Exam 12: Firearms and Toolmarks

Which of the following gunshots results in GSR being found embedded in the tissue of the victim?

Measuring the bore diameter using solid spheres of a diameter equal to the inside diameter of the barrel that could be made from a pound of lead is done in which weapon?

The study of patterns of injuries caused by firearm projectiles is known as

The oldest recorded propellant for firearm use is known as

Which two parts of a weapon might leave an impression on a cartridge casing?

Which of the following is NOT a type of weapon projectile?

Which of the following chemicals may be used as part of a solution to recover serial numbers on a weapon?

Revolvers normally use a magazine to load cartridges into the chamber.

All of the following are class characteristics of a bullet except

It is difficult, if not impossible, to restore serial numbers on weapons.

Which of the following is not a type of weapon designed to be held with two hands.

Caliber is used to describe the length of a barrel.

The land impression impressed in a fired bullet is made by the _____ in the barrel of a weapon.

Shotguns contain rifling in their barrel.

Cutting the barrel of a gun with a metal tool in order to cut curved grooves along its length is called

A tool mark is a microscopic marking left by the action of a tool on an object.

Breachface markings can be found on the

The deposition of gunshot residue (GSR) at close range is known as stifling.

Mercury fulminate was discovered in 1807 by James Forsythe.

Firearms identification rarely involves tool mark analysis.