pinch point
A small area of surviving original surface within an angled projectile impact that is located at the initial contact point.
NOTE The pinch is useful in establishing the entrance side of the projectile impact.
Committee
Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB Standard 196 Standard for the Documentation and Processing of Shooting Scenes. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2026.
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