Stinkpot (weapon)
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stinkpot-weapon-242-866026
title:
Stinkpot (weapon)
text:
A stinkpot or stink-pot was an incendiary and suffocating weapon used in the 19th century during the Qing dynasty, especially in naval operations. It is an earthenware incendiary weapon part filled with sulphur, gunpowder, nails, and shot, while the other part was filled with noxious materials designed to emanate a highly unpleasant and suffocating smell to its enemies when ignited. British Admiral Sir William Robert Kennedy recorded the use of the stinkpot in 1856 during the Second Opium War in
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Qing dynasty weapon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinkpot_(weapon)
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2023-11-09T19:30:43Z
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