- 01: Introduction
- 02: History
- 03: Propellants, Firearms, and Ammunition Development
- 04: Modern Firearms Manufacture
- 05: Small Arms Ammunition
- 06: Evidence Handling Procedures
- 07: Equipment and Instrumentation
- 08: Examination of Firearms
- 09: Cartridge and Shotshell Examination
- 10: Characterization and Evaluation of Fired Projectiles
- 11: Bullet Comparison and Identification
- 12: Gunshot Residue and Distance Determination
- 13: Toolmark Identification
- 14: Communicating Results
- Resources
Celluloid
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The solubility of guncotton in a mixture of alcohol and ether was discovered a year after nitrocellulose was developed. Dissolved nitrocellulose (celluloid) was used as one of the first plastics. Initially, this critical step in the development of smokeless propellant was used only for coating photographic plates and making consumer items that once had to be carved from tortoise shell or ivory.
Click here to watch a video on the explosiveness of guncotton.
