Ammonium Nitrate 88-92 parts.
Tri-nitro-Toluene 4-6 "
Flour (dried at 100° C.) 4-6 "
Moisture 0-15 "
Only to be used when contained in a linen paper cartridge, water-proofed with Carnuba Wax, Parrafin—No. 7 detonator used.
~Phenix Powder.~
Nitro-Glycerine 28-31 parts.
Nitro-Cotton 0-1 "
Potassium Nitrate 30-34 "
Wood Meal 33-37 "
Moisture 2-6 "
~SMOKELESS POWDERS.~
~Cordite.~
Nitro-Glycerine 58 per cent. +or- .75
Nitro-Cotton 37 " +or- .65
Vaseline 5 " +or- .25
~Cordite, M.D.~
Nitro-Glycerine 30 per cent. +or- 1
Nitro-Cotton 65 " +or- 1
Vaseline 5 " +or- .25
Analysis of—
By W. Mancab and A.E. Leighton.