August, 2026 - Forgotten Weapons

Tour: Greek War Museum in Athens (Lots of Guns!)

August 7, 2026 Ian McCollum 11

I had a chance to stop in the War Museum in Athens, and really enjoyed the visit. There are a lot more firearms on display than I expected, covering the whole gamut from muzzleloaders to […]

From Hartford to Vietnam: An Illustrated History of How Colt Brought the AR-15 to War

August 6, 2026 Ian McCollum 0

“From Hartford to Vietnam” is available here for preorder: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/hartford-to-vietnam Or you can find it bundled with “Tiger Stripe: The Vietnam Camouflage Story” on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/tiger-stripe?ref=3b3v8y From Hartford to Vietnam: An Illustrated History of How […]

FN Evolys: A New Ultralight Squad Automatic Weapon in 5.56mm & 7.62mm

August 5, 2026 Ian McCollum 42

FN’s new Evolys machine gun is designed to fill an interesting role not already help by either the MAG or Minimi – it is intended as an automatic rifle in the mold of the BAR […]

Vietnam Field-Made Tiger Stripe Combat Vests

August 4, 2026 Ian McCollum 0

Reserve your copy of “Tiger Stripe: The Vietnam Camouflage Story” on Kickstarter today: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/tiger-stripe?ref=6ncf6e We are back with Owen Thornton today to talk about combat vests form Vietnam, specifically tiger stripe ones. These were not […]

Sweden’s Green Trials Galil: the FFV-890C

August 3, 2026 Ian McCollum 34

When Sweden decided to replace the AK-4 (a license-built H&K G3) with a 5.56mm rifle in the 1970s, they tested nearly every potential rifle on the market. Only two survived the stringent Swedish arctic trials; […]

Origins of Tiger Stripe: British Windproof and French Lizard Camouflage

August 1, 2026 Ian McCollum 1

Reserve your copy of “Tiger Stripe: The Vietnam Camouflage Story” on Kickstarter today: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/tiger-stripe?ref=evt699 Today I am speaking with Owen Thornton (author of Headstamp’s new book on Tiger Stripe camo) about the origins on Tiger […]