Self-constructed shooting devices utilizing manually-impacted firing-pins (suicide machines)

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 192-194

  Hartwig, Sven ^a   Tsokos, Michael ^a   Schmidt, Sven ^a   Byard, Roger W ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Direct impact firing pin; Homemade firearms; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; WEAPON;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAD INJURIES, PENETRATING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WEAPONS;

EID: 77953164722     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181c297f5     Document Type: Article

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