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Wartime Evolution of the No4 Lee Enfield Rear Sight

June 23, 2020 Ian McCollum 12
Most of the significant wartime simplifications we see on rifles from World War Two are from Germany and Japan, but the rear sight of the No4 Lee Enfield is a good example of a similar […]
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WW1 Night Sights: Gewehr 98 and SMLE

June 22, 2020 Ian McCollum 19
Germany, Britain, and France all introduced luminous night sights for their service rifles in 1916. Today we are looking at a Gewehr 98 and an SMLE that have detachable WW1 night sights fitted (and the […]
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Luxembourg Model 1884 Gendarmerie Nagant

June 15, 2020 Ian McCollum 27
The military of Luxembourg chose to purchase Nagant revolvers in the 1880s, and they got three different models. The most interesting of these was the Model 1884 for the Gendarmerie, which was chambered for the […]
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How the Gun Auction Process Works: Ian Buys a Kar98a!

June 1, 2020 Ian McCollum 13
Until this, I had never actually attended one of Rock Island’s auctions in person. They invited me out, and gave me some auction credit to use to make a video about how the auction process […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]

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