Projectile intended to be fired by a fire-arm
OwnerJean-Pierre Denisinventor
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Abstract
A projectile adapted to be fired by a fire-arm comprises anchoring means between the outer surface of the tail (3) and the corresponding inner surface of the jacket (7), and the head (2) of the core (1) is connected to the tail by a shoulder (6) and, opposite the tail, the jacket (7) has a rear portion (12) which is of greater thickness than the remainder of the jacket, this rear portion (12) having on the outside undulations (13) adapted to form circular grooves substantially at right-angles to the longitudinal axis of the projectile, a free space (14) being provided between the shoulder (6) and the corresponding part of the jacket (7).
Claims12
A projectile for a firearm, comprising a hard core (101) surrounded by a jacket (102, 102a) of ductile material, said core having a nose, a head of ogival shape and an integral substantially cylindrical tail which defines an elongated interior housing (103) one end of which is open at a rear end of said tail, an elongated finger-shaped locking member (106) extending from a portion of said core into said housing (103), a striker body (104) located in said housing, the cross-section of said striker body corresponding to that of said housing, said striker body having an elongated recess (109) which is shaped to match the shape of the locking member (106) and which receives said locking member, a portion of said jacket extending continuously along said core to said open rear end of said core and overlying said cylindrical tail, said interior housing and said striker body within said housing, the respective dimensions of the locking member (106) and of the housing (103) being such that the striker body (104) can only be introduced into said open end of the housing (103) under force in order to establish a connection between the striker body (104) and the core (101).
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