Citation

Karger B, Teige K, Brinkmann B. Arch. Kriminol. 1995; 195(5-6): 147-152.

Vernacular Title

Zwei Suizide mit selbstgefertigten Schussapparaten: Kriminaltechnische und

Affiliation

Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Münster.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7646222

Abstract

Two suicides with home-made guns firing conventional ammunition are reported. Three different classes of homemade guns can be distinguished. Special characteristics of the interior and exterior ballistics of the home-made guns caused unusual muzzle imprints, intensive soot deposits at the entrance wounds and on the hands, intensive CO-effects, burns and in one case a skin laceration of the hand holding the weapon. The bullets showed a reduced penetration depth, characteristic firing marks were missing.

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