Self-inflicted gunshot wound caused by a home-made gun - Medico-legal and ballistic examination

J. Hiss; E. Shoshani; K. Zaitsew; P. Giverts; Tzipi Kahana

doi:10.1016/S1353-1131(03)00040-3

Self-inflicted gunshot wound caused by a home-made gun - Medico-legal and ballistic examination

J. Hiss, E. Shoshani, K. Zaitsew, P. Giverts, Tzipi Kahana^*

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Abstract

The reconstruction of the mechanism of a fatal gunshot wound inflicted with a zip gun is presented. The joint investigation of medico-legal team and firearms experts teams resulted in an explanation of the unusual distribution of gunpowder encountered around the entry wound. Although the use of crude homemade weapons associated with various criminal activities and suicide is widespread, the forensic literature on this subject is sparse especially concerning tests conducted on the weapon.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	165-168
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine
Volume	10
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1353-1131(03)00040-3
State	Published - Sep 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ballistic
Ballistic examination
Fatal
Gunpowder
Gunshot
Gunshot wound
Penetrating
Self-infliction
Suicide
Wound
Zip gun

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