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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!
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Municion L.M.P. 1889: Paris Commune to Spanish Civil War

April 1, 2019 Ian McCollum 38
Thanks to Staghounds for the invaluable help researching this episode! The French Municion Lancée à la Main Pierre is one of the little-known French infantry weapons of the Great War. Originally developed as a man-portable […]
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Announcing Headstamp Publishing!

March 26, 2019 Ian McCollum 11
I am very excited to announce Headstamp Publishing! This is a small arms and military technology focussed publishing company I have founded with my friends and collaborators Nic Jenzen-Jones and James Rupley. Between us, we […]
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M37: The Ultimate Improved Browning 1919

March 8, 2019 Ian McCollum 8
In November of 1950, the US Ordnance Department requested an improved version of the Browning 1919 air cooled machine gun for use in tanks. The new version was to be able to feed from either […]
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Dig Hill 80: Presentation of Findings

February 26, 2019 Ian McCollum 11
More than a year ago, viewers of Forgotten Weapons stepped up and were instrumental in successfully funding the Dig Hill 80 project – an archaeological excavation of a remarkably intact series of trenches from Wrold […]

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