{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Aaron Newcomer","provider_url":"https:\/\/aaronnewcomer.com\/fr","author_name":"Aaron Newcomer","author_url":"https:\/\/aaronnewcomer.com\/fr\/author\/aaronn322\/","title":"Jenour\u2019s \u201cBrittle Charges\u201d: The Ammunition Baked Like Bread","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8n6FcwuR6H\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aaronnewcomer.com\/fr\/jenours-brittle-charges-the-ammunition-baked-like-bread\/\">Jenour\u2019s \u201cBrittle Charges\u201d: The Ammunition Baked Like Bread<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/aaronnewcomer.com\/fr\/jenours-brittle-charges-the-ammunition-baked-like-bread\/embed\/#?secret=8n6FcwuR6H\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00ab\u00a0Jenour\u2019s \u201cBrittle Charges\u201d: The Ammunition Baked Like Bread\u00a0\u00bb &#8212; Aaron Newcomer\" data-secret=\"8n6FcwuR6H\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/aaronnewcomer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jenour-1024x683.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":683,"description":"In 1830, when most improvements in shotgun ammunition involved wire, paper, or increasingly elaborate mechanical contrivances, J. Jenour proposed something simpler. He suggested baking it. His \u201cbrittle charges\u201d were formed from flour, water, and shot, dried until hard, and designed to shatter instantly on firing. It was an earnest attempt to solve a serious safety problem, and one of the few moments in firearms history when the path to better ballistics briefly passed through the oven."}