Abstract

Projectile for a small arms weapon having a barrel. The projectile comprises a projectile body (3); a plurality of external peripheral fins (2) pivotable from an un-deployed position to a deployed position; wherein each fin (2) is formed to have a contact surface (6) for contacting with the projectile body (3) when the fin is moved into the deployed position, said contact surface (6) being configured to fit to the opposing surface (5) of the projectile body (3) to form at least two points of contact that are circumf erentially offset about the longitudinal axis of the projectile and thereby provide a position of maximum deployment of the one or more fins (2).

IPC Classes  ?

• F42B 10/16 - Wrap-around fins

Abstract

Projectile for a small arms weapon having a barrel. The projectile comprises a projectile body (3); a plurality of external peripheral fins (2); a coupling (4) for each fin to mount the fin (2) to the projectile body (3) to enable pivotal movement of the fin (2) from an un-deployed position to a deployed position and to enable displacement of the fin in a radial direction of the projectile body (3); and means to bias displacement of the fin (2) in the radial direction.

IPC Classes  ?

• F42B 10/16 - Wrap-around fins