Gunshot injuries : how they are inflicted : their complications and treatment . Fig. 51.—Fracture of humerus by Coltsnew service revolver .45 cal. Bullet withblunt point, close range. Army MedicalSchool collection. Fig. 52.—Fracture of femur Colts newservice revolver .45 cal. carrying a bullet withhole in point close range. Army MedicalSchool collection. than others. Those that are darker or black represent part of thelead core, while the fragments of lighter shade represent part of theenvelope. The presence of dark fragments alone indicates the resultof a lesion by an ordinary unjacketed lead
Gunshot injuries : how they are inflicted : their complications and treatment . Fig. 51.—Fracture of humerus by Coltsnew service revolver .45 cal. Bullet withblunt point, close range. Army MedicalSchool collection. Fig. 52.—Fracture of femur Colts newservice revolver .45 cal. carrying a bullet withhole in point close range. Army MedicalSchool collection. than others. Those that are darker or black represent part of thelead core, while the fragments of lighter shade represent part of theenvelope. The presence of dark fragments alone indicates the resultof a lesion by an ordinary unjacketed lead bullet or a shrapnel ball,and more often the latter if the case is one from the very recent warsin which shrapnel balls are so frequently used. The following skiagrams exhibit bone lesions in cadavers whenfired into with projectiles from pistols and revolvers (see Table No. 3). CHARACTERISTIC LESIONS CAUSED BY PROJECTILES 77. Fig. 53.—Man-stopper bullets from Colts new service revolver eal. 455 lodged against tibia andfemur without fracture. Remaining velocity at 75 yards. Army Medical School collection. 78 GUNSHOT WOUNDS The X-ray work was done by Professor A. Hewson and Doctor W. , of Philadelphia (Figs. 49 to 68). We are not acquainted with any bullet fired from a hand weaponthat will stop a determined enemy when the projectile traverses softparts alorfe; The requirements of such a bullet would need to have asectional area like that of a 3-inch solid shot the recoil from whichwhen used in hand weapons would be prohibitive. Finally the Board reached the conclusion that the only safeguard atclose encounters is a well-directed rapid fire from nothing less than a
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