IBIS / NIBIN
Definition
Integrated Ballistic Identification System (Forensic Technology Inc., Canada) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)'s National Integrated Ballistic Information Network. Automated 3D imaging and correlation of bullet and case images across a database.
Related terms
- AFTE Conclusion Scale
- Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners scale: identification, inconclusive (subdivided A, B, C), elimination, unsuitable. The court-admissible vocabulary.
- Breech Face
- The forward surface of the bolt, slide, or breech block that seals the chamber and contacts the cartridge case head during firing....
- Class Characteristics
- Features deliberately or systematically imparted to a group of items by design or manufacture, such as the calibre of a bullet, the...
- Comparison Microscope
- Two compound microscope bodies connected by an optical bridge that presents one half of each body's image in a single split eyepiece...
- Individual Characteristics
- Surface features on a fired bullet or cartridge case that arise from random or unique events (tool wear, corrosion, service damage) and...
- Rifling
- The helical groove pattern cut into a firearm barrel that imparts spin to the bullet, stabilising it in flight. Rifling lands and...
- Sub-Class Characteristics
- Features common to a small batch of weapons made with the same tool before the tool wore out. Sit between class and...
Explained in
- Forensic Examination of Firearms, Bullets, Shells and CartridgesIntegrated Ballistic Identification System (Forensic Technology Inc., Canada) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)'s National Integrat...