Guns in St Petersburg

I have seen photos of guns on Google Street Maps before, usually of men outside gun shops, but never any as close up as this photo which was captured by maps.Yandex.ru, a Russian equivalent to Google Street Maps.

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The images seem to have been taken outside a gun or hunting club. The rifle pictured above appears to be a wooden stocked 7.62x39mm Saiga with a five round magazine. English Russia has more photos.

[Hat Tip: Whale Oil ]

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  1. Henrik Thomassenwrote on May 09th, 2010 at 7:51 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    To me it looks like a Valmet Petra, I might be wrong though, but it is strikingly similar. I was offered to buy a used one in Norway, but I had to turn it down as I couldn’t afford it at the time.

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  2. Executive Gun Runnerswrote on April 24th, 2010 at 7:07 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    I saw a Google street view of a kid holding a gun at someone. I lost the link but I believe it was in the US.

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  3. Ruswrote on April 21st, 2010 at 11:06 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    It’s just a hunters . They registered brandnew guns in “License and Permit Division” of St Petersburg militia . :) )))))

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  4. Lancewrote on April 21st, 2010 at 9:50 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    What are the fire arms laws like in modern Russia? You can own a Saiga but can you own a semi auto AK mil type like a SAR-1? Can you won a Makarov or Tokarov Pistol?

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  5. Alexeywrote on April 21st, 2010 at 7:05 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    not a hunting club, just a regional police department.

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  6. Girwrote on April 21st, 2010 at 4:27 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    http://www.snotr.com/video/4240

    havent we learned by now russia is crazy?

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  1. Executive Gun Runnerswrote on April 24th, 2010 at 7:07 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    I saw a Google street view of a kid holding a gun at someone. I lost the link but I believe it was in the US.

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  2. Henrik Thomassenwrote on May 09th, 2010 at 7:51 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    To me it looks like a Valmet Petra, I might be wrong though, but it is strikingly similar. I was offered to buy a used one in Norway, but I had to turn it down as I couldn’t afford it at the time.

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  3. Ruswrote on April 21st, 2010 at 11:06 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    It’s just a hunters . They registered brandnew guns in “License and Permit Division” of St Petersburg militia . :) )))))

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  4. Lancewrote on April 21st, 2010 at 9:50 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    What are the fire arms laws like in modern Russia? You can own a Saiga but can you own a semi auto AK mil type like a SAR-1? Can you won a Makarov or Tokarov Pistol?

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  5. Alexeywrote on April 21st, 2010 at 7:05 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    not a hunting club, just a regional police department.

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  6. Girwrote on April 21st, 2010 at 4:27 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    http://www.snotr.com/video/4240

    havent we learned by now russia is crazy?

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