Thread: Abu Futila
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Old 7th January 2017, 04:49 PM   #29
rickystl
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Originally Posted by Ian
Ibrahiim:

Thanks for that scholarly reference. A well researched thesis and good historical perspective.

Ian.
YES!! Thank you Ibrahiim for starting this Thread. Most interesting reading. One take away is that there still seems to be no firm confirmation as to the origins of the barrels on the abu futilla. It's simply amazing how long these guns continued in use by the locals.

Curious that there seems to be a number of barrel specimens that had burst. I wonder the reason(s) for this ? But I'm sure a whole new Thread could be started discussing the possibilities. LOL

Rick
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