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US 4,729,321 AGranted
Shell having pyramid shaped shot
OwnerGilbert A. Staffordinventor
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Abstract
A shell formed of a cylindrical casing having a reduced diameter cylindrical package of explosive contained therein and means to ignite the explosive and a plurality of metallic pellets positioned in the annular area between the explosive and the casing, each pellet being in the form of a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular faces meeting in a common apex, the base and all faces being equally dimensioned and shaped.
Claims1
A shell comprising:
- a cylindrical casing;
- an explosive contained within a concentric cylindrical package of reduced external diameter within said cylindrical casing;
- means to ignite said explosive;
- and
- a plurality of metallic pellets positioned in the annular area between said explosive and said casing, said pellets each being in the form of a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular faces meeting in a common apex, the base and all faces being equally dimensioned and shaped.
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