ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 5

Density Characterization of Armor Piercing Ammunition
Heye, CL
Criminalist, Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department, CA

Rios, FG
Forensic Scientist, Sapien Technologies, CA

Thornton, JI
Emeritus Professor, Forensic Science Group, School of Public Health, University of California, CA

(Received 10 December 1992; accepted 16 August 1994)

Abstract

A 1986 Federal law regulates the manufacture, importation, and sale of armor piercing ammunition. The external appearance of various types of armor piercing ammunition are described, along with a method of density determination that will assist in distinguishing armor piercing ammunition from conventional ammunition.

Keywords:
criminalistics, armor piercing, projectile, density, ammunition

Paper ID: JFS13794J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13794J
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