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2009-08-30 Bangladesh

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Posted by Fred 2009-08-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 ...and the shutter gun barely makes it in in the last sentence. I was getting worried there for a second.

Posted by gromky 2009-08-30 00:47|| 2009-08-30 00:47|| Front Page Top

#2 I've finally figured out the disposition of land in Bangladesh. There are 8 or 9 districts, including Khulna, Dakka, and Cox's Bazaar. These would be similar to States in the US. An upazilla is like a county, and each district is made up of many, many upazillas. "Towns" are anything larger than three houses in close proximity. Google Earth doesn't break down the districts into upazillas, probably because their boundaries are about as complex as voting districts in the US. Good reports include the district name, otherwise you're without a clue where the incident took place.

TW, your snark is getting better each day. Makes me smile, it does.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-08-30 13:25|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-08-30 13:25|| Front Page Top

#3 I sit at the feet of giants, Old Patriot, but I'm awfully glad you get amusement from my little assays. I, on the other hand, grab at your knowledge with both of my greedy little hands, when you share. Thank you.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2009-08-30 14:58|| 2009-08-30 14:58|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm sure it's been covered somewhere on Rantburg before, but just what the hell is a shutter gun?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-08-30 15:10|| 2009-08-30 15:10|| Front Page Top

#5 A home made weapon like a zip gun.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-08-30 15:58|| 2009-08-30 15:58|| Front Page Top

#6 If you google it, one of the first hits will be the Rab report on weapons collected, which is interesting in itself, and refers in item 17 to LG/Pipe gun/Shooter/Shutter Gun. Another is here, and has the following to say:

Local residents say gunrunners mainly smuggle four types of firearms into Bangladesh: Kamare or Chhakka, pistols made by blacksmiths or in iron workshops or local engineering workshops; Auto-Nakka, a revolver with a nine-room magazine; Double-shutter gun, used to hit a short-range target by pulling half the bolt and a distant target by pulling the full bolt; and seven-gear sawn-off rifle.

Sources close to gunrunners say a Chakka sells at about Tk 3,500 in Satkhira and at about Tk 5,000 in Dhaka and a Nakka sells at about Tk 12,000 to 13,000 in West Bengal, at about Tk 35,000 to Tk 40,000 in Satkhira and at about Tk 50,000 to Tk 55,000 in Dhaka.

A shutter gun carries a street value of about Tk 1,500 to 1,800 in India and at about Tk 4,000 in Bangladesh. A seven-gear sawn-off rifle sells at about Tk 18,000 in Satkhira and at about Tk 45,000 in Dhaka.

They said scores of arms manufacturing engineering workshops have thrived in small bordering towns in India, keeping an eye on Bangladesh markets.

Kind of like liberal hawk's long ago question about the cost of guns in Peshawar. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2009-08-30 18:10|| 2009-08-30 18:10|| Front Page Top

#7 In other words, a home-made "gun."

Losers, the lot of 'em.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-08-30 18:18|| 2009-08-30 18:18|| Front Page Top

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