Identify this gun

[varunik]

This photo was taken by me, War Memorial Museum, Dharamshala.

which gun is this???

[xl_target]

I don't believe that is a real gun.
It looks like some stock pieces and pipe put together to represent a firearm. Do you have photos from other angles?

I was initially going to say that some of the parts were from an SKS but I don't think that is the case here.

[varunik]

No, i dont

the guard wont let us get near the smarak without removing our shoes.

[dr.jayakumar]

its a dummy or else the gun would have been lost long time ago,by people like me??
regards
dr.jk

[TwoRivers]

Looks like something cobbled together fron an air rifle. No, how could I miss it?. It's the prototype for the successor of the INSAS!

[essdee1972]

It, as xl_target says, is cobbled out of wood and steel. I went close enough to make out. The battered Pakistani Patton near the entrance of the museum (looks like it was hit by aircraft), however, is authentic, as are the 25-pdr and ack-ack cannon mounted at the entrance.

[target shooter]

I agree with xl_target its not real firearm its probably made by some carpenter in that Bn just to depict the fallen souls who died fighting for the country. On lookers are to imagine it as 7.62 SLR the fire arm that was in vogue then.

Regards,
ts

[prashantsingh]

A poor joke on the brave young officers who laid down their life for the nation.
The guy's who built the memorial should have thought twice before putting up this piece of cr#p.

[Baljit]

I am agree with XL, it's not a real gun.it's looks like home made DESI toy for the kids.These kinds of toy you can buy from the shop so kids can play with it on Diwali night also i am agree with Prashant " what a joke " feal so sorry for the all those young officers and jawans who laid down there life for the country and our Neta and the guy's who built these memorial giving them this kind respect.


Baljit

[hamiclar01]

chill out dudes. you honestly don't think they will put up a real firearm? Do you think the average joe strolling here will know much?

It is meant as a symbol. I don't think a simplistic representation of a gun in a memorial is any more an insult to the soldier that the crude ganeshas sold at diwali are an insult to the god.

[prashantsingh]

chill out dudes. you honestly don't think they will put up a real firearm?

What would the Amar Jawan Jyoti (India Gate) look like if it had something like this?
Varuniks says this is a war memorial. I have yet to see anything like this in any of the memorials I have visited.I am sure the Army could do a better job.

[nagarifle]

must be IOF Product, cost effective? bill was high someone made a killing here. shame on the nation who lets its heros be honored this way.

but then again if one notice the writing it say donated by ..... family members?

[marksman]

This one is a result of a technique that was supposedly lost for several centuries and was recently rediscovered by RAW after a great effort. Remember King Dasharath and his "SHABDAVEDHI" arrow technique. Well this one's broadly based on the same. Pity, they couldn't spare a decommissioned a service rifle for our Shaheeds too.

Marksman

[winnie_the_pooh]

It might be a Arisaka Paratrooper version with mods to prevent the barrel from being removed

[TwoRivers]

It might be a Arisaka Paratrooper version with mods to prevent the barrel from being removed

Almost forgot, this IS the humor section.