The MEN Frangible: Study of a new bullet in gelatin

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-330

  Schyma, Christian ^a   Bittner, Manfred ^b   Placidi, Petra ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Tech Weapon Service Sankt Augustin   (Germany)

^c Labor fur Experimentelle Ballistik   (Germany)

^d c/o Labor Experimentelle Ballistik ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Bullet fragmentation; Gunshot; Intermediate target; Wound ballistics; X ray

Indexed keywords

GELATIN;

ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; BULLET; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; SKULL INJURY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FIREARMS; FOREIGN BODIES; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GELATIN; GERMANY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RIBS; SKULL; TIBIA; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0031423731     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199712000-00002     Document Type: Article

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