Black Powder Substitute
A commercially produced low explosive powder which is designed to replace traditional black powder in muzzle loading weapons; formulations can include potassium perchlorate in addition to potassium nitrate, or can use other fuels such as ascorbic acid. DISCUSSION: Many black powder substitutes are sulfur-free.
Committee
Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ASTM E3196-21 Standard Terminology Relating to the Examination of Explosives. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2021.
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