The Identification Of Firearms From Ammunition Fired Therein With An Analysis Of Legal Authorities Gunther, Jack Disbrow And Charles O. Gunther Crime And Criminal Gangs,Firearms And Weaponry

Octavo. Frontispiece, 342 pages, index, illustrated. Extensive notes of legal cases. The 1930s was a period of breakthrough in the field of forensic ballistics, or firearms identification. Ballistic expert Calvin Goddard's testimony brought attention to the relatively new field, several forensic ballistic books were published, and Gunther's is the classic. Bound in a blue-gray cloth centrally stamped in blind, spine lettering gilt, binding rubbed mostly around the edges. A very good copy.