xxi, 366 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

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Machine generated contents note: 1.The World of Firearms and Ammunition -- Introduction -- Balancing Firearm Safety with Evidence Preservation -- Crimes Involving Firearms and Ammunition -- Firearm "Expert"? A Complex Question -- Exculpatory Evidence -- The Frye and Daubert Standards -- Gunsmiths ve...

Contents note continued: Cartridge Identification by Dimensions, Names, and Identifiers -- Caliber -- Hyphenations, Names, and Other Identifiers -- Metric System -- Cartridges Having Caliber and Metric Designations -- Other Identifiers -- Shot Shells -- Components of Fixed Ammunition -- Cartridge Ca...

Contents note continued: Frangible Projectiles -- Blended-Metal Projectiles -- Glaser Safety Slug -- Tracer Ammunition -- Explosive Projectiles -- Dummy, Drilled, and Inert -- Blank Cartridges -- Subsonic Cartridges -- Sabots -- Gyro Jet -- Shot Pellets -- Slugs -- Duplex Shot Shells -- Other Types...

Contents note continued: U.S. Government Arsenal Markings -- Process of the Identification of a Cartridge, Cartridge Casing, or Projectile -- Head Stamp and Manufacturing Practices for Selected Nations -- Albania -- Argentina -- Australia -- Austria -- Bangladesh -- Belgium -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- B...

Contents note continued: United Kingdom -- Venezuela -- Zimbabwe -- The Russian Federation, Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact, and Eastern Europe -- Soviet Factory Codes -- The Russian Federation -- Federal State Enterprise Production's Amursk Cartridge Plant "Vympel" -- Joint Stock Company's Barnaul Machin...

Contents note continued: Hang Fires -- Squib Loads -- Slam Fire -- Long Guns -- Long-Gun Safety Systems -- Rifles -- Short-Barreled Rifles -- Weapon Made from a Rifle -- Shotguns -- Drillings -- Short-Barreled Shotguns -- Weapon Made from a Shotgun -- Destructive Devices -- Suppressors, Silencers, M...

Contents note continued: Replacing Semiautomatic Parts with Machine Gun Parts -- Drop-In Auto Sear -- Lightning Link -- Open-Bolt Modification -- Indicia of a Converted AR Firearm -- Receiver Markings -- Intratec Pistols -- Glock Pistols -- SKS (Simonov Carbine Self-Loading) -- AK-Pattern Firearms -...

Contents note continued: Firearm Designs Manufactured by Multiple Manufacturers -- Walther PP and PPK -- Model 1911 and 1911A1 -- Beretta 92 -- M14, M1A, and Variants -- Armalite Rifle -- Kalashnikov-Pattern Firearm -- Heckler & Koch G.3 -- FN FAL and the FN FNC -- Modular Weapon Systems Concept --...

Contents note continued: Chemical Serial Number Restoration Techniques -- Nondestructive Serial Number Restoration Techniques -- Digital Imagery -- X-Ray -- Ultrasonic Cavitation -- Magnetic Particle Inspection Process or Magnetic Flux -- Variations of Temperature as a Restorative Technique -- Best...