Ian McCollum - Forgotten Weapons

Fiocchi Ammo Catalog and a New Sponsor

March 13, 2012 Ian McCollum 2

We are happy to announce that we have added Berger Bullets as one of the official sponsors of Forgotten Weapons. Berger makes an excellent lineup of match-grade bullets for competition, hunting, and tactical use. They […]

Breda PG Photos

March 12, 2012 Ian McCollum 12

We recently had the opportunity to handle a Breda PG rifle. They were made in 1935 in Italy, and the only major sale made was to the government of Cost Rica (in 7mm Mauser). The […]

Vintage Saturday – Russian Partisans with a Maxim

March 10, 2012 Ian McCollum 5

I don’t envy that kid having to fire that M38…

Russian APS Underwater Assault Rifle

March 9, 2012 Ian McCollum 5

Today we have a manual for the Russian APS underwater assault rifle, thanks to our friend Hrachya. The APS (Avtomat Podvodnyj Spetsialnyj) was developed in the early 1970s as a way to provide greater firepower […]

Book Review: Glock – The Rise of America’s Gun by Paul Barrett

March 8, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

The Glock isn’t a forgotten weapon by any stretch, but Paul Barrett has written a very interesting book on how the company got into gun manufacturing and how it grew so quickly. Among other things, […]

Italian Vitali 1910 pistol

March 7, 2012 Ian McCollum 7

We have been able to find very little information on the Vitali 1910 automatic pistol, but we did have the opportunity to take a look at one recently. It is very clearly marked Vitali […]

Australian Weapons Identification

March 6, 2012 Ian McCollum 0

Thanks to reader and gunsmith Robert, we have today a copy of a 1945-dated Australian weapons identification list. If you have an Australian Lithgow Enfield, this is a great parts reference, as it shows very […]

Navy .308 Garand Conversion

March 5, 2012 Ian McCollum 6

Back in the 1960s, the US Navy decided to rechamber a bunch of its M1 Garand rifles to 7.62 NATO. The proper way to do this would have been to simply put new 7.62 barrels […]

Vintage Saturday: Downing Panes with a Potato Digger

March 3, 2012 Ian McCollum 9

Well, it’s more effective than trying to hit ’em with a Hotchkiss Portative…but I bet they wish they had a proper anti-aircraft mount!

Tomorrow’s Collectors

March 2, 2012 Ian McCollum 4

I attended the memorial service for Uncle Bob Faris on Wednesday, and it really highlighted to me why I (and my collaborators) devote so much of our time to building this web site, and made […]