- 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
- 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
Selected Bibliography
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The Selected Bibliography is a list of the writings that have been used in the assemblage of the training program and is not a complete record of all the works and sources consulted. It is a compilation of the substance and range of readings and extensive experience of the subject matter experts.
- AFTE Criteria for Identification Committee. 1992. Theory of identification, range striae comparison reports and modified glossary definitions – AFTE criteria for identification committee report. AFTE J 24 (2): 336-340.
- Al Khalifa, A.K. 1983. Headstamps with Arabic markings. AFTE J 15 (2): 64.
- Biasotti, A., and J. Murdock. 1984. Criteria for identification in firearms and toolmark identification. AFTE J 16 (4): 16-24.
- Biasotti, A.A, and J.E. Murdock. 1997. Firearms and toolmark identification: Legal issues and scientific status. In Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony, ed D.L. Faigman, D.H. Kay, M.J. Saks, and J. Sanders, 124 – 151. St Paul: West Publishing Co.
- Brackett, J. 1970. A study of idealized striated marks and their comparisons using models. J of Forensic Sci Soc. 10 (1): 27-56.
- Burrard, G. 1962. The Identification of Firearms and Forensic Ballistics. New York: A.S. Barnes & Co.
- Datig, Fred. 1963. Cartridges for Collectors. 4 vols. Los Angeles: Borden Publishing.
- Davis, J.E. 1958. Introduction to Tool Marks, Firearms and the Striagr. Springfield: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd.
- Garland, P.V. 1974. Color code identification of small arms cartridges. AFTE J 6 (2): 27.
- Gunther, J.D., and C.O. Gunther. 1935. The Identification of Firearms. New York: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Hamby, J. 1974. Identification of projectiles. AFTE J 6 (5/6): 22.
- Hatcher, J. 1935. Textbook of Firearms Investigation, Identification and Evidence. Plantersville: Small-Arms Technical Publishing Co.
- Hatcher, J. 1947. Hatcher’s Notebook. Harrisburg: Military Service Publishing Co.
- Hatcher, J.S., F.J. Jury, and J. Weller. 1957. Firearms Investigation, Identification, and Evidence. Harrisburg: Stackpole Books.
- Heard, B. 1997. Handbook of Firearms and Ballistics - Examining and Interpreting Forensic Evidence. West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Horn, W. 1962. Headstamps and Cartridge Identification Data. Burlington: Sheldon Press.
- Mathews, J.H. 1962. Firearms Identification, Volume I. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas.
- Mathews, J.H. 1962. Firearms Identification, Volume II. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas.
- Mathews, J.H. 1973. Firearms Identification, Volume III. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas.
- Nichols, R. 2004. Firearm and toolmark identification: The scientific reliability and validity of the AFTE theory of identification discussed within the framework of a study of 10 consecutively manufactured extractors. AFTE J 36 (1): 67-88.
- Shem, R. and P. Striupaitis. 1983. Comparison of 501 consecutively fired bullets and cartridge cases from a .25 caliber Raven pistol. AFTE J 15 (3): 109-112.
- Smith, E. 2005. Cartridge case and bullet comparison validation study with firearms submitted in casework. AFTE J 37 (2): 130-135.
- Warniment, D. 2003. Brownsville investigation – A historical cartridge case comparison. AFTE J 34 (4): 375.
- Welch, N.E. 1981. Matching a bullet to a cartridge case. AFTE J 13 (4): 79.
