Rat Hole

  

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Winchester Repeating Arms Company (USA).     

Smooth-bore firearm (shotgun).

• Winchester Model 1897 (M97) (pump-action shotgun, extremely popular in the 20th century).

Winchester 1897

In India, the Winchester shotgun cartridge is almost a “textbook standard example” for describing shotgun injuries.

                                   Winchester Shotgun

Shotguns (including Winchester) are frequently mentioned in forensic medicine because of their unique wound patterns:

Close Range (within 1–2 feet)

• Central defect with satellite pellet holes (rat-hole with satellites).

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