2013 - Forgotten Weapons

Historical What-If

February 12, 2013 Ian McCollum 45

I happened to catch a show on the History Channel the other day about a group of archaeologists doing a forensic reconstruction of Custer’s annihilation at the Little Bighorn. One of the things they determined […]

DShK Video

February 11, 2013 Ian McCollum 18

We’re still working on an extended write-up on the DShK heavy machine gun, but thanks to our friend Leszek in Poland, we have some nice HD video of one firing: The Russian counterpart to to […]

Vintage Saturday: Not a Gun

February 9, 2013 Ian McCollum 9

This was posted on Reddit recently by the man’s great-grandson – the “gun” is a Hythe camera, used for training aerial gunners from 1915 until 1934. Why it’s mounted here on a surveyor’s tripod is […]

Hythe Gun Camera

February 8, 2013 Ian McCollum 15

Training aircraft gunners has always been a task requiring some creativity, as it requires a lot more than just a paper target for an infantryman to blast away at. In the very early years of […]

Book Review: Central Powers Pistols by Jan Still

February 7, 2013 Ian McCollum 1

Central Powers Pistols, by Jan Still, is a bit of a neither-fish-nor-fowl book. It has many more and better quality photos than most heavy-duty reference works, but also has much more detailed information (particularly on […]

Russian 9mm PB Silenced Pistol

February 6, 2013 Ian McCollum 17

We’re pleased to have another guest article for you today, this time by Russian author Maxim Popenker (you may recognize him from his encyclopedic web site of firearms, world.guns.ru). He got his hands on a […]

Ensuring Future Rights

February 5, 2013 Ian McCollum 14

Skills that are not regularly exercised will fade with time, and rights are no different. As much as we would like to be able to depend on static documents like the Constitution to protect our […]

Madsen Lightweight Military Rifle

February 4, 2013 Ian McCollum 43

The M47 Madsen “Lightweight Military Rifle” was the last military bolt action rifle designed to be a primary infantry rifle, and it is a bit hard to see just who Madsen thought they could sell […]

Vintage Saturday: Naval Maxim

February 2, 2013 Ian McCollum 20

MG-08 Maxim in German naval service, complete with shoulder stock, AA sights, ammo can, and brass-catching bag.

.455 Villar Perosa Photos

February 1, 2013 Ian McCollum 18

Italy has produced some fine guns, but they also have a pretty impressive collection of really poorly thought out ones, like the Fiat-Revelli M1914 and the 1915 Villar Perosa. The latter was basically a very […]