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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), […]

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 […]