Heavy MGs
Vintage Saturday: Crew-Served
German WWI Landwehr unit posing with an MG08.
Year: 2014
Light MGs
Online-Only Auction at RIA
It is worth pointing out the RIA has added a third type of auction in the last year or so; online-only. The idea is to have a lower-overhead way to sell some of the things […]
Prototype
Colt Offensive Pistol at RIA
I had the opportunity to visit Rock Island Auction again to check out the guns they have up for sale in their December 2014 Premier Auction, and put together a big batch of videos, which […]
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Modern Rifleman Radio…and a Plush Throw Pillow
I was invited to be a guest on an episode of the Modern Rifleman Radio podcast, which just published today. It was a lot of fun, and the discussion ranged all over, from current Army […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Winchester Lee Navy Safety?
It appears that a fellow in Pennsylvania had an 1895 Lee Navy rifle explode in his hands this past Sunday while out shooting. This sort of thing happens from time to time with all sorts […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Interview with Nicole Wiley: German .22 Training Rifles
While I was visiting the Simpson Ltd shop in Galesburg, I had the pleasure of meeting Nicole Wiley. She is working on organizing a massive reference book on German .22 training rifles (like the Sportmodell […]
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New Site Sponsor: Fiocchi USA
I am very happy to announce that we have a new sponsor of Forgotten Weapons: Fiocchi. Founded in Italy in 1876, the company has been making cartridge ammunition for basically as long as cartridges have […]
Artillery
Vintage Saturday: Fire Support
One of the photos that didn’t make the cut for the 2015 Forgotten Weapons Calendar: US troops demonstrating use of an M1916 37mm gun. Note how the ammo is supplied on a cloth belt – […]
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2015 Calendar Preorder!
I am happy to announce that I will be making another Vintage Photo calendar for 2015! Last year’s calendar was a big hit, and I’ve been using one myself to track and plan posts for […]
Semiauto pistol
Slow Motion: Star Model B Super
Today’s high speed video analysis is the first Browning-style pistol that was at hand when I took out the camera: a Star Model B Super. Manufactured in Spain for many years, this basic pistol was […]