Introduction. Due to technological improvement the question presents itself – is not it time firearms examiners changed optical microscopes to something more modern, and what this could be. Theoretical analisis. The article reviews three different kinds of microscopes (Optical, Electron Scanning and Confocal/Virtual) which can be used, their design and principles of work. Experimental investigation. To stu dy the potential of equipment and for the interdetermination of it the authors used these equipment for real life case examinations.
