Rifles

Enjoying Black Powder Episode 11: The Snider-Enfield

May 24, 2025 Ian McCollum 7

Full video with reloading segment and clip solid file available here: https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/ep-11-snider-app Black powder military rifles of the 1860s-1880s are a really enjoyable group of guns. A lot of them are relatively reasonably priced, and […]

ASAC Presentation: Bullet Strikes From the First Day of the American Revolution

May 23, 2025 Ian McCollum 3

This lecture was presented at the Spring 2025 meeting of the American Society of Arms Collectors. It was given by Joel Bohy, coauthor of a new book of the same name, published by Mowbray. You […]

AK4: Sweden’s Beefed-Up Take on the G3

May 19, 2025 Ian McCollum 13

Order your copy of Small Arms of the Cold War: Battle Rifles of NATO today: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/cold-war-battle Or if you are in Europe, please order through our European site: https://www.headstampbook.com/cold-war-battle When Sweden decided to replace its […]

Fenian Needham Conversion: Just the Thing for Invading Canada

May 10, 2025 Ian McCollum 33

The Fenian Brotherhood was formed in the US in 1858, a partner organization to the Irish Republican Brotherhood. The groups were militant organizations looking to procure Irish independence from the British, and they found significant […]

“Howth” Mauser 1871: Irish Volunteers Gunrunning into Dublin

May 2, 2025 Ian McCollum 20

On July 14th, 1914 the 50 foot pleasure yacht “Asgard” sailed into Howth harbor in Dublin with its cabin completely filled with arms. It has 900 Mauser 1871 rifles and 29,000 rounds of ammunition for […]

Enjoying Black Powder Episode 10: Model 1871/88 Beaumont-Vitali

April 26, 2025 Ian McCollum 6

Full video with reloading segment and clip solid file available here: https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/ep-10-beaumont-vitali-app Black powder military rifles of the 1860s-1880s are a really enjoyable group of guns. A lot of them are relatively reasonably priced, and […]

Enjoying Black Powder Episode 11: The Snider-Enfield

ASAC Presentation: Bullet Strikes From the First Day of the American Revolution

AK4: Sweden’s Beefed-Up Take on the G3

Fenian Needham Conversion: Just the Thing for Invading Canada

“Howth” Mauser 1871: Irish Volunteers Gunrunning into Dublin

Enjoying Black Powder Episode 10: Model 1871/88 Beaumont-Vitali

Military-Issue Colt Model 1839 Paterson Revolving Rifle

Model 1875 Officer’s Pattern: The Finest Trapdoor Springfield

Voere SAM-180 – Semiautomatic American 180 SMG Made in Austria?

Springfield Kuna: Croatia’s New Delayed-Blowback PCC/SMG