Skip to comments.
What Pistol did Armed Citizen Abdul Haji use in Nairobi?
Gun Watch ^
| 4 October, 2013
| Dean Weingarten
Posted on 10/03/2013 10:32:16 AM PDT by marktwain
Edited on 10/03/2013 10:34:09 AM PDT by Admin Moderator.
[history]
Abdul Haji is credited with saving numerous people during the Nairobi Terror attack on the Westgate mall. According to the BBC:
Businessman Abdul Haji and a small group of plain-clothes policemen helped to rescue dozens of people from the Westgate mall. He had gone in search of his brother, armed only with a pistol..
The pistol is obviously mis-identified in an article in the Daily Nation as an "SSK heavy blaster":
He had packed an SSK heavy blaster pistol with 14 rounds of ammunition.
We have one fair picture that shows the pistol in Abdul's hand in the mall, from Reuters:
It is clearly a mid-sized semi-auto with exposed hammer. Probably a DA/SA (double action/single action), from the position of the trigger. The overall conformation suggests a S&W model 59 or something similar, as 14 rounds were specified.
I hope that an observant readership will be able to identify a model, as it is clearly not an "SSK heavy blaster pistol".
©2013 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice is included.
Link to Gun Watch
TOPICS: History; Hobbies; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: abdulhaji; banglist; nairobi; pistol
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-46 next last
Speculation may be helpful.
1
posted on
10/03/2013 10:32:16 AM PDT
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
2
posted on
10/03/2013 10:33:17 AM PDT
by
MN.Gruber06
(A besieged constituent in the beautiful Star of the North. Vote OUT Franken, Klobuchar and Dayton.)
To: Lurker
Almost looks like a CZ-82.
3
posted on
10/03/2013 10:33:37 AM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: marktwain
It’s a 1911 style. Otherwise may be a Sig p226?
4
posted on
10/03/2013 10:35:05 AM PDT
by
Solson
(The Voters stole the election! And the establishment wants it back.)
To: MN.Gruber06
Looks like a Sig 220PW .45acp
5
posted on
10/03/2013 10:35:47 AM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Being deceived can be cured.)
To: marktwain
I don't know squat about hand guns, but..
1911?
You have to keep foreshortening in mind with regards to barrel length, in this photo.
6
posted on
10/03/2013 10:36:11 AM PDT
by
Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
(If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
To: marktwain
I don’t understand why, if the report was wrong, we would also agree on the 14 round capacity. Most reporters would think its a shotgun.
7
posted on
10/03/2013 10:36:18 AM PDT
by
Solson
(The Voters stole the election! And the establishment wants it back.)
To: MHGinTN
Could be, yep. The picture is no longer available on this post but the barrel was much too short to be a Beretta. My bet is on the SIG.
8
posted on
10/03/2013 10:37:07 AM PDT
by
MN.Gruber06
(A besieged constituent in the beautiful Star of the North. Vote OUT Franken, Klobuchar and Dayton.)
To: marktwain
Reuters pictures cannot be posted
LOL! I was staring at the picture then after I clicked the refresh button it had disappeared. I said WTF?
9
posted on
10/03/2013 10:37:20 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Ms. Muffett suffered from arachnophobia)
To: marktwain
10
posted on
10/03/2013 10:39:34 AM PDT
by
Thane_Banquo
( Walker 2016)
To: MN.Gruber06
The Beretta 8045 is short like that in the picture, but the hammer region is shaped differently from the pictured pistol.
11
posted on
10/03/2013 10:40:18 AM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Being deceived can be cured.)
To: marktwain
12
posted on
10/03/2013 10:40:19 AM PDT
by
Solson
(The Voters stole the election! And the establishment wants it back.)
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
1911
13
posted on
10/03/2013 10:41:14 AM PDT
by
Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
(If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
To: marktwain
It’s an assault pistol. Arrest that man. (Do I really need the sarcasm tag?)
14
posted on
10/03/2013 10:41:56 AM PDT
by
SolidRedState
(I used to think bizarro world was a fiction.)
To: Solson
15
posted on
10/03/2013 10:42:03 AM PDT
by
Solson
(The Voters stole the election! And the establishment wants it back.)
To: Solson
Dunno, looks like an SSK heavy blaster to me.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/SSK-7_heavy_blaster_pistol
The SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol, manufactured by the SoroSuub Corporation, was designed in the early days of Palpatine’s New Order. The Rebel Alliance managed to acquire large quantities of these weapons just before Imperial edicts came about, making the purchase of such weapons illegal.
Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
To: MHGinTN
I was referring to the Beretta 92.
17
posted on
10/03/2013 10:44:23 AM PDT
by
MN.Gruber06
(A besieged constituent in the beautiful Star of the North. Vote OUT Franken, Klobuchar and Dayton.)
To: thorvaldr
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
Oooops. Not a 1911
19
posted on
10/03/2013 10:49:12 AM PDT
by
Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
(If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
To: marktwain; Revolting cat!; GeronL
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-46 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson