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Followup on IMA’s “Family Guns” TV Show
In the last couple days, I have had a couple folks tell me privately that I’m being too harsh on IMA, and shouldn’t have commented on their upcoming TV show “Family Guns” without having seen […]
The Proud Tradition of Gunbuilding in the Garage
I think that today in America (and probably in many other countries) we have a misconception of where new ideas come from, especially among younger folks like myself. We tend to think that products are […]
Błyskawica: Poland’s First Successful SMG
We’re privileged today to have another guest article written by Leszek Erenfeicht (and I would strongly recommend that our Polish readers check out Strzal, the print magazine he regularly publishes in). This time he is […]
Mystery Gun Identified: 1944 Hyde Carbine
We’ve had this particular gun listed as unidentified for quite a long time, and had people suggest pretty much everything you can imagine to explain its origins: Well, thanks to a private collector we visited, […]
Vintage Saturday: Charge of the Light Brigade
Okay, this isn’t actually the light brigade, it’s a Swiss unit (this is still Swiss Week) from probably the 1930s. The rider in the foreground has a cavalry variant of the LMG25, with its unusual […]
The Most Interesting Guns
It’s a sad fact that there are always a lot more guns for sale than I can afford to buy, and that’s forced be to really think about what guns really hold the most interest […]
Japanese “Papa” Nambu video
In 1925, the Imperial Japanese Army adopted the Type 14 pistol, which was produced in large numbers during WWII. It looks outwardly pretty similar to a Luger, but i mechanically very different. What many folks […]
Introducing GunLab
We are quite happy to announce the launch of a second blog, which I think will appeal to many of the folks who read Forgotten Weapons. It is called GunLab, and will be discussing all […]
Mystery Rifle
Well, I kinda goofed with my post scheduling yesterday – the StG45 IPSC video was supposed to be for today. I’m on the road for a couple days, so in lieu of a regular Monday […]