blank cartridges

Starter pistol loads

Blank cartridges are ammunition rounds loaded with gunpowder but no projectile.

They produce the flash, sound, and recoil of a fired weapon without launching a bullet, making them useful for training exercises, theatrical productions, starting races, and military ceremonies.

The term is sometimes shortened to blanks.

The actors used blank cartridges during the stage combat scene.

Despite containing no bullet, blank cartridges can still cause injury at close range from the explosive force of the discharge.

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG