Accessories - Forgotten Weapons

Some of Ian’s Gun Collection, on a Matrix Armory Display Wall (Video)

April 12, 2017 Ian McCollum 13

Matrix Armory is a new gun display system developed by Jeff High (a long-time Forgotten Weapons supporter, incidentally) who wanted something that would really do justice to guns that you want to display and appreciate. […]

Bonus: Sight Protectors! (Video)

January 28, 2017 Ian McCollum 10

The Lee-Speed rifle we looked at yesterday came with a set of really neat sight protectors, which I think are worth a separate video on their own. Quite a lot of work went into these, […]

Two Strange Project SPIW Magazines (Video)

December 15, 2016 Ian McCollum 38

Today we are taking a look at two unusual magazines from unusual firearms. These are a 60-round double-column mag from a Springfield 1964 SPIW bullpup and a 50-round box magazine from an AAI XM-19 serial […]

Slabs and Waffles and Bakes, Oh My! A Brief History of AK Mags

December 13, 2016 Ian McCollum 32

In recent months, a couple of interesting developmental varieties of AK mags have appeared on the market here in the US, and I figure folks might be interested in learning about the history of where […]

Nomar M1911 Magazine-Stock (Video)

December 7, 2016 Ian McCollum 23

In 1936, Lewis Nolan Nomar patented this device, which is basically a large 40-round magazine for the 1911 pistol. He envisioned a military use for the device in trench raiding, giving men a compact weapon […]

Pritchard Bayonet for the Webley Revolver (Video)

November 23, 2016 Ian McCollum 18

The Pritchard bayonet for the Webley revolver is one of the more photogenic and less truly practical weapons to come out of the Great War. Designed by one Captain Pritchard after he spent a year […]

Remington Model 81 Special Police

September 30, 2016 Ian McCollum 15

The Remington Model 8 was one of the first successful self-loading rifles introduced to the commercial market, and it was designed by none other than John Browning. It was an expensive rifle, but popular for […]

Pedersen Device: Spring Offensive of 1919 Briefing!

August 8, 2016 Ian McCollum 65

Welcome to your briefing on the new equipment we are issuing for the Spring Offensive of 1919. With this new secret weapon, we can finally push the Germans out of France and end the war!

Riot-Control Trigger Guards on Turkish G3 Rifles

July 19, 2016 Ian McCollum 32

An interesting detail from a couple photos of the recent disturbance in Turkey. Take a look at the trigger guards of the G3 rifles – they have been equipped with large protective shields. I have […]

Book Review: SOE Equipment Air Dropped in Europe 1940-1945

July 14, 2016 Ian McCollum 23

A while back I posted a review of a great little paperback account of Winston Churchill’s Toyshop – the development of clandestine warfare gear for use by saboteurs and resistance movements in occupied Europe during […]