Mauser-Werke Oberndorf Gmbh

Udo Gotz

Dietrich Hoffmann

Oswin Gunther

Dietrich Hoffman

Winifred Gleichauf

Winfried Gleichauf

Anita Fleig

Adolf Armbruster

A fin-stabilized projectile for weapons selectively possessing either a smooth, and in particular, a rifled weapon barrel, which possesses a discardable thrust ring constituted of segments arranged on the central form-fitted component, and of a through-sliding guide band, and which is provided at the tail end of the projectile with a multi-finned stabilizing guidance mechanism which is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the projectile.

Fin-stabilized projectile

A projectile particularly for use in rapid fire weapons and high performance guns comprises a hollow projectile body having an exterior surface with an annular groove therearound and with a plurality of openings formed in the groove at spaced circumferential locations. A rotating band is positioned in the groove and secured against displacement caused by centrifugal and accelerating forces, portions of the band which extend through the openings. The band is advantageously injection molded directly in the groove so that portions thereof form into the openings and extend through the openings and form a closed ring on the interior of the shell of the projectile body.

Projectile body with a rotating band of plastic

A projectile comprises a tubular body and a sabot or impact base connected to the rear portion. The tubular body is connected to the sabot by radially extending pins, and the rear face of the body is spaced from a circular shoulder of the sabot by a distance equal to, or larger than, the diameter of the pins. To ensure a transfer of the spin of the sabot to the body, the rear face of the body is provided with a corrugation, such as teeth, or a knurling, which, at the discharge and after the pins are sheared off, digs into the surface of the circular shoulder.

Projectile having a tubular body

A projectile particularly for automatic firearms in high performance machine guns comprises a cylindrical projectile body which has an annular groove around its circumference with rib portions extending radially outwardly of the bottom of the groove which are of radial extent no greater than the outer surface of the projectile body. The groove has end walls which are substantially perpendicular to the exterior surface of the body. A plastic rotating band has its inner periphery anchored in the groove with the rib portions extending to receiving recesses or grooves of the band. The ribs are advantageously radially extending elements which have their outer ends bent in axial directions and they are arranged so that there are portions of the groove of the body on each side thereof. In accordance with the method of manufacturing a projectile body, a form tool is used to effect the recessing of the projectile body or jacket to produce the intermediate ribs which are of substantially rectangular cross section. Thereafter the ribs are bent in a desired direction under a pressure application while simultaneously producing knurls or a roughened surface on the ribs. Thereafter the rotating band is formed in the groove and projects outwardly from the surface of the projectile body. The band is formed by injecting a preferably fiber filled sooth pigmented plastic into the projectile body grooves and around the ribs which are formed in the groove.

Projectile construction and method of making the projectile

Method of making projectile

In a sabot projectile, a projectile core is held fast in a sabot. To the outside of the sabot a hood engaging over the projectile core is secured. To obtain a tight seal of the hood on the sabot by simple measures, particularly without a thread, the shell of the hood is designed with a sealing rim applying against a smooth annular zone of the sabot. Webs of the hood extend beyond the sealing rim. On their free ends, they are provided with inwardly projecting snap noses which engage a recess of the sabot.

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Udo Gotz