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Shot Range Determination

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. Karl Sellier

    1. Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität, Bonn, Germany

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Part of the book series: Forensic Science Progress (FORENSIC, volume 6)

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Table of contents (8 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction

    • Karl Sellier
    Pages 1-1

  3. General Section

    • Karl Sellier
    Pages 1-26

  4. Classification of Shot Range Zones

    • Karl Sellier
    Pages 27-33

  5. Qualitative Detection of the Signs of a Close Range Shot

    • Karl Sellier
    Pages 33-34

  6. Morphological Methods of Shot-Range Determination

    • Karl Sellier
    Pages 35-44

  7. The Sampling Test Method for the Quantitative Determination of Shot Range

    • Karl Sellier
    Pages 44-72

  8. Shot Range Determination for Shotguns

    • Karl Sellier
    Pages 73-88

  9. References and Further Reading

    • Karl Sellier
    Pages 88-97

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 99-107
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About this book

The range at which a weapon has been fired is an important measurement for the reconstruction of firearms offenses (murder, suicide, accident). All changes caused by a shot and which vary according to the distance from the weapon are suitable in principle for determining this distance. However, some procedures are very elegant in theory but hardly applicable in practice. The constructions of ammunition and the sequence of events during a shot are dealt with first as this knowledge forms a basis for understanding the various methods. \ The individual zones (classes) of firing distances (contact shot, intermediate shot, distance shot) are described. In this connection, the morphological methods for determining the firing distance are discussed. From the shape and size of the powder residue distribution (soot stains, powder tattooing) and with the knowledge of the weapon and ammunition, the distance from the target can be elucidated. In this chapter, the methods of making an invisible distribution visible are also dealt with. In order to determine the range of the shot from the appearance of the wound no complicated apparatus is necessary. One can judge with the naked eye. These procedures have a great advantage over the methods discussed in the following chapter in that they give stronger proof. They are more vivid and convincing for the uninitiated (judge or jury) than abstract measurements obtained by scientific devices.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität, Bonn, Germany

    Karl Sellier

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Shot Range Determination

  • Authors: Karl Sellier

  • Series Title: Forensic Science Progress

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76721-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag-Berlin Heidelberg 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-76723-4Published: 23 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-76721-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0930-1461

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 105

  • Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: This volume is a revised and translated version of: Band 7 of the series: Arbeitsmethoden der med. u. naturwiss. Kriminalistik, Schmidt-Römhild-Verlag, Lübeck 1967

  • Topics: Analytical Chemistry, Forensic Medicine, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law, Physical Chemistry

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