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Citation

Grellner W, Wilske J. Arch. Kriminol. 2001; 207(3-4): 97-103.

Vernacular Title

Suizid mit einem Schiess-Spazierstock: Waffe, Verletzungsbild und

Affiliation

Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität des Saarlandes.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11414120

Abstract

In Germany firearms camouflaged as items of daily use are forbidden. While reports on ball-point pen-guns have repeatedly been published in literature, the use of a walking-stick gun is a rarity. The report deals with the suicide of a 31-year-old schizophrenic man who inflicted a shotgun injury to his head with typical morphological characteristics. The weapon used was a normal-looking walking stick with a barrel, cal. .410. Under forensic and criminological aspects the significance of a walking-stick gun is comparable to that of ball-point pen-guns. Both weapons can be carried and used inconspicuously, but from a walking-stick gun also ammunition of larger calibres with a higher potential of injury can be fired.

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