use, some artillery users (notably the Royal Navy) continued to deploy it as a backup until the end of the flintlock era. Historic England published a well illustrated account of the investigation of conservation work on a slow match pouch found in the intertidal zone at Medmerry, West Sussex, now in the collection of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Modern use and replacements Modern-day slow match (used with replica matchlock firearms) is sometimes made of cotton cord, instead of hemp, due to legalities associated with growing hemp plants. For faster burning and modern-day applications such as for igniting fireworks, either tubed black match (sometimes termed quick match) or punk are generally used instead of slow match. See also Black match Hand cannon Flash pan Fuse (explosives) Matchlock Linstock Punk (fireworks) Touch hole References External links The Slow Match Website Handgonnes and Matchlocks Slowmatch and Handgonnes Firearm components Pyrotechnic initiators de:Zündschnur#Lunte sv:Lunta