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Cordite is a
family of
smokeless propellants developed and
produced in
Britain since 1889 to
replace black powder as a
military firearm propellant. Like...
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Cordites is a
genus of
longhorn beetles of the
subfamily Lamiinae,
containing the
following species:
Cordites armillata (Thomson, 1868)
Cordites pubescens...
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Cordites pubescens is a
species of
beetle in the
family Cerambycidae. It was
described by
James Thomson in 1868,
originally under the
genus Apamauta. It...
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Cordites armillata is a
species of
beetle in the
family Cerambycidae. It was
described by
James Thomson in 1868. It is
known from Brazil. BioLib.cz - Cordites...
- Navy had its own
factory at the
Royal Navy
Cordite Factory,
Holton Heath, in Dorset, England. A
large cordite factory was also
built in
Canada during World...
- powder. All
subsequent .455
designs used
cordite propellant. In 1894 some Mark I
cartridges were
loaded with
cordite (identified by a case
cannelure and "C"...
- Martini–Henry
service rifle,
originally loaded with
blackpowder but
later used
cordite propellant. The
various rifle cartridges fired a 480 gr (31 g)
bullet made...
- committee's
modification of ballistite", but this was soon
abbreviated to
cordite.
After unsuccessful negotiations, in 1893,
Nobel sued Abel and
Dewar over...
- The
Royal Naval Cordite Factory,
Holton Heath (RNCF) was set up at
Holton Heath, Dorset, England, in
World War I to
manufacture cordite for the
Royal Navy...
- of
British warships had been destro**** or
damaged by
flash from
burning cordite propellant p****ing
through the s****
handling room into the magazine. It...
