Improvements in and relating to Projectiles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 24th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 16th May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Projectiles.
I, GERALD CONNELL BAKER of 39 Victoria Street Westminster, Architect do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
My invention has reference to ammunition for ordnance, machine guns and
small arms and relates to an improvement in the design and application of
projectiles for such weapons by constructing and employing shell, shot bullets etc.
each and all in a combination of separate parts and each of such parts being a
complete projectile in itself and consists cheifly in forming each with a more or
less solid head and hollow tail piece so that one or more may be enclosed or enclose
wholly or partially one or more inside each other which may be discharged from
the weapons as one projectile and for the several parts to separate along the line
of fire in regular order without detriment to the accuracy of the aim and so
affording more opportunity of striking objects situated at unknown distances
and when the sighting of the weapons is defective from absence of light or
otherwise.
Dated this 17th day of April 1895.
Improvements in and relating to Projectiles.
I, GERALD CONNELL BAKER of 39 Victoria Street Westminster London
Architect do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
My invention has reference to ammunition for ordnance machine guns and
small arms and the like also for spring guns, bows and blowtubes and the like and
relates to improvements in the design application and employment of projectiles
for such weapons by constructing applying and employing shell, shot, bombs,
bullets, slugs, fireballs darts arrows and the like each aud all in a combination of
separate parts and each or any one of such parts being a complete projectile and
carrier for a projectile or projectiles in itself and consists cheifly in forming each
or any one with a more or less solid head and hollow tail piece or hollow or cavity
or receptacle so that one or more may be enclosed or enclose and carry wholly or
partially one or more inside each other or enclose and carry any other similar
part or projectile or parts or projectiles and which may be applied to and
discharged from the weapons as one projectile or as separate projectiles and for
the several parts or any one to separate from each other or the others along the
line of projection at any time or place in regular order without detriment to the
accuracy of the aim and so affording more opportunity of striking objects situated
at known or unknown distances and when the sighting of the weapons is defective
through absence of light or otherwise or to so separate but in irregular order or
not to separate in any way during uninterrupted flight or not to separate under
any circumstances and also affording means of varying the nature and improving
the employment of the usual projectiles before referred to.

page_text: in the annexed drawings marked Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 I have represented
in each instance a longitudinal section of a projectile constructed upon the
principles of my invention.
In the drawing marked Fig. 1, each of the concentric parts
are wholly enclosed in or by another part and in regular order.
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a "b" and "
In the drawing marked Fig. 2, the concentric parts "a'," "1" and "c"
partially enclosed in or by another part and in regular order.
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C
are
In the drawing marknd Fig. 3 the concentric part "a" wholly encloses auy
number of parts "62" together and in irregular order and these parts "6"" are kept
in position by a stopping of wax "d."
It is evident that when the compound projectile is complete it may have the
outer appearance or near to that of a single projectile of ordinary construction,
that the number of separate complete parts may vary indefinitely and that the
three types represented may be combined together in the one complete compound
projectile.
To obtain compactness the outer and inner surfaces of the concentric parts may
be perfectly smooth and thereby closely fitted together but there may be some
space or play allowed between the parts.
To promote a rotary motion in the enclosed concentric parts the inner surface
of any of the parts may be rifled or furnished with grooves and ridges.
To facilitate and retard the separation of the parts the outer or any of the
concentric parts may be furnished with a hole or with holes of any dimensions
and shape and formed in any position and direction and any hole may be wholly
or partially closed up by a movable or a fixed plug of any shape or size provided
for either purpose and to augment and prevent the separation of the parts a space
may be left or furnished in any way between any of the concentric parts to
contain therein such a plug or such plugs provided or a charge of any explosive
compound.
To preserve the inner shape of the concentric parts a rigid lining may be
furnished to that particular surface and to carry any concentric part clear of
another part or the barrel of the weapon a spindle of any dimensions and shape
may be furnished to any part and a corresponding hole in any other part or parts
for the spindle to be fitted into or to rest therin and the spindle may be solid or
hollow and perforated and may project out of or towards the rear or the front end
or both of the part or projectile.
To vary the trajectory and action of the parts during flight their materials,
weights, sizes, shapes, diameters, dimensions and specific gravities may be varied
indefinitely.
It has been clearly and decisively shewn by their practical employment and in
comparison to the usual single projectile that projectiles constructed applied and
employed in accordance with the principles of my invention are caused to become
not only more sure instruments of destruction particularly in the open unknown
field but their destructive powers are enormously increased without their requiring
any increase in the projecting agent such as gunpowder and not only may
projectiles of different natures such as shot and shell be projected together from
the weapon but the complete projectile may be caused to remain as a single
projectile or to separate into several projectiles immediately before it is placed in
the weapon or whilst it is in the weapon and that not only is a considerably
increased weight in the projectile not attended with any loss of speed or
penetration but the same weight as that of the usual single projectile is projected
at increased speed and effects increased penetration.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
Two or more projectiles each of any nature placed more or less one within or
without the other in principle as described and represented and as described and

page_text: represented a stopping of wax and as described a rifling and grooves and ridges,
and a hole and holes and a plug and plugs and a space and an explosive charge
and a rigid lining and a spindle and hole and any combination of materials
weights, sizes, shapes, diameters, dimensions and specific gravities, and with the
objects specified.
Dated this 14th day of May 1896.
GERALD CONNELL BAKER.