Skoda houfnice vz 14 Skoda houfnice vz 14 Skoda houfnice vz 14 ("Howitzer model 1914") and Skoda houfnice vz 14/19 ("Howitzer model 1914/1919") were 100 mm (3.93-inch) field howitzers made in Czechoslovakia by the Skoda works. The "Skoda houfnice vz 14" was created in 1914. It was used by the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. Large numbers of the howitzers were acquired by Italy after the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. An improved version of the howitzer was created in 1919. The main improvement was a longer barrel offering greater range that which could be mounted in the old howitzer beds.
Nalband (name) Nalband (name) Nalband is a Persian and Urdu word with the meaning "manufacturer of horseshoes". The word is derived from the Persian word "nal", meaning horseshoe and "band", a fastener. People with the name are found in the states of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India, and the province of Punjab in Pakistan, and in the Persian influenced Turkey, where they adopted the soft "t" sound spelling of "Nalbant". Originally in Indian and Pakistan they were Muslim Lohars and who were found mainly in western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. The community claims to have been Mughal who took