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Police say a suspect has been arrested after he was shot with his own gun by a man he was attempting to rob in East Mount Airy on Wednesday.
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating a shooting where an attempted robbery victim gained control over a suspect and shot him.
According to police, the attempted robbery occurred on the 8000 block of Rodney Street in a driveway at 11:24 a.m.
Authorities say a 69-year-old man was unloading groceries from his car when a 24-year-old suspect approached him, saying, “This is a robbery,” and pointed a gun at him.
After a struggle over the weapon ensued, the victim was able to gain control of the gun, which discharged one time, grazing the suspect in the abdomen, according to police.
Neighbors reportedly heard the struggle, and immediately called police.
Police say they do not believe the victim was targeted during the incident, and say the suspect was likely just “cruising” the neighborhood.
“See someone by themselves and take an opportunity,” said Philadelphia Police Capt. John Walker.
Officials say the suspect was transported to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he was placed in stable condition. Police say the victim sustained an injury from a bite on his hand, but he did not seek medical treatment.
Walker commended the victim’s “courage,” however, he says he does not recommend fighting back in every situation.
According to authorities, police recovered the weapon used and the suspect is under arrest. FOX 29’s Kelly Rule reports the suspect will be charged with robbery, carjacking and other crimes.
Walker later confirmed the victim will not be charged.
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12GA Birdshot – SPINNER CHALLENGE
The M1 Carbine is a lightweight, handy weapon that is well-liked by many. One of its weakest points for many people, however, is its cartridge: The .30 Carbine caliber is regarded by some as being too weak to be a true intermediate caliber round fully capable of effective 300m fire.
Still, the .30 Carbine is short, so maybe there is another caliber out there that could fit into an M1 Carbine’s action while giving it a little more punch… It turns out that during the late 1940s and early 1950s, at least one Spanish small arms designer felt the same way, and invented the gun in the Forgotten Weapons video below:
Ian does something a little odd in the video when he identifies the rifle as being “heavily influenced by the M1 Garand”, and continues to repeat that idea several times in the video. He’s not entirely wrong, but… To my eye the rifle looks much more obviously derived from the M1 Carbine, not the M1 (Garand) Rifle.
There are a couple of clues to this: The general style of the action (mechanically similar to both rifles, but aesthetically much more M1 Carbine than Garand), the fire control group, and the mass on the operating rod. Interestingly, in lieu of the tappet gas system, the Mosqueton CB-51 uses a fixed piston with many turbulence-generating rings, that looks inspired by the StG-44.
You can see how similar the Mosqueton is to the M1 Carbine below:
Calling this rifle an M1 Carbine copy isn’t quite doing it justice, honestly (although it makes for a very snappy title). The rifle isn’t in truth a direct clone of anything, although it does seem to take more from the M1 Carbine than anything else. Besides the different gas system, the rifle features an odd grip safety, and a very German-looking front end, as well as stripper clip guides!
It’s worth noting that while this rifle is called “CB-51”, it’s not the only rifle called CB-51. It seems to me that maybe “CB-51” was the name of a trial or a program to which these different weapons were submitted, although that’s only speculation on my part.
Nathaniel F
Nathaniel is a history enthusiast and firearms hobbyist whose primary interest lies in military small arms technological developments beginning with the smokeless powder era. He can be reached via email at nathaniel.f@staff.thefirearmblog.com.