Gun making in Cebu If Scotland is famous for its whiskey( single or multiple malt), France for its cheese and wine and Belgium for its chocolate with the signature variety, the Neuhaus pralines. Aside from mangoes (fresh or dried), Otap and guitars Cebu is also famous for its unique deadly delicacy.. GUNS. Gunmaking in the Cebu is proving a lucrative business, both legal and illegal. The city of Danao a third class city in the province of Cebu, Philippines is well known for its gun industry. The industry started around 1905-1906. When World War II came, the Danao gunsmiths went underground, joined the guerrilla movement or were inducted into the USAFFE (United States Army Forces in the Far East). Their main task was to re-chamber the Japanese Arisaka rifles to fit the US .30 caliber round or to keep the original Japanese rifle in good service. The industry went on, still underground. In the 1960s, the term paltik was given to the homemade (and illegal) guns. In the early 1990s the industry was legalized by the government, with the creation of two organizations of local gunsmiths. The organization has now left with proper permit is the Workers League of Danao Multipurpose Cooperative (World MPC), in Dungguan, Danao City. A machine pistol, an UZI or Ingram a KG-9s, armalites or baby armalites, for example, already complete with the necessary coating was sold for P12, 000 (GBP 162.00). Danao also made caliber.45 pistols, priced at P8, 000 (GBP 108.00) in the prevailing market. A caliber.38 revolvers, meanwhile, comes a lot cheaper, P1, 500 (GBP 20.00)... So lets go shopping.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 12:22:01 +0000
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