2017 - Forgotten Weapons

Book Review: Deadly Beauties – Rare German Handguns

June 25, 2017 Ian McCollum 5

https://utreon.com/v/QTgfZ__2TGY Deadly Beauties is a photographic collection of rare and collectible German pistols from 1871 through 1945, split into two volumes. The written sections are quite brief, and the photography is beautiful. More importantly, […]

Special Presentation: What is Gold Damascene?

June 24, 2017 Ian McCollum 12

https://utreon.com/v/PL5LCabj2io Today were are going to do something a bit different than normal, and take a detailed look at an intersection of arms and art: gold damascene. This is a type of art used to […]

The Model SS41 – A Czech Bullpup Anti-Tank Rifle for the SS

June 23, 2017 Ian McCollum 59

https://utreon.com/v/dKA823kPF2M The SS41 was a bullpup, bolt action antitank rifle manufactured in small numbers by CZ for the SS. contrary to common assumption, the SS were not a part of the standard German military arms […]

The Ching Sling – A Simpler Shooting Sling Compromise

June 22, 2017 Ian McCollum 7

https://utreon.com/v/s83ToqH-AlA The Ching Sling is an answer to the question, “how can one have a sling that is both a useful shooting aid and also quick to get in and out of?” The formal shooting […]

InterArms G33/50: Not a Real Carbine

June 21, 2017 Ian McCollum 16

https://utreon.com/v/lgylEP7DWzE Among the many Swedish Mauser carbines imported into the United States is an interesting batch of guns marked “InterArms G33/50“. What are these actually? They are rifles imported by InterArms, of course, and they […]

Swedish Mauser Carbines, m/94 and m/94-14

June 20, 2017 Ian McCollum 20

https://utreon.com/v/dR2lK3A_mmI When Sweden decided to replace its Remington Rolling Block rifles with a more modern repeating rifle design, they tested models from Mauser, Mannlicher, Lee, and Krag. The Mauser 1893 was chosen as the winner […]

Winchester Lever Action Development: Model 1895

June 19, 2017 Ian McCollum 33

https://utreon.com/v/wvG-KHIAwQ0 Carbine Rifle We have reached the final iteration of the Winchester lever action rifle development story today, the Model 1895. This was another John Browning design, although the locking system is basically the same […]

Year: 2017