Contact gunshot wound with .410-gauge derringer. Only the lower barrel has been fired. After reapproximating the gas pressure-induced marginal lacerations, a side-by-side comparison reveals the shape of the barrels and sight on the skin.
Fig.1 Contact gunshot wound.
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