The influence of manufacturing processes on the identification of bullets and cartridge cases - A review of the literature

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-10

  Bonfanti, M S ^a   De Kinder, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Nationaal Inst V Criminalistiek C   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Consecutively manufactured firearms; Firearms identification; Forensic science; Manufacturing processes; Marks; Rifling methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULLET; CARTRIDGE; FIREARM; FORENSIC SCIENCE; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 0033005559     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(99)72008-3     Document Type: Article

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