diff --git a/src/common/items/catapultammo.c b/src/common/items/catapultammo.c
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+/* vi: set ts=2:
+ +-------------------+  Christian Schlittchen <corwin@amber.kn-bremen.de>
+ |                   |  Enno Rehling <enno@eressea-pbem.de>
+ | Eressea PBEM host |  Katja Zedel <katze@felidae.kn-bremen.de>
+ | (c) 1998 - 2001   |  Henning Peters <faroul@beyond.kn-bremen.de>
+ |                   |  Ingo Wilken <Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de>
+ +-------------------+  Stefan Reich <reich@halbling.de>
+
+ This program may not be used, modified or distributed 
+ without prior permission by the authors of Eressea.
+*/
+
+#include <config.h>
+#include <eressea.h>
+
+#include "catapultammo.h"
+
+#include <build.h>
+#include <region.h>
+
+/* kernel includes */
+#include <item.h>
+
+/* libc includes */
+#include <assert.h>
+
+static requirement mat_catapultammo[] = {
+	  {I_STONE, 1},
+		{0, 0}
+};
+
+resource_type rt_catapultammo = {
+	{ "catapultammo", "catapultammo_p" },
+	{ "catapultammo", "catapultammo_p" },
+	RTF_ITEM|RTF_POOLED,
+	&res_changeitem
+};
+
+static construction con_catapultammo = {
+	SK_QUARRYING, 3,  /* skill, minskill */
+	-1, 1, mat_catapultammo /* maxsize, reqsize [,materials] */
+};
+
+item_type it_catapultammo = {
+	&rt_catapultammo,    /* resourcetype */
+	0, 1000, 0,   			 /* flags, weight, capacity */
+	&con_catapultammo,   /* construction */
+	NULL,                /* use */
+	NULL                 /* give */
+};
+
+void
+register_catapultammo(void)
+{
+	it_register(&it_catapultammo);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/common/items/catapultammo.h b/src/common/items/catapultammo.h
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+/* vi: set ts=2:
+ *
+ * 
+ * Eressea PB(E)M host Copyright (C) 1998-2000
+ *      Christian Schlittchen (corwin@amber.kn-bremen.de)
+ *      Katja Zedel (katze@felidae.kn-bremen.de)
+ *      Henning Peters (faroul@beyond.kn-bremen.de)
+ *      Enno Rehling (enno@eressea-pbem.de)
+ *      Ingo Wilken (Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de)
+ *
+ * This program may not be used, modified or distributed without
+ * prior permission by the authors of Eressea.
+ */
+
+extern struct item_type it_catapultammo;
+extern struct resource_type rt_catapultammo;
+extern void register_catapultammo(void);
+