Human Female Skull with Shotgun Wounds BC-196
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The skull is that of a young African-American woman in her early 20's. The cranium was penetrated by two rounds from a .410 shotgun fired at close-range. The right jaw was hit by a third round, directed downward. The coronal and lambdoidal sutures were separated by the blast and the right half of the jaw was shattered. Custom Display Stand available separately. Please see related products below. The cranium has been reassembled in order to show details of the wounds. Cracks radiate out from each wound, and slight internal beveling is present. The margins are scalloped by the concentrated blast of shotgun pellets. (Trace amounts of lead wipe residue are present in the margins of the original skull.) A few stray pellets penetrated only the outer table of bone, but most lodged in the brain. One complete indentation, 5 mm. in diameter, is visible to the right of the posterior wound. (A higher-powered hunting gun would have inflicted much greater damage and a greater muzzle-to-target distance would have resulted in a wider, less consistent wound.)

For an analysis report (PDF format), a copy of which will be sent with the purchase of this specimen, go to BC-196-Report. Should you have questions or comments regarding the report, please contact us at reports@boneclones.com.

Human Female Skull with Shotgun Wounds Stand, S-BC-196 $35.00 Order This / View Your Cart Shown here is a typical stand having a metal base and rod with a resin cradle, coated with thin rubber to prevent scratching and damage to paint on skull. Please note that the cradle is custom made for each different specimen. Color and shape may vary from the sample shown.