CASELESS CARTRIDGE Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: manufacture of ammunition, applicable in manufacture of cartridges for small arms. SUBSTANCE: cartridge is made in the form of a hollow thin-walled cylinder furnished with a membrane-wad connected through a rod to primer cap. The cylinder interior is filled with combustible material - throw charge. The cartridge rear end is coated with a thin film of cementing material-adhesive. Bullet may be furnished with in the form of a disk, with rod and primer in the bullet cavity, at its acceleration in the bore. The membrane-wad may be made in the form of a flanged cup placed in the bullet cavity and filled with combustible material. EFFECT: considerably improved dynamic and hitting characteristics of cartridge. 4 cl, 3 dwg