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Firearms, the law and forensic ballistics
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The definitive reference work on the forensic science of firearms. The role of the forensic scientist is described in detail along with desriptions of the mechanics of firing weapons and the conseq...
The definitive reference work on the forensic science of firearms. The role of the forensic scientist is described in detail along with desriptions of the mechanics of firing weapons and the consequences of wounding.
Details
- Creator
- T.A. Warlow
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 2nd ed
- London ; Bristol, Pa. : Taylor & Francis, 1996
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (313 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9780429272882, 042927288X, 9781482290523, 1482290529, 9781280405624, 1280405627, 9780203483053, 0203483057, 0748404325
- OCLC
- ocn275190087, ocn437078584, on1000440611
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Author's Note; The Beginnings; Firearms Legislation and the Definition of a Firearm; Marks and Microscopy; The Emergence of a New Science; Mechanisms and Design Aspects of Firearms; Internal Ballistics; External Ballistics and Cartridge Loadings; Terminal/Wound Ballistics and Distance of Firing; The Scene of the Shooting Incident; Examination of Exhibits at the Laboratory; Presentation of Evidence to the Courts; Proof Marks and the Proof of Firearms; Useful Data; German Ordnance Codes used between 1938 and 1945; Index