AMMUNITION BODY CUTTING INSTALLATION Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: salvaging of ammunition. SUBSTANCE: installation has an assembly for fastening of at least one ammunition, explosive drive consisting of an explosive charge placed in an explosive chamber, and a means for cutting of ammunition bodies made in form of a piston with cutting members at the end, installed in a guide. The cutting members are arranged radially relative to the piston with projection of cutting edges beyond the guide. The dimension of the projecting part of each cutting member does not exceed the thickness of ammunition body in case of arrangement of ammunitions along the guide, and is not less than the ammunition body diameter in case of their arrangement across the guide. EFFECT: simplified design and operation of installation, reduced cost. 4 dwg