It was developed in the United States circa 1935 and used as a substitute for Composition B in large general purpose and fragmentation bombs.
[1] Ednatol was also used as pentolite is used: in rockets, grenades and high-explosive antitank shells.
The resulting explosive was stable, non-hygroscopic and could be stored for long periods.
It was developed by the U.S. Army at Picatinny Arsenal exclusively intended for military use and was especially popular during the Second World War.
[3] It is now an obsolete explosive and therefore unlikely to be encountered, except in legacy munitions and unexploded ordnance.