US 12,188,752 B2
Lockable ammunition
Bernard Baps, Couthuin (BE); Damien Verhaegen, Thimister (BE); and Romain Santus, Antheit (BE)
Assigned to FN HERSTAL S.A., Herstal (BE)
Appl. No. 18/263,838
Filed by FN HERSTAL S.A., Herstal (BE)
PCT Filed Feb. 10, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/053199
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 1, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/171720, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 18, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 21156324 (EP), filed on Feb. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0102776 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. F42B 5/26 (2006.01); F41A 21/06 (2006.01); F41A 21/12 (2006.01); F42B 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC F42B 5/26 (2013.01) [F41A 21/06 (2013.01); F41A 21/12 (2013.01); F42B 5/08 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ammunition, configured to cooperate with a barrel comprising a first fastening element, the ammunition comprising:
a cartridge case housing a projectile, a combustion chamber, and an electrically ignited primer, wherein the primer is configured to project the projectile during use;
the cartridge case comprising a second fastening element configured to lock, during use, the ammunition inside the barrel onto the first fastening element, such that the cartridge case sticks out from the barrel and is only partially jacketed by the barrel.