| Kynoch’s Smokeless. | K.S. | K.S.G. | |
| Date of Introduction | 1901 | 1913 | 1912 |
| Class | 42-grain | 42-grain | 33-grain |
| Nitrocellulose, insoluble | 49·5 | 40·4 | 41·5 |
| ” soluble | 5·5 | 27·0 | 36·5 |
| Metallic nitrates | 25·0 | 28·0 | 12·0 |
| Nitro-compound | 19·0 | — | 5·0 |
| Vaseline | — | 3·0 | 3·0 |
| Moisture | 1·0 | 1·6 | 2·0 |
KYNARKITE is a coal-mine explosive of the [Carbonite] type made by Kynoch, Ltd. It is no longer on the Permitted List—
| No. 2. | ||
| Date of Permit | 1-9-13 | 15-1-15 |
| Nitroglycerine | 25 | 26 |
| Potassium nitrate | 28 | 29·5 |
| Barium nitrate | 3 | — |
| Dinitro-toluene | — | 2·5 |
| Wood meal | 39 | 34 |
| Ammonium oxalate | 5 | 8 |
Limit charge | 20 | 28 oz. |
| Power (swing of ballistic pendulum) | 2·21 | 2·06” |
KYNITE was a coal-mine explosive on the old Permitted List, but has been superseded by Kynarkite—
| Kynite. | Kynite. Condensed. | |
| Nitroglycerine | 26 | 25 |
| Barium nitrate | 33 | 33·5 |
| Wood meal | 40·7 | 6·5 |
| Starch | — | 34·7 |
| Calcium carbonate | 0·3 | 0·3 |
*LAFFLIN AND RAND W.A. was a tubular smokeless powder tried in America for small arms. It consisted of—
| Guncotton | 67·25 |
| Nitroglycerine | 30 |
| Metallic salts | 2·75 |
gelatinised by means of 40 parts of acetone. A gelatinised dense shot-gun powder of similar composition was also made.
L.C. PULVER is a German [Cheddite].
Gesteins-LEONIT is a German perchlorate explosive for blasting rock—