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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. ____________________________________ JOHN ABSTERDAM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. Letters Patent No. 88,689, dated April 6, 1869. ____________________________________ IMPROVEMENT IN PROJECTILES. ____________________________________ The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same. ____________________________________ To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, JOHN ABSTERDAM, scientific and mechanical engineer, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Projectile for rifle-cannon; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which – Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my projectile, with an expanding ring. Figure 2 represents a longitudinal section of the same. Figure 3 represents a perspective view of my projectile, without an expanding ring. Figure 4 represents a longitudinal section of the same. Figure 5 represents the end of the expanding ring B. E is the body of the projectile. A B are the rings, or bands, of malleable brass, cast around the cylindrical part of the body of the projectile. The nature of my invention consists in grinding the surface of the body of an elongated projectile for rifle-cannon on an emery-wheel, to prevent the wearing off of surface of the bore of the gun. It also consists in constructing an elongated projectile for rifle-cannon with an expanding sabot-ring, or band, of brass, or other suitable metal, cast around the base of the body of the shot, with sides projecting rearward, having its inner surface cast parallel to the longitudinal section of the projectile, to prevent the skies of the expanding metal from wedging in the bore of the gun, in case the same or part of the same should strip from the body of the shot. To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will describe its constr