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	Cordite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cordite is classified as an explosive, but it is normally used as a propellant for guns and rockets.
		Cordite was developed in Great Britain in the late 19th Century and has been used since World War I by Britain, and in British Commonwealth countries, as a military propellant for firearms, artillery and naval guns.
		Cordite SC was produced in different shapes and sizes, so the particular geometry of Cordite SC was indicated by the use of letters and/or numbers after the SC.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cordite (1183 words)

	CORDITE - LoveToKnow Article on CORDITE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cordite is not instantly ignited on contact with a flame such as that of a candle, because, perhaps, of the condensation of some moisture from the products of burning of the candle upon it.
		Cordite may be kept in contact with clean, dry metals, wood, paper, and a number of ordinary substances without deterioration.
		Should the cordite ~r other explosive contain traces of mercury salts, such as mercuric chloride, which is sometimes added as a preservative, this test is rendered nugatory, and no coloration may appear (or only after a long exposure), although the sample may be of indifferent stability.
	100.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CO/CORDITE.htm (1824 words)

	Explosions in Warships During the War
		Assuming that the immediate cause of the explosion was the ignition, by some means, of cordite in one of the after magazines, such ignition might be due either to a fire in the magazine or to spontaneous combustion of the cordite or other explosive stowed therein.
		The new Cordite Regulations, which are now embodied as an appendix to the Naval Magazine Regulations, contain clauses which guard against the possibility of any cordite remaining ob board HM Ships without test beyond its allotted period, and the importance of carrying out these regulations with the utmost strictness cannot be exaggerated.
		As regards the cordite, only four "lot" numbers of cordite had been supplied to the ship, and it was possible to call in all cordite remaining of these lots and to have it examined and tested.
	www.gwpda.org /naval/thist24.htm (8287 words)

	Smokeless powder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Smokeless powder is the name given to a number of gunpowder-like propellants used in firearms which produce negligible smoke when fired, unlike the older fl powder which it replaced.
		A modified form of this was devised by Sir Frederick Abel and James Dewar which eventually became known as cordite, leading to a lengthy court battle between Nobel and the other two inventors over patent infringement.
		A triple-base flashless cordite was also developed, primarily for large naval guns, but also used in battle tank ammunition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Smokeless_powder (1323 words)

	Cordite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cordite is an explosive made from nitrocellulose mixed with nitroglycerin.
		Cordite is capable of explosive combustion and often used as a propellant in gun cartridges.
		Cordite is a particular family of smokeless propellants made by combining two high...
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Cordite.html (669 words)

	CORDITE - Online Information article about CORDITE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		reel of small-sized cordite is therefore known up to the operation of blending and packing.
		The stability of cordite, that is, its capability of keeping without chemical or ballistic changes, is judged of by certain " heat tests.
		Should the cordite or other explosive contain traces of mercury salts, such as mercuric chloride, which is sometimes added as a preservative, this test is rendered nugatory, and no coloration may appear (or only after a long exposure), although the See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /COM_COR/CORDITE.html (2402 words)

	Cordite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cordite, ballistite and Poudre B continued to be used in different armed forces for many years, but Cordite gradually became predominant.
		This was Cordite RDB (Research Department formula B), which was 52% collodion, 42% nitroglycerin and 6% vaseline.
		An important development during the Second World War was the addition of another explosive, nitroguanidine to the mixture to form triple-base cordites, or Cordite N. This solved two particular problems with the large naval guns of the day as fitted to capital ships.
	cordite.area51.ipupdater.com (619 words)

	Parry Sound Public Library: Nobel History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Between 1915 and 1918, a gun-cotton plant, a shrapnel-loading plant, a cordite plant and a TNT plant were built.
		A second larger cordite plant, built across the highway from the main operations, was owned by British Cordite Limited, but operated by CXL.
		After the war, the cordite, gun-cotton and TNT plants were closed and the company concentrated on the production of dynamite and gelatin.
	www.pspl.on.ca /nobel_history.htm (867 words)

	H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: References & Research Materials- ADM116-4352: Inquiry into the Sinking of ...
		I have seen a large ignition of cordite in a factory and have seen trials which were carried out at Hoo Fort in which we tried to simulate the conditions of storage of cordite in land deports and set fire to it.
		When cordite detonates the report is very much sharper than when it burns and also the smoke is greyish.
		Whether the cordite detonates or not depends to some extent on the way it is held up to the explosion, in other words the confinement of the individual sticks next to the shell.
	www.hmshood.org.uk /reference/official/adm116/adm116-4352.html (8065 words)

	Wartime Leicestershire: Wartime Memoirs of collecting explosives in Evington
		Many 'experiments' took place, mainly with the use of cordite rings, but results were not very good and most ended up as tubes of newspaper - glued with flour and water (no adhesives available) - flying around the garden like demented bats.
		Cordite burnt very quickly and produced a lot of gasses.
		This soon came to the attention of the headmaster and the authorities were informed - he was expelled from the school as a result.
	www.wartimeleicestershire.com /pages/memoir_files/4.htm (538 words)

	Wolds Historical Organisation
		Cordite was used in two forms in those days.
		They would get the 'green cordite strands' from the Willoughby Lane ammunition stores and hide it in a stone bridge nearby where they had managed to remove some of the stones and create a 'cubby hole' inside the bridge.
		All was well and (probably) tolerated and overlooked until one particular Scottish evacuee decided to use some cordite to blow up the village school by placing it in a hole that he had decided to dig below the school building.
	www.wymeswold.org /localhis01.htm (1113 words)

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	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/14234/20021128/cordite.org.au/09/brown,patti.html (83 words)

	Shakey Pete's Shootin' Shack: Gunpowder, An Overview Of Modern Smokeless Propellants
		A factoid about Cordite that some may find interesting is that a large amount of ammonia was used in it's manufacture, along with other chemicals, that gave it a strong, peculiar and unpleasant smell when the cartridges were fired.
		This gave rise to the term "the stench of Cordite", a term that is still used today by the ignorant.
		It's been a VERY long time since Cordite was used, the smell of today's propellants is nothing like that.
	shakeypete.blogspot.com /2005/06/gunpowder-overview-of-modern-smokeless.html (2284 words)

	History of the .303 British Calibre Service Ammunition Round (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Nitro-cellulose, was not considered to be as stable as cordite in the tropics and thus cordite was still retained as a propellant in military cartridges for the remainder of the cartridge's service life.
		The last.303 ball cartridges manufactured at Radway Green in 1973 were loaded with nitro-cellulose powder and not cordite.
		Cordite was last used for the.303 cartridge in the 1960s.
	website.lineone.net /~dave.cushman/303hist.html (937 words)

	Making the Modern World - Rebecca West: The Cordite Makers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One girl stands high on a platform against the wall, filling the cordite paste into one of the two great iron presses, and when she has finished with that she swings round the other one on a swivel with a fine, free gesture.
		The other girls stand round the table laying out the golden cords in graduated sizes from the thickness of rope to the thinness of macaroni, the clear khaki and scarlet of their dresses shining back from the wet floor in a perpetually changing pattern as they move quickly about their work.
		And there are two things about the cordite village which the State ought never to forget, and which ought to be impressed upon the public mind by the bestowal of military rank upon the girls.
	www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk /learning_modules/english/03.TU.01/?section=6 (2017 words)

	Explosives
		I suppose cordite was invented for the reason many things are invented, to produce something useful and to make money for the inventor.
		If I'm not mistaken, cordite is also easier to shape into cords (obviously) which can be used to control the rate of burning for different purposes.
		I believe it was essentially the same material, only he used a slightly different method of formulation that was not different enough for the courts to rule in his favor.
	www.physicsforums.com /showthread.php?t=72310 (1553 words)

	The Carnival of Cordite
		As the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina continues to unfold, and as new reports of gun confiscations roll in, this special edition focuses on the role of firearms in disaster preparedness.
		I've just finished updating the blogroll of Carnival of Cordite submitters and made sure all previous Carnivals are archived on the sidebar.
		If you have previously sent in an entry to the Carnival of Cordite, then you should be getting a weekly e-mail reminding you to send in more entries and linking the present Carnival.
	gullyborg.typepad.com /carnival_of_cordite (1553 words)

	The Truth Laid Bear
		Carnival of Cordite #59 is up at Resistance is futile!...
		Resistance is futile!: Carnival of Cordite #59 Stuff for everyone, except the gun-fearing weenies.
		Time for a quick link-fest Carnival of Cordite to tide you over until I get settled in at the new digs....
	truthlaidbear.com /customtopic.php?topic_string=cordite (396 words)

	User Posts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If you are interested in volunteering your time and bandwidth to host a Carnival of Cordite sometime in the very, very near future, please let me know by sending mail to: c a r n i v a l o f c o r d i...
		The Carnival of Cordite is a weekly round-up of posts from across the blogosphere showcasing writing and photography dedicated to guns, shooting, hunting, marksmanship, personal protection, and the law and politics of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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	www.freerepublic.com /focus/user-posts?id=60627 (3707 words)

	Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Comments on You know you always wondered...
		I have a bunch of old (vintage '48).303 ammo that is loaded with cordite.
		Seems to me cordite does have a distinctive smell -- I think it's the mineral jelly -- fire some old.303 ammunition loaded with Genuine Cordite, and it emits a smell notably unlike common smokeless powder.
		So, those who use "smell of cordite" to refer to other propellant aromas are missing out on the real smell.
	www.thedonovan.com /cgi-bin/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=2148 (423 words)

	Loss of HMS VANGUARD
		She was a veteran of Jutland: an account by her Surgeon may be read by clicking here.
		Of the three, sabotage is the least likely: no agency or individual has ever claimed responsiblity; there has never been any evidence turn up in support of the theory; and just as important is the fact that when she was lost, Vanguard was one of the least modern ships in the Grand Fleet.
		Instead, the most likely cause was the second: a fire in an adjacent compartment (coal bunker or patent fuel space) which smoldered away undetected, long enough for some cordite near the adjoining bulkhead to overheat to dangerous levels.
	www.gwpda.org /naval/vanguard.htm (1373 words)

	cordite on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Magazines and Newspapers for: cordite or search in Pictures and Maps for cordite
		Reporting the Smell of Cordite, Capturing the Stench of Blood
		How We Stumbled Into War: The Clintonites thought Milosevic would cave at the threat of cordite.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-cordite.asp (169 words)

	The Royal Naval Cordite Factory Holton Heath
		The factory was the first of its type, being built for the supply of cordite exclusively for the Royal Navy.
		These decoys were very successful, since when the night bombers came too close, waste cordite and fuel oil would be set alight, giving the impression of a successful hit on the "factory".
		The village of Arne was evacuated for the duration and a large gun emplacement was built atop a hill nearby.
	www.corfe-castle.demon.co.uk /hh.html (1424 words)

	powder conversions for cordite
		I know there are conversion formulas from cordite for several popular reloading powders, including IMR 4831, R 15, IMR 4350 and IMR 3031.
		Perhaps it would be a service to some of us who are less experienced to list several of those conversions here for easy reference.
		My rifle is proofed for 42 grains Cordite and the 300-grain bullet.
	forums.nitroexpress.com /printthread.php?Cat=&Board=reloading&main=22292&type=thread (322 words)

	The Dreadnought Project
		It deals in great detail with the fine points of internal ballistics (the things that happen in the gun as it fires) and external ballistics (what happens to the shells in flight), but not on practical use of the information for sighting and fire control.
		Theoretical indicator diagrams for explosion of M.D. cordite
		Indicator diagrams for explosion of M.D. cordite in 15-inch gun.
	www.dreadnoughtproject.org /docs/notes/Manual_of_Gunnery_Volume_II_for_HM_Fleet_1917.php (501 words)

	Resistance is futile!: Carnival of Cordite #30
		Well, one of them (one featured in her first contribution to the Carnival of Cordite, no less), has been chosen for the cover of a new book on handguns!
		From the latest installment (#30) of the Carnival of Cordite, we see what Michelle Malkin was up to last weekend on 9/11.
		Carnival of Cordite # 30 Carnival of Liberty XI Off with ye smartly & givum a good a'turning with yer eyes or you'll be a swabbin the deck.
	gullyborg.typepad.com /weblog_archive/2005/09/carnival_of_cor_1.html (5772 words)

	Heads Bunker: Carnival of Cordite IX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Heads Bunker: Carnival of Cordite IX Heads Bunker
		A gun-wielding right winger, pontificating from deep beneath the Texas coastal gumbo in the mosquito infested Holy City* of Houston.
		Heads Bunker does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of the content within, and does not perform an independent investigation to verify its truth, accuracy, or technical and mechanical integrity.
	www.headsbunker.com /html/2005/04/carnival-of-cordite-ix.html (244 words)

	Revolutionary War Veterans Association Weblog: Carnival of Cordite #19!
		It wouldn't be a Carnival of Cordite without a review of some classics, so thanks to Firehand, who posts a great entry about a real beauty -- the Remington 512 Sportmaster in.22 rimfire.
		Classics of another variety are remembered by Countertop, who urges that beauty can come in many different packages, including those opportunities to educate our frequent adversaries in the press.
		This week's educational seminar is delivered by Shakey Pete of Shakey Pete's Shootin' Shack, who larns us a bunch on the wonderful world of cast bullets.
	rwva.blogspot.com /2005/06/carnival-of-cordite-19.html (1585 words)

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