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Book Review: Guns of the Ghurkas / Treasure is Where You Find it

Today we’re looking at two books on the subject of Nepalese firearms. The video goes a bit longer than usual, but the story behind these books is a really cool one – a lost time capsule of thousands of firearms showcasing 150 years of arms development.

The Gahendra rifle we got from IMA to restore is one of these: Nepalese Gahendra Untouched. I hope to have that restoration video (this first parts, anyway) ready in the next couple weeks.

The book by John Walter describing the history of all the various Nepalese guns is also available through Amazon:

The book version of Treasure Is Where You Find It… can be purchased directly from IMA, although I would recommend the DVD over the book:


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