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Cordite was used initially in the .303 British, Mark I and II, standard rifle cartridge between 1891 and 1915. [not verified in body] Shortages of cordite in World War I led to the creation of the "Devil's Porridge" munitions factory (HM Factory, Gretna) on the English–Scottish border, which produced around 800 tonnes of cordite per week. The ...
Firstly, cordite was not readily available except sealed in ammunition which was controlled issue. To remove the bullet from a .303 cartridge requires a minimum of 60 pounds pull with very little to grip on. Cordite is a very hard materiel and not easily chewed.(I have tried) and is almost totally insoluble in water (and hence body fluids).
British cartridges contained gunpowder until about 1892, and thereafter sticks of cordite bound together with an igniter pad, if necessary, in a cloth bag, usually silk. The "stick" nature of cordite gave the cartridges a degree of rigidity and hence they retained a tubular shape and could be handled and loaded as a solid unit even without a case.
Close-up of Cordite filaments in a .303 British rifle cartridge (manufactured in 1964) Britain conducted trials on all the various types of propellant brought to its attention, but was dissatisfied with them all and sought something superior to all existing types.
The Maribyrnong complex employed 20,000 men and women at its peak, with women making up 52% of the workforce. Note: The acronym in parentheses following the factory's name is the facility's contractor code and headstamp. For example, a rifle cartridge with the headstamp "MH" was made at SAAF No.3 at Hendon.
In Norway there have been several examples of .308 Winchester cartridges being fired in Norwegian K98k surplus rifles rechambered for .30-06 Springfield. In Norwegian military nomenclature the first is called 7.62×51 mm (nicknamed " 7.62 kort ", literally '7.62 short'), while the latter is called 7.62×63 mm (nicknamed " 7.62 lang ", literally ...
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With quick firing guns (those using metallic cartridge cases) the case itself is fitted with the igniting medium; in England these are called primers. For small guns the case contains a percussion primer, usually a copper cap filled with a chlorate mixture and resting against an anvil. [2] The striker of the gun strikes the cap and fires the ...