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Online Ted Sager

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Re: The smell of gunpowder
« Reply #28 on: Today at 02:25:24 AM »
A large firecracker would have produced gunpowder smell, as no shots were fired from GK.

Online Benjamin Cole

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Re: The smell of gunpowder
« Reply #29 on: Today at 09:33:13 AM »
If the firecracker was homemade, from gunpowder, it would.

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Yes, firecrackers smell different than gunsmoke. While both contain sulfur compounds, firecrackers use traditional black powder, giving off a strong "rotten egg" and charcoal smell. Modern firearms use relatively smokeless powder, which leaves behind a sharper, chemical, or "match-like" smell.

Firecrackers generally do not have cordite in the powder, while gunpowder does.