Patent ID: 8117967

Claim:
A dual core projectile, comprising: a front-side core comprising a projectile nose, a contact face and a first contact zone, and a rear-side core comprising a second contact zone, a contact face, a cylindrical middle region and a frustoconical rear region, wherein the external form of the projectile, viewed starting from the projectile nose, being of ogive-shaped configuration, transforming into a cylindrical middle region and ending in a conical rear region, wherein the rear-side core bearing positively in a centred manner against the front-side core, obtaining a perfectly aligned external form of the projectile, and wherein the first and second contact zones provide a positive fit that allows the front side core and the rear side core to be joined together in a joint that is secure under gravitational force, and the contact faces of the front-side core and of the rear-side core directly touching one another, substantially without a clearance or gap over the whole of the contact faces and wherein the front-side core and the rear-side core consist of steel.