Ian McCollum - Forgotten Weapons

Looking for Ideas, and Selling Two Rifles. Also, Trench Armor.

May 27, 2015 Ian McCollum 38

First up, I am selling two rifles. One is a Yugoslav M72 RPK (semiauto), which I am replacing with a Romanian RPK for Slidefire experimentation. Second is a gorgeous 1891 Argentine Mauser – too nice […]

Three Videos: Finland, Spain, and Hungary

May 25, 2015 Ian McCollum 30

From Vesamatti, a Finnish gunsmith student who reads the site, we have this neat video of a few older Finnish Army machine guns. The KP-31, KP-44, Sten, KVKK, and DP-27. Not guns we get all […]

The SVD with a Red Dot Optic (2-Gun Match)

May 24, 2015 Ian McCollum 20

This isn’t exactly a “forgotten” weapon, but it is a very cool one, and one we have been unable to pry out of Karl’s hands. In the recent May 2-Gun Action Challenge Match, Karl opted […]

British Army patrol in Northern Ireland, circa 1971

Vintage Saturday: Roller Skates

May 23, 2015 Ian McCollum 80

Scotti Model X Internals

May 21, 2015 Ian McCollum 46

I recently acquired a Scotti Model X rifle, so now we can have a set of internal photos of one (shooting and evaluation will be coming). This was one of the semiauto rifles trialed by […]

Reffye Mitrailleuse (Video)

May 20, 2015 Ian McCollum 40

The mitrailleuse was one of the early types of mechanical machine gun, along with the Gatling, Gardner, Nordenfelt, and others. “Mitrailleuse” is actually a general name for a volley gun – one with many barrels […]

Two More Nazi Belt Buckle Pistols

May 19, 2015 Ian McCollum 14

Every since the first time I was able to get my hands on an alleged Nazi belt buckle pistol, I have had a hankering to collect photos of as many of them as I can, […]

Experimental Fiat-Revelli Magazine

May 18, 2015 Ian McCollum 16

Apologies; we have a pretty brief post today. I’ve been moving into a new house and things got a bit hectic. At any rate, I did happen to notice this photo from Max Popenker of […]

Vintage Saturday: Trench Armor

May 16, 2015 Ian McCollum 88

Interestingly, one of the German troops in the front row is wearing grabenpanzer steel armor. This was reportedly used primarily for machine gun crews and sharpshooters – soldiers whose jobs were particularly heavy on staying […]

A Brief Tour of the Rock Island Auction Company

May 15, 2015 Ian McCollum 13

I have been spending this past week at the Rock Island Auction Company, making a series of videos on guns that will be in their upcoming regional auction (they will start running on the site […]