%0 Journal Article
%T Self inflicted gunshot wound caused by a home-made gun - medico-legal and ballistic examination
%J Journal of clinical forensic medicine
%D 2003
%A Hiss, Jehuda
%A Shoshani, E.
%A Zaitsew, K.
%A Giverts, P.
%A Kahana, T.
%V 10
%N 3
%P 165-168
%X The reconstruction of the mechanism of a fatal gunshot wound inflicted with a zip gun is presented. The joint investigation of medico-legal team and firearms experts teams resulted in an explanation of the unusual distribution of gunpowder encountered around the entry wound. Although the use of crude home-made weapons associated with various criminal activities and suicide is widespread, the forensic literature on this subject is sparse especially concerning tests conducted on the weapon.
%G 
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 1353-1131
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1353-1131(03)00040-3