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Extracts from the u Oruzhennii Sbornihof the 23rd July, 1893 • 
German Smokeless Powder. 
A fresh stage has been arrived at in the re-armament of the German Army. 
In consequence of the numerous defects of the present smokeless powder, a new 
powder which has been discovered will shortly be introduced. 
At Spandau, work has been suspended for a short time to enable the apparatus 
necessary for the production of the new powder to be erected. The reserve of 
old cartridges and powder will either be expended at manoeuvres or sold to un¬ 
civilised nations. 
The replacement of the present supply of powder and cartridges will take at 
least two years. 
Trial of the New Smokeless Powder, Apirite. 
Apirite, which possesses many valuable qualities for use with rifles of small 
calibre, has been discovered quite recently at Stockholm. This powder burns 
without flame, does not heat the chamber, can be transported without risk, and is 
not susceptible to damp or heat. The results of experiments are as follows :— 
Ten rounds of a nitro powder, 15 of ordinary Swedish powder, and 15 of 
apirite w T ere fired from a magazine rifle of small calibre. The barrel was less 
heated by apirite than by either of the other powders. The rifle, after 800 
rounds, was left uncleaned. After eight days it appeared as clean as if just 
prepared for firing. 
