Improvements in Bullets and Shot.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Mar., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 24th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 9th July, 1898
Date of Application, 106 Mal., 1000
Complete Specification Left, 24th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 9th July, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bullets and Shot.
I, HENRY JONES, of Park Place, Adwy'r Clawdd, near Wrexham, in the Parish
of Bersham, in the County of Denbigh, Wales, Quarry Proprietor, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention has reference more particularly to bullets and shot hereinafter
termed bullets or bullet such as are used with fire arms, machine guns, quick
firing guns, and other ordnance; and has for its object and effect to provide certain
constructions in bullets as may cause their centre of gravity to be in advance of
their length's centre, and also the weight of their front, or rear part to be greater
than the weight of their length's centre part; this is contrary to the known
practice.
The effect of this arrangement would be to prevent any oscillation, and also
at the point of entering an object the rear part would deflect or move from its
course and thus cause the perimeter of the rent to be greater than the perimeter of
bullet.
This is chiefly effected by the presence of a part or parts of the core within the
bullet.
To form and manufacture a bullet under this invention certain special moulds
and other tools may be required.
The core is placed within the bullet by being introduced within the mould
previous to the forming of the body of the bullet.
Assuming the body of bullet to be constructed of lead or similar material; the
rear part of the core would consist of a cylindrical casing having a core of wood or
other light material within; but the front part of the core would consist of solid
metal.
Generally speaking the core is held in position within the mould by means of a
leg part; but sometimes other parts may be used either separately or in conjunction
with the said leg part.
The joints of the parts of this invention may be put together, or united, by the
well known methods for manufacturing homogeneous bullets, some may be screwed
together.
In lieu of giving the details of each and all and every kind of oblong bullets
to which the improvements of this invention may be applied, I may state that
they are adapted to be used with all kinds of the fire arms, guns, and ordnance
hereinbefore mentioned.
Further, it is to be stated that this invention is not confined to forms of parts as
these may vary and be modified to suit or meet the several purposes for which
they may be required, or other circumstances.
Dated this 28th day of February 1898.

page_text: Improvements in Bullets and Shot.
I, HENRY JONES, of Park Place, Adwy'r Clawdd, near Wrexham, in the Parish
of Bersham, in the County of Denbigh, Wales, Quarry Proprietor, 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:-
This invention has reference, more particularly, to bullets and shot hereinafter
termed bullets or bullet such as are used with fire arms, machine guns, quick
firing guns, and other ordnance; and has for its object and effect to provide certain
constructions in bullets as may cause their centre of gravity to be in advance of
their length's centre, and also the weight of their rear part to be greater than
the weight of the central part. This is contrary to the known practice.
The effect of this arrangement would be to prevent any oscillation during the
flight of the bullet, and also at the point of entering an object the rear part would
deflect or move from its course, and thus cause the perimeter of the rent to be
greater than the perimeter of the bullet. This is chiefly effected by the presence
of a part or parts of the core within the bullet.
The core is made within the bullet by being introduced within the mould
previous to the forming of the body of the bullet.
Assuming the body of the bullet to be constructed of lead or similar material;
the rear part of the core would consist of a cylindrical casing having a core of
wood or of other light material within; but the front part of the core would consist
of solid metal.
Generally speaking, the core is held in position within the mould by means of
a leg part; but sometimes other parts may be used either separately or in con-
junction with the said leg part. The joints of the parts of this invention may be
put together, or united by the well known method for manufacturing homogeneous
bullets; some may be screwed together.
In lieu of giving the details of each and all and every kind of oblong bullets to
which the improvements of this invention may be applied, I may state that they
are adapted to be used with all kinds of the firearms, guns, and ordnance
herein before mentioned.
Further, it is to be stated that this invention is not confined to the exact forms
of parts shewn in the drawings, as these may be modified to suit or meet the several
purposes for which they may be required, or other circumstances.
My invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 shews a
sectional elevation of one form or construction of bullet, according to it; Figure 2
shews in sectional elevation a modification under the invention; Figure 3 shews
in section a part of a mould adapted to make a bullet according to this invention.
Figure 4 illustrates the modified mode of supporting the bullet core in the mould;
and Figure 5 illustrates a modified construction, in sectional elevation, of the 4
bullet.
In the construction of bullet shewn in Figure 1, there is comprised an outer
body of the bullet; an inner case; a core of lighter metal than the body within
the case; and a leg for supporting this case and its core during the process of
manufacture. The body is designated b, and may, for example, be considered as of 4
lead; the case is designated c, and may be of any suitable thin metal; the core is
marked e, and will consist of any suitable material relatively light to that of the
body b; and the supporting leg is designated d.
The core e is arranged or disposed so that its centre of gravity would be disposed
in the rear half of the bullet; and so that the bullet's centre of gravity is in 5

page_text: advance of its length centre; and further, the weight of the rear part c¹ is greater
than an equal length of section at the centre of the bullet.
The leg d, in this case, is shewn provided with an extension d¹, which enters
the case c and core e within it, and forms a shoulder at don which the case and
core rest when in the mould. The case c is shewn covered with a detachable cap c
at its base, through which the core e may be introduced.
In the modification in Figure 2, the core e is similarly disposed within the
body b as in Figure 1, but is without a containing case as in that figure. The leg
support d for holding the core e in position in the mould, is shewn provided with
a projecting portion g'; this point is adapted to fit in the mould so as to hold the
core e in the central and required position whilst the metal of the body b is being
poured in round e. In this latter case, the material e will be such as will not be
imelted by the metal of the body, whilst in the bullet shewn in Figure 1, where the
enclosing case c is employed, the body e may be made of material which would be
melted otherwise, but which is protected by this case.
The line marked in Figure 2 indicates that the nose of the bullet may be
truly conical instead of being curved.
In Figure 3, the leg support d is shewn placed in the mould, the part d¹ referred
to with reference to Figure 2 being passed through a hole in the end of the mould,
and supported firmly by it.
Figure 4 shews another mode of supporting the core or core case.
The supports
consist of arms, a, the outer ends of which would bear and rest on the inside
surface of the mould when the body was being poured round the case; and it
would also suitably be supported and kept at the right distance or position
longitudinally in the case or mould by a leg similar to d, the end of which will pass
through an aperture 3 in the end of the case, similarly as in Figure 1.
The bullet shewn in Figure 5 is of the type illustrated in Figure 1, namely, the
core e is enclosed within a metal case c, but a space is left between the rear end of
the core and the end of the case c, to allow of expansion of the core, and to obviate
the bullet becoming untrue by expansion and contraction.
The material of which the core is made, as stated, is of a suitable material of
less specific gravity than that of which the body is made. As an example, if the
body be made of lead, wood or aluminium are materials which might suitably be
used in the core.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A bullet or shot having a solid core within the body, a material having a
lower specific gravity than that of the body metal; and the weight of the front
part or half greater than that of the rear part; substantially as set forth.
2. The construction of a bullet or shot of the character above described and
claimed, having a core solid within its body supporting said core within the mould,
and in the position specified, substantially in the manner herein set forth.
3. In a bullet or shot of the character herein specified, a leg d in the end of
same, arranged and adapted to act as and for the purposes set forth.
4. In the manufacture of a bullet or shot, comprising a body and an internal
solid core, arms arranged in the core and adapted to support said core in the mould;
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
5. A bullet or shot comprising parts particularly as set forth with reference to
and shewn in Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 5, respectively.
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