Was doing some research on homemade weapons for Africa and came across this - figured it would fit in right in this thread - its from a small weapons survey from the late 90's in Burundi
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Some craft weapons are produced in Burundi, where they are known under the generic name of mugobore. These locally made rifles consist of a metal barrel inserted in a piece of wood. The design is particularly crude, with a metal stick held by a rubber band that serves as a firing pin, and another metal stick used to eject the spent cartridge. The effective range of such rifles,
which are usually heavy and cumbersome, does not exceed ten meters. They can function with cartridges for automatic rifles,such as Kalashnikovs.
The main areas of production are the provinces of Bujumbura Rural, Bubanza, and Cibitoke, in the northwestern corner of the country.
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Sounds like an interesting way to make an improvised weapon for your campaign