A drill head insert or drill head attachment, in particular a drill plate made of hard metal, for a rock drill, includes cutting edges (20, 20a) configured on the feed side which extend from a tip of the drill (18) rearward in a receding manner to an outer face (12, 14) of the drill plate (10). A drill plate (10) is substantially configured in the form of a roof when viewed from the side. A free face (24, 24a) at the cutting edge (20, 20a) abuts against a cutting face (22, 22a) along a substantial part of its extension between the tip of the drill (18) and the outer face (12, 14). A substantially smooth contour of the cutting edge (20, 20a) is interrupted by at least one projection (30, 30a, 30b) which projects beyond the cutting edge (20, 20a) in the feed direction.

A drill head is provided with three main cutting edges each having a straight direction of extension with a predominant radial direction component. The directions of extension limit two adjacent main bore dust discharge sectors, each spanning a main sector angle. Three drill head cutting legs each forming a main cutting edge where the three main cutting edges have different lengths along their directions of extension. Concentric ring shaped removal areas overlap at least partially such that a triple removal area coverage is provided in an outer ring zone and a double removal area coverage is provided in an inner ring zone.

The invention relates to a rock drill comprising an insertion portion, a flute adjoined to the insertion portion, and a head portion adjoined to the flute, wherein the flute is of at least double-spiral configuration and correspondingly has at least two substantially spiral discharge grooves, to which respectively two substantially spiral flute webs forming the lateral groove walls are assigned. It is proposed that a constant spiral pitch is assigned to the first discharge groove, inclusive of the lateral groove walls thereof, along the drill longitudinal axis, and that at least one of the two flute webs assigned to the first discharge groove has or have along the drill longitudinal axis, at least in sections, a web spine width which changes, in particular, alternately.