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The man on the picture is a Surma warrior. He is ready to fight with the stick he's got in his right hand. The fight is very impressive to watch, and dangerous too as they just do not care about what's happening around! On his left hand, he has a shield to protect the fingers. I saw a warrior who had 10 fingers broken... They must not show any pain during the fight. On the left hand too, you can see some necklaces: they have been offered by girls to him. You can count: he has many girlfriends! Surma can have sex with girls before wedding, as much as they want, and can, but atfer wedding, girls must remain with their husband only while the man can marry many women.
The less the warrior wears some protection (like this one has an helmet on his head), the more he's strong. So we can say this one is not strong!
Mursi tribe also have the same tradition.
One of the main Surma / Suri customs is stick fighting. This ritual and sport is called Donga or Sagenai (Saginay). Donga is both the name of the sport and the stick, whereas sagenai is the name of the stick-fighting session. Stick fighting is central in Suri culture. In most cases, stick fighting is a way for warriors to find girlfriends, it can also be a way to settle conflicts. On this occasion men show their courage, their virility and their resistance to pain, to the young women. The fights are held between Suri villages, and begin with 20 to 30 people on each side, and can end up with hundreds of warriors involved. Suri are famous for stick fighting, but they are not the only ones to respect such a custom, as the neighbor tribe, the Mursi, also practice these traditional fights
The day before the sagenai, fighters have to purge themselves. They do it by drinking a special preparation, called dokai, which is made of the bark of a special tree, which is mixed with water. After taking it, warriors make themselves vomiting the drink. The water is supposed to bring with it many of the body’s impurities. After this ritual they don’t eat until the following morning. Warriors walk kilometers to come fighting at Sagenai, which takes place in a clearing. They stop when crossing a river in order to wash themselves, before decorating their bodies for the fight. They decorate themselves by sliding the fingers full of clay on the warrior’s bodies. This dressing up and decoration is meant to show their beauty and virility and thus catch the women’s attention. The phallic shape ending the sticks contributes to that virile demonstration.
Fighters arrive on the Donga field all together, carrying the strongest man,dancing and singing. Some fighters wear colourful headdresses sometimes with feathers on it, and also knee-protectors. But most of them use no protection at all and fight completely naked in order to show their bravery. They also wear strings of decorative coloured beads around their necks given by the girls and waist, but their genitals are most of the time uncovered and they are barefoot.
All of them get a chance to fight one on one, against someone from the other side. In the beginning each fighter looks for an opponent of the same stature, and exchanges a few held back blows with him in order to test him. If both fighters feel they have found a match, they suddendly throw themselves into the fight, hitting ferocious fast strokes with their sticks. If one of the warriors knocked out or puts paid to his opponent, he immediately declares himself the winner. Sagenai consists in qualifying rounds, each winner fighting the winner of a previous fight, until two finalists are left.
It is strictly forbidden to hit a man when he is down on the ground. During these fights there are referees present to make sure all rules are being followed. Many stick fights end within the first couple of hits. Nevertheless the fights are really violent, and it is quite usual to see men bleeding. Stick fighting has proven to be dangerous because people have died from being hit in the stomach. Loosing an eye or a leg during the fight is quite common, although it is strictly forbidden for a fighter to kill his opponent, and if a fighter gets killed during the fight, his opponent and all his family are banned from the village for life.
For the other locals, especially teenagers, sagenai is a great outing. Girls watch the fights, but it is also the occasion to check out the men, and to meet in order to chat or even gossip.
At the end of the fights, the winners point their phallic sticks in direction of the girls they want to date with, if the girl put a necklace around the stick, it means she is willing to date the champion. Sometimes a group of girls is presented to the champion, who previously which one of them would date the him.
Since stick fighting draws a large audience, it becomes dangerous. For the audience the risk of being hit, is not to be underestimated. Shooting can also easily break out and this seems to be the new trend for young Suri men using AK-47 (Kalashnikov) instead of sticks. The risk of being shot is all the higher as spectators and participants drink gesso, a thick local beer made from fermented maize, and are often quite drunk during the Sagenai.
It’s quite common to see men carrying weapons which are part of the daily life. Their remote homeland has always been a place of traditional rivalries with the neighbouring tribes such as the Bume (Nyangatom) or the Toposa. who regurlarly team up to raid the Suri’s cattle. These fights, and even sometimes battles, have become quite bloody since automatic firearms have become available from the parties in the Sudanese Civil War. This conflict has pushed neighboring tribes into Suri’s land and is a constant competition to keep and protect their territory and their cattle. A battle even ended up with the death of hundreds of Suri, including women and children.
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My collection of slightly cooler-than-OEM modded Nerf products. With a bit of shimming, a real Aimpoint M2 fits quite well on the Recon CS-6's forward barrel shroud (center).
Tingzhe Gàiniàn bùqiāng 57 700 Bs (Bàn shuāngshǒu)
Tingzhe Concept rifle 57 700 Sa (Semi-ambidextrous)
Tingzhe Firearms presents the Gb.57 700 concept rifle, a light weight assault rifle chambered for the high velocity 5.8×42mm (DBP87) armor-piercing rifle cartridge. The design features two charging handles, one located on the right side and one on top of the receiver. The latter one being non-reciprocating and also having a second function as a rear sight.
Statistics:
Cartridge: 5.8×42mm (DBP87)
Effective range: N/A
Magazine capacity: 41 rounds
Fire rate: 900
Weight: 2.9kgs (6.39lbs)
Length: Approx. 690mm (2.26ft or 27.16in)
Credit to Woitek for the ungroupable folding AK-stock
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at our last location, one of the last pictures i took. the shadows are awesome. looks like there is a strobe to the right with a gel on it.
last upload for tonight. more will be up tomorrow.
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During my visit to Fort William yesterday I got to watch people learn how to shoot a musket. The voyageurs were very happy to show people how to load the musket and then fire. A fun activity for $2.00.
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Action of Ketland Blunderbuss c1780. Thomas Ketland & Co. was a gun makers founded in Birmingham, England around 1760. The company made flintlock pistols and hand guns and became successful in this field of gun manufacture.
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.40 S&W SIG Sauer P226 w/12 round magazine and 165 grain WInchester Ranger hollowpoint centerfire cartridges
.40 S&W SIG Sauer P226 w/12 round magazine and 165 grain WInchester Ranger hollowpoint centerfire cartridges
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This ought to be a headline: "Donald Trump Takes Away NRA Members’ Guns." The Orange Twitler spoke at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Atlanta, GA almost two weeks ago, but the NRA told their members to leave their guns at home. So the Second Amendment doesn’t apply to the NRA? Trump campaigned on eliminating ALL gun-free zones, so he should practice what he preaches. If everyone having a gun makes us all safe, then what is wrong with having an auditorium full of AMMOSEXUALS all carrying semiautomatic rifles, shotguns, and pistols with or without a US (p)Resident at the podium? While they are at it, let’s make sure they serve lots of alcohol. What could possibly go wrong that hasn’t already gone wrong with this weird regime or his irresponsible supporters?
In related news, nearly every state legislature that has passed open carry laws also included a provision that exempted guns from being toted within their respective state houses. What are the lawmakers afraid of? Right now the Texas Legislature is actually considering a bill to allow the open carry of firearms without any kind of license or permit. And the same idiots in the Texas Legislature are also considering doing away with annual safety inspections of cars and trucks. “Conservative” extremists at national and state level are publically calling for the complete elimination of all environmental, consumer safety, labor protection, and financial regulations. Is there no longer any adult supervision in my nation?
You may notice that I shot this photo back in March 2013, but I had no reason to post it until now. A popular photo with a lengthy essay (in my 2013 folder) on gun ownership sparked a lively international debate on the subject. Read it. I like guns but only in appropriate places and not carried by irresponsible fools who intimidate ordinary people who I am sworn to protect.
I think that military grade small arms, magazines, and ammunition should be available for purchase by responsible adult citizens, but the weapons should be registered, and their owners and users should be licensed. The first step of the licensing process should be a thorough background check followed by mandatory training, both written and hands-on testing, and swearing the state militia oath. By swearing the state militia oath, all military grade firearms owners would be subject to military discipline and justice and could be mobilized by the governor for state duty in emergencies. Although individual state militia members should not be required conform to military appearance standards, they should be required to own and maintain at least one state-approved field uniform for both hot and cold weather and a basic set of field gear. The individual general militia members should not be required to join a local unit and train monthly, but they should be required to pass an annual Army Physical Fitness Test, pass an annual weapons safety and marksmanship qualification test for each weapon they are licensed for, and run a live-fire tactical assault course for each type of weapon. Unless they are simply transporting their weapons in a locked or sealed container, each time they appear in public under arms, they should be required to be in uniform in full kit and carrying their militia identification card and tags. That would eliminate much of the riff-raff that sometimes intimidates ordinary civilians but are unfit for serious public duty.
Caliber: .338 Lapua
Action: Semi-Auto
Type: Gas Piston
Mag Capacity: 3 (In line)
Compensator: Vents gases to the sides to partially absorb recoil, but mostly to keep muzzle flash from going up and disrupting use of the sights.
Using a similar concept to the Korborov TKB, Fur Firearms has created a semi automatic rifle that takes up about as much receiver space as a bolt action, allowing for longer barrels in the same over-all length range.
The Alpha also includes Flex Stock technology to reduce felt recoil by almost 40%.
Credit to: Thompson/Center
The two pistols are definitely wheellock mechanisms. The fact that neither pistol is equipped with a front blade sight leads me to believe that the pair were included in a cased set of dueling pistols. The long arm is not familiar to me. The wooden stock and the firing mechanism are unusual in configuration. I welcome any suggestions as to place of origin and date of manufacture.