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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3816588" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p>I have one. When I was stationed in Pakistan, a friend and I got a three day pass and went up to Kabul, Afghanistan. While in Kabul, we stayed with other U.S. Army guys that were attached to the embassy there. We went out souvenir hunting, and I picked up an Afghani sword, shield, and "carbine" that was a cap and ball weapon. We were told that it was used in their "camel corps" back in the day. As soon as I returned to the home of the guy we were staying with, he took the weapon, pulled out the ramrod, and slipped it down the barrel to see if there was "an obstruction."</p><p></p><p>It seems that in the past, one of the embassy guys had bought a cap and ball pistol and would slip a cap on the thing and fire it off. His little daughter wanted to "shoot" it once, but when she pulled the trigger, that time was just enough to dislodge the ball that was stuck in the barrel. The embassy guy had the misfortune of being wounded by a really old gun.</p><p></p><p>With regards to the old rifles that were available in Kabul, the locals would go out and find the "remnants" of the old guns where old battles had been fought and then rebuild them with new wood for stocks. While this "carbine" is unique and very neat, it certainly is NOT something I would EVER attempt to shoot.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]286317[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]286319[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 3816588, member: 7900"] I have one. When I was stationed in Pakistan, a friend and I got a three day pass and went up to Kabul, Afghanistan. While in Kabul, we stayed with other U.S. Army guys that were attached to the embassy there. We went out souvenir hunting, and I picked up an Afghani sword, shield, and "carbine" that was a cap and ball weapon. We were told that it was used in their "camel corps" back in the day. As soon as I returned to the home of the guy we were staying with, he took the weapon, pulled out the ramrod, and slipped it down the barrel to see if there was "an obstruction." It seems that in the past, one of the embassy guys had bought a cap and ball pistol and would slip a cap on the thing and fire it off. His little daughter wanted to "shoot" it once, but when she pulled the trigger, that time was just enough to dislodge the ball that was stuck in the barrel. The embassy guy had the misfortune of being wounded by a really old gun. With regards to the old rifles that were available in Kabul, the locals would go out and find the "remnants" of the old guns where old battles had been fought and then rebuild them with new wood for stocks. While this "carbine" is unique and very neat, it certainly is NOT something I would EVER attempt to shoot. [ATTACH type="full" width="248px"]286317[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="247px"]286319[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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