Percussive Drill Bit

A drill bit for cutting a hole in a formation, the drill bit having a longitudinal axis extending through a center of the drill bit, wherein the drill bit comprises:

• a shank defining an interior space;
• a crown coupled to the shank, the crown comprising:
• a circumferential outer surface;
• a cutting face;
• and
• at least one bore that extends through the crown from the interior space of the shank to the cutting face, each bore having an outlet defined by the cutting face,
• wherein the cutting face defines a face channel that extends from the cutting face to the circumferential outer surface of the crown, wherein the face channel comprises an outlet where the face channel meets the circumferential outer surface of the crown, wherein the longitudinal axis intersects the face channel,
• wherein the face channel comprises a base surface and a peripheral inner wall that extends distally from the base surface, wherein the peripheral inner wall comprises at least one wall portion that at least partially circumferentially surrounds a respective bore of the at least one bore, wherein outlet of each bore comprises a slot that is defined by the base surface of the face channel and opposing surfaces of the at least one wall portion that partially defines and partially surrounds the at least one bore, thereby permitting direct radial flow of fluid through the slot and into the face channel.