List of abbreviations for various explosive propellants

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In the following list are alphabetically sorted various abbreviations of explosives - propellants .

  • AP or AmmonP .: ammonia powder
  • Ballistide: double-base (smokeless) powder
  • Bl.P .: rolling paper powder; also: B powder
  • Bl.PmA: flake powder with waste powder
  • D powder (Luftwaffe): like G powder, but up to approx. 10% dinitrotoluene with a simultaneous reduction in the urethane or centralite content, sometimes also with 1-nitronaphthalene
  • Didi powder: Diglycol dinitrate (DEGN) powder
  • Like P. or Digl.P .: diglycol powder; Nitrocellulose powder with 30-40% Dinitrodiglycol
  • Digl.Lp.P .: Diglycol light bullet powder
  • Digl.PV: Diglycol powder, improved
  • DMW powder: fast-burning nitrocellulose powder for pistol and revolver ammunition
  • DR: Diglycol ring powder
  • DST, DSt .: diglycol strip powder
  • DV: diglycol powder, improved
  • EC powder: propellant for hunting ammunition; Composition: 28% nitrocellulose, 26% black powder, 38% nitrates , 2% camphor , 4% wood flour , 0.5% gelatinizing agent
  • EP: unit powder
  • Ers.RP, EP: replacement tube powder
  • Gew.P., Gew.-Powder: Gun powder
  • G-powder (Heer): 62% nitrocellulose, 25% diglycol dinitrate, 12% urethane or centralite, 0.25% acardite, 0.5% potassium sulfate , 0.1% magnesium oxide , 0.15% graphite
  • Gu.P .: Gudol powder or Gu. powder; Nitrocellulose powder with 30% nitroguanidine
  • Hy powder: powder containing hydrocellulose
  • K powder (Luftwaffe): identical to G powder (army)
  • KN: Krumbach nitrate powder
  • KOD: Krumbach powder without nitrate, but with DNT
  • (K) D powder: s. D powder
  • Lg.P .: flare powder
  • Man.NP: Maneuver pasta powder
  • N.Gew.P .: new gun powder
  • Ngl.P .: nitroglycerin powder; Nitrocellulose powder with 30-40% nitroglycerin
  • Np.P .: Nitropenta powder
  • NP or Nd.P .: pasta powder
  • N-powder (marine): like G-powder, but with 7% 1-nitronaphthalene with a simultaneous reduction in the urethane or centralite content
  • Nitrocellulose, Nc.- or Nz. Powder: Nitrocellulose powder, approx. 13% nitrogen
  • NSP or Nz.SP: nitrocellulose black powder
  • Nz., Nz.P .: nitrocellulose powder
  • P., Pulv., Pv .: Powder
  • Pl.P .: plate powder
  • POL powder: powder without solvents
  • RP: tube powder
  • Crude Tri: trinitrotoluene (TNT) in an unpurified state
  • RP (number) N: Tube powder with nitronaphthalene
  • RPC / (number): tube powder, Construction (year)
  • Rg.P .: ring powder
  • Schwpv., Schw.P .: black powder
  • SprSchwP: explosive black powder
  • St.P .: star powder
  • St.P .: dust powder
  • Stb.P .: stick powder
  • Str.P., St.P: strip powder
  • Trigl.P .: Triglycol powder
  • VRP: shortened tube powder
  • WP: Cube powder
  • WPC / (number): Cube powder, Construction (year)
  • Cyl.P .: cylinder powder

supporting documents

  • Fedoroff, BT: Dictionary of explosives, ammunition and weapons (German section) Picatinny arsenal technical report No. 2510 Dover, New Jersey 1958.