| 单词 | smokeless powder |
| 例句 | There is no known direct link between these particular shipments of smokeless powder and the Ukrainian battlefield, and in customs paperwork Poly Technologies described the powder as being “for assembly of foreign-style hunting cartridges.” Chinese Firm Sent Large Shipments of Gunpowder to Russian Munitions Factory 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z An FBI affidavit said the device was made of three galvanized steel pipes and smokeless powder and was attached to a remote-control toy car. FBI is now convinced that couple tried to detonate bomb in San Bernardino terror attack 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Marquez faces five charges, including supplying the weapons and smokeless powder contained in an explosive device found at the scene of the attack, plus marriage fraud. San Bernardino office building reopens a month after mass shooting left 14 dead 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z This catalog of explosive scents includes TNT, smokeless powder, potassium chlorate, C-4 plastic explosive, detonating cord, and ammonium nitrate. War Dogs: Canines of Many Talents 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z The bomb was made of smokeless powder, wires, a battery and a pressure-release switch attached to its lid. Man convicted of mailing bomb to Arizona sheriff 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Most modern firearms and other weapons used by soldiers and civilians alike rely on smokeless powder to propel a bullet to its target. Chinese Firm Sent Large Shipments of Gunpowder to Russian Munitions Factory 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Firework shells filled with smokeless powder and gasoline littered the floor. James Holmes Scouted Aurora Theater Before Attack, Prosecutors Say 2013-01-09T19:35:07Z The authorities also found three jars filled with improvised napalm, smokeless powder and live rounds. James Holmes Set Trap to Divert Police, Agent Says 2013-01-08T19:19:37Z But the canisters in Holmes’s apartment, the official said, were believed to contain “smokeless powder” — a setup meant for maximum force, not a colorful display. In Aurora, bomb experts complete first phase of disarming apartment of James Holmes 2012-07-21T16:55:00Z At the front rose a dense fog of fleecy white, for the volunteers had not yet been afforded the luxury of smokeless powder. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z But his interest is a smokeless powder like the fulminating powder of the cap, whose value is solely to set fire to the powder of the scholar when the trigger is pulled. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z The standard charge for the 12-bore is 42 grains of smokeless powder and 1 oz. to 11⁄8th oz. of shot. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z “I’ve got some new cartridges, with smokeless powder, and I want to see how they work.” Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z Many recent improvements have been made in the production of gunpowder, the most important resulting in the smokeless powder. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z The smokeless powder had broken the new gun. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The next great inventions in small arms were the readoption and improvement of the breech-loader, the making of metallic cartridges, the magazine gun, smokeless powder and other explosives, to which further reference will be made. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z F. Uchatius, in Austria, proposed a smokeless powder made from nitrated starch, but it was not adopted owing to its hygroscopic nature and also its tendency to detonate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The fouling from modern smokeless powders is a slight deposit of acid grease, and the remedy consists in washing out the bore of the piece with an alkaline liquid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z The place was filled with the haze of smokeless powder. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z In those days we used black powder and loaded our own shells, the smokeless powder and machine loaded shells being then unknown. Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago 2011-04-28T02:00:13.453Z Cordite: the principal smokeless powder of the British Empire. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z At the same time a large quantity of Lebel rifles were manufactured in France for the Russian army, and the secret of making smokeless powder was communicated to the Russian military authorities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Most smokeless powders are fairly 84 insensitive to shock. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z I saw the pale-rose shadow sink down on a sofa, all in a little heap, like something shot with smokeless powder. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z I am expert on smokeless powder and all kinds of guns because I am home in England working for Curtis & Harper Co. in their factory. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z He used some sort of smokeless powder that gave no flash, and it was most fortunate for me that I happened to be at the only angle that he could be seen from. Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition 2011-02-02T03:00:25.187Z This fact, combined with the use of smokeless powder, makes the locating of hostile batteries exceedingly difficult. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Very many substances and mixtures have been proposed for smokeless powder, but the two substances, guncotton and nitroglycerin, have for the most part kept the field against all other combinations, and for several reasons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z But the cupronickle bullet shows smokeless powder and high-class criminal activity. Whispering Wires Molly Richards kept her "eye pealed for bombs," she told Dorothy, and declared the "rebs" would be heard from sooner or later in the midst of smokeless powder. Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School A small quick-firing gun using smokeless powder was seen to be a necessity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Both were armed with Springfield rifles, and this put them at a great disadvantage as compared with the regulars, all of whom used Krag-Jorgensen rifles or carbines with smokeless powder. Campaigning in Cuba All the present so-called smokeless powders produce a little fume or haze, mainly due to the condensation of the steam which forms one of the combustion products. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z The smokeless powder left in the bore of the gun a horrid, sticky slime that must not be allowed to remain there. Jena or Sedan? Third—That smokeless powder is absolutely essential for modern warfare. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... For the sake of such emotional excitement or parade as are now by smokeless powder, maxims, long-range rifles, and machine guns abolished? The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe There was no trace to be seen of the enemy’s batteries, by reason of their use of smokeless powder. The Boys of '98 All the smokeless powders of the present day produce some oxide of nitrogen, traces of which hang about the gun after firing and change rapidly into nitrous and nitric acids. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z Black powder will not leave the same marks at the same distance, either in kind or degree, as will smokeless powder. Death Points a Finger At the distance he was you couldn’t hear the report––and, of course, you couldn’t see smokeless powder. Hidden Water Smoke was rising, the pungent, pale-blue, nitrous smoke of so-called smokeless powder. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China "And he's using smokeless powder," he concluded, after an examination of the mile-distant shore. Tales of the Fish Patrol The castor oil, mineral jelly or camphor, and similar substances added to smokeless powders are supposed to act as lubricants to some extent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z At the time of firing, smokeless powder is practically all burned and only gases are left, leaving neither soot nor pits on, the base of the bullet. Death Points a Finger The smokeless powder spoke with a small, venomous report, unlike the black powder’s noisy reverberation. Kings in Exile They’re using smokeless powder, and are hidden so far in under the trees that we can’t even make out the flashes.” The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise The man who throws his rifle away or shoots in the air will not find salvation either in clip-loading or smokeless powder against the lance in the hands of a relentless pursuing Cavalry. Cavalry in Future Wars They are not as effective in this respect as mineral salts, and the rifling of both small-arms and ordnance using smokeless powders is severely gripped by the metal of the projectile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z The Boer losses were six killed, one drowned, and 22 wounded, the relative smallness of these figures being largely due to their admirable system of entrenchment and to the invisibility of smokeless powder. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government The whish-sh-sh of the bullets also was undoubtedly near, but as smokeless powder has usurped the place of villainous saltpetre, we failed to locate the gun, which has fired several times since. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition Had he used the so-called smokeless powder the Haussas might have expended hundreds of rounds without discovering the cheat. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force Yes—with smokeless powder, because they want to test some new kinds. The Boy Scout Automobilists or, Jack Danby in the Woods As a rule naval and military smokeless powders are shaped into flakes, cubes, cords or cylinders, with or without longitudinal perforations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z Through investigation and experiment conducted by its own agencies, the Navy Department succeeded in developing a smokeless powder, which gave better results than that made abroad. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 Owing to the bad light, and to the fact that the Boers used smokeless powder, their fire failed to reveal their position, and the discomfort of the attacking party was considerable. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 It sounds like a cannon compared with the modern smokeless powder used for almost a generation by nearly all hunters. Frank of Freedom Hill Don't you remember that they're using smokeless powder in this war? The Boy Scout Automobilists or, Jack Danby in the Woods Throughout Europe we now hear of nothing but smokeless powder and small bore rifles, heavy ironclads and swift cruisers, torpedo boats and dynamite guns. The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 The smokeless powder spoke with a small, venomous report, unlike the black powder's noisy reverberation. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes We had been done out of our noise, but we had had our smoke; and, in these days of smokeless powder, it is hopeful to record an instance of noiseless. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life At long ranges, used by the Boers and ourselves, it was almost impossible to locate a gun firing cordite or other smokeless powder except by this cloud dust. With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service You see, as it is now, with smokeless powder and practically invisible uniforms, ten thousand men can do a lot of damage before anyone on the other side can locate them at all. The Boy Scout Automobilists or, Jack Danby in the Woods Unable, with smokeless powder, to tell by which of the leading ships it had been fired, the fleet took it as a signal from the 'Suvaroff' and opened fire. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima The range has been increased by the perfecting of the structure of the guns, the use of nickel steel in the manufacture of projectiles, and the employment of smokeless powder of immense explosive force. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics They could see nothing to fire at, so perfectly had the Filipinos screened their trenches; besides, the Filipinos were using smokeless powder. The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War Of course, the whole difficulty in such cases arises from the invisible fire of smokeless powder. The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 Well, I seen how they make so much powder and sell it—smokeless powder. The Man Next Door The leading representatives of this class of propulsive explosives, or 'smokeless powders' are ballistite and cordite, the technology of which will be found fully discussed in special manuals of the subject. Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 Owing to smokeless powder, batteries of artillery are more exposed to the fire both of the enemy's artillery and of sharpshooters. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics American smokeless powder for cannon also has its advantages. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 On account of the smokeless powder they used, the Spanish batteries could not be precisely located, so our own artillery were at a slight disadvantage. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt I wouldn't know it if it was on a plate—only I know they have to make smokeless powder out of it. The Man Next Door "With smokeless powder a gun needs frequent cleaning and oiling." Bloom of Cactus One of them was opened, and, just as expected, it proved to be a water-tight container for smokeless powder! The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service We have the best smokeless powder in the world, and, after this war is over, our powder will be universally used. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Several of the Chinese guns were silenced, but others, difficult to locate owing to the use of smokeless powder, replied with spirit and made good practice. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign Wood-alcohol produces ammonia as a by-product, is used in the manufacture of dyes and coal-tar products, of smokeless powder, of varnishes, and of imitation silks made from cotton. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Steel came into universal use for gun founding; breech and recoil mechanisms were perfected; smokeless powder and high explosives came into the picture. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America In 1892 it was replaced by the first of our magazine rifles, the Krag, and simultaneously we adopted smokeless powder, a European invention. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights One of the chief developments in the matter of explosives has been the fact that the United States has found it possible to teach Europe much during this war in regard to smokeless powder. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 "Using smokeless powder nowadays is a handy thing for a man shooting under cover," he said. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch It was not at all like the faint haze that hung over Liege, the result of smokeless powder. The Belgians to the Front With the advent of the metal cartridge case and smokeless powder, rapid-fire guns came into use. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America The former is used in the ordinary black gunpowder, but the latter is necessary in the making of the smokeless powder. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Hudson Maxim, ordnance and explosive expert, maker of the first smokeless powder adopted by the United States Government. Our Navy in the War The stalk of the maize is used for making smokeless powder, and the husks for two kinds of glucose, two of cotton, three of gum, and two of oil. Spanish Life in Town and Country Our men had no smokeless powder, and their firing made a big black cloud around them all the time, so that they could not see clearly. Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain Then, there is a quantity of ammunition and ammunition-components in that closet under the workbench—cartridges, primed cartridge-shells, black and smokeless powder, cartridge-primers, percussion caps—but they are not part of the collection, either. Murder in the Gunroom Likewise synthetic—or artificial—camphor to take the place of that secured from nature's own laboratory—the camphor tree—was also produced of necessity, for camphor is an ingredient largely used in making smokeless powder. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights The sun rose above the mists and above the smoke of the guns, for though some smokeless powder was used, there was enough of the other variety to produce great clouds of vapor. The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front Or, The Hunt for the Stolen Army Films For instance, they may be nitrated as described in previous articles and used for making smokeless powder or celluloid. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries The Spaniards could not be seen at all, and they were using smokeless powder that left no trace in the air. Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain "So, M. Lemaire, you carry a pistol cane, that uses smokeless powder and shoots steel-jacketed bullets?" inquired Jack, turning to the prisoner, who, white-faced, stood gnashing hi's teeth in helpless rage. The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging the Sharks of the Deep But the bullets were flying like driving hail; the enemy were in trees and ambushes with smokeless powder, and the rough riders were biting the dust and were threatened with annihilation. The Colored Regulars in the United States Army As to smoke, of course the smokeless powder gives the Boers an immense advantage in their method of fighting. Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege They took with them neither blanket nor overcoat, but, as their chaplain says, 'only an ample store of pluck and smokeless powder.' From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa In a wooded country in spite of aeroplanes and balloons smokeless powder has made the localization and identification of targets a matter of supreme difficulty. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 These creatures are stealthy in their habits, lurking among woods, firing smokeless powder with very little flash; consequently they are very difficult guns to locate. From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War To locate a sharpshooter using smokeless powder among the dense tropical growth may be compared with "looking for a needle in a haystack." The Colored Regulars in the United States Army But with smokeless powder it is almost impossible to say where a shot comes from. Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege The smokeless powder used by the Spaniards gave no trace of their location, while the sulphurous cloud hanging over the Americans formed a perfect target for the Spanish fire. "Forward, March" A Tale of the Spanish-American War The tendency of these mixtures is to absorb moisture, and the gun-cotton in them to decompose, and there is no smokeless powder which can to-day be considered successful. Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 It is said that he manned the works on the slope with burghers firing black powder so as to draw the enemy's fire away from the trenches in which only smokeless powder was used. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans When the enemy are firing smokeless powder behind their splendidly constructed earthworks they are practically invisible, a fact born witness to by Captain Congreve, V.C., in his account of the first reverse at the Tugela. With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train The various smokeless powders may be roughly divided into military and sporting powders. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise I never thought I should like to kill a man; but now, I shouldn't care; and the smokeless powder lets you see the man drop that you kill. Different Girls At present the possible rapidity of fire is much greater than can be utilized, on account of the smoke; hence the necessity of smokeless powder. Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 Therefore the attacking Infantry of insufficient strength must face unaided the fire of cool, entrenched riflemen, armed with magazine weapons and using smokeless powder. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria Any professional reporter found taking accurate notes of His Majesty's words is immediately blown from a Krupp gun with the new smokeless powder. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, November 14, 1891 Dr Mühlhäusen is of opinion that these compounds may be turned to practical account in the production of good smokeless powder. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise Get ready the torpedoes, and serve out per man a hundredweight of smokeless powder cartridges. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 17, 1891 Mr. Shimose has invented a smokeless powder, which the government is manufacturing for its own use. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Charges of smokeless powder for thirteen, eight, and six-inch guns, in copper canisters, were also taken aboard. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" Now the symbol of what the ear had heard the eye saw: war, working in tones of the landscape by day with smokeless powder; war, revealed by its tongues of flame at night. The Last Shot This view is supported by the trials made by the American War Office authorities, and shows Emmensite to be a useful explosive both for blasting and as a smokeless powder. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise Some curious experiments with smokeless powder may be tried with a shot gun. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 In consequence, for some time, we did not know it was a hostile battery at all, as, like all the other Spanish batteries, it was using smokeless powder. The Rough Riders General quarters at 1:30; fired two shots at an invisible target with smokeless powder. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" He understood that with their smokeless powder the Gray guns could be located only by their flashes, which would not be visible unless the refraction of light were favorable. The Last Shot Muhlhauer proposes to use this body as a smokeless powder, and to nitrate it with the spent mixed acids from the manufacture of nitro- glycerine. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise One not familiar with the characteristics of smokeless powder would be almost certain to fail in his first attempt to fire it. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 The effect of the smokeless powder was remarkable. The Rough Riders Her foreign build made it easy to distinguish her, and, as she was the only craft using smokeless powder, she presented a prominent mark. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" With modern smokeless powder there was no light, bluish haze to mark the firing line of the new assailants. The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest Nitro-lignin, or nitrated wood, is, however, largely used in the composition of a good many of the smokeless powders, such as Schultze's, the Smokeless Powder Co.'s products, and others. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise To-day, gun-cotton, in some form or other, constitutes the base of substantially all of the smokeless powders with which have been attained any considerable degree of success. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 These bullets were shot from a .45-calibre rifle carrying smokeless powder, which was much used by the guerillas and irregular Spanish troops. The Rough Riders Any gun barrel can be burst by misuse or by carelessly loading smokeless powder, but no barrel will burst by using factory loaded ammunition, provided there is no obstruction or foreign substance inside the barrel. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do They had the Mauser rifle, which has wonderful range, and ten millions of smokeless powder cartridges. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient Nitro-glycerine is also largely used in the manufacture of smokeless powders, such as cordite, ballistite, and several others. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise The question of success of a smokeless powder does not rest alone with the powder itself. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 In these places it proved almost impossible to place them, as they kept cover very carefully, and their smokeless powder betrayed not the slightest sign of their whereabouts. The Rough Riders Cordite, a smokeless powder, invented by Sir F. A. Abel, being composed principally of gun-cotton and glycerine. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The Spaniards used smokeless powder, the thickets obscured the flash of their guns, and the sound of the Mauser bullets penetrating a bamboo pole is very similar to the crack of the rifle itself. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient It is also very extensively used in the manufacture of smokeless powders, both military and sporting—in fact, very few of them do not contain it. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise Furthermore, these grooves prevent the lead filling from bursting through the steel casing, leaving the latter in the barrel, as often occurs with the Austrian and French projectiles when using smokeless powder. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 As the Spaniards used smokeless powder, their artillery had an enormous advantage over ours, and, moreover, we did not have the best type of modern guns, our fire being slow. The Rough Riders I never thought I should like to kill a man; but now I shouldn’t care; and the smokeless powder lets you see the man drop that you kill. Between the Dark and the Daylight The advantages the Spaniards had in the use of smokeless powder were conspicuous throughout the scenes of fighting both at Santiago and Manila. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient The progress made in recent years in the manufacture of smokeless powders has been very great. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise Therefore, the bullets which have been experimented with by different governments have been the cause of much of the varying pressures attributed to the smokeless powders. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 The Spanish guns used smokeless powder, so that it was difficult to place them. The Rough Riders The drug-like smell of the smokeless powder, the dull thud of the detonations appeared to intoxicate him. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel The Spaniards had an effective field artillery, more than one hundred guns, and their Mauser rifles were excellent, far-reaching; and, in field ammunition, they were ahead of us in smokeless powder. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient The nitrates of potassium and barium are also used admixed with nitro- cellulose in several of the sporting smokeless powders. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise None of the so-called smokeless powders are entirely smokeless, although some of them are very nearly so. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 It sounds like a cannon compared with the modern smokeless powder now used by all hunters. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 With smokeless powder they lay concealed in the grass. History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest The rebels were using smokeless powder and it was extremely difficult to locate individual marksmen. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient “And he’s using smokeless powder,” he concluded, after an examination of the mile-distant shore. Tales of the Fish Patrol The fact that smokeless powder may still be said to be in somewhat of an experimental stage is not to admit that it is not a success. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 With smokeless powder in the cartridges, and the silencer on, I can make a shot from my coat-pocket, and you wouldn't even know it had been done.... Within the Law He feverishly counted his shotgun shells, lecturing her on the qualities of smokeless powder. Main Street Above the ragged wave of lava floated faint whitish clouds, all that was visible of smokeless powder. Desert Gold "Trying to get orders for smokeless powder," Burke answered, promptly. Soldiers of Fortune The French, who were the first to definitely adopt smokeless powder, were the first also to make a rifle, projectile, cartridge case and primer suited to its use. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 In Germany, the use of duty-free spirit is only allowed to state and municipal hospitals, and state scientific institutions, and for the manufacture of fulminates, fuzes and smokeless powders. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Indeed, the use of smokeless powder would seem inevitably to damage the fortunes of the attack. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places Perhaps smokeless powder would have put a stop to this. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War High explosives and smokeless powder have also been invented. Outline of Universal History In this way the French have made smokeless powder a success--a smokeless powder made substantially of a character such as I have herein described. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 The smokeless powder told no tale and with blue shirts and army hats circling him, Tamarack fell and died. The Call of the Cumberlands It does not seem likely that smokeless powder will create any very important change, except in siege operations. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places When first Father saw some smokeless powder he was surprised at its appearance, and would not believe it was powder, until he threw some on the hot stove. My Boyhood There was no puff of smoke, for the new high-powered, smokeless powder was used. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal With smokeless powder, the French rifle imparts a muzzle velocity of 2,000 feet per second to the bullet, with a range of about 2,400 meters. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 In an atmosphere already thick with acrid fumes of smokeless powder two men held the windows, firing through loopholes in iron-bound blinds of oak. Red Masquerade Man has, in its perfection, the rapid-firing rifle, which, with the use of smokeless powder, gives him an enormous increase of effectiveness in its flat trajectory. American Big Game in Its Haunts Their small number and their smokeless powder make their discovery most difficult. America's War for Humanity The big gun turned out to be a 16-centimeter converted bronze piece, mounted on a pintle in barbette, rifled and using smokeless powder. History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition This is, of course, when the gun, cartridge case, primer, and projectile are adapted to the use of smokeless powder, and the granulation of the powder is adapted to them. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 The United States has adopted a pure gun-cotton smokeless powder in which the temperature of combustion is not only lower than that of nitro-glycerine, but even lower than that of ordinary gunpowder. Marvels of Modern Science Instead of the powerful Lee-Metford rifle, with its smokeless powder, its magazine action, and its absence of recoil, they were armed with the Martini-Henry, which possessed none of these advantages. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Wallace and I each have one extra light weight 45-70 rifle, smokeless powder. Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador The propelling force is a charge of seven ounces of smokeless powder. History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition If what I have here claimed for the above smokeless powder be true, it would appear that it may be taken as really an ideal smokeless powder. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 The former smokeless powder, containing a large percentage of nitro-glycerine such as "cordite," produced such an effect that the guns were used up and practically worthless, after firing fifty to sixty rounds. Marvels of Modern Science The Spaniards were using smokeless powder, then rather a new thing in war. Theodore Roosevelt Unfortunately, our fleet had no supply of smokeless powder. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom You can't make a whole dinner off from red pepper, and you can't make a whole campaign off from smokeless powder. On the Firing Line To arrive at the knowledge that this compound would constitute the best smokeless powder has required a great deal of experimenting. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 Now, when we shoot from behind cover with smokeless powder, brain not brute force—individual sense not combined solidity is surely the result to be aimed at. Idle Ideas in 1905 Other methods of attack must be found or attacks must be abandoned, for smokeless powder, quick-firing guns, and modern rifles make it all odds on the defence! The Great Boer War "This is a sort of smokeless powder," explained Tom. Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record There was a loud report, not as heavy, though, as Ned had expected, but there was no puff of smoke, for Tom was using smokeless powder. Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, or, the Naval Terror of the Seas The gun, the cartridge case, primer, and bullet have been as much the subjects of experiments in adapting them to the use of smokeless powder as has the smokeless powder in being adapted to them. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 I should want a woman to marry me for love of me, and not out of romantic admiration because I was lucky enough to drill a hole in a man’s shoulder with smokeless powder. Adventure However, such is not the fact; for the barrel actually recoils very much less when smokeless powder is used. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 This simple compound of nitro-glycerine and gun-cotton, or with some slight modifications, has been found, when properly granulated, to be the most smokeless powder that has yet been discovered or invented. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 If pure chemicals are employed in the manufacture, and the gun-cotton and nitro-glycerine be made of the highest nitration and best quality, we have a smokeless powder which will possess the following desirable qualities: 1st. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 It has been necessary first to conduct experiments to test the smokeless powders for velocities and pressures, and then with the powders test various kinds of projectiles and guns. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 Also a great many of the first smokeless powders were made of low grade gun-cotton combined with nitro-glycerine in varying proportions. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 The great velocities and the most uniform pressures by the use of smokeless powder have been attained with this Palliser bullet. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 A great many stories have been told about the noiselessness of smokeless powder. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 |
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