firearm examination
Subdiscipline of firearm and toolmark examination that includes, but is not limited to, the classification and comparison of microscopic toolmarks created by firearms on ammunition components.
NOTE: It may also include the examination of firearms, serial number restoration, and muzzle-to-target distance determinations.
Committee
Firearms & Toolmarks
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB Standard 124 Minimum Requirements and Recommendations for a Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Training Program. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2025.
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