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2 -short weapons
A- Revolver: B- Automatic pistol.
2- Ghaffir guns:
Powders are of two types: a- Black powder: b- Smokeless powder:
On firing we get a blast of gases accompanied by flam, smoke, unburnt powder, wads and shots or bullets, each of which has a distinct effect on the target, these we call associates of the projectile come out from the muzzle. 1- The flash of light: 2- The gases 3- Flam and smoke. 4- Unburnt powder particles 5- Internal wad: 6- External wad (outer wad): 7. Missile or projectile: a- Shots. b- Bullet:
3 FACTOR AFFECTING THE SHAPE OF THE FIRE ARM WOUND 1- The type of the weapon whether shots or bullets, and short or long weapon. 2- Distance of firing. One central hole (near firing) or dispersed shots (far firing). 3- Direction of firing. A perpendicular injury causing a circular wound, a tangential one causing a tract and if slanting causes an oval wound 4- Site of the wound, A fire arm wound in corrugated area of skin as in axilla, neck, scrotum may appear irregularly lacerated, where in other parts of the body appear circular opening or slit or tract. 5- Type and amount of the powder influence the appearance of the inlet wound e.g. a dense black ring (blackening) in case of black powder, while blackening is faint and grayish in cases of smokeless powder.
SUICIDE, HOMECIDE OR ACCIDENTAL FIRE ARM INJURY. 1- Circumstantial evidence and scene of the crime. 2- Examination of the victim.
a- Sex of victim, usually females are not commit suicide with fire arm. b- In homicidal injury, he is usually out of the doors. c- Accidental may be out of the doors (wedding) or in doors (cleaning). d- Victims clothes. In suicidal cases no tear of clothes coinciding with the injury in the body as the victim usually bares his skin before committing suicide. e- Cadaveric spasm. The victim may be found grasping the weapon in case of suicide or may be grasping an assailant's hair or piece of clothing in homicidal cases. f- Blackening of the victim's fingers. This may be seen at the tips of the left index and thumb. Fingers when the suicide tries to fix the muzzle to his right temple. g- Signs of resistance. In homicidal cases may be seen in the victim's clothing or body.