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Date Information
Spring 1955
Box Number
10
Item Number
136
Description
Two series of experiments were performed with a variety of objects that would illustrate effects similar to some common weapons:
1. A large bread knife with a roughly triangular blade 8" in length and a breadth at the widest point of 1 1/2"
2. A large monkey wrench 15" in length with a jaw 1 3/4" deep and a maximum opening of 4"
3. A brass bar 11 3/4" in length, 3/4" wide, and 1/8" thick
4. A bar of soft wood 23" long, 1" wide, and 7/16" thick
5. A small ball-peen hammer with a head length of 2 1/2" and a face 3/4" in diameter
Keywords
Paul L. Kirk investigation, forensic testing