Mr. Latona. It would not.
Representative Boggs. I see—because it would absorb the moisture.
Mr. Latona. That's right. Now, there are other guns—for example, Smith and Wesson, which have exceptionally nice finishes, the blue metal finishes are better surfaces for latent prints. Where you have a nickel-plated or silver-plated revolvers, where it is smooth—they are much more conducive to latent prints than some of these other things, say like the army type, the weapons used in wartime that are dull, to avoid reflection—things of that type—they are not as good.
Mr. Dulles. I wonder if you would like to look at the fingerprints we have gone over. They are quite apparent there with the glass.
Representative Boggs. I would like to look at them. That is all I want to ask right at the moment.
Mr. Dulles. I would like to ask a general question.
Mr. Latona (addressing Representative Boggs). This is one of the fingerprints developed on the brown wrapper. It is this print here.
Mr. Dulles. You can see these prints quite clearly, and the palmprint.
Representative Boggs. This is a photograph of that?
Mr. Latona. This is approximately a time and a half enlargement. This is the left index finger. Here is the palmprint that was developed.