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Gahendra: the Nepalese Martini (or not)

February 8, 2017 Ian McCollum 14

Long a mysterious unknown member of the Martini family, the Nepalese Gahendra rifles finally became available in the US and Europe after IMA purchased Nepal’s cache of historic arms. The Gahendra is a uniquely Nepalese […]

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Nepalese Gahendra lineage

May 18, 2012 Ian McCollum 2

As you may recall, I picked up a Nepalese “Gahendra” rifle from IMA as a gunsmithing project, which turned out to be more complicated than I’d planned on. Well, I’ve been doing a bit of […]

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Gahendra Gunsmithing Gets More Complicated

April 9, 2012 Ian McCollum 31

A little while back, I picked up a Gahendra rifle from IMA – the plan was to clean it up, make sure it was in safe firing condition, and do some shooting with it. Well, […]

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

February 9, 2012 Ian McCollum 0

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 […]

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