ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 April 1980
Page Count: 8

Determination of Direction of Fire from Graze Gunshot Wounds
Dixon, DS
Chief, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, D.C.

(Received 3 May 1979; accepted 23 August 1979)

Abstract

Careful examination of experimentally produced graze bullet wounds of skin demonstrates that specific wound characteristics may be useful in determining the direction in which the projectile traversed the skin surface. These principles are applied to actual cases with known circumstances.

Keywords:
criminalistics, wound ballistics, directionality

Paper ID: JFS12122J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12122J
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