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Well, I was there/here and I certainly remember being able to buy weapons and munitions at the Thuk Thla market.
Generally speaking in 1992 the larger/heavier the weapon the cheaper it was.
Small, Chinese "egg" type hand grenades were $2 each.
A S & W .38 Special snub nosed 2 inch barrel revolver in very average condition was $500.
Poor condition versions of the Russian Tokarev 7.62 x 25 mm semi auto pistol were plentiful at that time.
As were versions of a pistol based on the Walther PP design using a 9 mm short cartridge but not of the same standard of workmanship as the Walther design it copied.
In addition to which, the country was awash with ammunition and shooting in to the air at thunder clouds was considered good sport by many locals.
I was and remain a shooting man and was very interested indeed in what "was on offer" at the time.
Best regards. Ot Mean Loi
Generally speaking in 1992 the larger/heavier the weapon the cheaper it was.
Small, Chinese "egg" type hand grenades were $2 each.
A S & W .38 Special snub nosed 2 inch barrel revolver in very average condition was $500.
Poor condition versions of the Russian Tokarev 7.62 x 25 mm semi auto pistol were plentiful at that time.
As were versions of a pistol based on the Walther PP design using a 9 mm short cartridge but not of the same standard of workmanship as the Walther design it copied.
In addition to which, the country was awash with ammunition and shooting in to the air at thunder clouds was considered good sport by many locals.
I was and remain a shooting man and was very interested indeed in what "was on offer" at the time.
Best regards. Ot Mean Loi
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A few years ago I was still able to buy ammo at the thuk thla market but the sellers had grown very wary.Ot Mean Loi wrote:Well, I was there/here and I certainly remember being able to buy weapons and munitions at the Thuk Thla market.
Generally speaking in 1992 the larger/heavier the weapon the cheaper it was.
Small, Chinese "egg" type hand grenades were $2 each.
A S & W .38 Special snub nosed 2 inch barrel revolver in very average condition was $500.
Poor condition versions of the Russian Tokarev 7.62 x 25 mm semi auto pistol were plentiful at that time.
As were versions of a pistol based on the Walther PP design using a 9 mm short cartridge but not of the same standard of workmanship as the Walther design it copied.
In addition to which, the country was awash with ammunition and shooting in to the air at thunder clouds was considered good sport by many locals.
I was and remain a shooting man and was very interested indeed in what "was on offer" at the time.
Best regards. Ot Mean Loi
. Fantasic~ I love meaty posts like this. Ot Mean Loi! more please.Ot Mean Loi wrote:Well, I was there/here and I certainly remember being able to buy weapons and munitions at the Thuk Thla market.
Generally speaking in 1992 the larger/heavier the weapon the cheaper it was.
Small, Chinese "egg" type hand grenades were $2 each.
A S & W .38 Special snub nosed 2 inch barrel revolver in very average condition was $500.
Poor condition versions of the Russian Tokarev 7.62 x 25 mm semi auto pistol were plentiful at that time.
As were versions of a pistol based on the Walther PP design using a 9 mm short cartridge but not of the same standard of workmanship as the Walther design it copied.
In addition to which, the country was awash with ammunition and shooting in to the air at thunder clouds was considered good sport by many locals.
I was and remain a shooting man and was very interested indeed in what "was on offer" at the time.
Best regards. Ot Mean Loi
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Thank you Jep,
In which case, please go to my very recent posting on the April 75 memoires of US Ambassador.
All best regards. Ot Mean Loi
In which case, please go to my very recent posting on the April 75 memoires of US Ambassador.
All best regards. Ot Mean Loi
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The old PP Post articles are a great insight about the past.
It was wise from me to carry a second wallet with 10 dollars inside to buy your life out in 2001.
There was still sometimes AK fire north of the lakeside, even my GH had AK47s to fire back back then.
It was wise from me to carry a second wallet with 10 dollars inside to buy your life out in 2001.
There was still sometimes AK fire north of the lakeside, even my GH had AK47s to fire back back then.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/g ... after-raidGun mart reopens after raid
Fri, 15 July 1994
Moeun Chhean Nariddh
PHNOM Penh's largest gun market has smoothly resumed trading after a government raid last month which aimed to stamp out the illegal selling of weapons and police and military equipment.
Psar Tuk Thlar has five stores which sell a wide range of handguns and rifles, and 35 stores which sell police and
military uniforms and badges, a policeman working at the market was quoted as saying.
On June 23, over 200 men, on orders from the Phnom Penh Military court, surrounded the market located on Pochentong Boulevard.
They confiscated from the vendors weapons, munitions and police and military merchandise on display.
The Royal Prosecutor of the Military Court, Lieutenant General Sao Sok, said the traders were not harmed but were politely warned not to continue selling such equipment.
He said during the operation the police captured one AK rifle, 610 rifle bullets, 470 hand gun bullets (370 of which are the kind predominantly used by robbers), 32 gun magazines, and some knives and bayonets.
A police source said the raid has also carried out to crackdown on robbers who bought military uniforms as disguises.
Market traders say the operation was largely a failure because they had been tipped-off about the raid and thus were able to hide their hard goods in time which resulted in the police barely seizing any guns.
Sao Sok said the operation had been very successful in capturing military and police paraphernalia. He said they had netted 283 military shirts and 20 pairs of military pants, 23 police shirt and 39 pairs of trousers, 265 military caps and 61 police caps,125 military badges, 30 star-ranked badges, 41 police badges and 406 police signs.
The market vendors currently do not display the lethal equipment they sell unless a customer specifically requests he wishes a particular item.
An example of this was demonstrated when a vendor said to one of her clients: "They [guns] are not available unless you tell us." A police source said the price of the weapons is determined by their age and quality.
He said a top quality, brand-new handgun can sell for over $200, while AK-47s with a butt fetch only $75. AK bullets are also cheap - just 150 riel each.
He said many of the guns had also been sold to the market vendors by demobilized soldiers.
The police source said that many soldiers sell one of the two uniforms they are issued with to stall holders at
the market.
However, often the soldiers have to dash back to the market to retrieve their uniforms if forewarned of an inspection by officers.
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Sometimes a picture is beyond words. This to me is a classic example. Looks like the 3 C's here. Cool~ Calm ~Collected.
Body language speaks volumns here. Thank You LTO. Did you take this picture?
Is that picture meant to be from the Teuk Thla market? It looks more like the shooting range..
Alcohol is necessary so that a man can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed by the facts
Nice..LTO wrote:That's not the Gun Market, it's the range, around 96 or so. We used to stop at Tuk Thla on the way there to buy cheaper ammo. Yes, I took the photo.
Alcohol is necessary so that a man can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed by the facts
.LTO wrote:That's not the Gun Market, it's the range, around 96 or so. We used to stop at Tuk Thla on the way there to buy cheaper ammo. Yes, I took the photo.
. A Blast From The Past.I doubt that would be acceptable behavior now~ 20yrs on. Ahh The Good Old Days. Cheers LTO
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The range guys didn't much appreciate it back then either. They wanted to sell you the ammo.Jep wrote:...I doubt that would be acceptable behavior now~ 20yrs on. Ahh The Good Old Days. Cheers LTO
If you are into shooting, Victor Chao's was the more interesting (and expensive) range. All kinds of rare and unusual firearms. I shot a full auto Thompson with drum there, and more unusually, a 'silenced' AK-47 - with a huge snap-on suppressor and special rubber gasket ammo. Victor's was also the only place I was ever offered the oft rumored cow to shoot, not that I did or would do such a thing, but for all the talk of it over the years, the only time I ever actually heard of it IRL was at Victor's. Then again, it was Victor making the offer (and he was something of a talker) and I didn't actually see any cows there.
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There can't be too many of those around. I've seen these at a range here:LTO wrote: I shot a full auto Thompson with drum there...
A PPSH41. I've never seen a Thompson with a drum outside of a museum. As far as I know military issue Thompsons used box magazines.
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