Our firearms services include standard packages for fast, cost-effective routine work such as:
- Weapon identification and classification
- Ammunition identification and classification
- Historical weapons classification and determination of origin
- Comparison of ammunition with weapon and damage
- Wound Ballistics
- Collaboration with National Ballistic Intelligence Service database
- Identification of 3D printed weapons , component parts and associated documentation
- Classification of Electronic Controlled Devices
Bespoke services cover all aspects of firearms examinations, including detailed comparisons and scene reconstructions.
As a full service forensics provider, we support our firearms services with other disciplines of forensics expertise to ensure that all avenues of investigation can be fully explored, prioritised and exploited to answer questions in specific cases. Our Leeds facility is equipped to recover trace evidence from exhibits, e.g. hairs & fibres; we can also swab items to recover handler DNA whilst preserving for fingerprints.