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cordite is a type of smokeless gunpowder. basically cellulose nitrate.
Yes. Cordite is part of gunpowder so any recently fired gun will smell like cordite
The invention of cordite did not occur until 1889. It was also invented in the United Kingdom. It was not used during the Civil War.
M. R. Bowditch has written:
''Cordite-Poole'' -- subject(s): Royal Naval Cordite Factory
See the link below.