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I 3 3 3 r% K! ct, Berg stated that there were a few matching individual striations on the bullets, but because of the lack of sufficient well defined and distinctive individual matching characteristics on 4?, 52, and 5U, a positive determination could not be made that the bullets had been fired from the Sirhan weapon. However, Berg stated that the markings noted on the Exhibits meaning the particular sufficiently defined distinctive individual charac- teristics! showed that a matchup with the Sirhan gun was only a "step away." Berg stated that H7, 52, and SH had been phased by the experts with the test bullets a process of orientation of the test and evidence bullets under a comparison microscope so that apparent gross individual and other matching markings are noted around the circumference of both bullets as they are slowly turned in unison for examination!. This phase process was something that Dewayne Wolfer either had not done, or if conducted, had failed to record adequately. Berg felt that this phase mark process of R7, 52, and 5H with the 1975 test-fired bullets showed a stong suggestion of common origin, although not a positive determination linking the bullets with the Sirhan weapon. However, Berg was able to positively identify and link bullets H7 and 52, the Kennedy and Goldstein bullets, with the same weapon due to the fact that the bullets were easily phased and that there were sufficient matching striations noted for determination and identification. Addi- tionally, Berg was also able to positively link and match bullets 52 and 5", the Goldstein and weisel bullets, with the same weapon, again due to the fact that the bullets were easily phased and that there were good matching striations noted. On cross examination, Berg explained that although bullets N7 and SH were attempted to be linked and matched with the same weapon, and that a number of similarities were noted during the phasing process, there were not enough sufficient, distinctive and well defined matching charac- teristics found in the two bullets H7 when compared to SH! to positively link these two bullets with the same weapon. However, since Berg was able to link bullets N7 and 52 with the same weapon, and bullets 52 and SN with the same weapon, it follows logically and inferentially, that bullets H7 and 5H also had suf- ficient matching characteristics to be matched with the same weapon. Again, it must be emphasized, the strong and differing threshold of identification used by the several ballistics experts in making positive identifications, and the fact that none of the experts refused to give their own formula for what they considered a positive identification and an inconclusive identification. However, the expertise of the panel members, and their ability to make a positive identification, was never at issue. Lowell Bradford also inferentially was able to determine that bullets U7, 52, and 5H had been fired from the same gun. Bradford felt that H7 matched with 5H, and 52 matched with SH, due to an identification between these bullets. To Bradford, a deep gouged 'groove was determined to be an individual characteristic. . - 31 -