A New Explosive.
\ cry mteiesting tuals have just been made at Stockholm with a new grenade and explosive m\en ted by Dr Holmgre} Amongst the visitors present were General Wille (German), two delegates from the hrm of Krupp, Mr Jamasaki a Japanese artillei ) officer, and several Swedish notables \ 12 cm mortar was used The new explosive is extremeh poweiful, but it can be handled safeh and there is no risk of the shell exploding in the mortar To show this the inventor bored a hole in the jacket of the shell, and set light to the explosive which burnt with a steady name for a few seconds and then went out. The whole was then stopped up and the shell fired off No explosion occurred till it reached the point of impact. Further details as to this material are being kept lather secret
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Progress, Volume II, Issue 4, 1 February 1907, Page 145
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143A New Explosive. Progress, Volume II, Issue 4, 1 February 1907, Page 145
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