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                                   Appendix A
        
                     LISTS OF SUPPLIERS AND MORE INFORMATION
        
             Most, if not all, of the information in this publication can be obtained 
        through a public or university library. There are also many publications that 
        are put out by people who want to make money by telling other people how to 
        make explosives at home. Adds for such appear frequently in paramilitary 
        magazines and newspapers. This list is presented to show the large number of 
        places that information and materials can be purchased from.   It also in
        cludes fireworks companies and the like.
        
        COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS           WHAT COMPANY SELLS
         FULL AUTO CO. INC.                 EXPLOSIVE RECIPES,
         P.O. BOX 1881                      PAPER TUBING
         MURFREESBORO, TN  37133                                    
        
         UNLIMITED                          CHEMICALS AND FUSE
         BOX 1378-SN
         HERMISTON, OREGON  97838                                   
        
         AMERICAN FIREWORKS NEWS            FIREWORKS NEWS MAGAZINE WITH
         SR BOX 30                          SOURCES AND TECHNIQUES
         DINGMAN'S FERRY, PENNSYLVANIA  18328                        
        
         BARNETT INTERNATIONAL INC.         BOWS, CROSSBOWS, ARCHERY 
         125 RUNNELS STREET                 MATERIALS, AIR RIFLES
         P.O. BOX 226
         PORT HURON, MICHIGAN  48060                                
        
         CROSSMAN AIR GUNS                  AIR GUNS
         P.O. BOX 22927
         ROCHESTER, NEW YORK  14692                                 
        
         EXECUTIVE PROTECTION PRODUCTS INC. TEAR GAS GRENADES,
         316 CALIFORNIA AVE.                PROTECTION DEVICES
         RENO, NEVADA  89509                                        
        
         BADGER FIREWORKS CO. INC.          CLASS "B" AND "C" FIREWORKS
         BOX 1451
         JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN  53547                               
        
         NEW ENGLAND FIREWORKS CO. INC.     CLASS "C" FIREWORKS
         P.O. BOX 3504
         STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT  06095                               
        
         RAINBOW TRAIL                      CLASS "C" FIREWORKS
         BOX 581
         EDGEMONT, PENNSYLVANIA  19028                               
        
         STONINGTON FIREWORKS INC.          CLASS "C" AND "B" FIREWORKS
         4010 NEW WILSEY BAY U.25 ROAD
         RAPID RIVER, MICHIGAN  49878                               




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         WINDY CITY FIREWORKS INC.          CLASS "C" AND "B" FIREWORKS
         P.O. BOX 11                            (GOOD PRICES!)
         ROCHESTER, INDIANNA  46975                                 
        
        BOOKS AND EXTRA STUDY MATERIAL
        
        THE ANARCHIST'S COOKBOOK          THE IMPROVISED MUNITIONS MANUAL
        
        MILITARY EXPLOSIVES               FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
        
             If you are uncertain of an explosive formula you have found in an anar
        chist book or on some BBS, don't make it. As a matter of fact, don't trust to 
        many files you see and only believe the reputable books such as "The Poor 
        Man's James Bond I & II", the "CIA Black Books", and army field manuals. I 
        also ran across some new books called "Kitchen Improvised Explosives", which 
        can be had from a radical book company called LOOMPANICS UNLIMITED P.O. Box 
        1197, Port Townsend, WA 98368. They are also a very good source for informa
        tion but the procedures outlined require more lab apparatus.
        
             It is also a good idea to take some chemistry classes. Take advantage of 
        chemistry in high school if you are still there. You can learn a lot if you 
        pay attention and read ahead of your teacher. Try to get on his good side so 
        he will let you perform "extracurricular activities" in the school lab. You 
        can learn a lot by doing experiments and you can also have access to chemicals 
        and expensive lab ware which I find is necessary to safely make many explosive 
        compounds. If you are out of school, and you want to get serious about explo
        sives, take a chemistry class or two at your local college. Call your local 
        Technical school if you have one and ask them if they are offering any miners 
        blasting seminars in the future (yes these do exist). If not, call your local 
        bureau of mines and inquire. Some "social engineering" may be necessary when 
        talking to them though.
        
             One should at least go to the local library and look for explosive books 
        and check the encyclopedias for "scratch the surface" information. If you know 
        a little about chemistry, get the book "The Chemistry of Powder and Explo
        sives" by Tenny L. Davis. You can obtain journal footnotes from such books and 
        do further research in "Chemical Abstracts" and "The Journal of the American 
        Chemical Society" along with many others; all obtainable from a halfway decent 
        college library in the reference section.
        

















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                                   Appendix B
            
            LIST OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS AND THEIR AVAILABILITY
        
             Anyone can get many chemicals from hardware stores, supermarkets, and 
        drug stores to get the materials to make explosives or other dangerous com
        pounds. 
        
        Chemical           Used In                 Available at
        acetone                                    drug stores,
                                                   hardware stores                 
        alcohol, ethyl *   alcoholic beverages     liquor stores
                           solvents (95% min.      hardware stores
                                 for both)                               
        
        aluminum powder    bronzing powder         paint stores
          (fine)                                                         
        
        ammonia +          CLEAR household ammonia supermarkets/7-eleven 
        
        ammonium           instant-cold paks,      drug stores,
        nitrate            fertilizers             medical supply stores 
                                                   farm and feed stores  
        
        anhydrous hydrazine                        chemical supply house 
        
        bottled gas        propane stoves          surplus/camping stores
        
        calcium                                    swimming pool supply
         hypochlorite                              house                  
        
        castor oil         medicine                food & drug stores    
        
        cellulose (cotton) first aid               drug/medical supply 
                                                   stores                
        
        charcoal           charcoal grills         supermarkets/gardening
                                                   stores                
        
        fuel oil           kerosene stoves         surplus/camping stores
        
        gelatin capsules                           drug store
         (sizes 0, 00, & 000)                      veterinary clinics    
        
        glycerine                ?                 pharmacies/drug stores
        
        hexamine or        hexamine stoves         surplus/camping stores
         Urotropine or      (camping)              drug stores
         methenamine                                                     
        
        hydrogen peroxide  hair bleach             drug store            
        
        iodine &           first aid               drug stores           
        
        lecithin           vitamins                pharmacies/drug stores


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        lye (sodium        drain cleaner           food stores
          hydroxide)                               drug stores            
        
        magnesium          firestarters            surplus/camping stores
        
        mercury @          mercury thermometers    supermarkets/hardware
                                                   stores                
        
        mineral oil        cooking, laxative       supermarket/drug store  
        
        nitric acid        cleaning printing       printing shops
                           plates                  photography stores    
                                                   chemical supply house
                                                   some hardware stores  
        
        nitrous oxide      pressurizing whip cream party supply stores   
        
        potassium                                  drug stores, chemical
          chlorate                                 supply houses         
        
        potassium nitrate  pyrotechnics, matches,  drug store, chemical
          (saltpeter)      medicine                supply house          
        
        potassium          water purification      purification plants
         permanganate                                                     
        
        rosin              paint & varnish         paint store, chemical
                           manufacturing           supply house          
        
        sodium nitrate     fertilizer              gardening store       
        
        sodium perchlorate solidox pellets         hardware stores
                           for cutting torches                           
        
        strontium nitrate  road flares             surplus/auto stores   
        
        sulfur             gardening               gardening/hardware 
                                                   store, drug store     
        
        sulfuric acid      uncharged car batteries automotive stores     
        
        tallow             food                    supermarkets (fats
                                                   made from rendering
                                                   meat or suet          
        
        wax (ozocerite,    leather polish, sealing food stores, drug
          mineral wax,     wax, candles, waxed     stores, department
          fossil wax,      paper, furniture &      stores
          ceresin wax,     floor waxes,
          beeswax)         lithography                                   







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        notes: 
        
             * ethyl alcohol is mixed with methyl alcohol when it is used
               as a solvent. Methyl alcohol is very poisonous. Solvent
               alcohol must be at least 95% ethyl alcohol if it is used
               to make mercury fulminate. Methyl alcohol may prevent
               mercury fulminate from forming.
        
             + Ammonia, when bought in stores comes in a variety of
               forms.  The pine and cloudy ammonias should not be bought;
               only the clear ammonia should be used to make ammonium
               triiodide crystals.
        
             @ Mercury thermometers are becoming a rarity, unfortunately. 
               They may be hard to find in most stores. Mercury is also
               used in mercury switches, which are available at electron
               ics stores. Mercury is a hazardous substance, and should
               be kept in the thermometer or mercury switch until used.
               It gives off mercury vapors which will cause brain damage
               if inhaled. For this reason, it is a good idea not to 
               spill mercury, and to always use it outdoors. Also, do not
               get it in an open cut; rubber gloves will help prevent
               this.
        
             ^ Nitric acid is very difficult to find nowadays.  It is
               usually stolen by bomb makers, or made by the process
               described in a later section.  A desired concentration for
               making explosives about 70%.
        
             & The iodine sold in drug stores is usually not the pure 
               crystalline form that is desired for producing ammonium
               triiodide crystals. To obtain the pure form, it must
               usually be acquired by a doctor's prescription, but this
               can be expensive. 























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                                   Appendix C
        
                           CHECKLIST FOR RAIDS ON LABS
        
             In the end, a person would probably realize that if he/she wishes to make 
        a truly useful explosive, he or she will have to steal the chemicals to make 
        the explosive from a lab. A list of such chemicals in order of priority would 
        probably resemble the following:
        
         LIQUIDS                  SOLIDS
        
          ____   Nitric Acid        ____   Potassium Perchlorate
        
          ____   Sulfuric Acid      ____   Potassium Chlorate
        
          ____   95% Ethanol        ____   Picric Acid (usually a powder)
        
          ____   Toluene            ____   Ammonium Nitrate
        
          ____   Perchloric Acid    ____   Powdered Magnesium
        
          ____   Hydrochloric Acid  ____   Powdered Aluminum
        
        
                             ____    Potassium Permanganate
        
                             ____    Sulfur
        
                             ____    Mercury
        
                             ____    Potassium Nitrate
        
                             ____    Potassium Hydroxide
        
                             ____    Phosphorus
        
                             ____    Sodium Azide
        
                             ____    Lead Acetate
        
                             ____    Barium Nitrate
        















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                                   Appendix D
        
                              USEFUL PYROCHEMISTRY
        
             In general, it is possible to make many chemicals from just a few basic 
        ones. A list of useful chemical reactions is presented. It assumes knowledge 
        of general chemistry; any individual who does not understand the following 
        reactions would merely have to read the first five chapters of a high school 
        chemistry book.
        
        1.  potassium perchlorate from perchloric acid and potassium hydroxide
             K(OH)       +     HClO     ---->     KClO     +    H O
                                   4                  4          2
        
        2.  potassium nitrate from nitric acid and potassium hydroxide
              "       +     HNO     ---->     KNO     +     "
                               3                 3
        
        3.  ammonium perchlorate from perchloric acid and ammonium hydroxide
             NH OH       +     HClO     ---->     NH ClO     +     "
               3                   4                3   4
        
        4.  ammonium nitrate from nitric acid and ammonium hydroxide
                NH OH       +     HNO     ---->     NH NO     +     "
                  3                  3                3  3
        
        5.  powdered aluminum from acids, aluminum foil, and magnesium
        
        A.     aluminum foil    +    6HCl    ---->   2AlCl   +   3H
                                                        3            2
        
        B.     2AlCl  (aq)   +    3Mg    ---->  3MgCl (aq)   +  2Al
                    3                                2
        
             The Al will be a very fine silvery powder at the bottom of the container 
        which must be filtered and dried. This same method works with nitric and 
        sulfuric acids, but these acids are too valuable in the production of high 
        explosives to use for such a purpose, unless they are available in great 
        excess.


















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