Joining us today is Adham from SR, Cali from Calibre Obscura, Vladimir from Kalashnikov, Abdullah from Khyber Armoury and Hrachya from SR. We get into a number of different topics, mostly concerning small arms in Libya and Yemen. Make sure to listen in as you read along!
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SR Podcast No.3- Turkish Glockalikes, Singaporean Rifles in Yemen, and the Sudanese Defense Industry
Adham, Calibre Obscura, Middle Brit and Miles get together on our third instalment of the Silah Report Podcast (which can be found on Soundcloud). Read this post along with listening to the Podcast in order to hear what we are all talking about in detail!
SR Podcast Vol.2: Gun Sales in Darra Versus Iraq, Yemeni oddities
Silah Report’s second podcast is now online at SoundCloud, free feel to listen in! While you do, follow along in this post for all the photographs that we shared relating to the conversation on our Discord server.
Adham started the podcast off with some interesting SVU rifles that were for sale on the gun markets in Sanna. Ameer suggested that there might be a connection between the Syrian SAA and the Houthis as a way of entry.
The AK Milled Faux-Stamped Receiver Types of Darra & The Khyber Pass
An often-misunderstood topic in regards to Darra-E / ‘Khyber’ AK’s, is the type or variation of receivers that are produced in the Pak-Afghan, FATA, tribal region. Particularly noted are a variation of milled receiver that are machined and fashioned in such a sense, they imitate a standard stamped receiver so well that at a glance you would not be able tell if it was a genuine stamped receiver or not.
The AK M4geries of Darra & the Khyber Pass
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit some of my friends and colleagues in Darra, nestled in the mountains of the Pak-Afghan borders tribal territories during a visit in April and May of 2019. I was fortunate enough to handle, film and test-fire a few of the firearms I encountered (and they urged me try out as many as I wanted) on my trip so this is the first of a few that are to come. I am sure that a lot of you have glimpsed images of this outstanding bit of engineering and creativity previously but this video is a closer look with a little more detail and background information in an easier to digest package, of course in English.
The Arms Smuggling Hub of Egypt: The South
The southern region of Egypt is known for its green pastures lying on both sides of the Nile River, Abu Simbel Temple which tourists from all over the world travel to see, Lake Nasser that was formed by the Aswan High Dam, Luxor’s Karnak Temple. Valley of the Kings and so many more. Yet, there aren’t many tourists who would venture out and try to deal with the local inhabitants, who have their own unique Egyptian Arabic dialects, own unique traditions, and culture, which separates them from the dwellers of Cairo, Alexandria, and Northern Egypt.
Shotgun Pistol: Criminals’ Favorite Silah in Egypt
It’s cheap and easy to manufacture, it’s relatively concealable (different sizes exist), and it allows you to carry a machete or any other melee weapon in the other hand, how practical! The iconic DIY shotgun pistol of Egypt since the 25th January Revolution became extremely popular among the poor, the violent activists and of course, criminals.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Small Arms Photo Essay
This post first appeared on The Firearm Blog as “Showcasing Peshawar”.
The Durrand Line has divided the countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan since 1893 when the British Empire created it with the king of Afghanistan. More for territorial reasons than ethnic, the line literally splits the Pashtun tribe in two, half of it’s people in Afghan provinces and the other half of them in Pakistani provinces.
French MAS Rifles in Syria, The Syrian Civil War
This guest article is brought to us by Bruce Marduel, taking a look at the French MAS series of bolt action and semi-automatic rifles in service throughout Syrian history, and in this case, the current Syrian Civil War.
MAS 36 is the oldest rifle is the MAS family, and even if it entered production before WWII it is still used in an impressive number of countries, including Lebanon and Syria. A MAS 36 was first visible in a 2013 picture of the Syrian Conflict, limited information is available, but it seems that MAS 36 are actually used in combat.
Silah Report Interviewed by Brent Grayson, Host of Tactical Pay Podcast
Thanks to the host of Tactical Pay, Brent Grayson, Silah Report had the humble opportunity to discuss our research and why we as a team feel it is extremely important to cover the topics that are interesting to us here at SR.
The Podcast can be listened to here on Tactical Pay’s website.
As mentioned on the website, some of the areas of conversation that we covered are listed here-
- How his tours in Afghanistan led him to start the Silah Report.
- What it’s like to be a combat marine in an undergraduate classroom.
- Why Miles chose to study Farsi and Pashto at Indiana University at Bloomington.
- How the Silah Report gets inside scoops on arms trafficking.
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Furthermore, for those interested in learning more about the countries that make up MENA, the Silah Report offers a region country database. In order to understand the news coming out of those nations, as well as better understand conflicts in those regions, knowledge of the countries is crucial. Miles Vining’s time in the military has had a tremendous impact on him, and informs everything written on the Silah Report.