| No. 1. | ||
| Date of Permit | 1-9-13 | 22-6-14 |
| Nitroglycerine | 21 | 40 |
| Collodion cotton | 1 | 2 |
| Di- and Trinitro-toluene | 0·2 | — |
| Wood meal | 15·8 | 5 |
| Potassium perchlorate | 37 | 14 |
| Ammonium oxalate | 25 | 39 |
Limit charge | 16 | 30 oz. |
| Power (swing of ballistic pendulum) | 2·56 | 2·51” |
*NEONITE.—A 30-grain bulk gelatinised smokeless shot-gun powder introduced by the New Explosives Co. in 1907. According to an analysis given in “Arms and Explosives,” 1917, p. 76, its composition is—
| Nitrocellulose, insoluble | 73·0 |
| ” soluble | 9·0 |
| Metallic nitrates | 10·5 |
| Vaseline | 5·9 |
| Moisture | 1·6 |
Neonites are also made for various types of rifled small arms, including military rifles, cadet rifles, revolvers and rim-fire rifles. These are all nitrocellulose powders with or without moderants.
*NEW EXPLOSIVES COMPANY’S SMOKELESS POWDER or N.E.—A 36-grain fibrous bulk powder for shot-guns introduced in 1912. According to an analysis given in “Arms and Explosives,” 1917, p. 76, its composition is—
| Nitrocellulose, insoluble | 50·0 |
| ” soluble | 25·8 |
| Metallic nitrates | 12·0 |
| Nitro-hydrocarbons | 7·0 |
| Vaseline | 3·5 |
| Moisture | 1·7 |
NEW FORTEX. See [FORTEX].
NITRALITE. See [DENSITE].
NITRO-DENSITE.—A coal-mine explosive made by Kynoch, Ltd. It was of the [Carbonite] type, and was at one time on the Permitted List—