Ian McCollum - Forgotten Weapons

Forgotten Weapons is hiring field researchers!

June 16, 2011 Ian McCollum 1

Yes, we have an intrepid team of freelance agents out in the field, bringing back all manner of interesting guns… Okay, so he’s not actually working for us (but if any Libyan rebels are reading […]

A Type 2 Arisaka and an Interview with Duncan McCollum

June 15, 2011 Ian McCollum 2

Today we have an interview with Duncan McCollum, author of Japanese Rifles of WWII – you may also recognize him from the Japanese weapons episode of Tales of the Gun on the History Channel. Mr […]

Madsen Light machine gun

June 13, 2011 Ian McCollum 5

The Madsen was the first successful light machine gun, entering production in 1902. It saw much use, but was an unusual design – basically a fully automatic falling block action. It used a top mounted […]

T12 Light machine gun

June 10, 2011 Ian McCollum 1

We don’t have very much information on the T12 – it was an experimental US belt-fed light machine gun in the early 1930s, with a flapper locking system similar to the DP series of LMGs. […]

ZH29 at the Shooting Range

June 8, 2011 Ian McCollum 2

This past weekend, we got to hit the range with a couple really neat forgotten weapons. I’m putting together separate videos for each one, and the first is a Czech ZH29. We have some information […]

Looking for a couple things…

June 6, 2011 Ian McCollum 7

Sorry, guys – we were out shooting this weekend and I got back a lot later than expected. I don’t have anything written up for you this morning, but I’ll be cutting video together this […]

Japanese Type 4 Garand copy

June 3, 2011 Ian McCollum 2

The Japanese military had been experimenting with semiauto service rifles for some time prior to World War II (most countries were, to some extent). There was some development of a Japanese Pedersen rifle, among others. […]

Russian MG34 & MG42 manuals

June 1, 2011 Ian McCollum 2

In serious conflicts, there is always some use of captured enemy weapons on both sides. Sometimes the other guy’s stuff is better, and sometimes there is such a dire need for equipment that anything available […]

Vickers Mk VI 8″ Howitzer manual

May 30, 2011 Ian McCollum 1

Today’s gun is a bit larger than before – I want to take a quick jaunt back to artillery. We have a pretty thorough operations manual for the Vickers Mk VI 8″ howitzer. This piece […]

1907 US Pistol & Revolver Trials

May 27, 2011 Ian McCollum 5

When the US began its engagement in the Philippines at the close of the 19th century, the standard service sidearm was a .38 caliber double-action revolver. This was found to be insufficient for serious combat […]