Scientists can lift fingerprints from fired bullets
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
Scientists from West Technology Forensics have refined an old technique using particles of silver to successfully detect fingerprints on fired cartridges with a 68 per cent success rate.
Forensic Science - Question- What is Ballistic Fingerprint? Answer- A ballistic fingerprint is the unique pattern of markings left by a specific firearm on ammunition it has discharged. Ballistic fingerprinting refers to
![Scientists can lift fingerprints from fired bullets](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/03/26/fing460.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none)
Forensics: Fingerprints can be recovered from fired bullet casings, Forensic science
Bulletproof fingerprint technology takes imag
![Scientists can lift fingerprints from fired bullets](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1355030622001010-gr5.jpg)
Preliminary investigations using Recover Latent Fingerprint Technology on unfired ammunition and fired cartridge cases - ScienceDirect
![Scientists can lift fingerprints from fired bullets](https://cdn.britannica.com/24/179624-138-E065B019/Overview-fingerprinting-use-law-enforcement.jpg?w=800&h=450&c=crop)
Police - Fingerprinting, Identification, Forensics
![Scientists can lift fingerprints from fired bullets](https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/images/pml/div683/12pml028_cartridge_head_lr.jpg)
Shelling Out Evidence: NIST Ballistic Standard Helps Tie Guns to Criminals
![Scientists can lift fingerprints from fired bullets](https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2020/bullet.jpg)
New algorithm examines crime-scene bullets segment by segment
![Scientists can lift fingerprints from fired bullets](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/04/28/gun-composite-1_custom-95326ea06d41e02027ab7962fb3c3e1d038f8279.jpg)
The first smart gun with facial and fingerprint recognition is now for sale : NPR
![Scientists can lift fingerprints from fired bullets](https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/F31E8C9F-CAD3-4810-9719F512699305A2_source.jpg?w=1200)
The Field of Firearms Forensics Is Flawed
![Scientists can lift fingerprints from fired bullets](https://compote.slate.com/images/839ee137-e248-4457-b395-6a80f20e781e.jpeg?width=1200&rect=1560x1040&offset=0x0)
Forensic science accuracy: Firearm and fingerprint comparisons are less reliable than they seem.
![Scientists can lift fingerprints from fired bullets](https://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/images/article/magazine/1612/st_fingerprints1_f.jpg)
How to Fingerprint a Bullet, the High-Voltage Way
![Scientists can lift fingerprints from fired bullets](https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dn28004-2_800.jpg?width=800)
Vapourised superglue helps lift fingerprint from gun trigger
![Scientists can lift fingerprints from fired bullets](https://fosterfreeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/King_et_al-2022-Scientific_Reports-edit.jpg)
Forensic disciplines combine to develop new fingerprinting technique that could help spot document fraud
from
per adult (price varies by group size)