Mr. Cunningham. Yes, sir.
Mr. Cunningham. That is due to the oversized chambers of this revolver. As I previously testified, the weapon was originally chambered for the .38 S&W, which is a wider cartridge than .38 Special. And when a .38 Special is fired in this particular weapon, the case form fits to the shape of each chamber. And in one of those cartridges, the metal just let go. Normally it does not; however this one particular case split slightly.
Representative Ford. Does that have any impact on the rest of the operation?
Mr. Cunningham. No, sir. As a matter of fact, I test-fired the weapon originally, and I didn't even know it had split until I tried to eject it.
Mr. Eisenberg. You mentioned before, by the way, that there had been no misfires with this weapon. Approximately how many times was the weapon fired altogether?
Mr. Cunningham. I would have no way of knowing exactly, but I imagine we are approaching close to a hundred times by now.
Mr. Eisenberg. And no misfires?
Mr. Cunningham. And no misfires.
Mr. Eisenberg. Now, Mr. Cunningham, did you take photographs of the cartridge cases which you have just identified as having been fired from 143, and the cartridge cases which are Commission Exhibit No. 595?