Ballistics

Question 1

test for gunpowder in clothings especially colored ones

Answer 1

Walker’s test

Question 2

Its main function is the transformation of mechanical energy by the hit of the firing pin on the percussion cap to chemical energy

Answer 2

primer

Question 3

The primer is usually made up of - 3

Answer 3

lead, barium, antimony

Question 4

This is a firearm which has a cylindrical magazine situated at the rear of the barrel which can accommodate five or six cartridge

Answer 4

automatic pistol

Question 5

If the diameter of the gunshot wound point of entry is 1 cm x 1 cm the probable caliber of the firearm used is

Answer 5

0.45mm

Question 6

The spinning motion of the bullet, its rough surface, and the imagination of the skin, all produce the

Answer 6

contusion collar

Question 7

Stippling is caused by

Answer 7

gunpowder