS. SOURCES HTH poo! cleaner (pellet form is best! Pool supply store Iydrochlonie acid (muriatie acid) Hardware or ch “supply stone 2 lange plastiebuckets with lide Lange square of glass €0, canister grenade or See: No. 190rSee.VI.Na ‘compound detonator 16 Any time-delay deviee FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY (PROCEDURE FRernove thelid om one the plastic buckets and Bt halfvay with HTH pellets 2.Fillthe otherbucket most ff the way’ vith Inydrochiorie acid The lds ca now Bo teplaced ifthe equipment {sto be transported. Irthe manufacture isbeingdone atthe target area, they can be discarded. 3: Tape eitheracompound eronatorora CO, canister (grenadeand the time-delay Aovice 16 the center of the lass squareFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY HOW TO USE, 1. Place the bucket of acid on a fla, stable surface ang remove the lie 2 Remove the lid fom the HTH bucket aind plac the glass square over the mouth sith the explosive dev Dottam. fa fuze is being used asthe time delay, euta small hotel in the side of the HTH bucket anl man the fuze trou i FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY 4, Carefully invert the HFTHLucket, making sure that the eight ofthe HTH does not break the glass. Place the struc~ fire onto the acid bucket and tie Ue two buckets together fe shown, Actiate the time-delay mechanism und take fever tuless gas mnasks are worn) When the explosive device explodes, the glass is shattered and the HTH pellets fall imo the hydrochloric acid. The reaction causes the entre a8 10 bolviolontly and releases flange amount of green chlorine gas ‘Note: The same system could conceivably be used with Potassium cyanide and sulfuric seid, though finding or Tanufacturing such Targe quantities ofthe cyanide would be very expensive eyAppendix A Amendments ‘This section presents varfous additions, options, and Jeomment on (he information in Black Book, volutes 12, 1, No. 1 Plastic explosive Mer 1. Fist, we recommend using a compound detanator as we have found that No.8 blasting caps aceastonally fail to detonate the plastic. 2 Second, instead of using plan petroleura jelly, we rece fommend the following process Place the desired amount of petroleum jelly in a heat-resistant container b. Add an equal volume of acetone. 6 Heeat_on high heat until the petroleum jelly has melted Add the hot mix ta the potassium ehiorate, ©, Knead well Let the rest of the acetone evaporate of. 3. Am alternative fo petroleum jelly that works equally ‘well, i not beter, ie castor oi, Use the eystern outlined in comment 2 4 Let us stress that the potassium chlorate must be the ‘consistency of four — otherwise, the plastic wil not be {plastic and might not detonate, 5, To make a C-like plastic explosive, simply mix litle ‘more than @ parts RDX and a ile less than 4 pat petro Jeumnjlly orcasioroil using the process described aboveFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY See, 1, No. 3: improvised black powder 1. The mixture listed in volume tis not oxygen balanced because there isnot enough fuel for the oxidizer, 2 The folowing ratio is recommended 3 cups potassium nitrate 3 cups finely ground charcoat Vs cup Gnely ground sulle 3. On the other hand, if somewhat coarser powders ane Used, the quantities given in volume 1 are satisfactory See. 1, No.4: Nitic acid 1.1F possible, use a 500 milter or larger glass retort vith a glass stopper (obtained from a chemical supply store instead of the sulfure-sctd potaesium-mitrate bot. Ne, Its shape will allow you to place the receiving bottle in a container of cold water, which i better than splast- ‘ng water on hot glass, possily causing it to shatter. Sec. I No. 5: Initiator for dust explosions 1. A good material 10 use withthe dust initiator is either butane or propane. Simply place a canister ofthe gas on top of the initiator and detonate i. Seo. I, No. 6: Fertilizer explosive 1. This isthe famous ANFO commercial explosive [Sec 1,No. 6. generally works best fa stick of high explosive, such as dynamite, § used to initiate i 2. Add 10-percent ammonium perchlorate to any aim- ‘monium-nitrate explosive, f possible. This will increase {he power ofthe explosive considerably, but more unpor™ tantly, twill sensitize it more than any other compotind Tis does not mean you shouldn't use a compound de= tonatorit simply means that willbe detonated a higher percentage of times. 3. See comments, Sec. 1, No.8 for AN punfeaton, FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY ‘Sec. 1, No.7: Carbon-tet explosive 1. Recently, the EPA came out with a report stating that carbon tetrachloride isa carcinogen. Therefore, all ofthe Industries that previously used il, such as diy cleaners, ‘topped doing 20. 2. The only establishments that continue to sell carbon. tetare the scientific supply companies that elt schools and research frms. In most cases, you havo to be a part ff one ofthese institutions te obtain carbon tet from supply company. $3 One last warning about carbon tet Both the liquid and ite fumes are extremely Xie. 1s ahsortied easly through the lungs and skin, Being in rect contact ie. touching any amount with any part of your body! with carbon tet for a half hour can be deadly 44 Therefore, it would be best to use another explosive ec. 1, No, & Fertlizer AN-AL, explosive 1 See comments, See. 1,No 6 for sensitizing AN With AP 2. Another process that greatly sensitizes and improves AN explosives is using chemically pure ammonium i ‘uate. While It would be immensely expensive to buy’ 80 [pounds of AN from a hobby store, the fertilizer grade ca bbe purified i the following manner ‘in several liters of garoline antifreeze (methanol, Cssole as much fertilizer grade ammonivan nitrate ‘as possible. Yon might want to heat the solution Slightly to dissolve even more. b. Slum any ef the coloring agents and other insoluble matter from the top of the solution © Meanwhile, prepare an iron pan oF similar device by placing it om a block of dy oe, ‘6. Whon the pan ls sufficiently cold and the solution Js finished, pour the liquid onto the pan. Pure am- ‘monium nitrate will cystallize out and stick to the ‘pan, Immediately pour off the liquid that remains. Fepeat the process unt all the liquid has been pro: cessed. soFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY €, Keep the material that sticks to pan. Dry pulverize it, and place tin an airtight jar until use. 8. Once you obtain pure ammonium nitrate, you will ‘want to keep it that way. Aramonivm nitrate really a sorbs water from the air. and this does nothing to help is performance. To avoid this, always store it an ain Light container along with a packet of sles gl {0 absorhy any water that docs get in, Sec. I No. 11: Optimized process for cellulaseacidl explo 1. This process produces a highly toxic and corrosive ‘product, The following procedure yields a nal product that is much safer to handle ‘In an acid-esistant container, place 2 parts by vo lume nitcacid and 1 partby volume sulfuric acid. », Prepare pure cellulosoas deseribed in Appendix c.Add 1 cup of the powdored cellulose to the acid ‘mix and allow it to soak for 30 minutes, siring ‘occasionally. ‘4.Dump the mix into 1 gallon of clean water, filter out the powder, and let dry. The product can be used now, or purified for later £ To purty cellulose nitrate: 1) Add as much warm acetone to the powder as needed to dissolve most oft 21 Filter out and discard insoluble matter ‘3! Dump solation into 2 gallon of clean wate Alter our the erystals that precipitate 41 Dry the eystals and stare in 4 closed jar in a cool place and See, 1, No. 13: Urea-nitrate explosiwe 1. You will obtain a purer product ifyou use commercial urea. This can be purchased in « crystalline form sor chemical supply stores. Use about ¥ cup urea -nitrale cystals instead ofthe urine in step 3. Otherwise. ase the e pracese 108 FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Sec I. No, 14: Preparation of eoppersulfae pentahyratel 1. IL ie mach simpler to abtain eupde sullate om any hobby shop. I will give the final product a greater degree ‘of purity and will not expose the maker to the dangerous fumes proclaced during ite manuiaciar® See 1, No. 7: HAITD. 1. While army heat tabs contain hexamin, they also con- thin other impurities, which may make the final product Useless, The safer rote 10 use hexamin obtained from ‘srg store or a chemical supply store ‘See. 1, No. 18: Potassiu of sodium nitrite and bithanee 4. Again, the simpler route isto obtain the chemicals from a chemical supply store If you do opt to make the chemicals yourself, just sse tho potassium or sodium pitrates (0 obtain the respective nitrites. Don't bother withthe lead pirate, Ie meh too complicated a pr fees, yielding much too weak an explasive See. 1, No. 19: DDNP, 4. DDNP is, by fer superior primary explosive to others mentioned in the Black Books. While ‘complicated to manuzctare than lead azide or sisilar primary explosives, it Is far more powerful and has a higher detonation locity 2, Certain chemical supply stores sella 9 percent (super saturated! solution of picric acid, Using the recom: Imenided amount ofthis solution and adding ¥ teaspoon ‘of lye wil give you a satisfactory misty ‘See. No. 20: Lead plerate 1. This process s fairy complicated tofollow andi yields relatively weak primary explosive. you have the pieric fcid necessary to manufachare i you might as well ake DDXP, which will give you about 10 umes the power of lead plerate 105OR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY See: 1, No 22: Double sats 1. A simpler way to manufacture double salts [10 obtain sllverirate crystals and boted acetylene froma cher, ‘cal supply store and awelcingsupply stare respectively. 2, Simply make a 4:11 solution of siker nitrate, wat 1d itr avid; ron a ube from the acetylene bottle the silvor-nitrate container: and open the valve. Continue with step 5 See. 1, No. 24: Mercury fulminate 4, Add teaspoon hydrochloric acid to the metabacid solution f possible. his acts as a catalyst and results in ‘a better yield, 2. Two great additives (© plain mercury fulminate are ead azide in a 23 ratio (2 parts mercury filminate, 3 parts lead azide, and potassium chlorate in a 14 ratio. “The former increases the power and prevents mercury fulminate from becoming “dead: pressed: while the later increases the power as well asthe Volume very econo weary 0,25: Sodium chlorate suyar oralurninum explosive 1. The following system ereatos a more even mixture of the ingredients, thus yielding a faster burning product 4. sugarisbeinguised, pulverize tina colle grinder bs Add 1 volume water tothe sodium chlorate ann sis ‘well, making a paste (Add to the other ingretiont (sugar oF aluminum! ane mis thoroughly 4. Procood with steps 6 and 7 of Sec. I No, 3. 2. The final product can be used ay @ fash powder in ‘ther words, it can be ignited with a flame. In pipe grenade or similar device, howover, using s detonator is Sec 1, No. 26: Acetone peroxide explosive 1. We found that the procedure outlined under Mekap 106 OR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Isee. 1, No, 421 works well with acetone peroxide also; namely the reftigeratos room-temperature process. 2. Potassium chlorate in 3 1 ratio with acotone peroxide Considerably Improves the power as well az wereasing the detonator’ shel fe to shout 10 days, Sec. 1, No, 26: HTHnapthe explosive ‘1. The authors tried this mixtore several thes and were ven no indication that it would work ‘Sec, |, No.28: Potassium permanganate/aluminum explosive 1. The authors attempted to detonate a pipe grenade filed with this material wth a simple acotone-peroxide detonator and discovered that it worked well only as a rocket fuel propelling the pipe nipple several fet as the {eases escaped through the fuze Hole. Let us therefore Stress that a compound detonator is necessary for the proper detonation ofthis explosive ‘See. No, Nitromethane'sawdust explosive '. Nitomethane attacks epoxy resin cements and cop- per, Therefore. avoid using these compounds when ‘eating with nitromethane explosives 2. The highest proportion of ritzomethane that law per Imits in model engines fs 68 percent. Therefore, be sure 10 al off the other 4S-percent worth of methanol and skim off the remaining Tubricating agerts with an eye- ‘hopper or bulb buster before using it as an explosive Sec. 1, No, SM: Nitromethane/ammoniam-nitrate explosive 1. Using ammonium perchlorate for this explosive isnot -eeammended, Do, however, use purified smmoniunt nitrate if possible 2. The aulthors have come upon situations where a re ‘ular blasting cap failed to detonate this mix: therefore ‘contrary to the instructions ip volume 3, we recommend lusing a compound detonator 3: Seo comments, Soo. No, 33, concemmingnitromethane 107FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY See. 1, No. 35: Nitromethane liquid explosive 1. Unfortunately, model-engine fuels have a color added to ther that does no hol off with the aleatol. Therelore this explosive will not be disguisable as water. Perhaps you could eonvince someone that irs @ soft drink 2. Using a compound detonator is strongly. recom mendes See. J, No 36: Fertilizerhydrazine liquid explosive 1. This explosive fin fact the most powerful non-nuclear explosive discovered to date, havinga detonation velocity of about 8.600 moters per second as compared to the nest most powerful, ROX. at 8.180 meters per second, Is also known by the name “Astroight 2. To make a plastic explosive out of Astrolight G, simply {add enough Nour to the unalamingeed liquid ta real the desired consistenc 3, Explosive four (Sec. No.3 can be used t0 increase the total amount of explosive in the final product, but i should be mized up immediately before use because there is evidence that RDX and Astrlight G react when they come in contact with each other, See, I, No.1: Pipe hand grenade 1. To ineroase the shrapnel effect. wrap the outside of the grenade with a thin chain. When the exposive deto- hates, the chain is ripped apert, adding to the amount (of metal in the ai 2, To increase the distance that a pipe grenade ean be thrown, secure a 10sinch plece of PVC oF ather pipe to the fuze end ofthe grenadl, This wil act bath asa handle ‘and as protection for the fuze. To use, just ight the fuze al the bottom of the PVC pipe and throw 23, Using the above system with a handle, you can attach 4 no-Tash fue lgniter (Sec. VL NO. 8) at the bottom of the handle. The key is tor the grenade end to be consi rably heavier than the handle end, or the whole hance assombly will be useless FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY See, No. 9: Funnel-shaped charge 1. A good subslitute fora funnel ia marin glass, Spy cut or carefully break the stem off and follow the diree- tone and specs fora glass funnel See: H, No. 18: Chery-bomb Nechette gun 1. Fret ofall we have found it holpfl to grease the inside ‘of the mold with petroleum jelly. This permits the round to be extracted without breaking the plaster 2. Second, we found Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty to work much better than plaster of paris in that it dida't break nearly as often asthe plaster upon extraction from the mold, 4 OT the tree flash-powuer mixes, we have came tothe ‘conclusion that the penmanganatealuminui i in fact Detter than perchloratesantimeny sullidealuminum be ‘cause iis cheaper and works arguably better in certain 4 The chloratesulfur still remains at the bottom of the list due to its dangerous sensitivity Sec. VI, No, 7: Fuze cords 4, From the authors’ abundant experience with these fives. they are not good enough to bet ones ie on. You ‘would be much beter off with commercial Rize, I that is unauailable, the better of the two fe the fas- burning fuze. You'd be beter off making a longer length of this than tying the slow-burning variety Sec: Vl, No.8: Improvised seale 1. IF handbook pages are unavailable, make the scale as shown wih tae pockets and make sure iis even, 2, Then place 2 nickel in one pocket and enough copper Wire in the ether to even it out 3. Next, cut the wire into 5 equal pieces. Fach piece wil ‘weigh t gram. To use the seal, simply place as many pieces of wire ‘as ngcessary in one pockel and add the material being ‘weighed tothe other until evens out 109Appendix B Chemicals Tis glossary covers the trade names and sources of the chemicals mentioned fo. this and other Black Books. Acetone — Acetone, nall-polish remover ketono. Used as & ‘paint thinner. Founel in hardware stores Aluminum Poseler — Aluoninuma bronaing powder. iter reactant Rake or powder akiminsm, ee Rarely found in paint and hobhy stores, Used as a ronzing powder ane fm fireworks manufacture. Best sources are the corr panies that actully maniiaeture The powders. Ammonium Chloride — Sal Ammoniae, tow meting ehem- Teal for de-icing roads, driveways, ete. Hardware or auto Ammoniuin Hydroxide — Household ammonia, clear am: ‘wonla. Found in hardware and grocery stores. Do not tise amamonia with added soap, detengert, coloring, o ‘ragances Ammonivin Witeale — Thiety-four perooot nitrogen am- ‘monium-nitrate fertilizer, ammonium niteate, Found in ‘gardening supply stores farm and feed storesYOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Anitine — Aniline. Found in chemical supply stores Anhydrous Hateazine — Anhydrous bydrexine, hydrazine, dlamine, Found in chemical supply houses, Calcium Carbonate — Chalk. Founel in art supply stones. Use plain white not the dustoss kind. Pulverized chalk Sticks tn a eatee grinder. Calciorn Hypochlorite — HTH poo! cleaner, Soek-t?’ poo! ‘leaner: Found in hardware ahd peotsupply stores. Quite ‘commen. Use the powdered type for explosives and tab lets for chlonine generation. Carbon Tetrachloride — Carbon tetrachloride, carton tet Carbon tetrachloride is hard to find in stores and diy. Cleaners because it has boen labeled a carcinogen by the EPA, Cellulose — Cellulose, Pastie Wood. Found in hardware stores. Used as wood-filing pty. It is pare collalose with a solvent. Let the solvent evaporate atid puerize the solid in a cote grinder Capper Suifate — hue vitriol, cupric sulfate. Mardare hhobhy, drag stores, or Sue, No tH thy Alcohol — than}, denatured alrahot, grain alcoho Tiquor that is 180-proof or greater Hardware sores carry denatured aleohol asa lacquer thinner, Ethylene Glvcol — Antitweze. Found in hardware and auto supply ston Formatiehycle — Formaldehyde, Drug stores, chemical Supply stores. Puming Sulfate Acid — Olean. Chemical supply stores FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Puming Niric Acid — Puming ritic acid, Adda small ‘amount of formaldehyde to concentrated nite ac ‘Chemical supply stores Ghcerine — Glycerine. Sound in drug or grocery stores Hoxachloroethane — lexachloroethane. Used in plastics Industry, Chetnical supply stores Hexamethylenetetramine — examine, urotopine. Army occ! tabs, Camping or outdoor stores Nydrochloric Acid — Hydrochloric acid, muriatie acid ‘Chemical supply, hardware stores. indrogen Peroxide — Hydrogen peroxide, peroxide, ‘bleach, Whenever discussed in the Black Books, it con- ‘coms a product 20 volume 16 percent) or greater. If 2 more concentrated solution is ebtained (30 percent, for example! dilute i to about 10 percent by edding clean Iron Oxide, Black — Ferrous oxi, magnetic iron oxide, Chemical supply stores or See. 5, No.7 ron Oxide, Red — Ferric oxide, hematite. Oc ‘a the mineral anid rust. Chemical supply stores Lead Acetate — Lead acetate. Veterinary and chemical sup ply stares, ead Monoxide — Litharge, lead monoxide, Plumbing and ‘chernical supply stores. or Sec. No. 18 ead Nitrate — Lead nitrate, Chemical supply stores Mercury — Mercury, quicksilver. Found in thermometers ‘and mercury switches. Hardware ad electronics stores, respectivelyFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Nitric Acid — Nitec acid. Chemical supply stores or Sec. No.4 Nitrobenzene — Oil of misbane, nitrobenzene, mononitre- benzene, Chernical supply stores, Nuroceilulose — Nitrocellulose, celhilose nitrate, single= hase smokeless powder Gun shops sporting goods stores. Nitromethane — Niyomethane, ss-percent Nitro racing fuel. Chemical supply stores, hobby stores, respectively Heat (0 100°C for several minutes to allow methanol to ‘evaporate out you willbe left with % the orignal volume when aleabel is gone. Potassium Carbonate — Potassium earbonate, Chemical supply stores. Potassium Chlorate — Potassium chlorate, potcrate. Chesn- ‘cal supply stores, some reworks supply stores, Potassium Perrocyanide — Potassium ferrocyanide. Cit ieal supply stores. Poassium Nitrate — Potassium nitrate, saltpeter,sltpetre, nite. Drug stores, garden supply stores, fireworks supply stores, or Se. 1, No.2, Potassvin Nitrite — Potassium nitrite. Chemical supply ‘stores oF See: 1, No. 18 Inot for intemal use). Potassium nitrite can alsy be obtained by heating a small amount of potassium nitrate gently for about § minutes and let ovo Potassium Perchlorate — Potassium porchlorate, Chemical and fireworks supply stares, wa POH INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Potassium Permanganate — Potassium permanganate, ‘Chemical supply stores Sodium Azide — Sodium azide. Chomical and photography ‘supply stores (manufactured by Kodak! ‘Sodium Chlorate — Sodium ehlorate, soli ©. pellets used ‘in arc welding. Chemical and welding supply stores, some Sreworks supply stores. ‘Sodium Metal —Sodium, metallic sodium. Chemical supply ‘stores. ‘Sodiam Nitrate — Sodium nitrate, chile saltpeer. Garden, ‘chemical. of reworks supply stores Sodium Nitrite — Sodium nitrite. See potassium nitrite, a ‘the preparation and use are the same, Sulphur — Sulphur, sulfur, ete Dusting sulphur found in arden supply stores is probably bes. ‘Sulphuric Acid — Sulphuric acid, sulrie acid, ete. Found ‘ih chenical supply stores or Sec. 1, NO. 43 Zine Metal — Zine, metalic zine, zine strips. mossy zine, ‘etc, Chemical supply stores Zine Oxide — Zine oxide, Chemical supply stores Notes: Chemical supply stores are companies that supply lab equipment, including a large assortment af chemical, te schools and retest institutions on a mailorder basis (eg. Sargent Welch, Sigesa Aldrich ‘Chemical supply houses provide chemicals to industry ‘hey deal in large quantities and sell only to companies usFOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY Fireworks supply stores sell the chemicals, tools, ane other hardware nezessary 1 make clas reworks. They also work on a mailorder basis, but the catalogs tend to havea limited varity of chemical, earrying only those that ave usod extensively inthe production of eisplay-type fre works (eg. Square Lake Enterprises, Freon) ‘Naturally. the authors do not advoeste the use of the bone companies for the purpose of abtaining chemicals for the sole purpote of mantufscturng ilegal explosives ‘They are givenas examples for information purposesonly. Appendix C Primary and Secondary Explosives ‘This appendix ranks the various primary and secondary ‘exploshes outlined in Bleck ook volumes 1,2, and 3 and in the Black Book Companion inorder of suitability fbr use in compound detonators PRIMARY EXPLOSIVES: DoNP uw Lend aide MEKAP ‘Mercury fulminate Acetone peroxide Double salts SECONDALY EXPLOSIVES, Rox Double-base pawdler PEIN Single-base powder TNT Initrocelisose) Perse ace rate Starch nitrate