Patent ID: 9574859
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: F42B

Claim:
1. Method for the delaboration of ammunition, the ammunition comprising a housing with a tubular housing portion made of steel and open at one end, a cone made of ductile metal and fitted into the tubular housing portion, the cone having a base with a tubular rim, and an explosive charge contained between the housing and the cone, the method comprising the following steps: a) inserting a deformation tool through the open end into the tubular housing portion, b) engaging the deformation tool with the tubular rim of the metal cone, c) deforming at least a portion of the tubular rim with the deformation tool, d) aligning the tubular housing portion with respect to the deformation tool by engaging the tubular housing portion with a recess of an alignment tool that surrounds the deformation tool.