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Sharp Weapon class2
- 1. Dr. Salam Bitam Singh Senior Resident
- 2. Description: It is a light, hard, non flexible, sharp cutting Weapon with a pointed tip, having two parts 1. Metal blade: it has got two surfaces, two edges (one is sharp- cutting and the other is blunt), and two ends (one is a pointed tip and the other is fitted with the handle. 2. Wooden handle: short, cylindrical with a metallic ring at the distal end.
- 3. Injuries Produced: Pointed tip: Stab/Punctured/penetrating/Perforating wounds Sharp edge : Incised wounds Blunt edge: Abrasion/ Bruise/Laceration Surface of the blades: Abrasion bruise Wooden handle: Abrasion/Bruise/Laceration and fracture small bones.
- 4. It is a dangerous weapon It can produce both simple and grievous injuries. It may be used to produce injuries for Suicidal, homicidal purposes as well as accidental injuries and self inflicted /fabricated wounds. Nature and the type of weapon can be established from the wound produced. Relative position of the assailant and the victim can be established. Medico legal importance (MLI)
- 5. Description: It is a moderately heavy, hard, non flexible, sharp cutting Weapon with a pointed tip, having two parts 1. Metal blade: it has got two surfaces, two edges (one is sharp- cutting and concave and the other is blunt and convex and thicker) both the edges tapered and meet distally to form, and two ends (one is a pointed tip and the other is fitted with the handle. 2. Wooden handle: short, cylindrical with a metallic ring at the distal end.
- 6. Pointed tip: Punctured/penetrating wounds Sharp edge : Incised wounds with one punctured wound at the distal end, by the tip, when struck over curve surface like deltoid ,arm, thigh etc.If it is struck over flat surface like back of chest , abdomen : produce one incised wound with minimum depth at the mid pint and dipper at the ends with one punctured wound at the distal end, if the force applied is less: produce two incised wounds one proximal and one distal in one line with a gap in between. Cut fracture of the bone Chop wound
- 7. Blunt edge: Abrasion/ Bruise/Laceration/fracture of bones including gutter fracture of skull bone Surface of the blades: Abrasion bruise Wooden handle: Abrasion/Bruise/Laceration and fracture small bones.
- 8. It is a dangerous weapon It can produce both simple and grievous injuries. It may be used to produce injuries for Suicidal, homicidal purposes as well as accidental injuries and self inflicted /fabricated wounds. Nature and the type of weapon can be established from the wound produced. Relative position of the assailant and the victim can be established.
- 9. Description: It is a moderately heavy, hard, blunt, on flexible, more or less elongated weapon, lower end is tipped with one metal piece and the handle may be of various shape and designs. When it is opened by pulling the handle, it is seen to be consisting of two parts. 1. One long bladed pointed tip knife , having a wooden handle and two edges which meet to form a pointed tip, one edge is sharp and the proximal 2/3rd of the other end is blunt while the distal 1/3rd is sharp. 2. The other is the wooden cover of the knife having a groove inside like the shape of the knife for its accommodation.
- 10. By the Knife Pointed tip: Incised/Punctured/penetrating/Per forating wounds Sharp edge : Incised wounds Blunt edge: Abrasion/ Bruise/Laceration Weapon as a whole : Abrasion/Bruise/Laceration and fracture small bones. Wooden handle: Abrasion/Bruise.
- 11. It is a dangerous weapon It can produce both simple and grievous injuries. It may be used to produce injuries for Suicidal, homicidal purposes as well as accidental injuries and self inflicted /fabricated wounds. Nature and the type of weapon can be established from the wound produced. Relative position of the assailant and the victim can be established. It can be used to produce strangulation.
- 12. Description: It is a moderately heavy, hard, non flexible, sharp cutting Weapon, having two parts 1. Metal blade: it has got two flat surfaces, two edges (one is sharp- cutting and and the other is blunt and thicker) both the edges gradually and two ends (one is a blunt and the other is fitted with the handle. 2. Wooden handle: short, cylindrical with a metallic ring at the distal end.
- 13. Sharp edge : Incised wounds,Cut fracture of the bone,Chop wound Blunt edge: Abrasion/ Bruise/Laceration/fracture of bones including gutter fracture of skull bone Surface of the blades: Abrasion bruise Wooden handle: Abrasion/Bruise/Laceration and fracture small bones.
- 14. It is a dangerous weapon It can produce both simple and grievous injuries. It may be used to produce injuries for Suicidal, homicidal purposes as well as accidental injuries and self inflicted /fabricated wounds. Nature and the type of weapon can be established from the wound produced. Relative position of the assailant and the victim can be established.