Light MGs - Forgotten Weapons

Colt 1895 Potato Digger

April 20, 2011 Ian McCollum 0

The Colt Model 1895 was John Browning’s first foray into machine gun design, and based largely on his previous work with lever action rifles. The gun used a rather unique design, having a gas piston […]

Starting a DP28/DPM build

April 18, 2011 Ian McCollum 15

So if you’ve read the “About” page, you may have noticed that I claimed that we here at Forgotten Weapons are building (and selling) neat old guns. Well, the various folks here have all built […]

German FG-42

April 1, 2011 Ian McCollum 4

The FG42 (Fallschirmjagergewehr, in the German tradition of making four little words into one big word) was a rifle ahead of its time, made in small numbers for German parachute troops during WWII. As a […]

Vickers LMG

March 2, 2011 Ian McCollum 2

I almost feel bad posting these photos without a bit more information to go along with them, but they’re just too cool not to. So before I say more, take a look at this: Do […]