Can You Spot the M1911s in This Photo?

[Charlie Flick]

This photo shows Pakistani authorities recycling a few handguns. That effort should make Pakistan a lot safer place, right?

Regards,
Charlie

[SMOKEY]

Our future if the dimocraps get their way.

[cplnorton]

I see some webleys in there and a ton of tokarevs . And maybe some flare pistols? It almost looks like some broomhandle mausers. But I can't tell.

[ignats]

Years ago, I think it was 60 Minutes had a show regarding weapons manufacturing in Afghanistan. Much of it is or was a cottage industry. The segment shown was a local gunsmith making a C 96 pistol from scratch. Most of the parts were hand filed and fitted and the work appeared crude. When the gun was finished, he takes it out in front of his shop on a fairly crowded street and fires it several times in the air to test it. Here's one article regarding that: http://www.armscollectors.com/darra/darra.htm

[cplnorton]

I've heard some WWII vets talk about doing this with tanks and bulldozers during the last stages of WWII and the occupation in Japan. A WWII vet told me once he help liberate a WWII Japanese armory and it had a ton of swords in it. He said a bulldozer dug a huge hole, and they were ordered to throw the swords in it. Then the bulldozer drove over them a couple times and then they were instructed to pour diesel fuel all over them and set fire to them. He said when that was done the bulldozer buried it.

Sad to think.

[westgard]

when they're done with the 'destruction', those spare parts will end up in the sarco select bins!! (sorry, couldn't resist...).

[Guamsst]

when they're done with the 'destruction', those spare parts will end up in the sarco select bins!! (sorry, couldn't resist...).

That's messed up......but funny....LOL

[JohnMOhio]

Any chance this was part of buy back program possibly financed by Bloomberg? Probably a $5 debit card for each turn in.

[Ken Hill]

No, but Waldo looks really SCARED!

[Scott Gahimer]

Most likely recycling the pistols into AK-47s. They'd probably be safer recycling the bad guys.

[bobby L]

Our future if the dimocraps get their way.

geez.... what happened here? did they run a magnet thru a Chicago gradeschool?

[Nate]

Sure would like a chance to pick through that pile.

[Johnny P]

I think I can see one with the "fatal flaw".

[bobby L]

better not pick that one.