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Zastava M91 at the Range
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
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
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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USMC Stinger Machine Gun: Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima
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, […]
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20 Minutes of Ian’s Hats
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, […]
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Rock Island Final Prices Dec 2019: A Pricey American Luger
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?
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The Mandalorian Carries an 1894 Bergmann No.1
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), […]
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Updates: New Merchandise, New Headstamp Book, and RecoilTV!
Forgotten Weapons Merchandise While we await final printing, preorders for my book are still open. No preordering for Max’s book yet, but check out his announcement! And here’s RecoilTV…
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Comment spam issues
Just a note – the site backend is having a few issues with the comment spam software, so I am manually administering it for the next couple days. You may notice comments being delayed a […]
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Striker 12: Shotgun Turned “Destructive Device”
This is Lot 1146 in the upcoming October 2019 Morphy Extraordinary auction. The Striker shotgun was designed by a Rhodesian named Hilton Walker in the late 1970s, although not manufactured until after he had emigrated […]