Objective To classify the characteristics of marks on cartridge cases shot from seven kinds of 9mm pistols (NP22, WaltherP38, Steyr GB, FN M1935, Browning BDA, QSZ92, Glock19) for identifying the kinds of involving pistols. Methods Twenty pieces of DAP92-type 9mm bullets were shot with each selected pistol, with the cartridge cases being separately collected, observed and recorded of the marks on them by stereoscopic microscope. The marks’ characteristics were perused against each kind of the involving gun. Results Every pistol left characteristic marks on the cartridge cases, e.g., the rectangle firing-pin marks from Glock19 Pistol, the ejector abdicating-groove marks by Steyr GB Pistol, the horseshoe-shape bolt recess marks and fan-shaped scraping marks from QSZ92 Pistol, thereby making shape/position-different marks formed on cartridge cases from the related gun’s ejector, together with some pistols also producing tongue-like marks and magazine-mouth marks on the shot cartridge cases. All of the characteristics of the marks above are important basis for the distinction between the kinds of the test guns. Conclusion The kind of the relevant gun can be likely identified through observation and analysis of the relating marks on the cartridge cases shot with the seven-kind pistols tested.
LÜ Xiaosen, TIAN Furui, LIU Siye.
Marks on Cartridge Cases Shot from Seven-kind 9mm Pistols and Their Forensic Value. Forensic Science and Technology. 2019, 44(4): 303-307 https://doi.org/10.16467/j.1008-3650.2019.04.005