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Old 07-16-20, 02:29 PM
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I saw the spelling and immediately thought of that place in Pakistan where traditional methods of craftsmanship are still in use making assorted firearms of various patterns. They used to make stuff complete with faux proof marks and misspellings. Perhaps someone there needed a freewheel?

A friend of mine once purchased a Martini-Henri chambered in .303 British that turned out to be the product of that village. He test-fired it, and while the arm didn't explode, it did require the use of a pry bar to operate the breech block lever to extract the fired casing, which was frighteningly elongated.
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