October, 2016 - Forgotten Weapons

Early Ruby .45 ACP Pistol

October 7, 2016 Ian McCollum 39

The Spanish company Gabilondo y Urresti, later to become known as Llama, introduced this locked-breech .45 ACP copy of the Colt 1911 in 1924. It was not a slavish copy, however, and introduced a captive […]

Slow Motion: Roth-Steyr 1907

October 6, 2016 Ian McCollum 14

Some high-speed footage of a Roth-Steyr M1907 pistol here for you – these are rotating-barrel, locked breech pistols with trigger lockwork much akin to a Glock. Namely, the action cycling puts the striker at half […]

Q&A #7 Video

October 5, 2016 Ian McCollum 68

Another set of questions from my awesome Patreon contributors! 0:43 – Guns flexing in slow motion 3:41 – Destructives Devices – the guns vs the ammo 9:54 – What makes some stocked pistols exempt from […]

Weapons of the Spanish Civil War

October 4, 2016 Ian McCollum 34

The Spanish Civil War is a relatively un-remembered conflict here in the US, but it is a fascinating event for firearms enthusiasts because of the huge variety of arms used. Both sides were supplied by […]

Johnson Model 1941 Rifle

October 3, 2016 Ian McCollum 41

Designed in 1936 by Melvin Johnson, the M1941 Johnson Automatic Rifle was a competitor to the M1 Garand, but not introduced in time to actually be adopted din place of the Garand. Instead, Johnson hoped […]

Pusan Jin Iron Works 1911

October 2, 2016 Ian McCollum 23

Note: I mistakenly referred to North Korea in the video, when this was actually made in South Korea. Sorry! During (and probably for a short time after) the Korean War, a Korean facility called the […]

Confederate Baby LeMat

October 1, 2016 Ian McCollum 30

One of the rarest models of LeMat grapeshot revolver is this, the “Baby” LeMat. This is a substantially smaller gun than the normal LeMat, although it retains a 9-shot cylinder and a central barrel. In […]