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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), […]

Updates: New Merchandise, New Headstamp Book, and RecoilTV!

November 8, 2019 Ian McCollum 6

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…

Comment spam issues

October 4, 2019 Ian McCollum 2

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 […]

Striker 12: Shotgun Turned “Destructive Device”

October 3, 2019 Ian McCollum 6

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 […]

Rock Island Final Prices: The Million-Dollar Revolver

September 26, 2019 Ian McCollum 8

Let’s take a look at what some of the guns in the last RIA sale went for, shall we? If you’ve got a cool million bucks you can get an old revolver with no finish!

Apocrypha – WW1 Battlefield Tour Sneak Peek

September 13, 2019 Ian McCollum 4

I partnered up with Military Historical Tours to guide a World War One battlefield tour this week, and I figured I’d give you a bit of a peek into it. We are looking at the […]

Tirmax: A Pre-WW1 .32ACP Light Carbine

July 20, 2019 Ian McCollum 23

The Tirmax is a handy little carbine made between 1909 and 1914 in Liege by a German company. It is a semiauto action using a 5-round detachable magazine. The guns are quite scarce today because […]

An Ambitious New Project for Forgotten Weapons

July 4, 2019 Ian McCollum 19

Forgotten Weapons began as an archive for historical firearms data – photos, manual, trials reports, and more. Over the years it has evolved into a daily video channel, but I would like to expand back […]

Rhodesian-Production G3 Handguard

June 6, 2019 Ian McCollum 12

While the standard Rhodesian Army rifle was the FAL, their next most common rifle was the G3. These were mostly of Portugueses origin, and had the thing and narrow style of G3 handguards. In an […]

Last Chance to Pre-Order My Book!

May 31, 2019 Ian McCollum 4

Today is the last day of the Kickstarter pre-sale for my book, Chassepot to FAMAS: French Military Rifle 1866-2016. Ordering in the presale means you will get the exclusive pre-sale blue cover, a whole pile […]