| 1. | Alfred Nobel then developed ballistite, by combining nitroglycerin and guncotton.
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| 2. | Ballistite was patented in the United States in 1891.
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| 3. | Ballistite was adopted by a number of European governments, as a military propellant.
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| 4. | Ballistite and cordite were both manufactured in the forms of " cords ".
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| 5. | The Germans adopted ballistite for naval use in 1898, calling it WPC / 98.
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| 6. | Blasting gelatine, gelignite, ballistite, guncotton, and cordite were also produced here.
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| 7. | In addition, replacing the ballistite cartidges with cordite reduced the maximum range by 1000 yards.
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| 8. | Meanwhile, in 1887, Alfred Nobel obtained an English patent for a smokeless gunpowder he called Ballistite.
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| 9. | The following year, 1887, Alfred Nobel invented and patented a smokeless propellant he called " Ballistite ".
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| 10. | By the end of the 19th century, nitroester compositions Poudre B, Ballistite, and Cordite were the major smokeless propellants.
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