Uncategorized - Forgotten Weapons

“Forged in Snow” Launch Ends Tonight: Livestream Announcement!

December 5, 2025 Ian McCollum 1

You still have a few hours to get in on the discount and the Kickstarter Exclusive “frozen” cover: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/forged-in-snow?ref=4esibx

Pretty Cool Finnish Gun Posters: Suomi, AK, & Mosin

November 28, 2025 Ian McCollum 2

We made some pretty awesome posters of the best Finnish small arms to go along with Forged in Snow – Suomi SMGs, Finnish military AKs, and Finnish Mosins. Check them out at the Forged in […]

Licensed Troubleshoot: Guns of James Bond UPDATE!

November 2, 2025 Ian McCollum 0

Licensed Troubleshooter is still available for preorder: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/licensed-troubleshooter At long last we have proof of life for Licensed Troubleshooter: the Guns of James Bond by Caleb Daniels! This book hit several production delays, but is […]

CZ-531: A Czech Browning in 7.62mm Tokarev

October 24, 2025 Ian McCollum 19

The CZ-531 was developed as a replacement for the vz.52 pistol in 1953. Even as the vz.52 was being adopted, the Czech military knew that it wasn’t a great gun, and they wanted a long-term […]

Type 85: China’s Special Forces SMG (Regular and Silenced Versions)

October 8, 2025 Ian McCollum 1

Jason Clower’s video on the development and use of the Type 85: The Type 85 was a submachine gun developed in the 1980s in China to replace the failure that was the Type 79. It […]

ASAC Foundation Arms Research Grants & Scholarships

July 11, 2025 Ian McCollum 3

ASAC Foundation Grant and Scholarship Applications: Grants and Scholarships About the ASAC Foundation: ASAC Foundation ASAC Reference Articles: 2020-2029 Articles ASAC Research Reports: Research Reports By ASAC Members

Deep Dive With Ian: Origins of the Navy SEALs

July 4, 2025 Ian McCollum 4

I’ve been holding out on you – I started a second channel a little while back, focused on SCUBA related material. It’s a subject I am very interested in, but I didn’t want to talk […]

Selling Some Duplicate Books

June 13, 2025 Ian McCollum 4

I am cleaning up the bookshelves, and have a number of duplicates that I don’t need. First come first served; flat $10 shipping to any order to cover shipping. Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, or check in […]

Stamm-Saurer Model 1913 Long-Recoil Prototype Rifle

May 21, 2025 Ian McCollum 17

Hans Stamm developed a series of firearms in Switzerland in the early 1900s, and today we are looking at a second-pattern Model 1913 semiauto rifle. This was developed while Stamm was working for the Saurer […]

Bloke on the Range Community Strike & SA80 at Finnish Brutality

February 18, 2025 Ian McCollum 2

Join Mike, me, and 8 other channels on the History of Weapons & War service: http://weaponsandwar.tv We created History of Weapons & War for two reasons. One was to ensure a home for historical, educational […]