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Re:The Last Gunsmiths of the Khyber Pass by sparrish on Sunday September 06, 2020 @12:43AM (#24389027)
That's some incredible skill, especially with such limited tech.
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Re:The Last Gunsmiths of the Khyber Pass by 082349872349872 on Sunday September 06, 2020 @02:30AM (#24389436)
Limited? When they say CNC, I'm imagining something like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfFtPFJWufs&t=170 but maybe I should scale down my expectations?

Edit: OK, not quite as fancy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj1qpAZf3yE

PS. arbhassan, any local music videos you'd recommend?

is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73kBQHabhoY&t=840 a good introduction? (knowing neither pashto nor arabic script, my search-fu is very weak)

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Re:The Last Gunsmiths of the Khyber Pass by arbhassan on Sunday September 06, 2020 @05:26AM (#24390112)
Regarding the music recommendation this[1] is one my favorite song. Enjoy!

[1]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ksJnzQKprzc

[2]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZywPW8t_kUA

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Re:The Last Gunsmiths of the Khyber Pass by 082349872349872 on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @12:28AM (#24417125)
Qs about Thama: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24396951
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Re:The Last Gunsmiths of the Khyber Pass by 082349872349872 on Sunday September 06, 2020 @05:54AM (#24390234)
Manana! Now I'll have to also look up Hamza Baba...
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