- 01: Introduction
- 02: History
- 03: Propellants, Firearms, and Ammunition Development
- 04: Modern Firearms Manufacture
- 05: Small Arms Ammunition
- 06: Evidence Handling Procedures
- 07: Equipment and Instrumentation
- Introduction
- Objectives
- AFTE Knowledge and Ability Factors
- Measurement, Standards, and Accuracy
- Weight, Force, and Their Measurement
- Dimensional Data and Measurement Tools
- Muzzle Velocity of Bullets
- Stereo and Comparison Microscopes
- Small Tools and Supplies
- Imaging Equipment
- Field Support Equipment
- Computer-Based Technologies
- Firing Facilities
- Selected Bibliography
- 08: Examination of Firearms
- 09: Cartridge and Shotshell Examination
- 10: Characterization and Evaluation of Fired Projectiles
- 11: Bullet Comparison and Identification
- 12: Gunshot Residue and Distance Determination
- 13: Toolmark Identification
- 14: Communicating Results
- Resources
Small Tools and Supplies
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A number of safety items, hand tools, and expendable supplies should be available to each examiner. Each case is different and may require innovation and improvisation to accommodate the examination.
Core Items
Laboratory safety protocols should provide for the following items:
- Personal protective equipment
- Disinfectant solution
- Cotton swabs and detergent
Click here to read more about personal protective equipment in the Safety Section
Small tools for general use should include the following items:
- Metal scribe for marking evidence and test standards
- Jeweler’s screwdriver set
- Small file set
- Tweezers and/or forceps
- Calipers
- Electronic micrometer
- Steel machinist’s scale in English and metric units
- Precision knives
- Hammers, brass and polymer heads
- Leather mallets, large and small sizes
- Drift punch set
- Bench block
- Needle-nosed pliers
- Scissors
- Jeweler’s loupe in various magnifications
- Magnifying Glass
- Borescope
- Borelight
- Magnet
- Gunsmith’s screwdriver set
- Conventional pliers
- Parallel jawed pliers
- Roll pin punch set
- Small vise
- Clamps
- Partitioned specimen trays
- Probes
- Inertia bullet puller
- Hemostat for use as a gripping tool
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