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SNe tecnica ONY PE adie a mle gO Ga Rete entire. ae pri os ne 9 e - @ Peters ranufacture which have been loaded with 115-grain, copper-jacketcd, hollow-point bullets. A number of these cartridges bear mechanism marks which suggest they have been loaded and extracted frem a weapon(s). These marks are of possik value for comparison and ddentification with suspect weapons. - Cartridges of this type can be charbered and fired in semiautonmat pistols and other automatic and semiautomatic weapons. The hollow points of cartridges sgfiected at random from 01 along with 02, were found to contain crystalline potassium cyanide sealed in the hollow points by a layer of paraffin. The holloyv points of these cartridges do not appear to have been substantially enlarged. However, the possibility exist that some Of the hollow points were slightly enlarged using a drill of approximately 1/8 inch diameter. It is noted that the Q2 box bears an Interarns, Alexandria, Virginia label. The twenty-five cartricces found in this box were probably not purchased in this box, which would have originally contained 9mm Lucer (9mm Parabellum) cartridses loaded with full copper-jacketed bullets. Cartridges marketed in this type of box usually bear a “VPT" headstarn, which indicat they were manufactured by the LAPUAN PATRUUMATIUDAS, Lapua, Finla Iniiecd numbers and letters present on the bottom of this box are placed there by the manufacturer and have no siqnificance to Interarms, who is the United States im worter and distributor. Therefore, a trace of this ammunition based on these numbers does not appear to be feasible. mee ~ A microscopic comparison was made of the mechanisn marks on the twenty-five cartridges, O1 and Q2, with the mechanism marks present on the thirty test cartridges, Kl and K3, which were loaded into and extracted from the 9mm Luger (9mm Parabellum) J and R Engineering Coirpany carbine, Nodel H-63, Serial Number 03304. Nothing was found to indicate the O1 ane Q2 carf¢ridces were loaded into and extracted fron this weapon. It is noted that the mechanism markines present on these twenty-five cartridges are random in nature and are not typical of any particular make and model of weapon, — Specinen 08 is a .30 caliber copper~jacketed bullet like that loaded into .30 Carbine caliber cartridges This bullet was fired from a barrel rifled with four lanés and grooves _right twist, like that found on .30 Carbine caliber U. S. carbine ML and M2. This bullet bears some individual nicroscopic marks of value for comparison purposes with suspect weapons. Page 3 8 ; PC-K5225 PV JA PR '. (Over) ELE hac. ire ye SM omen err ae FETA es es ah a Re hea eae er