Articles by Ian McCollum

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Light MGs

Hotchkiss M1922 LMG

May 24, 2013 Ian McCollum 47
Many people are unaware of just how many different firearms were produced by the Hotchkiss company over the decades – not many of them received the worldwide acclaim of the more well known arms companies. […]
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Book review

Book Review: Paradox

May 23, 2013 Ian McCollum 5
I’m not normally all that interested in sporting double guns, but the name Fosbery perked up my ears when I heard about this book. Col. George Fosbery is best known (in some circles, anyway) for […]
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Semiauto pistol

Boberg XR9-L Review

May 21, 2013 Ian McCollum 16
Last week I posted a review of a very much not-forgotten pistol over at TheFirearmBlog.com – a brand new Boberg XR9-L.  It doesn’t have any historical significance yet, but it’s a pretty interesting mechanical design, […]
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Submachine Guns

French MAS-38 SMG

May 17, 2013 Ian McCollum 39
In the early 1930s, France adopted a new standard pistol and a new cartridge to go with it – the MAS 1935 and the 7.65x20mm, closely patterned on the us M1918 Pedersen Device cartridge. They […]