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Year: 2021

Submachine Guns

MP7A1 vs MP7A2: H&K’s Modern PDW

July 23, 2021 Ian McCollum 18
Today we are taking a look at H&K’s PDW, the MP7. Specifically, we’re going to go over the changes made form the MP7A1 to the MP7A2 pattern…
Bayonet

Bayonet Development for the Lee Enfield No4 Rifle

July 22, 2021 Ian McCollum 32
Having wrapped up our series on the major development of the Lee Enfield rifle in British service, I figured it would be a nice addendum to talk about the bayonets developed for the No4 rifle. […]
Bolt Action Rifles

No4 MkII: The Lee Enfield’s Final Standard Upgrade

July 21, 2021 Ian McCollum 10
The final standard pattern of the venerable Lee Enfield as a standard-issue service rifle was the No4 MkII, introduced after the end of World War Two. The new pattern was adopted to resolve problems that […]
Q&A

Q&A 52: Sam Colt was a Jerk, the NGSW will not be Adopted, and German WW1 Wunderwaffe

July 20, 2021 Ian McCollum 68
Want to ask a question for the next Q&A? Join up on Patreon and help support Forgotten Weapons: http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons 0:00:27 – Stocked pistols as submachine gun substitutes? Shanghai stocked pistol: https://youtu.be/Lf6S7faQbhg 0:03:20 – Haunted guns? […]
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Features: Full Auto FAMAS F1 vs Semiauto MAS 223

July 19, 2021 Ian McCollum 17
Since I happen to have simultaneous access to both a military-pattern F1 FAMAS and also a civilian semiautomatic MAS-223, I figured it would be nice to compare them side by side and see how they […]
Select-fire Rifles

Authentic Polish wz.88 Tantal at the Range

July 17, 2021 Ian McCollum 18
Yesterday we took a look at the history and the design of the Polish wz.88 Tantal, and today we are taking it out to the range. Let’s see how that unique Polish 3-round-burst works!
Select-fire Rifles

wz.88 Tantal: Poland’s Alternative to the AK-74

July 16, 2021 Ian McCollum 19
As part of the Warsaw Pact, Poland anticipated adopting the AK-74 after it was developed by the Soviet Union. However, the eventual Soviet terms for license fees and export restrictions were too severe for Polish […]
Book review

Book Review: The US M3/M3A1 Submachine Gun by Michael Heidler

July 15, 2021 Ian McCollum 48
It is a bit surprising that there has not previously been a significant book written on the M3 “Grease Gun” submachine gun – but Michael Heidler has corrected that empty space in the firearms literature. […]
Bolt Action Rifles

Britain’s Last Ditch: Wartime Changes to No4 Lee Enfield

July 14, 2021 Ian McCollum 37
When we think of “last-ditch” rifles, we normally think of 1945 and the very end of World War Two. For the British, however, the lowest ebb of the war was in 1941 and 42, and […]
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Commentary

CatalogIt Firearms Inventory Software for Museums and Collectors

July 13, 2021 Ian McCollum 14
Check out CatalogIt for firearms here: https://www.catalogit.app/classifications/firearms When I went looking for a piece of good modern software to use for maintaining a collection inventory, I came up almost completely empty. Talking to Ashley Hlebinsky, […]

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