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2005-11-29 Bangladesh

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Posted by Steve 2005-11-29 13:34|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Okay Im maybe got part of the skinny.

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.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-29 16:06|| 2005-11-29 16:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Aw well, didn't mean for the link to be some prolific. These things happen. I was hoping for the first green, orange, white animated Gif siren light at the top of the page.

Yeah, I know it's not a siren light... what's it called?

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-29 16:09|| 2005-11-29 16:09|| Front Page Top

#3 We called 'em bubblegum machines.

Posted by .com 2005-11-29 16:13|| 2005-11-29 16:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Double-shutter gun, used to hit a short-range target by pulling half the bolt and a distant target by pulling the full bolt

(scratches head) Variable power by pulling the bolt, sounds like a air gun or a crossbow. I'd really like to see a picture of one.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-11-29 16:28|| 2005-11-29 16:28|| Front Page Top

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