Counterfeit or Copy? Darra Handguns
Previously we looked at examples of long guns out of the Pashtun gun-making village of Darra Adam Khel in the FATA region in Pakistan. In this episode, Miles looks at some of the handgun copies that have emerged from the cottage industries there. We compare Makarov and Beretta copies side by side, in addition to an odd Martini Henry contraption that has since been deactivated. Many of these copies are so well made that it would make most small arms enthusiasts think twice about which one is legitimate and which one was handmade. But most of all, the conditions that these are made in are sure to be admired as the gun-makers lack any of the amenities that most firearms manufacturers or even Western gunsmiths possess.
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Infantry Marine, based in the Midwest. Specifically interested in small arms history, development, and usage within the MENA region and Central Asia. To that end, I run Silah Report, a website dedicated to analyzing small arms history and news out of MENA and Central Asia.Please feel free to get in touch with me about something I can add to a post, an error I've made, or if you just want to talk guns. I can be reached at miles@tfb.tv
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Certainly capable of making quality guns and Pakistani steels are great. But need to be careful of chamber pressures. As we switch to making plastic guns, theirs will continue to be steel and better in my mind. I just wish we could import parts for older guns from them, their workmanship is first rate. Inexpensive Luger or P.38 parts? black powder arms? parts for rifles? Sadly, we can't make full use of their gunsmithing skills.
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With a box of scraps!