Tag: nepal

Nepal’s Bira gun: The Last Of The Hand-Cranked Machine Guns

Posted February 25, 2013 in NFA / Suppressors / Class III by Steve Johnson with 11 Comments

Nepal’s Bira gun is a fascinating steampunk-esque hand-cranked machine gun that is notable for being developed and manufactured at a time when true machine guns were being adopted around the world. It is also notable for being the first (or one of the first) [Read More…]

Illegal Firearm Boom In Nepal

Posted October 18, 2012 in News by Steve Johnson with 3 Comments

Gun smugglers are doing brisk business in Nepal. The turbulent political situation in Nepal is causing a rise in demand for firearms. In May the Constitution Assembly (parliament) was dissolved but the political parties cannot agree to how to hold new elections, so the [Read More…]