This document provides information about firearms and toolmarks analysis in crime scene investigations. It describes key parts of guns like the barrel, cartridge case, slide, and firing pin. It explains how guns work and the components of cartridges, including the primer, smokeless gunpowder, and projectile. It also details characteristics of bullets like rifling impressions, striations, caliber and rifling number that can be analyzed to determine if a specific gun was involved. Firearms examiners analyze both class characteristics common to a brand and individual characteristics unique to a single firearm.