What Is Firearm and Tool Mark Identification?

Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners. What Is Firearm and Tool Mark Identification?.

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Book

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Review or monograph

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https://afte.org/about-afte/what-is-firearm-and-tool-mark-identification/

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criminology_forensic

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1 citation across 1 artifact.

Primes

• Production Signature
  • Ballistics and toolmarks — a barrel imprints rifling marks unique to it on every bullet; cutting tools imprint micro-striations unique to the tool.

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    AFTE says a barrel imparts individual microscopic marks on bullets that differ from other firearms; it gives no example of cutting tools leaving striations.

    “the pattern scratched or impressed on bullets and cartridge cases fired through one firearm will be different from the pattern of another firearm, even the same make and model.”

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