On a Civil War tour last week the guide kept pointing out damage caused by "mini balls" and I assumed they were something akin to buckshot. After a bit of internet searching I realized she meant, "Minié balls," which are hollow bullets named after a French inventor. It all makes a lot more sense now. Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. #CivilWar #rifles #bullets #war #guns #cemetery

Customs tighten noose on arms smugglers, seizes rifles, contraband worth ₦3.22bn

By Adebola Isimijola, LagosThe Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its crackdown on smuggling, intercepting three pump-action rifles, arresting three suspects and seizing contraband goods valued at over ₦3.22 billion.Acting Customs Area Controller of the Command, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Wale Adewole, disclosed the development during a press briefing in Ibadan on Thursday, saying the firearms interception was a major breakthrough in the Command's […]

https://safarinewsfeed.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/customs-tighten-noose-on-arms-smugglers-seizes-rifles-contraband-worth-%e2%82%a63-22bn/

US Marine at Khe Sahn, Vietnam, Vietnam War, 1968

US Marine at Khe Sahn, Vietnam, Vietnam War, 1968

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/2113917/us-marine-at-khe-sahn-vietnam-vietnam-war-1968

Shepherd with a rifle, Corsica, France, ~1890

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/2076385/shepherd-with-a-rifle-corsica-france-1890

Canadian firearms company says rifles ‘fraudulently diverted’ to Russia
Cadex Defence said its high-precision rifles went to Russia without its knowledge and it had cooperated fully with Canadian authorities.
#Canada #World #cadexdefence #CanadaRussiasanctions
https://globalnews.ca/news/11852014/canadian-firearms-company-rifles-fraudulently-diverted-russia/

Canadian firearms company says rifles ‘fraudulently diverted’ to Russia
Cadex Defence said its high-precision rifles went to Russia without its knowledge and it had cooperated fully with Canadian authorities.
#Canada #World #cadexdefence #CanadaRussiasanctions
https://globalnews.ca/news/11852014/canadian-firearms-company-rifles-fraudulently-diverted-russia/

Canadian firearms company says rifles ‘fraudulently diverted’ to Russia
Cadex Defence said its high-precision rifles went to Russia without its knowledge and it had cooperated fully with Canadian authorities.
#Canada #World #cadexdefence #CanadaRussiasanctions
https://globalnews.ca/news/11852014/canadian-firearms-company-rifles-fraudulently-diverted-russia/

Canadian firearms company says rifles ‘fraudulently diverted’ to Russia
Cadex Defence said its high-precision rifles went to Russia without its knowledge and it had cooperated fully with Canadian authorities.
#Canada #World #cadexdefence #CanadaRussiasanctions
https://globalnews.ca/news/11852014/canadian-firearms-company-rifles-fraudulently-diverted-russia/