I was in Mogadishu in the mid 90's, we never had any of these. You must be Army, they got all of the "New" stuff.View attachment 6404908
Here is something different. This is an old school light.
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I was in Mogadishu in the mid 90's, we never had any of these. You must be Army, they got all of the "New" stuff.View attachment 6404908
Here is something different. This is an old school light.
I was never in the military. All I know is there were old school Surefire lights used on carbines back in the mid 90s. What caught my attention was they were clamped onto the barrel.I was in Mogadishu in the mid 90's, we never had any of these. You must be Army, they got all of the "New" stuff.
It's the Seely Night Sight invented in 1911 and patented in 1912. 1902 was the first attempt at a weapon light, but the Seely was the first one to function under recoil via delicate Swiss watch springs and rubber cushions for the little bulb.Speaking of old -school weapons-mounted lights, does anyone know what this light is called & what year it was patented?
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hint for everyone : it is South African and based off the Roth-Steyr M1907 pistol. Also this pistola is a 9mm.I've got nothing.
Looks like a very modern semi-auto centerfire pistol, probably .380 caliber to keep it quiet, integrally-suppressed barrel system.
Made for spies and assassins maybe? The sights look too crude to be used by tactical ops guys.
Bingo you got it. South African gun designs from the 80s/90s were always quirky and interesting. You're up.View attachment 6473342
Musgrave.
Man, that embargo over apartheid really made S.A. desperate to find modern small arms.