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Posted: 12/25/2020 1:28:46 PM EDT
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Read through every page, and this is now officially, my favorite thread on arfcom.
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Posted: 12/25/2020 2:18:34 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/26/2020 7:58:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 58Teague: Saudi Arabia/Yemen Norinco LG5 / QLU-11: chinese semi-automatic grenade launcher. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/405668/Screenshot_20201224210220_png-1747795.JPGhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/EoAe5RZWMAEZNlY?format=jpg&name=mediumhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/EoAe7j-XEAMjUuz?format=jpg&name=900x900 That looks like it's horrendously impractical but still fun as hell to shoot. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 12:18:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 58Teague: It's been a fun learning experience. Here's some more %100 organic, free range, African weapon photos. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/405668/Screenshot_20201224174227_png-1746576.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/405668/Screenshot_20201224174158_png-1746582.JPG And another photo that isn't particularly special, but just hit me a bit harder. POV is from a Russian PMC and his type 56 in the Central African Republic. Taken today or yesterday. Not a fun place to be before Christmas. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/405668/Screenshot_20201224174029_png-1746590.JPG Far cry vibes Far Cry vibes for sure, that's wild. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 12:21:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 58Teague: FSA DIY up-armoured mine-clearance bulldozer. Also note the use of slat armour wich makes us think It could also be used as heavy armoured personel carrier/IFV https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Epxd2QqXEAQpPBr?format=jpg&name=mediumhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/Epxd2dQXIAESJvu?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Epxd2ouW4AMEHTf?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Epxd2FpXIA4r9QM?format=jpg&name=medium  reminded me of this
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Posted: 12/26/2020 2:20:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 58Teague: A M249 PIP for sale somewhere in #Idlib, #Syria 2 months ago. This machine gun is much harder to obtain than PKM derivatives due to its scarcity. On this particular MG you can even notice the US Department of Defence Inventory Label. The asking price was $4200 https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/405668/Screenshot_20201224210726_png-1747060.JPG @58Teague Do you have a better photo with the serial number? |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 6:54:56 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/26/2020 8:58:26 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/26/2020 9:03:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 58Teague: Probably a customer return. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 58Teague: Originally Posted By barnbwt: Originally Posted By 58Teague: "Very big boom vest, brothers". A suicide vest filled with 10kg of ТГ-50 (TG-50: 50% of RDX and 50% of TNT) for sale in #Aleppo, #Syria in early 2018. Only $200. No warranty though. Buy at your own risk. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DomPrTlW4AUkpoC?format=jpg&name=small https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DomPsPOWwAETf10?format=jpg&name=900x900 Slightly used? Probably a customer return. The vest very clearly says “no refunds or exchanges” in Arabic. |
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Posted: 12/27/2020 3:18:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 58Teague: The Iraqi AKM that singlehandedly won the the war against IS, probably* Not sure if the box mag works, or if it's just a mag stuck through the top... https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dw0Qg6lXcAE-R1t?format=jpg&name=small Not enough lights! Still needs more. |
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Posted: 12/27/2020 6:04:00 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/27/2020 6:05:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/27/2020 7:01:37 PM EDT
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This thread popped up in "Active Topics" a couple of days ago.
It has the green circle that let me know I had looked at it before, so I clicked on the green circle to see what I had missed. It was a LOT. Green circle dropped me into the first ten posts on the first page.  Not sure how, but from those first posts to 26 pages I hadn't looked in again. Now, two days later I have read every page. Well done OP! 
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Posted: 12/27/2020 7:18:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/27/2020 7:28:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/27/2020 7:44:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/27/2020 8:16:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 58Teague: These are all made in Darra Pakistan. Impressive. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EpnA_WzWMAE2dfg?format=jpg&name=medium |
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Posted: 12/27/2020 11:05:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By InternationalM: @58Teague Is there a specific reason why they are cheap? Just not well known or flashy or some serious defect? @InternationalM The Mle. 49 is probably the most bombproof and user-friendly open-bolt subgun there is. French troops absolutely loved it, although their government was never keen on making weapons for mass export. |
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Posted: 12/27/2020 11:56:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 58Teague: These are all made in Darra Pakistan. Impressive. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EpnA_WzWMAE2dfg?format=jpg&name=medium The Pakistanis need to start their own DHgate/aliexpress/wish, but for guns. |
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Posted: 12/28/2020 10:01:08 AM EDT
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Hey OP, how much research do you put into these posts compared to how much information the sellers are presenting?
Are they short and to the point: "unknown type, possibly French" or "Glock as shown"  Or do they try to supply some details on the provenance, clear pics of markings, if it functions, etc? However much effort it takes you, thanks for keeping this up  |
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Posted: 12/28/2020 11:21:25 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/28/2020 11:28:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 58Teague: Luckily for me there's a few accounts that translate and identify some of the stuff, or have enough followers (including local fighters themselves) that can identify what or how something got there. The articles like the truck VBIED are copypasted with source. I have gotten pretty good with google translate  , along with a few other OSINT tools. It helps when I'm 2 years deep in a twitter account belonging to a foreign fighter in SyriaOP’s gonna get watch-listed. Awesome thread though.
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Posted: 12/28/2020 11:40:43 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/28/2020 11:51:21 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/28/2020 10:16:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/28/2020 10:18:14 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/28/2020 10:21:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/28/2020 11:27:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2020 12:32:32 AM EDT
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this thread is like going to Knob creek on LSD
 Chevy Chase - "Modern Problems" Yes! ahhh hahahaaaaa I Like It |
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Posted: 12/29/2020 12:45:31 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2020 12:51:31 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2020 12:56:55 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2020 11:39:16 AM EDT
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@58Teague great content as always brother, thanks for continuing to post!
Why does the malyutka look like something i'd make out of toilet paper rolls when i was 7 years old?
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Posted: 12/29/2020 11:48:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 58Teague: That was the best photo I have. Since it was an older listing it's already gone I'm sure. This is just an another level of Middle-eastern gunsmithing. A Soviet SKS chambered in 5.56x45 and fed from a STANAG magazine for sale in #Iraq recently. As you can notice, original barrel has been swapped with a M249. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/405668/Screenshot_20201226175128_png-1749674.JPG I kinda want that one. |
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Posted: 12/29/2020 11:57:41 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2020 12:00:36 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2020 12:12:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2020 2:06:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2020 2:24:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 58Teague: The legend of Abu Tow: This guy most likely has the most combat launches of a TOW missile, let alone kills, of any person on earth right now. I can't think of anyone else who would have a combination of location, skill, and available targets provided to them over a 9 year period. Suhail Mohammed Hamoud “Abu Tow is from the town of Abadeta, he defected from the al-Assad forces in March 2012, after he had volunteered in the army as a Warrant Officer, specializing in launching the Malyutka missiles. "I was trained in the Syrian army to use the Russian Malyutka and red-arrow anti-armor missiles, which are not so different from the TOW missiles but do not enjoy the same precision, so I gained experience in dealing with all anti-shield missiles both in terms of structure and trajectory and regardless of their points of strength or weakness." https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/405668/abu5_png-1752858.JPG Interview, describes taking out MIGs  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM-EXi3lkVYHis Instagram has a few of his kills Boom https://www.instagram.com/p/BU7kupBjP9x https://www.instagram.com/p/BVQbyL-DRsN/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BWFSZJHjUWv/ Elaborating on his success with anti-tank missiles, he said, "I destroyed around 70 targets, of which 57 machineries were destroyed through TOW missiles and 11 machineries through the Malyutka missiles. These targets included planes, tanks, armored vehicles and armored personnel carriers in addition to DShK machine guns."~2017 timeframe Before joining the Sham Legion, he was a fighter in the Hazzm Movement and later the 101st Infantry Division, the 1st Coastal Division and 13th Division. All of these groups have received support from the United States, including with provisions of BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles. All of these groups are mainstream, non-sectarian rebel factions under the brand of the Free Syrian Army. The anti-armor missiles he launched played a prominent role in inflicting heavy losses among Iranian militias. During fighting in Sheikh Aqeel, he killed a senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, al-Hajj Ibrahim, the third most important figure in the Iranian militia command in northern Syria. He was feared across the region. Fighters would chant his name "ABU TOW, ABU TOW" over handheld radios when he was in the area. He participated in the Syrian revolution as a TOW and MALYUTKA gunner, and prefered MALYUTKA missiles more than TOW missiles, not because they are better than TOW, but the MALYUTKA missiles "hit a Russian tank or military vehicle with a Russian-made missile." Arrested by HTS for tweeting an image of himself smoking in front of a "Smoking is Haram" sign put up by the Sunni Islamist militant group in 2017. He was accused of “derision of religion.” "I want to send a message to those with bogus slogans and false beards: Stop persecuting the free Syrians who came out against Assad," he added. He took a 3 year break due to multiple assassination attempts before resuming his reign of terror over regime troops. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/405668/abu1smoke_png-1752807.JPG On 18 March 2020, Hammoud was the target of a kidnapping attempt in the city of Idlib. He was shot in the foot, but the assailants were engaged by people accompanying him. HTS was blamed for the attack, but has denied this. After being hospitalized, Hamoud left Idlib governorate for northern Aleppo. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ef9LfznWoAQTzhy?format=jpg&name=largehttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ee1dTsPXsAAc0ig?format=jpg&name=900x900https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ee1dUUaXsAAjabI?format=jpg&name=900x900 His latest kill count was 133 vehicles in 2020. I'd buy him a beer. |
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Posted: 12/29/2020 5:46:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2020 6:04:26 PM EDT
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I gotta admit. That's a slick setup.
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Posted: 12/29/2020 6:12:29 PM EDT
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Vortex SPARC AR runs on a single AAA battery. Its a pretty good red dot. Mine has held up well. I'm guessing Vortex is less then thrilled this bucket head has one....
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Posted: 12/29/2020 7:24:45 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2020 7:33:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2020 9:43:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 58Teague: Qualifies as uncommon. Houthi fighter firing the main gun of a Soviet-era T34/85 during the current civil war. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eb87z5DWkAEATvJ?format=jpg&name=900x900 The wwii after wwii website had an article a couple of years ago that talked about why they were firing the gun like that. It's about 2/3 of the way down the page here. |
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Posted: 12/30/2020 1:20:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hoosierhick: The wwii after wwii website had an article a couple of years ago that talked about why they were firing the gun like that. It's about 2/3 of the way down the page here. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hoosierhick: The wwii after wwii website had an article a couple of years ago that talked about why they were firing the gun like that. It's about 2/3 of the way down the page here. Quoted the pertinent part for those that don't want to dig through the article to find it. Now in the late 2010s, this ammunition is exceedingly rare. In 2015 Houthi bombmakers demonstrated a remarkable “achievement”: spent 85mm casings from T-34s were reloaded with propellant extracted from AK-47 ammo, then re-primed with a primer taken out of modern artillery rounds, and capped with a custom-cast lead slug. The severe dangers therein are endless: an overpressure rupture of the 70 year-old breech, a squib in the barrel, and so on. It’s no wonder the Yemenis don’t want to be in the turret when these rounds are shot. |
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Posted: 12/30/2020 10:59:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hoosierhick: The wwii after wwii website had an article a couple of years ago that talked about why they were firing the gun like that. It's about 2/3 of the way down the page here. Totally worth the read. Thank you. |
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Posted: 12/30/2020 12:20:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/30/2020 12:34:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 58Teague: PTRD Lebanon 1980s https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EpnPL85XUAAuxdq?format=jpg&name=medium The second guy in the recoil stack cracks me up. PTRS-41 Afghanistan https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EpneFZNW8AAU8j1?format=jpg&name=medium thursday?  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/30/2020 4:54:16 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By 58Teague: Turkish soldier in Syria with a L115A3 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4npvkmWAAEZuga?format=jpg&name=medium That pic is full of irony...Dude is sitting on a German made Leopard 2A4 Main battle tank... and those "x" shaped pads on the front slope....are snow grousers to supplement the rubber track Pads...in a Desert. 
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