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A sabot arrangement is produced in accordance with an improved manufacturing method. The sabot arrangement includes a rotational symmetrical sabot body having a central axial bore and radial separating grooves or slots. The radial grooves or slots divide the sabot body into a plurality of equal segm

A sabot arrangement is produced in accordance with an improved manufacturing method. The sabot arrangement includes a rotational symmetrical sabot body having a central axial bore and radial separating grooves or slots. The radial grooves or slots divide the sabot body into a plurality of equal segments. These slots nearly sever the sabot body into separate segments, so that a material bridge remains near a forward edge and a material bridge remains near a rear edge of the sabot body, which material bridges function as fracture zones.

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An improved process for producing a segmented sabot for a subcaliber projectile, said sabot defines a plurality of radial slots and coaxially surrounds said projectile, a corresponding plurality of stamped sheet metal blanks, each blank is disposed in one of said slots so as to form at least a porti

An improved process for producing a segmented sabot for a subcaliber projectile, said sabot defines a plurality of radial slots and coaxially surrounds said projectile, a corresponding plurality of stamped sheet metal blanks, each blank is disposed in one of said slots so as to form at least a portion of the inner contour of said sabot, first form-locking means on said sabot and second form-locking means on said subcaliber projectile interacting with said first form-locking means for detachably mounting said sabot on said subcaliber projectile, the improvement comprising (a) cutting a plurality equiangularly disposed radial slots; (b) joining the sheet metal blanks to each other at a portion of their inner contours via a hardened solidified filling material of lower density than said sheet metal blanks by filling said slots with said material; (c) each sheet blank has a first inner surface forming at least a portion of said form-locking means, said first inner surface being spaced from the axis of the sub-caliber projectile a distance corresponding substantially to the radius of the sub-caliber projectile, said sheet metal parts being disposed in said radial slots being equiangularly spaced from each other; (d) at least two adjoining sheet metal blanks being disposed in an axial plane of the sub-caliber projectile and form at their rear a surface which receives a push that is transmitted to the adjoining portion of the sabot; (e) filling those portions of each radial slot which are not occupied by a corresponding metal blank with said hardenable solidified filler material; and (f) providing means for bridging over the push receiving surface which means rupture no later than immediately after the projectile has exited from a gun barrel.