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  • Title: [Contact shot from infantry weapons with a flash-suppressor].
    Author: Perdekamp MG, Braunwarth R, Schmidt U, Schmidt W, Pollak S.
    Journal: Arch Kriminol; 2003; 212(1-2):10-8. PubMed ID: 12951720.
    Abstract:
    The number of reports on contact shots from firearms with a flash suppressor attached to the muzzle is small. On the basis of a case report (suicidal shot to the forehead with a Kalschnikow AKMS 47 assault rifle) the morphological peculiarities (characteristics soot pattern, relatively small powder cavity and only minor skin tears in the presence of a bony support) are presented and the conclusions to be drawn from the findings regarding the flash-suppressor, the shot distance, the angle of the shot and the way of holding the weapon are discussed.
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