Commentary - Forgotten Weapons

Q&A 24: Pistols, Puppies, and Procurement

December 20, 2018 Ian McCollum 32

0:00:37 – The Stoner 63 and value of modular platforms 0:03:37 – Forgotten Weapons on Instagram 0:05:13 – Was the Lebel adopted too hastily? 0:08:42 – Do I read comments on YouTube? 0:11:20 – Branching […]

Final Prices: RIA December 2018 (#75)

December 11, 2018 Ian McCollum 7

As usual, I have a recap today of the final prices of the guns I filmed from the most recent Rock Island auction (December 2018; #75). There were a few guns here that people got […]

Final Prices: Morphy’s Fall 2018 Auction

December 4, 2018 Ian McCollum 9

As usual, I have a recap today of the final prices of the guns I filmed from the most recent Morphy’s auction (Fall 2018). One of the things I noticed here is an opportunity for […]

Overview of Swedish Gun Laws

September 27, 2018 Ian McCollum 0

Today I am joined by my friend Kristoffer to speak briefly about gun laws in Sweden while we take a break from the competition at Finnish Brutality 2018. As always, this is not intended to […]

What Sets Gun Values? (RIA 74 Final Prices)

September 18, 2018 Ian McCollum 5

As usual, I have a recap today of the final prices of the guns I filmed from the most recent RIA auction (#74; September 2018). Lots of examples here of seemingly similar items selling for […]

Simpson Ltd’s Import/Export Concierge Service

August 9, 2018 Ian McCollum 4

Simpson Ltd has been a friend of Forgotten Weapons for many years now, but I only recently realized how much import/export work they do – including a really neat concierge service that might be interesting […]

Overview of South African Gun Laws

July 12, 2018 Ian McCollum 14

Basic gun ownership in South Africa – what does it involve and how does it work? Dedicated collectors, sportsmen, and hunters? Self-dense and concealed carry? Well, when I was in South Africa I figured I’d […]

Ken Hackathorn on the M1 Carbine: Reputation vs Reality

May 15, 2018 Ian McCollum 31

The M1 Carbine has long been a bit of an enigma to me, because I have never had really good luck with the design, and yet they were extremely popular with Americna soldiers, German soldiers, […]

Short: How to Pronounce “Garand” (and why)

May 3, 2018 Ian McCollum 40

Is it “GUH-rand” or “GAIR-end”? Well, let’s find out by asking John Cantius himself…

Authenticating a Very Rare GL Script Luger

February 6, 2018 Ian McCollum 27

Luger collecting is one of the most detail-oriented and tricky niches in the whole firearms community – the amount of knowledge that has been documented is staggering, and the level of obsession with Lugers has […]