V23: Interview with Vernon Easley on the Martini in Afghanistan

On the 23rd episode of Silah Podcast, Miles interviews Vernon Easley and together they discuss the history of Martinis in Afghanistan as well as the new book he co-authored with N.R. Jenzen-Jones "The Emir's New Rifles". The discussion is incredibly rich with knowledge and in-depth research done not only on historical firearms in the region, but also the culture and history of the region. The SoundCloud version has only forty-six minutes of the entire recording, while our supporters on Patreon will have access for the entire interview, which is one hour and 14 minutes long! The article on Silah Report's website will be available soon. Check out our Patreon page here if you would like to have your questions answered by our panel during an edition of the podcast, please support Silah Report on Patreon and submit questions as often as you like! www.patreon.com/join/SilahReport Credits- Introduction audio is taken from the movie Son of a Lion, with permission of the director Benjamin Gilmour. The conversation takes place in the Kyber Pakhtunkwa (KPK) region of Pakistan and is between a customer examining a "Krinkov"-patterned rifle that is for sale. Music is traditional Arabic Dabkha by the name of اغاني دبكة تي رش رش

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