Gripping body

Apparatus for terminating a segment of flexible pipe body in an end fitting, comprising:

• an outer sleeve member of an end fitting comprising an outer sleeve body portion and an outer sleeve neck portion that extends away from the outer sleeve body portion and is secured to a portion of flexible pipe body in a slotted position between an outer sheath of the flexible pipe body and at least one armour layer of the flexible pipe body;
• an inner collar member of an end fitting comprising an inner collar body portion and an inner collar neck portion that extends away from the inner collar body portion and comprises an abutment surface at an end region of the inner collar neck portion distal to the inner collar body portion;
• and
• an annular element that is spaced apart from the outer sleeve body portion via a void region and comprises an abutment region, that faces the abutment surface, disposed on a generally arcuate guiding surface of the annular element;
• wherein
• respective end regions of a plurality of wires of the armour layer are gripped between the abutment surface and the abutment region, the wires being at least partly locatable in a cavity region, that is fillable with a curable material, between an end fitting body and an end fitting jacket.