DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION OF A HAND HELD WIRE GUN

Abstract

A hand-held version of a wire gun was developed, and a sample lot fabricated for use in controlled tests. During limited development time, the device displayed excellent operational characteristics. Further testing is required to determine accurately its adequacy against intended targets. Complete descriptions are given of the design and operation of the wire gun.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0273834

Entities

People

  • A. J. Grandy
  • J. W. Hettel

Organizations

  • Frankford Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Army
  • Assembly
  • Containers
  • Explosive Devices
  • Government Procurement
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine Corps
  • Munitions
  • Packaging
  • Riot Control
  • Riots
  • Shipping Containers
  • Steel
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Metallurgy
  • Software Engineering