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1
Q

Small container or wafer of explosives material used to ignite the gunpowder

A

Primer

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2
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Ignition or detonation reaction

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Percussion

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3
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Composition of priming mixture

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Potassium chlorate
Antimony sulfite
Fulminate mercury

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4
Q

2 types of primers

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Small primer - caliber 38,40 9mm
Large Primer - cal 45

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5
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The first to conceive an idea of using detonating compound

Father of percussion

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Alexander John Forsyth

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6
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1 vent invented by col edward m boxer

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Boxer primer

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7
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2 vent invented by col hiram berdan

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Berdan primer

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8
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3 vent

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Berdan boxer primer

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9
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Early primers

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Corrosive

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10
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Used at present

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Non-corrosive

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11
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Priming mixture is crush by blow from the firing pin

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Anvil

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12
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Highly sensitive mixture of chemical compounds contained in the primer cup

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Priming mixture

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13
Q

Piece of small paper or disk of tun foil

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Disc

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14
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Container of the anvil, dicsk and priming mixture

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Primer cup

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15
Q

Set off with a sharp blow

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Initiator

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16
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Gives up its oxygen

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Oxidizer

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17
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Burns the gunpowder in a very high rate

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Fuel

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18
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In order to fire, the gunpowder need to be ignited

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Igniting the propellant

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19
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Earliest fa that used closed tubes

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Cannons

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20
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Small aperture drilled

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Touchhole

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21
Q

Around the rim

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Rimfire

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22
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External pin

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Pinfire

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23
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Combi of rim and pinfire

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Peripheral primer

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24
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Loc at the center

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Centerfire

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25
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No rim. With a small teat

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Teat-fire

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26
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Used by larger military gun

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Electric-primmed

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27
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Powder charge, propellant, saltpeter, cordite

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Gunpowder

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28
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Powder that is used in ammunition in the propulsion of projectiles

29
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A gunpowder in the 19th century

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Black powder

30
Q

First known chemical explosive

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Black powder

31
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Unrecognized inventor of gunpowder

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Wu ching tsun

32
Q

English monk and scientist

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Roger bacon

33
Q

German monk

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Constantine anklitzen

34
Q

Invented smokeless gunpowder

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Paul vielle

35
Q

Single basr propellant which was called

36
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Developed smokeless gunpowder - ballistics

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Alfred E Nobel

37
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Obtained a patent of modifying smokeless gunpowder - cordite

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Frederick Abel & James Dewar

38
Q

Consists of jet black and shiny grains

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Black Powder

39
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Produces small amount of smoke

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Smokeless Powder

40
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Principal ingredient of smokeless powder

41
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Slow burning

42
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Fast burning

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Short arms

43
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1st examination and detection of gsr

44
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Dr. Iturriz, 1st to use paraffin wax to collect gsr

45
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Theodoro Gonzales performed a modified version of the iturriuz test using molten paraffin wax

46
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Positive result of paraffin wax

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Blue color or blue specks

47
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As stated by edmond locard. When 2 objects come into contact, exchange of materials take place

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Locard’s Principle

48
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Most common trace evidence

49
Q

Gunpowder residues that exists on all openings of FA after discharge

50
Q

Use of cotton with 5% nitric acids sol

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Cotton swabs

51
Q

Used for scanning electron microscope

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Adhesive stubs

52
Q

NAA

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Neutron Activation Analysis

53
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ICP-MSP

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Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectroscopy Plasma

54
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GFAAS

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Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

55
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Detects the presence of nitrate and nitrite

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Diphenylamine Test

56
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Detects presence of lead styphnate

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Sodium Rhodizonate Test

57
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Detects presence of nitrate in unburned or partially burned gunpowder

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Walker Test

58
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Detects nitrites

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Greiss Test

59
Q

Both detects nitrate and nitrite

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Marshall and Tiwari Test

60
Q

Chemical used to indicate the presence of nitrocellulose

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Lunge Reagent

61
Q

Unlawful manufacture etc

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RA 8294 Sec 3

62
Q

Prison mayor to reclusion perpetua and a fine of 50,000

63
Q

Propellant for guns. Undergo deflagration

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Low Explosives

64
Q

Double-base powder. Undergo detonation

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High explosives

65
Q

Extremely sensitive

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Primary explosive

66
Q

Insensitive to shock

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Secondary explosive

67
Q

Blasting agents

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Tertiary Explosive

68
Q

Gunshot shells

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Battery cup type

69
Q

Father of the percussion ignition

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Alexander John Forsyth

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