AFTE Store - Examination of Some Indian Homemade/Improvised Firearms and Their Ammunition

The ballistics division of the laboratory has examined quite a good number of firearms including a wide variety of homemade (also known as country made) and improvised firearms. The percentage of such firearms is reported to be about 50% of the total firearms received in the laboratory. The different country made/improvised firearms have been discussed describing their parts, action mechanisms, working condition and ammunition used. The information about country made/improvised firearms and their database will be useful to firearm experts, Police Officers, Law Enforcement Agencies, Judicial Officers and medico-legal experts.

Full Journal: AFTE Journal Vol 46 No 3 (2014)