NAME: SIBONGA, ROLDAN E.

DATE: 07/08/2022 RATING:

PROFESSOR: _______________________CODE: 5293

ACTIVITY NO. 1

INTRODUCTION TO FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION

Overview : The introduction of firearm examination is a capacity of a firearms examiner to

determine if a certain bullet or cartridge case was shot from a specific firearm is at the heart of
the field of forensic firearms identification, often known as ballistics.
Objective: To paraphrase the foundation and development of firearms identification
Key words: Forensic, Ballistics, Interior Ballistics, Exterior Ballistics, Terminal Ballistics, Wound
Ballistics, Forensic Ballistics and Shot Ballistics
Procedure: Trace the timeline indicating the beginning and development of firearms
identification.

DATES EVENTS

The percussion System. Alexander John forsyth discovered a compound

1807 that would ignite upon blow that would ignite the powder charge.

The First real cartridge was developed 'The Flobert Cap' Same as the BB
and was considered the forerunner of 22 short cartridges.
1835

Pin fire Cartridge was developed by Le Faucheux. A much real pin fire
cartridge was also developed in the same year by Houiller.
1836

Rim fire Cartridge . Flobert developed the BB (bullet breech) cap. which
1845 was cosidered the forerunner of the .22 cal cartridge.
1846 Smokeless powder was discovered it was used in Shotgun.

Automatic Machine gun. Hiram Maxim developed the first Fully automatic
gun

1884

John T. Thomson Developed in the course of WW1 the Thompson M1A1

and Pioneered the making of Thompson sub-machine gun.
1928

George Hyde - A well known expert in the field of SMG (also kown as
grease gun) M3A1 in (USA)

1941

Michael Kalashnikov- Designed the AK (Automatic Kalashnikova) 47

adopted by Russian Army.

1951

Eugene Stoner Designed the U.S. M16 Armalite under licensed by colt
Company From July 1959 onwards.
1959