Rifles - Forgotten Weapons

The .32ACP Dreyse Light Carbine

December 2, 2017 Ian McCollum 41

Manufactured by Rheinmetall and designed by Louis Stange, this light .32ACP (7.65mm Browning) carbine is a bit of a mysterious item. Very little written information exists about it, but we know it was sold on […]

Steyr M30S Prototype: A Repurposed WW1 Improved Mauser

November 29, 2017 Ian McCollum 23

This rifle, as best I can tell, is a prototype model made by Steyr in Switzerland in the early 1930s for use in Hungarian military trials. The Hungarians were looking to replace their old 1895 […]

M1903 Springfield – Stripped for Air Service

November 28, 2017 Ian McCollum 32

Edit: For additional information on these, including some unpublished documentation, see the C&Rsenal video on the 1903 Springfield One of the more interesting and unusual – and rare – variations of the M1903 Springfield is […]

American Viven-Bessières WW1 Grenade Launcher

November 26, 2017 Ian McCollum 22

The standard American grenade launching system in World War One was the Viven-Bessières, borrowed directly form the French. It had been adopted by France in 1916, replacing copies of the British Martin-Hale rod grenades. The […]

PIAT: Britain’s Answer to the Anti-Tank Rifle Problem

November 25, 2017 Ian McCollum 81

The British began World War Two with the Boys antitank rifle, but like all antitank rifles it rather quickly became obsolete. The replacement for it was adopted in 1942 as the PIAT – Projector, Infantry, […]

Wilson’s Lorenzoni Repeating Flintlock Musket

November 23, 2017 Ian McCollum 17

The Wilson family was a gunmaking dynasty in London that began in 1730 when Richard Wilson was accepted as a Master Gunmaker by the Gunmakers’ Company. Wilson’s eldest son William Wilson would receive the same […]

Navy 7.62mm NATO Conversion M1 Garand – Mk2 Mod1

November 22, 2017 Ian McCollum 25

When the M14 rifle was developed to replace the M1 Garand, is was met with some uncertainty by the US Navy. The Navy had a lot of things to spend money on, and not a […]

Gebert Custom Mauser 71 with all the Bells and Whistles!

November 20, 2017 Ian McCollum 47

Made by Carl Gebert, a master gunsmith in Munich, this custom sporting rifle exhibits all the fancy options available in the 1870s or 1880s! The base action is an 1871 Mauser, which was a single […]

Action Arms Semiauto Uzi Carbines (Model A and Model B)

November 18, 2017 Ian McCollum 34

Guns in this video: Folding stock Model A Folding stock Model B Wood stock Model B Although it was adopted by the Israeli military in the 1950s, the Uzi submachien gun did not generate much […]

“Fat Mac” – SSK Industries’ .950 JDJ Rifle

November 17, 2017 Ian McCollum 13

JD Jones’ .950 JDJ cartridge is a generally described as the largest sporting rifle cartridge ever produced, producing more energy than even the 4-bore cartridges that match it in bore diameter. Only three of these […]