Book Series

Designed to complement the annual Small Arms Survey and the periodical papers, our book series presents the findings of larger research projects. PDFs are available here.
 
 

Ammunition Tracing Kit:
Protocols and procedures for recording small-calibre ammunition

Afghanistan, Arms and Conflict:
Armed groups, disarmament and security in a post-war society

Conventional Ammunition in
Surplus:
A Reference Guide

No Refuge :
The Crisis of Refugee Militarization in Africa



Targeting Ammunition :
A Primer



Armed and Aimless:
Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region

Ammunition Tracing Kit:
Protocols and procedures for recording small-calibre ammunition
developed by James Bevan, June 2008

The Ammunition Tracing Kit is designed to enable rapid, reliable, and responsible reporting of small-calibre ammunition in a variety of circumstances. It provides instructions for reporting on ammunition recovered at crime scenes and on cartridges collected during disarmament or weapons collection programmes; it also supplies guidelines for investigating parties to armed conflict or crime.

In addition, the Kit includes the information needed to judge the validity and reliability of the data collected, understand the limitations of tracing data, and generate comparable information. While offering guidance on issues such as safety considerations, the Tracing Kit also outlines the Small Arms Survey’s comprehensive, evidence-based approach to ammunition tracing and its commitment to providing secure, impartial, and timely analysis of ammunition data.

Download the full book:
Ammunition Tracing Kit (6.9 MB)

Download the sections:

Ammunition tracing tool
Bullet diameter guide
Prelims

Protocols tab page
Protocols

Manual tab page
Manual

Forms tab page with instructions
Ammunition Reporting Cover Sheet - ARCS
Ammunition Reporting Form (Long) - ARF(L)
Ammunition Reporting Form (Short) - ARF(S)