2022 - Forgotten Weapons

MPi-81: Steyr Basically Makes the Uzi

June 17, 2022 Ian McCollum 13

The MPi-69 was adopted by Austria to replace its aging MP40 submachine guns, and it included an unorthodox charging handle design connected to the sling. Clearly this didn’t turn out to be such a great […]

New FW Merch! What is Ian’s Least Favorite Item?

June 16, 2022 Ian McCollum 4

All the new merch is available now for preorder at https://shop.forgottenweapons.com! Even the one I don’t like so much.

A .22LR Berthier for the French National Police (CRS)

June 15, 2022 Ian McCollum 17

In 1954, the Unique company (MAPF) in Hendaye France rebuilt a batch of 800 Berthier carbines into .22LR caliber for use by the Sûreté Nationale (later renamed the Police Nationale). These were to be used […]

Agram 2000: Croatia’s Gangster Gun

June 13, 2022 Ian McCollum 24

The Agram 2000 was originally developed in the 1990s in response to a Croatian Army need for a submachine gun during the Independence War. It is a closed-bolt, hammer-fired, simple blowback submachine gun. The initial […]

China Lake 40mm Grenade Launcher at the Range

June 11, 2022 Ian McCollum 24

Today we have a chance to take one of the reproduction China Lake 40mm grenade launchers out to the range! We are using practice chalk rounds…let’s see how it goes! Only a handful of these […]

Revolver with a Bayonet: Luxembourg Model 1884 Gendarmerie Nagant

June 10, 2022 Ian McCollum 16

I previously filmed one of the Model 1884 Luxembourg Gendarmerie Nagant revolvers, but I got my hands on one with the original bayonet, and I wanted to show you that. These are extremely rare revolvers, […]

An Israeli LMG, Part II: The 8mm Dror

June 8, 2022 Ian McCollum 61

Today we continue the story of the Dror. Shortly after production of the .303 pattern guns began, the directive came down that the gun was to be redesigned for 8mm Mauser ammunition. Israeli supplies of […]

An Israeli LMG, Part I: The .303 Dror

June 6, 2022 Ian McCollum 36

The story of the Dror is a fascinating tale of clandestine arms procurement by the fledgling Israeli state. Plans covertly purchased from Johnson Automatics, redesigned to use .303 British ammunition, with a production line produced […]

2-Gun With New US Army Weapons: SIG Spear and M17

June 4, 2022 Ian McCollum 28

Yesterday we looked at the new SIG Spear/M5 in detail, and today I’m taking it out to a 2-Gun match to try on the clock. The most suitable pistol pairing would naturally be the other […]

SIG M5 Spear Deep Dive: Is This a Good US Army Rifle?

June 3, 2022 Ian McCollum 217

The NGSW (Next Generation Squad Weapon) program began in 2017 to find a replacement for the M4, M249, and 5.56mm cartridge. It came to a conclusion in April 2022 with the formula acceptance of the […]