Manuals
Gattling manual
So, the Gattling gun isn’t exactly a “forgotten” weapon – it’s probably one of the more iconic guns made (or at least its name is). But the Gattling wasn’t the only gun of its type […]
Articles by Ian McCollum
Video
RP46 Project Intro video
The first major project we will be putting together is going to be a reproduction of the Russian RP-46 conversion, which makes a DP28 or DPM light machine gun into a belt fed firearm. We’re […]
Manuals
Johnson Automatic Rifle handbook
Everyone recognizes the M1 Garand as the iconic US rifle of World War II, but it had many competitors (you can see some of them in the M1 Garand Development section of the Vault). Most […]
Manuals
M1895 Lee rifle manual
A little while back, I posted a Winchester handbook on the commercial version of the M1895 Lee straight-pull Navy rifle. We came across a full military manual on the rifle as well, and we’ve got […]
Semiauto Rifles
Fedorov video
When I first saw a Fedorov, I thought it would be a pretty sweet rifle to recreate as a ForgottenWeapons project. I made that suggestion, and was immediately shot down. As it turns out, the […]
Uncategorized
Ross manual
The Ross was a straight-pull bolt action rifle used by the Canadian military in the early stages of World War I. It had several interesting features and strengths, despite ultimately being a failure as a […]
Video
Shop tour video
I’m very happy to announce the opening of our YouTube channel. We’ve got a bunch of videos planned, and I thought a good way to start would be with a tour of our shop, now […]
Belt-fed
Russian NSV .50 manual
We’re getting a fairly thorough collection of Russian weapon manuals collected in the Vault, and here’s another one that’s a bit less common. The NSV was the .50 caliber heavy machine gun chosen by the […]
Light MGs
Lewis Gun Manual
Since I mentioned one of its contemporaries in the last post, I think this would be a good time to take a look at the Lewis gun. It was designed by an American (Colonel Isaac […]
Light MGs
Huot Automatic Rifle
It seems that armies are always short of weaponry when major conflicts light up, and creative solutions are often the result. Canada during the First World War is a good example. They had a serious […]