Handgun - Forgotten Weapons

Landstad Patent and Another Mystery Gun

June 23, 2013 Ian McCollum 14

A couple pieces of Sunday miscellanea… First, thanks to Keith we have a copy of the Norwegian patent for the Landstad automatic revolver. He was able to coax it out of the Norwegian patent office, […]

Landstad 1900 Automatic Revolver

June 14, 2013 Ian McCollum 43

We spent a bunch of time earlier this week covering the Webley-Fosbery “automatic revolver”, and I would like to close out the week with another pistol of that type, but one that’s even weirder than […]

Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver

June 12, 2013 Ian McCollum 28

Patented in 1896 and going into production in 1901, the Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver was the brainchild of British Col. George Vincent Fosbery, VC. Fosbery was a career military officer who had served in India for […]

Webley-Fosbery Auto-Revolver (Video)

June 10, 2013 Ian McCollum 28

We shot a video on the Webley-Fosbery last year, but it was in a dark room and with a low-resolution camera. I’ve since had another opportunity to handle one of these very interesting pistols, and […]

Mystery Chinese Pistol

June 5, 2013 Ian McCollum 33

I’m sure everyone has heard a second or third hand story about someone finding a total steal on a gun at an estate sale or auction. Heck, I’ve had a few great moments that start […]

Savage .45 ACP (Video)

June 3, 2013 Ian McCollum 18

In the first years of the 20th century, the US military was looking for a new standard sidearm in a .45-caliber cartridge, and set up a series of trials to choose one. The entrants to […]

Russian Silent Ammunition

May 29, 2013 Ian McCollum 33

Pistols Firing Internally Silenced Ammunition Guns of the Spetsnaz Pt III By Maxim Popenker As discussed in previous articles on the subject, Soviet Spetsnaz troops played a key role in Soviet military doctrine, in both […]

Getting That Last One…

May 28, 2013 Ian McCollum 28

No at matter how close you think you are, it seems that a proper gun collection can never really be complete. The closer you get to having a one of each necessary example of whatever […]

M1895 Nagant Followup: Manuals

May 22, 2013 Ian McCollum 19

It isn’t unusual for me to learn additional things about a particular gun from various folks after I write a post, which sometimes calls for an addendum to my original post or article. Well, after […]

Boberg XR9-L Review

May 21, 2013 Ian McCollum 15

Last week I posted a review of a very much not-forgotten pistol over at TheFirearmBlog.com – a brand new Boberg XR9-L. It doesn’t have any historical significance yet, but it’s a pretty interesting mechanical design, […]