In 1884, Paul Vieille invented a smokeless powder called Poudre B (short for poudre blanche-white powder, as distinguished from black powder)[REF] made from 68.2% insoluble nitrocellulose, 29.8% soluble nitrocellulose gelatinized with ether and 2% paraffin.
Other European countries swiftly followed and started using their own versions of Poudre B, the first being Germany and Austria, which introduced new weapons in 1888.