In the 21st episode of the Silah Report Podcast, an Iraqi gunsmith talks to us at length about his experiences in aesthetically converting a functional 7.62×39mm RPD Light Machine Gun into what could easily be mistaken for an FN Herstal Minimi, or the US-designated M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, 5.56×45mm light machine gun. He takes us on this journey of tinkering and acquiring spare parts, sometimes even carving items like the buttstock out of wood to make it appear to be a plastic one from afar.
Blackmarket
Iraqi Gun Market Trends: Early January – SIG Sauer M17 Handgun, NEA PDW-CCS
This upcoming series of articles will look at the black markets in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia and track available prices. At first, only Iraq will be covered, later other countries and weapon markets will be added. These articles will be published every two weeks but we hope to expand on this and attempt to eventually publish weekly.