Processes for Producing Luminescent Ammunition and Detecting Gunshot Residues

Abstract

The present invention relates to the production of luminescent ammunition and detection of gunshot residues and the associated manufacturing process. It uses the incorporation of luminescent markers in the primer or propellant (gunpowder) of any kind of firearms ammunition of any caliber. This makes it possible both to mark ammunition and to detect gunshot residues using the luminescence emitted, including residues left by lead-free ammunition. The process is based on the luminescent properties of the markers added, thereby overcoming some of the limitations of the analytical techniques currently in use.