Mistri Pritam Singh

When the people were still licking the wounds of partion of 1947,Mistri Sardar Pritam Singh a born mechanic thought of manufacturing a single barrel 12 bore gun.Without any assistance he learnt that technique with the help of a muzzle loading gun.After having known the technique to manufacture such guns,he applied to the Govt of J&K state for issue of license to manufacture single barrel 12 bore guns.The request war favourly considered and license issued made him the pioneer in the trade of gun manufacturing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.His hand made gun was acclaimed as one of the best in the state.