The Black Sea region of Turkey has an important place in history in terms of weapons production. You can come across Black Sea brands such as TİSAŞ and GİRSAN in many places. However, this region stands out not only with its weapon factories, but also with its handmade weapons. In this article we will examine a pistol recently rediscovered in a drawer after many years forgotten.
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V20: Post Shot Show 2020 Episode
In this episode, Miles, Matthew Moss (historian, author and Silah Report’s Editor) and Nate (one of our great patrons) discussed a variety of interesting firearms and equipment they noticed in SHOT Show 2020.
V8 Silah Report Podcast: sniper ‘battalions’ in Idlib, G36 rifles & more!
In episode 8 of the Silah Report Podcast, Miles and Adham are joined by guests AnalystMick, Daniel, and AbuZaben to discuss their recent findings in the MENA region. We cover sniper ‘battalions’ in Idlib, interesting SALW being offered for sale in Yemen, German vs. Saudi G36 rifles, and more! We also answer questions provided by our Patreon backers at the $5 or more per month level. Want to ask us a question related to small arms and light weapons in the Middle East, North Africa, or Central Asia regions? Become a backer today!
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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.
Tokagypt: Egypt’s Forgotten Handgun
In 1957, the Hungarian conglomerate “FEG” (Fegyver- és Gépgyár-Arms and Machine Manufacturing Company) received a contract from the Egyptian Armed Forces requesting 30,000 Tokarev handguns. The Tokarevs would be in 9mm Parabellum instead of the 7.62 Tokarev round, magazines would have finger supports, a one-piece plastic grip, and a safety catch on top of the left side of the receiver.
Pakistani Ordnance Factories POF-4 Pistol
POF 4 is a semi-auto weapon made by Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) which has been classified as a pistol after some changes in the basic select fire version. The automatic version is being used extensively by Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA). It was a few years ago that POF decided to remodel this compact machine pistol for civilian use. It is based on the H&K MP5 design and employs a delayed blow back , roller locked system. POF has been making various weapons under HK licenses, such as the SMG PK/PK1, the SMG MP5A2/MP5P3 and the G3 rifle. The civilian version dubbed as the POF 4 has a 15 round magazine, it is semi-auto (irreversible) and has no buttstock. These changes have enabled it to be classified as a pistol. A similar weapon has been exported to the US named as POF 5KX pistol (minus the front hand grip). The weapon has received good reviews in the US according to some websites. In fact some time ago POF was not selling this weapon to anyone within the country because of orders received from overseas. This may explain its popularity, perhaps.
Diamond Arms Company of Darra Adam Khel
Darra Adam Khel is a town in Pakistan where the trade of many locals is the manufacturing of firearms and ammunition. It is normally hard to find information concerning any new guns of the local masters. However, some of these shops started using the Internet as a marketing tool and are now presented in social … Read more