Dangerousness of blank fright guns and salute rifles
Schöning, R.; Krause, D.; Lichtenberg, W.; Schmidt, U.; Effenberger, O.
Archiv für Kriminologie 199(5-6): 138-142
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9225 PMID: 9313063 Document Number: 476775
According to the German law salute-fire guns altered weapons with a barrel length of more than 60 cm. They have inside the barrel special constructions, which are guiding the gunshot residues under high pressure to the muzzle. Therefore they own an high potential of injury, like blank-cartridge guns with short barrels.