title: Zulu zip-guns and an unusual murder.
abstract: Primitive ballistic weapons are used in great numbers in Zululand, South Africa. Their manufacture reflects various degrees of skill. A case with a bullet and a cartridge in the victim is discussed, and a representative pictorial exhibition of weapons is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Natal, Durban, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Book
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Botha
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005389:Firearms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology