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4 Free Things to do During Lockdown

April 5, 2020 Ian McCollum 13

Bored out of your mind and looking for something to do? Here are a couple free options that can help you build yourself physically and mentally, and come out of this global lockdown better than […]

French Underfolding Paratrooper Rifle: MAS 36 CR39

March 16, 2020 Ian McCollum 10

The CR39 (“crosse repliable”, or folding stock) is the paratrooper version of the MAS 36. The need for a more compact and transportable pattern was recognized almost as soon as the MAS 36 was finalized, […]

Beat the Quarantine with New Forgotten Weapons Playlists!

March 15, 2020 Ian McCollum 16

Not to make light of a bad situation, but a lot of people are going to have a lot of unexpected free time at home over the coming weeks. Perhaps you want to spend some […]

Zastava M91 at the Range

March 14, 2020 Ian McCollum 25

Today I am out at the range with a new M91 from Zastava USA. This is the civilian version of the Serbian M91 sniper’s rifle, which was developed in the 1990s to replace the M76 […]

Last of the Czech Mausers: the East German TGF1950 Goes to Ethiopia

February 26, 2020 Ian McCollum 12

The last batch of Mauser K98k rifles made by Brno after World War Two was a run in 1950 for East German border guards. These rifles have receivers marked “tgf 1950” in a style just […]

State of the Channel 2020

January 1, 2020 Ian McCollum 18

Time to begin another year of Forgotten Weapons! It’s going to be another good one, with a great variety of guns from an assortment of collections, museums, and auction houses. I am stepping back slightly […]

USMC Stinger Machine Gun: Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima

December 30, 2019 Ian McCollum 45

Corporal Tony Stein United States Marine Corps Reserve For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Company A, First Battalion, Twenty-Eighth Marines, […]

20 Minutes of Ian’s Hats

December 24, 2019 Ian McCollum 29

This is my 2,000th published video (although there are a lot more if you count the behind-the-scenes Apocrypha videos that are only available to Patrons), and I wanted to do something a bit different. So, […]

Rock Island Final Prices Dec 2019: A Pricey American Luger

December 19, 2019 Ian McCollum 7

Time for another recap of a Rock Island Premier auction – what did that Powell Cartridge Counter Luger go for? And why did people pay crazy prices for strange shotguns?

The Mandalorian Carries an 1894 Bergmann No.1

November 14, 2019 Ian McCollum 32

The new Star Wars TV series “The Mandalorian” does, in fact, feature a sidearm based on the Bergmann No1 / 1894 semiauto pistol. These are extremely rare today (probably only 5 or 6 still exist), […]