Distant Wound
Definition
Entry wound produced beyond the dispersion range of propellant products. Shows only the mechanical bullet-entry findings: abrasion collar, clean wound margins, no powder, no soot.
Related terms
- Abrasion Collar
- The rim of abraded, dried skin surrounding a gunshot entry wound, produced by the bullet stretching the skin inward before perforation. Width...
- Contact Wound
- A firearm wound produced when the muzzle is pressed against or within a few centimetres of the target surface. Characterised by a...
- Intermediate Wound
- Entry wound produced within the range at which unburned or partially burned propellant grains retain enough velocity to impact the skin and...
- Muzzle Imprint (Muzzle Contusion Ring)
- The bruise or abrasion left on the skin by the barrel rim at contact range. The shape mirrors the muzzle geometry of...
- Near-Contact Wound
- Entry wound produced at approximately 0.5 to 5 centimetres muzzle distance (calibre-dependent). Dense soot deposits on the skin surface around the entry...
- Powder Tattooing (Stippling)
- Intradermal haemorrhagic abrasion points caused by individual unburned or partially burned propellant grains impacting the skin at intermediate range. Cannot be removed...
- Stellate Laceration
- A star-shaped tearing of the skin at the entry wound, produced by the gas pressure at contact range when the wound overlies...
- Test-Firing Programme
- Comparative discharges conducted with the specific weapon and ammunition type at measured distances, producing documented patterns used to calibrate range estimation against...
Explained in
- Range-of-Firing Zones: Contact, Near-Contact, Intermediate, DistantEntry wound produced beyond the dispersion range of propellant products. Shows only the mechanical bullet-entry findings: abrasion collar, clean wound margins,...