A long arduous task and the reward is small. But it was interesting and thank you for posting.
I think the white part of the modern match is Potassium Chlorate and Sulfur? I know the accelerant is Potassium Chlorate, not sure what the fuel is.
The older matches used phosphorus.
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David Bachelder
Trinity, Texas
I load, 9mm Luger, 38 and 40 S&W, 38 Special, 357Magnum, 45ACP, 45 Colt, 223, 300 AAC, 243 and 30-06
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