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IDENTIFICATION
Amidon Anan
Zury Azreen
NFI SERVICES
OBJECTIVE
AT THE END OF THE SESSION,
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND THE SCIENCE AND
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES BEHIND
THE FIELD OF FIREARMS
IDENTIFICATION
SCOPE
DEFINATION
DUTIES
TERMINOLOGY
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF FIREARMS
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF
AMMUNITION DESIGN
MECHANISM OF FIRING
CYCLE OF FIRING
DATA BANK
DEFINATION
FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION IS THE STUDY
BY WHICH A BULLET, CARTRIGDE CASE
OR SHOTSHELL CASING MAY BE
IDENTIFIED AS HAVING BEEN FIRED BY A
PARTICULAR WEAPON TO THE
EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER WEAPONS
DUTIES
COMPARISON OF AMMUNITION COMPONENTS
TO FIREARMS
TESTING FIREARMS TO DETERMINE IF THEY
FUNCTION PROPERLY OR NOT
EXAMINE CLOTHING AND OTHER ITEMS FOR
GUNSHOT RESIDUES AND/ OR SHOT PATTERNS
FOR MUZZLE- TO- GARMENT DISTANCE
DETERMINATION
DETERMINE CALIBER AND MANUFACTURER OF
AMMUNITION COMPONENTS
TERMINOLOGY
BALLISTICS
It is a branch of applied mechanics
which deals with the motion and
behaviour characteristics of missiles
and accompanying phenomena
FIREARMS
RIFLED WEAPON
SMOOTH BORE
WEAPON
RIFLED WEAPON
REVOLVER
PISTOL
RIFLES, ASSAULT RIFLES
MACHINE GUNS
OTHERS
FEATURES OF RIFLED
WEAPON
BARREL CUT LONGITUDINALLY
NO OF LANDS AND GROOVES
DIRECTION OF TWIST (i.e. RHT or
LHT)
AMOUNT OF TWIST
RELATIVE WIDTH OF LANDS AND
GROOVES
Why is the
determination of calibre
important to the
forensic firearms
examiner ?
GENERAL RIFLING
CHARACTERISTICS
Calibre
Number of lands and grooves
Their dimensions
Direction of twist
What is a cartridge ?
Cartridges are single units of
ammunition comprised of :
A. Casing
B. Primer
C. Powder Charge and
D. Bullet
GUN POWDER
Black powder C, S, KNO3
When cartridge
explodes.
Large volume of gas N2 , CO2 , CO
Heat
Flame
Smoke
Unburnt and half burnt gun powder
OTHER INFORMATION
EXAMINATION
Bullet/cart. case,
security firm
Bullets/ cart. case
Pellets, wads, cart.
case
Bullet/cart. case
INFORMATIOIN
What kind of firearm
was used?
Was this particular
firearm used?
What kind of
shotgun ammunition
used?
What kind of rifled
ammunition was
used?
COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE
At the crime scene
1. Search for the firearm
2. Photograph the firearm in situ
3. Examine the firearm taking
particular note of the position of the
hammer and safety catch
4. Note position of cartridges and
cartridge cases in weapon, using
diagram if necessary. REMOVE THESE
AND DO NOT RETURN THEM TO THE
FIREARM
5. Render the weapon safe by removing
unfired cartridges
Collection of evidence
from a suspect
Collect weapons and samples of
ammunition
Modern Integrated
Computerized systems
Drugfire System Acquired since 1998
Mybid since Dec 2004
Help to link crime and build database,
an area Chemistry Dept. was not able to
do so.
National Guns
Registration Exercise
With aid of these modern, integrated,
computerized identification systems, we
are now able to embark on a nationwide
Guns Registration Exercise.
Conclusion
A fired bullet or fired cartridge case can
be positively associated with a particular
firearm to the exclusion of all others, a
claim most other areas of forensic
science cannot make. Something like
mechanical fingerprint
PISTOL CARTRIDGE
SHOTGUN
SHOTSHELL
REVOLVER CARTRIDGE
RIFLE CARTRIDGE
PISTOL
REVOLVER
Mybid System
Drugfire
GROOVE IMPRESSION
38 SPECIAL CALIBRE SJHP BULLETS FIRED
FROM A TAURUS REVOLVER
LAND IMPRESSION
9 mm LUGER CALIBRE FMJ BULLETS FIRED
FROM A RUGER PISTOL
LAND IMPRESSION
BREECH MARKS
12 GAUGE SHOTSHELLS FIRED IN
AN UNKNOWN SHOTGUN
BREECH MARKS
38 SUPER AUTO CARTRIDGE CASES
FIRED IN A COLT PISTOL
BREECH MARKS
BREECH MARKS
THE END
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