Patterned imprint mark due to the folded shoulder stock: A possible finding in contact shots from submachine guns |
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Authors: | Markus Groß e Perdekamp, Roland Braunwarth,Stefan Pollak, |
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Affiliation: | aInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Freiburg, Albertstraße 9, 79104 Freiburg, Germany;bFreiburg Regional Council, Kriminaltechnische Untersuchungsstelle, Berliner Allee 3a, 79114 Freiburg, Germany |
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Abstract: | The muzzle imprint (barrel mark) is a pressure abrasion typically associated with contact shots. Apart from the contours of the actual muzzle profile, other constructional parts such as the front sight and/or the recoil spring guide of semiautomatic pistols may be imprinted next to the bullet entrance wound. In some types of submachine guns the shoulder stock can be folded forward so that its end partly encircles the muzzle. If such a weapon was in contact with the skin at the instant of discharge, a corresponding contusion mark is to be expected. The imprint configuration may point to the type of weapon and to the way in which the gun had been held when firing the shot. The paper presents the injury pattern in a 36-year-old man who committed suicide with a Scorpion SA Vz 61 submachine gun cal. 7.65 mm Browning from former Czechoslovakia. |
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Keywords: | Contact shot Submachine gun Shoulder stock Imprint mark Scorpion SA Vz 61 |
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