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Commentary

Johnson Semiauto Rifle Senate Hearing

April 22, 2014 Ian McCollum 30
On May 29th, 1940 the US Senate held a hearing about Senate bill 3983, a measure to adopt the Johnson semiauto rifle as a standard US military arm. Opening the testimony was Melvin Johnson himself, […]
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Conversion

Experimental .30-40 Trapdoor Springfield Repro (Video)

April 21, 2014 Ian McCollum 26
We have often touched on the series of US magazine rifle trials that took place through the late 1800s – those trials brought out a slew of interesting new ideas and clever (or not so […]
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Anti-Tank Rifles

Bonus Video: Lahti L39

April 18, 2014 Ian McCollum 30
I had the chance to shoot a 20mm L39 Lahti antitank rifle (cannon?) at a recent get-together. It is the cheapest of the 20mm guns you can generally find, but also one of the less […]
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Reproduction

Reproduction Gerat 06 Rifles

April 15, 2014 Ian McCollum 42
For those of you who don’t regularly visit GunLab, Chuck posted an update there yesterday that’s worth checking out. He has spilled the beans about deciding to manufacture a small run of reproduction Gerat 06 […]
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Bolt Action Rifles

Vintage Saturday: On Maneuvers

April 12, 2014 Ian McCollum 28
Zouaves on maneuvers with M1886 Lebel rifles, in 1909.
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Prototype

Prototype FN-49 Photos

April 8, 2014 Ian McCollum 18
I was planning to do a brief post today on a photo of a Spencer-Lee slide-action rifle, but as I started looking I found more and more information about it. I’m going to need a […]
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Book review

Book Review: The Burgess Long Range Repeating Rifle Model 1878

April 3, 2014 Ian McCollum 7
I’ve been getting curious to learn more about Andrew Burgess and his seldom-recognized guns, and took a look to see what books might be available on the subject. As it turns out, there are basically […]
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Reader Questions

Reader Questions #3: StG Bolt Markings, FG-42 Chamber, Importing Surplus Arms

April 1, 2014 Ian McCollum 24
I only have two questions this week – if you have something you’re curious about, don’t be shy! Email me at admin@forgottenweapons.com and ask away, so we have enough question to keep this going as […]
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Book review

Book Review: Out of Nowhere

March 28, 2014 Ian McCollum 6
I have been slowly trying to improve my education on sniper rifles, with the goal of putting together a series of videos on some of the interesting historical ones I have access to. On the […]
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Biography

Biography: James Paris Lee

March 26, 2014 Ian McCollum 37
James Paris Lee was a firearms designer whose inventions had a far greater historical significance than even most firearms enthusiasts realize. Where Lee is recognized at all, it is generally for the rifles that bear […]

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