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Poacher and his guns. Munyamadzi 1 March 2011.
03 March 2011, 09:09
fairgamePoacher and his guns. Munyamadzi 1 March 2011.
Just returned from Luangwa and my scouts and I arrested this chap having heard a shot early one morning across the river. There were three of them.
Photos show both muzzle loaders and an ash bag attached to the trigger guard. To me it looks to be a fair copy of a Portuguese musket that were imported into the Zambezi system in the 1920's
The guns were made locally and cost $10 each. Only accurate to 30 yards, however he had managed to poach a warthog and impala before we put a stop to his nonsense.
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03 March 2011, 11:37
zambianWhere do these guys get powder from?
03 March 2011, 13:25
fairgameNormally shotgun cartridges.
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Looks similar to the current production from Remington.
03 March 2011, 18:06
butchloccouple years ago in tondwa we busted a group & took their gun, it was really quite a well made piece using a piece of driveshaft shield as a barrel they would srap a 12 ga shotgun shell in reeds to tighten it up in the bore. our PH told us that the year before he had grabbed another similar weapon. obviously made by the same person, but each one showed more advanced workmanship. the trigger pull on the thing was better than any lawyer trigger in the US
03 March 2011, 18:09
Bill/OregonThe gentleman does not yet seem humbled by his lesson.
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
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Given how Zambia deals with foreign poachers in the north, this guy is probably too happy to be Zambian to be humbled by getting caught.
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03 March 2011, 18:33
reddy375quote:
Originally posted by jwm:
Looks similar to the current production from Remington.
Thats too funny.....
03 March 2011, 19:47
fairgamequote:
Originally posted by Bill/Oregon:
The gentleman does not yet seem humbled by his lesson.
Two years in a rural prison normally takes care of that.
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03 March 2011, 20:59
Aspen Hill AdventuresDon't you have his handcuffs on wrong?
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03 March 2011, 21:02
L. David KeithI believe I saw those rifles at Walmart recently. Glad you caught those buggers
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03 March 2011, 21:45
sandyhunterGreat photos, Andrew. What ends up happening to the confiscated muskets? Seems like a nice conversation piece.
03 March 2011, 22:31
jeff hGOOD WORK!!!
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03 March 2011, 23:30
peterdkpossibly croc bait
good job
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04 March 2011, 03:23
Use Enough GunSince it's "percussion" and not "flintlock", where do they get their primers to put on the nipple? By the way, that appears to be a lot of hand forging!
04 March 2011, 05:48
505 gibbsquote:
Don't you have his handcuffs on wrong?
~Ann
It's a psychological game with these buggers Ann, Andrew's got them all f%cked up.
04 March 2011, 07:10
Bwana NderoboNo wonder those rifles are inaccurate: they're "push" feed...
05 March 2011, 03:09
Brain1You should give him a pound of Winchester 296 and turn him loose. He'll be feeding the vultures shortly thereafter.
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05 March 2011, 05:09
dogcatquote:
Originally posted by Aspen Hill Adventures:
Don't you have his handcuffs on wrong?
Come on Ann, the guy is right handed. That hand is cuffed!!!
05 March 2011, 16:53
mboga biga bwanaquote:
Looks similar to the current production from Remington.
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