Ebook: The Identification of Firearms: From Ammunition Fired Therein With an Analysis of Legal Authorities

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; FOREWORD; PREFACE; Contents; TABLE OF CASES; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER I. THE PRINCIPLES OF FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION FROM AMMUNITION FIRED THEREIN; TYPES OF PROBLEMS. DEFINITIONS; PROPELLANTS; TYPES OF FIREARMS; AMMUNITION; RIFLING; THE MICROSCOPE. PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; TOOL-MARKS; CLASS AND ACCIDENTAL CHARACTERISTICS; CLASSIFICATION; ANALYSIS OF MOTION OF BULLET THROUGH BORE OF AUTOMATIC PISTOL; MANUFACTURE OF PISTOL BARRELS; RECOVERY OF BULLETS; ANALYSIS OF SIGNATURES ON BULLETS FIRED FROM REVOLVERS; REPRODUCTION OF GROOVE ENGRAVINGS.;The 1930s was a decade that provided impressive breakthroughs in the field of forensic ballistics, or firearms identification. Following the St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929, where ballistic expert Calvin Goddard's testimony brought attention to the relatively new field, several forensic ballistic books were published. Among these were Burrard's The Identification of Firearms and Forensic Ballistics and Hatcher's Textbook of Firearms Investigations, Identification, and Evidence. Burrard introduced forensic examination to the British judicial system; Hatcher applied his considerable knowled.