In recent years, the use of illegally produced firearms has
increased exponentially worldwide. These are often cheap,
nonstandard firearms that defy known classification and
identification criteria. The use of unusual firearms in crimes has
frequently led to unpredictable and misleading reconstruction of
shooting incidents. In this book, internationally known forensic
firearm expert, J.K. Sinha, presents a detailed forensic study of
unusual firearms, with the goal of helping crime-scene
investigators to minimize erroneous conclusions in cases where
these types of firearms are used. Based on his extensive
experimentation with more than 1,000 nonstandard firearms, the
author identifies new class characteristic parameters needed to
establish linkage of projectiles with irregular rifled and
smoothbore barrels. The book begins with an introduction to unusual
firearms and proceeds to discuss forensic investigation of fired
bullets, medico-legal evidence, barrel marks on fired shots, and
investigation of fired cartridges and shot charge. Chapters also
cover topics such as timing of firing, unusual rifling marks,
shooter identification, and unusual bullet hole evaluations.
Providing concise yet complete techniques for making forensic
analyses and conclusions, this is the first book of its kind to
critically examine the use of unusual, nonstandard firearms in
perpetrating crimes. It is intended for professionals and
academicians working in the field: forensic firearm experts and
consultants, forensic medicine professionals and medico-legal
experts, prosecution and defense attorneys, enforcement agencies
and judiciary, university students and researchers studying
forensic science, forensic medicine, criminology and law.
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