the two men accused of an armed bank robbery. This came to light during the third day of the Supreme Court trial of Rupert Elroy Archibald, of Rockywold Drive, Sandys Parish, and Michael Eugene Dillas, of Stovell Lane, Pembroke.

A civilian member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said one of two firearms found by Police was a large handgun known as a .357 Magnum Research "Desert Eagle'' pistol. Five cartridges were also found with the gun.

Another gun found was a much smaller .25 calibre semi-automatic pistol.

Research also revealed that the .25 calibre pistol misfired three times.

Canadian and local authorities continued to outline handling and testing procedures performed on more than 30 pieces of physical evidence found in bushes near the Riddell's Bay Golf Course and the Bank of Bermuda in Somerset.

Kits showing if a person had fired a firearm, had been near a weapon when it fired, or had been in contact with a fired weapon or source of gunpowder have been featured throughout the proceedings.

Discharged firearms create and leave behind unique particles of gunshot residue which can only be produced by discharging a gun, firearms specialist Robin Theriault explained yesterday.

On several pieces of clothing submitted by local Police, Mr. Theriault said he discovered traces of gunpowder residue.

However, no such residue was found on the testing kits applied to the hands of Archibald or Dillas.

Earlier in the trial, Crown counsel Patrick Doherty told the nine-woman, three-man jury the accused allegedly took part in a four-man robbery. Radio scanners, helmets with face visors, and waiting escape vehicles were all used in the heist in which the men allegedly removed some $37,500 from two cashier tills.

The defendants were found lying in bushes near the Riddell's Bay Golf Course in Southampton after they allegedly led Police on a high-speed chase across the Great Sound.

Yusek Ameerbakka DeSilva -- who pleaded guilty earlier this year in connection with the same incident -- was found trying to leave the area. He is currently serving an 18-year prison sentence.

The trial continues on Monday before Chief Justice Austin Ward. Lawyers Archibald Warner and Victoria Pearman represent Archibald and Dillas, respectively.