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[B‐19] Kneubuehl BP, Ballistics - Theory and Practice, Springer, Translation of the first German edition, Springer Verlag, Berlin
(will be published 2024)

[B-05] Kneubuehl BP, Ballistic Protection, bpk consultancy GmbH (2003) PDF

[B-01] Sellier KG, Kneubuehl BP, Wound Ballistics and the Scientific Background Elsevier, Amsterdam (1994) (out-of-print, out-of-date)

1 - Ballistics, Aerodynamics, Stability Theory

[1-16] Kneubuehl BP, The Ballistics of 'Hornussen', Proceedings 19 th International Symposium on Ballistics, Interlaken (2001)

[1-08] Kneubuehl BP, What is the Maximum Length of a Spin Stabilized Projectile?, Proceedings of the 9th Int. Symposium on Ballistics (1986)

[1-07] Kneubuehl BP, Calculation of the Stability and the Tracta-bility Factors of a Spinning Shell, Proceedings of the 7th Int. Symposium on Ballistics (1983)

[1-05] Kneubuehl BP, Physical and Mathematical Backgrounds of the Stability Theory of a Spinning Shell, Journal of Ballistics Vol 6, No 2 (1982)

[1-03] Kneubuehl BP, Calculation of the Drag Coefficient of Slender Projectiles in an Axial Supersonic Flow, Proceedings of the 6th Int. Symposium on Ballistics (1981)

[1-02] Kneubuehl BP, Laube G, A Fast Running Solution of the Exterior Ballistics Boundary Value Problem, Proceedings of the 6th Int. Symposium on Ballistics (1981)

2 - Criminalistics, Forensic Medicine

[2-49] Weber A, Kneubuehl BP, Rabl W, Gunshot residues found at the exit wound: a case report. Int J Legal Med 2022 Epub 2022 Jun 03

[2-48] Jellinghaus K, Scherer C, Stauffer E, Urban P, Bohnert M, Kneubuehl BP, Deadly injuries through recoilless anti-tank weapons while military shooting practice-two case studies from Germany and Switzerland. Int J Legal Med 2020 Nov;134(6):2199-2204 Epub 2020 Apr 28

[2-47] Siegenthaler L, Sprenger F, Riva F, Glardon MJ, Kneubuehl BP, Frenz M, Influence of a soft tissue layer covering the kidney upon blunt impact. Int J Legal Med 2020 May;134(3):1007-1013 Epub 2019 Jul 9

[2-46] Siegenthaler L, Strehl M, Vaghi A, Zysset P, Kneubuehl BP, Frenz M, Threshold of the skull injury for blunt force impacts under free and constraint boundary conditions. Int J Legal Med. 2020 Mar;134(2):553-563 Epub 2019 Mar 19

[2-45] Gentile S, Kneubuehl BP, Barrera V, Dobay A, Thali MJ, Bolliger SA, Fracture energy threshold in parry injuries due to sharp and blunt force. Int J Legal Med. 2019 Sep;133(5):1429-1435 Epub 2019 Feb 21

[2-44] Glardon M, Schwenk BK, Riva F, von Holzen A, Ross SG, Kneubuehl BP, Stoffel MH, Energy loss and impact of various stunning devices used for the slaughtering of water buffaloes. Meat Sci 2018 Jan;135:159-165 Epub 2017 Sep 28

[2-43] Siegenthaler L, Sprenger FD, Kneubuehl BP, Jackowski C, Impact energy of everyday items used for assault. Int J Legal Med 2018 Jan;132(1):211-217 Epub 2017 Sep 29

[2-42] Meichtry C, Glauser U, Glardon M, Ross SG, Lechner I, Kneubuehl BP, Gascho D, Spadavecchia C, von Rotz A, Stojiljkovic A, Stoffel MH, Assessment of a specifically developed bullet casing gun for the stunning of water buffaloes. Meat Sci 2018 Jan;135:74-78 Epub 2017 Sep 14

[2-41] Sterzik V, Kneubuehl BP, Bohnert M, Riva F, Glardon M, Bullet fragmentation preceding a contour shot: case study and experimental simulation. Int J Legal Med, 2017 Jan;131(1):173-177 Epub 2016 Oct 15

[2-40] Bolliger SA, Kneubuehl BP, Thali MJ, Eggert S, Siegenthaler L, Stabbing energy and force required for pocket-knives to pierce ribs. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2016 Dec;12(4):394-398 Epub 2016 Aug 9

[2-39] Schwenk BK, Lechner I, Ross SG, Gascho D, Kneubuehl BP, Glardon M, Stoffel MH, Magnetic resonance imaging and computer tomography of brain lesions in water buffaloes and cattle stunned with handgun and captive bolts. Meat Sci 2016 March;113:35-40 Epub 2015 Nov 10

[2-38] Kramer L, Nadjem H, Glardon M, Kneubuehl BP, Pollak S, Grosse Perdekamp M, Pircher R, A patterned abraison caused by the impact of a cartridge case may simulate an atypical muzzle imprint mark. Int J Legal Med, 2016 May;130(3):751-757 Epub 2015 Oct 26

[2-37] Sprenger FD, Siegenthaler L, Kneubuehl BP, Jackowski C, The influence of striking object characteristics on the impact energy. Int J Legal Med 2016 May;130(3):835-844 Epub 2015 Oct 8

[2-36] Grosse Perdekamp M, Glardon M, Kneubuehl BP, Bielefeld L, Nadjem H, Pollak S, Pircher R, Fatal contact shot to the chest caused by the gas jet from a muzzle loading pistol discharging only black powder and no bullet:case study and experimental simulation of the woundling effect. Int J Legal Med, 2015 Jan;129(1):125-131 Epub 2014 Aug 14

[2-35] Winklhofer S, Stolzmann P, Meier A, Schweitzer W, Morsbach F, Flach P, Kneubuehl BP, Alkadhi H, Thali M, Ruder T, Added value of dual-energy computed tomography versus single-energy computed tomography in assessing ferromagnetic properties of ballistic projectiles: implications for magnetic resonance imaging of gunshot victims. Invest Radiol. 2014 Jun;49(6):431-7

[2-34] Thierauf A, Glardon M, Axmann S, Kneubuehl BP, Kromeier J, Pircher R, Pollak S, Große Perdekamp M, The varying size of exit wounds from center-fire rifles as a consequence of the temporary cavity. Int J Legal Med. 2013 Sep;127(5):931-6. Epub 2013 May 23

[2-33] Hernández Redondo A, Schroeck A, Kneubuehl B, Weinmann W Determination of ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate from dried blood spots. Int J Legal Med. 2013 Jul;127(4):769-75. doi: 10.1007/s00414-012-0815-2. Epub 2013 Jan 3

[2-32] Filograna L, Bolliger SA, Kneubuehl B, Jackowski C, Hatch GM, Thali MJ, A minimally invasive technique for the detection and analysis of pulmonary fat embolism: a feasibility study. J Forensic Sci. 2012 Sep;57(5):1329-35. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02134.x. Epub 2012 Apr 17

[2-31] Kneubuehl BP, Maximum flight velocity of blood drops in analysing blood traces, Forensic Sci Int, Jun 10, 219 205-207 (2012)

[2-30] Deyle S, Exadaktylos AK, Kneubuehl BP, Buck U, Thali MJ, Voisard MX, Collateral Damage-Penetrating Head Injury and Orbital Injury: A Case Report Am J Forensic Med Pathol, Jul 26, (2011)

[2-29] Grosse Perdekamp M, Arnold M, Merkel J, Mierdel K, Braunwarth R, Kneubuehl BP, Pollak S, Thierauf A, GSR deposition along the bullet path in contact shots to composite models Int J Legal Med, Jan;125(1):67-73 (2011) Epub 2010 Nov 19

[2-28] Berens S, Ketterer T, Kneubuehl BP, Thali MJ, Ross S, Bolliger SA, A case of homicidal intraoral gunshot and review of the literature Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2010 Nov 13. Epub ahead of print

[2-27] Bolliger SA, Thali MJ, Bolliger MJ, Kneubuehl BP, Gunshot energy transfer profile in ballistic gelatine, determined with computed tomography using the total crack length method Int J Legal Med. 2010 Nov;124(6):613-6. Epub 2010 Aug 20

[2-26] Buck U, Kneubuehl BP, Näther S, Albertini N, Schmidt L, Thali M, 3D bloodstain pattern analysis: Ballistic reconstruction of the trajectories of blood drops and determi-nation of the centres of origin of the bloodstains Forensic Sci Int. 2010 Jul 1;Epub ahead of print

[2-25] Perdekamp MG, Kneubuehl BP, Ishikawa T, Nadjem H, Kromeier J, Pollak S, Thierauf A, Secondary skull fractures in head wounds inflicted by captive bolt guns: autopsy findings and experi-mental simulation Int J Legal Med 2010 Nov;124(6):605-12.

[2-24] Sterzik V, Kneubuehl B, Rupp W, Bohnert M, Stab or throw? Biomechanical studies on the injuring potential of glass fragments Forensic Sci Int. 2010 Jun 15;199(1-3):e1-4. Epub 2010 Mar 3

[2-23] Voisard MX, Kneubuehl BP, Danger assessment of a spring-gun device (muzzleloader) loaded only with black powder , Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2010 Mar;31(1):95-7

[2-22] Thali MJ, Kneubuehl BP, Rodriguez WR, Smirniotopoulos JG, Richardson AC, Fowler D, Godwin M, Jurrus A, Fletcher D, Mallak C, Coins as intermediate targets: reconstructive analysis with synthetic body models , Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2009 Jun;30(2):159-61

[2-21] Bolliger SA, Ross S, Oesterhelweg L, Thali MJ, Kneubuehl BP, Are full or empty beer bottles sturdier and does their fracture-threshold suffice to break the human skull? , J Forensic Leg Med. 2009 Apr;16(3):138-42. Epub 2008 Nov 7

[2-20] Andenmatten MA, Thali MJ, Kneubuehl BP, Oesterhelweg L, Ross S, Spendlove D, Bolliger SA, Gunshot injuries detected by post-mortem multislice computed tomography (MSCT): A feasibility study, , Leg Med (Tokyo). 2008 Nov;10(6):287-92. Epub 2008 May 15. (2008)

[2-19] Sterzik V, Kneubuehl BP, Rophol D, Bohnert M, Injuring potential of drinking glasses, Forensic Sci Int. 2008 Aug 6;179(2-3):e19-23. Epub 2008 Jun 3 (2008)

[2-18] Jacobsen C, Schön CA, Kneubuehl BP, Thali MJ, Aghayev E, Unusually extensive head trauma in a hydraulic elevator accident: Post-mortem MSCT findings, autopsy results and scene reconstruction, J Forensic Leg Med. 2008 Oct;15(7):462-6. Epub 2008 Jul 11 (2008)

[2-17] Weilemann Y, Thali MJ, Kneubuehl BP, Bolliger SA, Correlation between skeletal trauma and energy in falls from great height detected by post-mortem multislice computed tomography (MSCT), Forensic Sci Int. 2008 Sep 18;180(2-3):81-5. Epub 2008 Sep 2 (2008)

[2-16] Hollinger A, Christe A, Thali MJ, Kneubuehl BP, Oesterhelweg L, Ross S, Spendlove D, Bolliger SA, Incidence of auditory ossicle luxation and petrous bone fractures detected in post-mortem multislice computed tomography (MSCT), Forensic Sci Int. 2009 Jan 10;183(1-3):60-6. Epub 2008 Nov 25 (2008)

[2-15] Grosse Perdekamp M, Vennemann B, Kneubuehl BP, Uhl M, Treier M, Braunwarth R, Pollak S, Effect of shortening the barrel in contact shots from rifles and shotguns, Int J Legal Med. 2008 Jan;122(1):81-5. Epub 2007 Mar 8

[2-14] Thali MJ, Kneubuehl BP, Bolliger SA, Christe A, Koenigsdorfer U, Ozdoba C, Spielvogel E, Dirnhofer R, Forensic veterinary radiology: ballistic-radiological 3D computertomographic reconstruction of an illegal lynx shooting in Switzerland, Forensic Sci Int. 2007 Aug 24;171(1):63-6. Epub 2006 Jul 10

[2-13] Vennemann B, Grosse Perdekamp M, Kneubuehl BP, Serr A, Pollak S, Gunshot-related displacement of skin particles and bacteria from the exit region back into the bullet path, Int J Legal Med, Mar;121(2):105-11. Jun 14, (2007)

[2-12] Grosse Perdekamp M, Kneubuehl BP, Serr A, Vennemann B, Pollak S, Gunshot-related transport of micro-organisms from the skin of the entrance region into the bullet path. Int J Legal Med. 2006 Sep;120(5):257-64. Epub 2006 Apr 8.

[2-11] Plattner Th, Kneubuehl BP, Thali M, Zollinger U, Gunshot residue patterns on skin in angled contact and near contact gunshot wounds, J. Forens. Sc. Int. 138, 68-75 (2003)

[2-10] Yen K, Thali M, Kneubuehl BP, Peschel O, Zollinger U, Dirnhofer R, Blood-Spatter Patterns, Hands Hold Clues for the Forensic Reconstruction of the Sequence of Events, Am. J. of Forensic Med. Pathol. 24, 2 (2003), 1-9

[2-09] Rabl W, Katzgraber R, Kneubuehl BP, Ballistic aspects of tandem-loaded cartridges of identical caliber, Int. Journal of Legal Medicine, 112, 58-61 (1998)

[2-08] Karger B, Kneubuehl BP, Sudhues H und Brinkmann B, Experimental Arrow Wounds: Ballistics and Traumatology, The Journal of Trauma, 45, 3, 495-501 (1998)

[2-07] Karger B, Kneubuehl BP, On the physics of momentum in ballistics: can the human body be displaced or knocked down by a small arms projectile? International Journal of Legal Medicine 109: 147-149 (1996)

[2-05] Kneubuehl BP, Improved Test Procedure for Body Armour, Proceedings 1996 Personal Armour System Symposium, Colchester

[2-03] Kneubuehl BP, On the Determination of the Shooting Direction in Case of Rifle Projectiles, Proceedings of the 13th Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Science, Duesseldorf (1993)

3 - Wound Ballistics

[3-20] Fitzpatrick-Swallow VL, Kneubuehl BP, Schroter RC, Bentley AJ Lung injury similar to blast lung in a case of shotgun wound of the head. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2012 Sep;33(3)

[3-19] Hauer T, Huschitt N, Kulla M, Kneubuehl B, Willy C Bullet and shrapnel injuries in the face and neck regions. Current aspects of wound ballistics. HNO. 2011 Aug;59(8):752-64. doi: 10.1007/s00106-011-2365-1. German

[3-15] Kneubuehl B, Thali MJ, The evaluation of a synthetic long bone structure as a substitute for human tissue in gunshot experiments, J. Forens. Sci. Int. 138, 44-49 (2003)

[3-12] Thali MJ, Kneubuehl BP, Dirnhofer R, A „skin-skull-brain model“: for the biomechanical reconstruction of blunt forces to the human head, J. Forens. Sci. Int. 125, 195-200 (2002)

[3-11] Thali MJ, Kneubuehl BP, Zollinger U, Dirnhofer R, A study of the morphology of gunshot entrance wounds, in connection with their dynamic creation, utilizing the „skin-skull-brain model“, J. Forens. Sci. Int. 125, 190-194 (2002)

[3-10] Thali MJ, Kneubuehl BP, Zollinger U, Dirnhofer R, The „skin-skull-brain model“: a new instrument for the study of gunshot effects , J. Forens. Sci. Int. 125, 178-189 (2002)

[3-07] Coupland RM, Kneubuehl BP, Rowley D and Bowyer G, Wound ballistics, surgery and the law of war , Trauma 2, 1-10, (2000)

[3-03] Kneubuehl BP, Some Progress in Small Arms Wound Ballistics Research, Proceedings 1994 European Small Arms Symposium, Shrivenham

[3-02] Kneubuehl BP, Sellier KG, A New Understanding of the Behaviour of a Bullet in a Dense Medium, Proceedings of the 13th Int. Symposium on Ballistics (1992)

[3-01] Kneubuehl BP, Fackler M, New Methods of Measurements in Wound Ballistics Research, The Journal of Trauma (China) Vol 6, No 2 Suppl. (1990)

4 - Small Arms and Ammunition

[4-04] Kneubuehl BP, Small Arms of the Future: What We Can Learn Looking at the Past, News from the Institute for Research on Small Arms in International Security Vol 1, No 2 (1990)

5 - Test Procedures

[5-03] Kneubuehl BP, Improved Test Procedure for Body Armour, Proceedings 1996 Personal Armour System Symposium, Colchester