Process for manufacturing trackable ammunition
AssigneeCbc Companhia Brasileira De Cartuchos
InventorLaudermiro Martini Filho
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a process for manufacturing ammunition labeled with a sequence of characters which allows identification multiple data items, being said sequence of characters (1) laser-engraved, in one or more components of said ammunition, affording positive identification upon retrieval of an engraved component of said ammunition, even if it is already spent.
Claims9
A process for engraving a fully assembled round of trackable ammunition made up of a case featuring an extractor groove, a cartridge case base, a primer and a projectile, wherein the engraving of identification characters of said ammunition is performed by selective pulverization of matter ensued by means of a laser light beam which maximum penetration depth “p” in the order of 0.1e, being “p” defined as the value of the penetration depth and “e” the original thickness of the case wall.
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