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Home2023September

Month: September 2023

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A Mystery MP-5 in .45ACP…Will it Run?

September 30, 2023 Ian McCollum 22

https://weaponsandwar.tv Join me at History of Weapons and War along with seven other of the best channels for historical and educational firearms content! We are available for desktop viewing as well as on all the […]

Shotgun

Testing an Original WW1 Trench Gun w/ GI Buckshot: How Does it Pattern?

September 29, 2023 Ian McCollum 10

Today I am out at the range with Matt Haught from Sym-Tac to test out our original WW1 Winchester 1897 Trench Gun with some original WW2 GI buckshot. While the US did buy some shotgun […]

Semiauto Rifles

The Rasheed: Egypt’s Semiauto Battle Carbine From Sweden

September 27, 2023 Ian McCollum 29

Egypt purchased tooling for the Swedish AG-42 Ljungman in 1952, and adapted it to their 8mm Mauser caliber as the Hakim rifle. Later, they scaled the rifle down to 7.62x39mm as the Rasheed, and manufactured […]

Interview

Finnish Brutality 2023: A True Bucket-List Experience for Derek the SF Medic

September 26, 2023 Ian McCollum 0

I took a few minutes at Finnish Brutality 2023 to chat with Derek, a former Range and SF medic who overcame some quite daunting personal challenges to come shoot the match despite stage 4 cancer. […]

Revolver

“Hill’s Patent” Stanley Bull-Dog Revolver: Blatant Patent Theft in 1878

September 25, 2023 Ian McCollum 9

The Stanley Bull-Dog revolver is an English-production revolver which is marked as being “Hill’s Patent”. The gun uses an interesting simultaneous ejection system similar to the Fagnus – which one assume was the subject of […]

Shotgun

Testing Slamfire: Sneaky Advantage or Useless Hype?

September 23, 2023 Ian McCollum 16

We’ve all heard about how the Winchester 1897 is capable of slam fire, but is that really a useful feature? Or is it just a cost-saving safety hazard? Well, Matt Haught of Sym-Tac consulting and […]

Uncategorized

Announcing “History of Weapons & War” – Streaming App for Firearms Video!

September 22, 2023 Ian McCollum 6

I am really excited to announce a new streaming service for historical & education firearms video content: History of Weapons & War. This is a collaboration between Forgotten Weapons and seven other firearms channels to […]

Prototype

Lever-Delayed Prototype SMG: The MAS Mle 1948 Series

September 20, 2023 Ian McCollum 17

When France decided to adopt a new 9x19mm submachine gun after World War Two, all three of the main French arsenals (St Etienne/MAS, Chatellerault/MAC, and Tulle/MAT) developed designs to compete for adoption. Tulle would eventually […]

Shotgun

Real or Fake? Authenticating an 1897 Trench Gun

September 19, 2023 Ian McCollum 3

Authentic World War One 1897 trench guns will have: Serial number between E613,000 and E705,000 High quality rust blue finish Solid frame 20-inch cylinder bore barrel (with no bead) Muzzle in lone with bayonet lug […]

Prototype

Colt 607: The First AR Carbine

September 18, 2023 Ian McCollum 56

The Model 607 was Colt’s first attempt at a carbine version of the AR-15 rifle, shortening both the barrel and stock. The action is identical to a standard AR, but the barrel is only 10 […]

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