Thanks for the effort PeteM. But for me, it seems the deeper one digs into the French powder types, the more confusing it is. There were blasting powders: Forte, Lente & Ordinaire. There was the friction sensitive cocoa, which was used up until the Spanish-American War and was manufactured in several different countries. Earlier there was pulverin, meal powder, as well as Poudre N, Poudre noire, Poudre blanche, Poudre Boulanger(Poudre B???), Poudre BN(metallic nitrates), Poudre BAm(Amyl Alcohol), Poudre Brugere, Poudre Bf(fusil=rifle), etc. Some insight might be found in publications of "Memoria des Poudres".
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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