2012 - Forgotten Weapons

Interview with Dolf Goldsmith

January 16, 2012 Ian McCollum 9

Dolf Goldsmith is a renowned author and machine gun expert, having written landmark books on the Maxim, Vickers, and Browning machine guns, and having been an avid shooter and gun collector for more than 60 […]

Vintage Saturday: 1904 Maxim in action

January 14, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

Very flat hat brims? Springfield rifles? Lots of yucca? Oversized muzzle booster? Yep, that’s an American 1904 Maxim in action in Mexico!

Brøndby Maskinpistol Model 1933

January 13, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

Fridtjof Brøndby was a Norwegian arms designer who created a number of self-loading rifle designs in the 1930s, including one which was submitted to the Norwegian Army for testing. He also developed a 7.62mm submachinegun, […]

Video Book Review: Japanese Rifles of WWII, by Duncan McCollum

January 12, 2012 Ian McCollum 0

If you need a resource on the incremental changes to the major Japanese rifles over the course of WWII, Japanese Rifles of World War II is just the thing for you. Focusing on the Type […]

Forgotten Weapons Tours Apex Gun Parts

January 11, 2012 Ian McCollum 4

How could a gun nerd like me possibly resist a chance to dig through a warehouse full of surplus? When Jeff at Apex Gun Parts offered us the chance to come visit his operation, we […]

Upcoming Martini Project

January 10, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

We haven’t done much (anything, actually) in the way of gunsmithing here on the site, and I think that should change. We’re always going to focus on spreading knowledge about interesting and unusual firearms, but […]

PTR-44: A Semiauto Sturmgewehr

January 9, 2012 Ian McCollum 23

We had the opportunity to take a look at a PTR-44 semiauto reproduction of a German Sturmgewehr today, and it’s a gorgeous rifle. There were some issues reported by early owners (including miscut chambers due, […]

Light a Candle to Stop Violence

January 8, 2012 Ian McCollum 6

For every tragedy perpetrated by a lunatic, there are a thousand people who arm themselves and refuse to be made victims – in recognition of those people and in support of our innate human right […]

Vintage Saturday: Machine Gun Practice at Fort Dix

January 7, 2012 Ian McCollum 2

Frommer 1910 pistol

January 6, 2012 Ian McCollum 9

One of our readers on the Facebook page asked if we had any information on the Frommer Stop pistol a couple days ago. We don’t (at the moment) – but we do have a couple […]