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June 26, 1890
Sharp County Record
Ash Flat, Cave City, Evening Shade, Sharp County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Article discusses defects in German and Austrian smokeless powder, which cracks Mannlicher barrels after 20 shots, forcing secretive barrel replacements and delaying rearmament by at least two years, despite French success with their version.
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Defects of Smokeless Powder
A great deal has been written about the smokeless powder which has been adopted for the French, German and Austrian armies. The French have a powder of their own, and from all that has been reported of the experiments made with it it is a very good powder. So is the German and Austrian powder but it has a serious defect, which the military authorities of the two countries have been making uneasy endeavors to conceal. The powder has too great a force of expansion and cracks the seven millimeter Mannlicher barrel after twenty shots. After long deliberation it was decided at Berlin and Vienna that the powder must be adopted notwithstanding, but it was also resolved that the Mannlichers must have new barrels. These are being manufactured with as much expedition and secrecy as possible, but to let the cat out of the bag it must be stated that the rearmament of the Austrian and German forces can not possibly be effected within less than two years.—London Truth
A great deal has been written about the smokeless powder which has been adopted for the French, German and Austrian armies. The French have a powder of their own, and from all that has been reported of the experiments made with it it is a very good powder. So is the German and Austrian powder but it has a serious defect, which the military authorities of the two countries have been making uneasy endeavors to conceal. The powder has too great a force of expansion and cracks the seven millimeter Mannlicher barrel after twenty shots. After long deliberation it was decided at Berlin and Vienna that the powder must be adopted notwithstanding, but it was also resolved that the Mannlichers must have new barrels. These are being manufactured with as much expedition and secrecy as possible, but to let the cat out of the bag it must be stated that the rearmament of the Austrian and German forces can not possibly be effected within less than two years.—London Truth
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Smokeless Powder
Military Defect
Barrel Cracks
Rearmament Delay
German Austrian Armies
Where did it happen?
Berlin And Vienna
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Berlin And Vienna
Story Details
Smokeless powder adopted by German and Austrian armies has a defect causing barrel cracks after 20 shots; authorities conceal it and plan barrel replacements, delaying rearmament by two years.