shell casings
Fired bullet remnants
Shell casings are the metal containers that hold the powder charge and projectile of a cartridge.
After a gun fires, the casing is ejected and left behind.
In crime investigations, shell casings provide ballistic evidence linking weapons to scenes: Police found shell casings scattered across the parking lot.
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
- cartridge caseAmmunition container, usually brass
- rimCircular outer boundary
- trace evidenceSmall forensic samples
extractor · firearm · reloading · fingerprint analysis · chamber · ejection port · bullet · firing pin · projectile · alloy · magazine · 9mm · propellant · neck · lead contamination · gunshot residue · barrel · ejector
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