2026 - Forgotten Weapons

Madsen Model 1945: A Rather Unusual SMG

March 9, 2026 Ian McCollum 15

At the end of World War Two, the Danish Madsen company wanted to replace its production of licensed Suomi submachine guns with a design of its own. The result was the Model 1945, a quite […]

Will FRTs Kill Machine Gun Values? (feat. DIAS)

March 7, 2026 Ian McCollum 27

When bump stocks made their appearance on the market, people suggested that they might cause a drop in the value of registered transferrable machine guns. That didn’t happen, largely because bump stocks were tricky to […]

Eugene Stoner’s Future Assault Rifle Concept (F.A.R.C.)

March 6, 2026 Ian McCollum 33

After developing the AR-15 with Armalite, Eugene Stoner worked for a number of different companies. In 1972 he cofounded Ares Inc, where he and his partners worked on a wide variety of weapons platforms. Their […]

Adventures in Surplus! Type 38 Arisaka Carbine in World War One

March 4, 2026 Ian McCollum 8

“Forged in Snow”, my book on Finnish small arms, is available for pre-order right now along with all the other cool options at: https://www.headstamppublishing.com In the fall of 1914 it became apparent that the minor […]

Civil War Gwyn & Campbell Carbines (aka Cosmopolitan, Union, & Grapevine)

March 2, 2026 Ian McCollum 10

The first version of this carbine was the Cosmopolitan, designed and patented by Henry Gross in 1859 and manufactured by Edward Gwyn and Abner Campbell. It is a single-shot .52 caliber carbine that loads from […]

Q&A February 2026: Drones, AI, 6.5mm Cartridges, and More

February 27, 2026 Ian McCollum 14

Today’s Q&A is sponsored by Kyrö – get 10% off all their spirits with code FORGOTTENWHISKY10 at: https://www.kyrodistillery.com 01:05 – Guns from Peru JoLoAr video: https://youtu.be/c9JfodMKlBY 03:23 – Why not blow-forward bullpups? AK-53 video: https://youtu.be/-ykmqUFJWAw […]