Written recipe for black powder is verbotten! (U.K again)
A 49-year-old man from Leeds has received a custodial sentence of three years and nine months for possessing a handwritten recipe for gun powder.
Martyn Paul Gilleard (15/07/76), from Town Street in Armley, appeared at Leeds Crown Court for sentencing today, Monday, October 20, 2025. He was further sentenced to four years on extended licence and will also be subject to a Serious Crime Prevention Order for five years and terrorism notification requirements for ten years.
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Detective Chief Superintendent James Dunkerley is the Head of Counter Terrorism Policing North East. He said: “Officers were concerned to discover a handwritten recipe for black powder during a search at Gilleard’s home in May; a recipe later verified by experts as potentially viable.“Possessing information about the manufacture of explosives will always raise serious questions. Gilleard has chosen not to explain or defend the presence of the recipe in his home, instead pleading guilty to possessing information useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.”
Leeds Man Sentenced for Explosives Recipe | Counter Terrorism Policing
Just in case you have to travel to the Formerly British Kingdom, do not handwrite the following:
UK “Goex” to hell at an accelerated pace if you ask me. Then again the .Gov have been paranoid about gunpowder since the 17th Century.
Hat Tip Mad Mike Williamson.
the uk is the priemer nanny state. regulating citizens to death while letting “immigrants” and criminals do whatever.. citizens there are a diced hair away from revolt..
Well, FYI, not only is the formulary all over the interwebz, but so is the technique to make it. Interestingly enough, one site listed the British Government officially approved for use by Redcoats in Brown Bess muskets formula!
Maybe the UK needs to ban the Internet and regulate the possession of quill pens and parchment......