Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 28th Mar., 1900-Accepted, 12th May, 1900
I, LESLIE BOWN TAYLOR, of Grange Road Works, Bournbrook, Selly Oak, in
the County of Worcester, Gun Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
This invention consists in an improved method of constructing compound
bullets.
Hitherto bullets of this kind have been made with metal envelopes in one
picee, either entirely covering the lead core at the front end or leaving
the core at the front end more or less exposed. I form the metal envelope
in two parts-a front and a back part. I insert the lead core in the back
or base part and place the front part or nose as a cap or sheath over the
portion of the lead core extending from the base part, and thus from the
nose end of the bullet, which is enclosed by the metal cap, ogival with closed
in metal end; or with the end of the metal cap open and the lead core flat or
flush with the open end of the front part of the envelope, or the lead core ogival
projecting beyond the metal sheath or front part of the envelope.
When using the closed in metal end or cap, the front end of the lead core may
entirely fit in or fill the interior of this ogival end or cap of the envelope, or
it may be made so as to leave a cavity within this metal cap or nose.
These methods of construction produce a certain degree of expansion or break-
ing-up of the bullet on impact, and this may be further assisted by forming the
front end or cap of the envelope so as to fit over and slightly project beyond
the surface or side of the portion of envelope containing the lead core, so that
upon impact more or less of a telescopic action is set-up by the rear portion of
the bullet driving into the cap or front portion.
Or I construct the back portion of the envelope with a series of fangs or feeth
upon its front edge into which 1 fit corresponding fangs or teeth on the back
edge of the front portion or cap of the envelope, and this tends to strip off or
split up the metal envelope and to produce a greater expansion of the bullet
within the object struck.
I can also use these envelopes, divided into a rear and front portion in conjunc-
tion with the description of bullets forming the subject of the Letters Patent
granted to me and bearing date the 4th day of July 1898, No. 14,659; by doing
which I obtain the advantage of a clearer cut hole of a greater diameter together
with a larger measure of expansion, which combination of results assists in
producing a more effective wound. But in these forms of bullets 1 prefer to
construct the front of the metal envelope with a closed in ogival end.
1. Q+1, dor of June 1899.
HENRY F. TALBOT,
30, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Compound Bullets.
I, LESLIE BOWN TAYLOR, of Grange Road Works, Bournbrook, Selly Oak, in
the County of Worcester, Gun Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly des-
cribed and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention consists in an improved method of constructing compound
bullets.
Hitherto bullets of this kind have been made with the metal envelopes in one
piece, either entirely covering the lead core at the front end, or leaving the
core at the front end more or less exposed.
I form the metal envelope divided into two parts. A front and a back part.
I insert the lead core in the back or base part of the envelope and place the
front part or nose of the envelope as a cap over the portion of the lead core ex-
tending from the base part and thus form the nose end of the bullet with an
ogival hard metal termination.
One of the advantages of forming the envelope in this way is that I am enabled
to make the compound bullet with a closed in base and a closed in nose, that is
to say, with metal case entirely enclosing the lead core.
Or I may form the bullet with the end of the metal cap open as a sheath or
sleeve and the lead core flat and flush with the open end of the cap or front part
of the envelope.
Or the lead core may be ogival at its front end projecting beyond the metal
sheath or sleeve which forms the front part of the envelope.
My divided envelope may be applied to any description of compound bullet,
but as it is especially suitable for bullets used in self-loading magazine pistols
I have illustrated it in the accompanying drawings as applied to such bullets.
By forming these compound bullets with the front portion of the envelope
as a cap independent of the back portion I obtain a greater mushrooming up
of the bullet upon impact than can be obtained with the ordinary compound
bullet with a hard metal ogival nose.
Referring to the accompanying drawings in which the figures are drawn to
an enlarged scale and on which figures the similar letters of reference relate to
similar parts.
Fig. shews in perspective a bullet with the outer case entirely covering the
front and back ends.
Fig. 2 shews the same in section.
Fig. 3 shews in section a bullet with the front portion of the divided envelope
placed on as a sleeve leaving the nose end exposed.
Fig. 4 shews in elevation a bullet with a divided envelope, the lead core pro-
jecting beyond the open end of the divided envelope.
Fig. 5 shews in section the front portion of the divided envelope over lapping
the back portion.
Fig. 6 shews in elevation the divided envelope with fangs on its meeting edges.
Figs. 7 and 8 shew in section a bullet with a cavity or air chamber between
the cap or front covering and the lead core.
Fig. 9 shews in section a bullet with an air space in front of the shoulder on
the lead core.
I insert the lead core A in the back portion B of the metal envelope or cover-
ing and place the front portion C of the envelope as a cap or as a sleeve over the
portion of the lead core extending from the back part B of the envelope and
caunelure or close down the two parts of the envelope on to the core to hold
them in position, the two parts of the envelope coming together at D, thus form-

page_text: ing the bullet with a hard metal envelope entirely enclosing the lead core and
forming an ogival nose to the bullet as in Figs. 1 and 2, or with an open end and
the lead core flat and flush with the end of the envelope as in Fig. 3, or with an
open end and the lead core projecting with an ogival nose as in Fig. 4, or the
exposed end of the lead core may be of any other desired shape.
When using the closed in metal front end or cap C Figs. 1 and 2 the front end
of the lead core A may entirely fit in or fill the interior of the cap Û of the
envelope as shewn in Fig. 2 or it may be made so as to leave a cavity or air
chamber E Figs. 5, 7, & S within the metal cap.
These methods of construction produce an expansion or mushrooming up of
the bullet on impact. This is especially the case when forming the lead core
so as to leave a cavity or air chamber between it and the rear of the nose of the
cap, a greater amount of mushrooming up being obtained by reason of the cap
more easily crushing in on impact, on account of the air space between it and
the lead core.
This mushrooming up or expansion may be further assisted by forming the
end or cap C of my divided envelope as shewn in Fig. 5 so as to fit over and
project beyond the tapered part of the back portion of the envelope as at F,
but only projecting sufficiently to keep it free from the rifling, so that upon
impact more or less of a telescopic action is set up by the rear portion of the
bullet driving into the front portion or cap.
Or I construct the back portion of the envelope with a series of fangs or
teeth G Fig. 6 upon its front edge into which fit a similar series of fangs or
teeth H upon the back edge of the front portion or cap C of the envelope so that
upon impact the one set of teeth are driven into and tear up the other set of teeth,
thus splitting up the metal envelope and producing a greater expansion of the
bullet within the object struck.
I can also use these envelopes divided into a rear and front portion in con;
junction with the description of bullets forming the subject of the Letters Patent
granted to me and bearing date the 4th day of July 1898 and numbered 14059,
and when so doing, I form a shoulder upon the lead core of the bullet, such for
instance as shewn at I Figs. 5, 7, and 9, by doing which I obtain the advantage
of a clearer cut hole of a greater diameter, and I form one or more enclosed air
chambers in the rear of the bullet as at J Figs. 2 and 7 by doing which I obtain
a larger measure of expansion; which combination of results assists in producing
a more effective wound. But in these forms of bullets I prefer to construct the
front of the metal envelope with a filled in or partly filled in ogival end L Fig. 9
leaving an air space in front of the shoulder as at E¹.
By constructing compound bullets in the manner herein set forth, some of the
advantages gained are the production of bullets which will not retain or nearly
retain their original shape or contour when entering the object struck, neither
will burst or break up into several pieces when entering the object struck, but
will crush up or mushroom, whilst at the same time the outer surface of the
bullets being practically the same in shape and quality as the ordinary com-
pound bullets with hard metal ogival noses, they will equal the latter in all
the essential qualities as to flight. And where in addition to these advantages
it is desired to produce a breaking up of the bullet, this will be obtained by
the bullet with fangs on the divided envelope, such as illustrated by Fig. 6.
I do not confine myself to the particular forms of lead cores illustrated nor
0 to any particular forms of such cores, but I illustrate certain forms as being in
conjunction with my new divided envelope suitable for the objects of my inven-
tion.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
5 I claim is;
1. Compound bullets having their hard metal outer casing or envelope divided

page_text: into two parts, one forming the rear and the other the fore part of the bullet,
and either meeting or overlapping one another so as to entirely cover the inner
portion or core of the bullet.
2. Compound bullets having their hard metal outer casing or envelope entirely
encasing the lead core, the core so constructed as to leave at the front or nose
end of the bullet an enclosed air chamber between the lead core and the outer
casing.
3. Compound bullets having their hard metal outer casing or envelope divided
into a rear and front portion the front portion acting as a sleeve leaving the
front or nose of the lead core exposed.
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HENRY F. TALBOT,
30, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.