3D Printed Firearms and Prospects for Their Forensic Examination
https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2017-12-2-34-41
Abstract
The article discusses the possibility of firearm manufacturing with the help of 3D printing technologies. It provides an overview of principles and technologies of 3D printing, and analyzes the design features of known samples of firearms made using additive printers. The analysis helps to identify potential problematic aspects of their forensic examination: the issue of classifying items of evidence as firearms; firearm identification by toolmarks on bullets and cartridge cases; evaluation of performance and serviceability; examination of individual parts and components of 3D printed firearms.
About the Author
Andrei V. Kokin
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kokin Andrei Vasil’evich - Doctor of Law, Master Forensic Examiner at the Laboratory of Forensic Ballistics, RFCFS of the Russian Ministry of Justice.
Moscow.
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Kokin A.V. 3D Printed Firearms and Prospects for Their Forensic Examination. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science. 2017;12(2):34-41. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2017-12-2-34-41
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