Ballistics Notes - Weebly

[Pages:41]Firearm Identification

THE SCIENCE OF FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION INCLUDES:

? Comparison of bullets and cartridge casings

As well as:

? Knowledge of all types of weapons

? Restoration of obliterated serial numbers on weapons

? Detection and characterizations of gunpowder residue on garments / around wounds / hands

? Estimation of muzzle-to-target distances

Ballistics is the study of the trajectory taken by bullets!

?There are literally thousands of types of firearms! They can be classified as shoulder firearms (rifles and shotguns) and handguns (pistols, revolvers, etc)

Revolver

Semi Automatic

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