3D Printed Firearms and Prospects for Their Forensic Examination

The article discusses the possibility of firearm manufacturing with the help of 3D printing technologies. It provides an overview of principles and technologies of 3D printing, and analyzes the design features of known samples of firearms made using additive printers. The analysis helps to identify...

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Main Author: Andrei V. Kokin
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science 2017-06-01
Series:Теория и практика судебной экспертизы
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Online Access:https://www.tipse.ru/jour/article/view/307
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description The article discusses the possibility of firearm manufacturing with the help of 3D printing technologies. It provides an overview of principles and technologies of 3D printing, and analyzes the design features of known samples of firearms made using additive printers. The analysis helps to identify potential problematic aspects of their forensic examination: the issue of classifying items of evidence as firearms; firearm identification by toolmarks on bullets and cartridge cases; evaluation of performance and serviceability; examination of individual parts and components of 3D printed firearms.
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spellingShingle Andrei V. Kokin
3D Printed Firearms and Prospects for Their Forensic Examination
Теория и практика судебной экспертизы
firearms
3d printing
additive printer
title 3D Printed Firearms and Prospects for Their Forensic Examination
title_full 3D Printed Firearms and Prospects for Their Forensic Examination
title_fullStr 3D Printed Firearms and Prospects for Their Forensic Examination
title_full_unstemmed 3D Printed Firearms and Prospects for Their Forensic Examination
title_short 3D Printed Firearms and Prospects for Their Forensic Examination
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topic firearms
3d printing
additive printer
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