SERIAL NUMBER RESTORATION
SANTA ANA, CA | NOVEMBER 18 - 19, 2019
SERIAL NUMBER RESTORATION
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Instructors:
Peter Striupaitis, MS - Firearm/Toolmark Examiner Location: Santa Ana Police Department Forensic Services Section / Crime Scene Unit 60 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92702 Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuition: $465 This course is presented in partnership with the International Association for Identification. |
Serial Number Restoration
This two-day, course will consist of lecture, demonstrations and hands-on use of methods/techniques used to restore/recover serial numbers (SN) from firearms that have been obliterated and submitted to the forensic laboratory and/or police agency.
This course will consist of the following:
The remaining time will consist of the following:
Each attendee will be issued a Tri-Tech Firearms Serial Restoration Kit. This kit, with a value of $175, will be maintained by the student upon completion of the course. Techniques instructed in the course can be used to restore obliterated serial numbers on magnetic, non-magnetic and aluminum firearms.
Upon completion of this course, the attendees will have gained a fundamental foundation and knowledge of what is necessary to restore/retrieve obliterated serial numbers from firearms (and other metal objects) that are submitted to the forensic laboratory.
This two-day, course will consist of lecture, demonstrations and hands-on use of methods/techniques used to restore/recover serial numbers (SN) from firearms that have been obliterated and submitted to the forensic laboratory and/or police agency.
This course will consist of the following:
- Lectures, Safety Procedures and Materials/Equipment (PPE) Needed for SN Restorations (1/2 day)
The remaining time will consist of the following:
- Note –Taking of Items Submitted
- Preparation of Surface Area Obliterated
- Acid Etchants Used/MSDS Sheets/Labeling of Containers
- Other Methods Used for Restoration
- Types of Metals Encountered
- Report Writing
- Tracing Report Forms for Restored SN
Each attendee will be issued a Tri-Tech Firearms Serial Restoration Kit. This kit, with a value of $175, will be maintained by the student upon completion of the course. Techniques instructed in the course can be used to restore obliterated serial numbers on magnetic, non-magnetic and aluminum firearms.
Upon completion of this course, the attendees will have gained a fundamental foundation and knowledge of what is necessary to restore/retrieve obliterated serial numbers from firearms (and other metal objects) that are submitted to the forensic laboratory.
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REGISTRATION
To register for this course, please download the Course Registration Form (PDF file). Fill out the form and email the completed PDF file to Phil Sanfilippo at phil@tritechusa.com.
To register for this course, please download the Course Registration Form (PDF file). Fill out the form and email the completed PDF file to Phil Sanfilippo at phil@tritechusa.com.