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Chapter 4 Weapons Identification: Small-calibre Ammunition.Chapter 3 Weapons Identification: Small Arms.
Chapter 2 Understanding the Trade in Small Arms: Key Concepts.
The OSCR360 presentation software revolutionizes. Equally important is the ability to use those photographs to explain the investigation to a panel of jurors who were never there. Capturing all three types of photographs at a scene is a critical part of crime scene investigation.
See below to download each section separately: This material will help readers to take the steps necessary to identify the make and model of the most commonly encountered weapons and ammunition. Reference material on specific small arms, light weapons, and ammunition is included throughout the guide. Instead, this guide explains the process by which weapons and ammunition are identified and arms flows are tracked. The process of identifying arms is complex, and no single guide can provide all of the information required to identify every weapon or round of ammunition that may be encountered at crime scenes or in conflict zones.
The goal of this Handbook is to provide the reader with a basic understanding of how to identify and analyse small arms and light weapons, and to track their proliferation.
This information, in turn, provides vital clues about the sources and flows of weapons in the area in which they were found. Many weapons carry marks that, combined with their physical characteristics, reveal important information about them, including their manufacturer, age, and origin.