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“Delta Defence Group” Part One: The Pistol

October 2, 2022December 22, 2019 by Mick

This article is part of a two-part series about weapons from the “Delta Defence Group”.

This article examines the self-loading pistols produced by the Delta Defence Group, the full size ‘C6’ and the compact ‘C5’. Despite our research efforts it was not possible to find a “Delta Defence Group”, there is a similarly named Turkish import and export defence company, but they do not use the same name nor logo and appear to be a different company. A number of very similar pistols are produced by the Turkish company Sarsilmaz, the ‘B6’ and ‘B6C’, while the Italian company Tanfoglio produce the ‘Force’ and ‘Force Compact’ series, Israeli IMI/IWI pistols the ‘Jericho 941’ and the ‘Jericho 941 Compact’, and the Jordanian JAWS ‘JTP-9’ and the ‘JTP-9C’, but they do not match the “Delta Defence Group” pistols completely. After further research, pistols of the exact design were found, with completely different markings under the model name ‘Cherokee’ by Bul Armory – an Israeli company. The Delta Defence Group pistols correspond with the third generation Cherokee FS and Cherokee Compact. The Cherokee FS and Compact are reported to be assembled by Bul Armory, but it is likely that they do not produce the parts themselves.

Covering the Dragunov: Fabric Wraps Among the YPG/YPJ

March 17, 2020December 19, 2019 by Miles

A phenomenon that has been observed with YPG/YPJ Fighters in recent years has been the practice of wrapping service rifles with fitted fabric. The extent to which rifles have been fitted goes from small pieces that might just cover the magazine or handguard to full-length covers that can sometimes enclose the entire rifle. The reason behind these wraps range from a sort of camouflage to a purely aesthetic venture.

Kobani Martyrs Memorial Museum, Syria

December 19, 2019 by Miles

The northern Syrian border town of Kobani weighs heavily on the hearts of Kurdish people from northeastern Syria. Hymns, poems, and tales of great bravery and sacrifice all resonate from the brutal urban combat that occurred there between YPG/YPJ fighters and so-called Islamic State forces in 2014, when the Takfiri movement was at its height of power and control. It was the bloody struggle for Kobani that kindled the fire of Kurdish identity that finds itself today still fighting for survival against Turkish and local forces alike.

Israel Suspends all Training with Micro Tavor & IMI Training Ammo

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 by Matthew Moss

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In a dramatic step, the Firearms Licensing Department of Israel’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) issued an order on 4 December 2019, immediately suspending all live-fire training with Micro Tavor (X95) 5.56 × 45 mm self-loading rifles and IMI training ammunition until further notice.

Iraq’s National Handgun: The 9mm Tariq

December 8, 2019 by Matthew Moss

We here at Silah Report have discussed the Iraqi Tariq a number of times previously. In this video for TFBtv Miles gives us a breakdown of Iraq’s national handgun and its Italian roots.

A Bodeo Model 1889 Revolver Surfaces in Libya

November 29, 2019 by Matthew Moss

In his first guest post for Silah Report Daniel Casingena looks at a 19th century Italian revolver which recently surfaced on social media and reportedly originated in Libya.

5 Iranian Firearms Seen In December 2019 Rock Island Premier Firearms Auction Catalog

December 13, 2019November 12, 2019 by Hrachya H

5 Iranian Firearms December 2019 Rock Island

The last Rock Island Premier Auction of the year will take place on December 06, 07 and 08. As in the case of other premier auctions, the online catalog was published about a month before the auction starts.

Being one of the largest firearm auctions in the USA and perhaps in the world, its catalog is full of one of a kind lots including those related to the MENA region which is one of the focus research regions of Silah Report. We browsed the RIAC December 2019 auction catalog and found an interesting selection of Iranian firearms which we’ll take a look at in this article.

Does a Sinister Symbol on a Remington Rolling Block Hint at its Role as an Executioner’s Weapon?

February 10, 2020October 31, 2019 by Omer Sayadi

‘If walls could talk’ is a popular idiom to express the desire of wanting to know more about what happened in a certain place. But what if weapons could talk? What could tell us their experiences on the field of battle? There’s at least one rifle whose story would be downright horrific, a sinister engraved symbol on its receiver a faint witness of long gone atrocities.

Smuggled MG-34 Seized in a Raid by Egyptian Security Forces in Sinai

October 25, 2019 by Adham S

While reviewing old articles on smuggled weapons and munitions to Egypt and to Sinai specifically, I came across an article on ”ONews Agency” published on the 16th December, 2014, about the seizure of five hundred kilograms of Bango (a type of marijuana) and a variety of small arms in “South Sinai Governate”. One of the weapons photographed was the Second World War-vintage MG-34, 7.92 × 57 mm, general purpose machine gun.

6 Interesting MENA Firearms Seen in October 2019 Morphy Extraordinary, Sporting & Collector Firearms Auction Catalog

October 27, 2019October 17, 2019 by Hrachya H

MENA Firearms Seen in October 2019 Morphy Auction Catalog

Morphy Auctions is one of the largest American auction houses and every year hosts multiple firearms auctions. Among these auctions, the most prominent ones in terms of the amount and significance of consigned lots are the Morphy Extraordinary Firearms Auctions. Browsing the catalogs of these auctions you can find a huge variety of rare, unique and historically significant guns – from old muzzleloading firearms to modern machine guns and everything in between. We browsed the online catalog of the upcoming October 2019 Extraordinary, Sporting & Collector Firearms Auction and found some of the most interesting lots related to the MENA region.