Uncategorized - Forgotten Weapons

Forgotten History: The Capture of Fort Douaumont

June 26, 2018 Ian McCollum 24

Welcome to out first episode of Forgotten History! This will be an occasional series looking at interesting events and places in military history. We will begin with the capture of Fort Douaumont on February 25, […]

Serbian 1908 Carbine – Light, Handy, and Chambered for 7×57

June 5, 2018 Ian McCollum 11

The carbine in this video is available at auction here. The DWM order placed in 1899 had not provided Serbia with as many rifles as it had wanted, but it would take until 1906 for […]

UK vz.59 Czech Universal Machine Gun: History and Mechanics

March 21, 2018 Ian McCollum 30

In 1952, Czechoslovakia adopted a whole new family of small arms, including the vz.52 pistol, vz.52 rifle, and vz.52 light machine gun. The rifle and LMG were both chambered in the Czech 7.62x45mm cartridge, […]

Who is Springfield Armory? A Tale of Two Entities

February 20, 2018 Ian McCollum 19

Today we will take a look at the history of Springfield Armory – both the American national arsenal founded in the 1770s and the commercial entity founded in the 1970s.

Machine Gun Terminology – LMG, MMG, SAW, LSW, HMG, GPMG

December 29, 2017 Ian McCollum 69

Today we will look at the various different categories of machine guns – what makes them, why they exist, and what their place in military history is. Specifically… Automatic Rifle: Shoulder or hip fired, […]

Book Review: Vom Ursprung der Selbstladepistole

December 24, 2017 Ian McCollum 16

Written by Josef Mötz and‎ Joschi Schuy, “Vom Ursprung der Selbstladepistole” (Origins of the Automatic Pistol) is an absolute gold mine of information on early manually operated and self loading pistols. It is limited to […]

Final Prices: James D. Julia Fall 2017 Auction

December 4, 2017 Ian McCollum 3

As usual, I have a recap today of the final prices of the guns I filmed form the most recent Julia auction (fall 2017). While there was the usual wide variety of guns in this […]

Patreon Update and New Perks

August 6, 2017 Ian McCollum 11

Patreon is what makes this channel possible, and I am greatly indebted to everyone who helps to support my work. I have added a selection of new perks for supporters: $1: Invites to face-to-face meetups […]

History of the FR-F1 and FR-F2 Sniper Rifles: Henri Canaple Interview

July 15, 2017 Ian McCollum 31

Henri Canaple is a former St. Etienne and GIAT gunsmith now in private practice, who has extensive experience rebuilding and tuning FR-F1 and FR-F2 sniper rifles for the French military and competitive teams. He […]

British EM-2: The Best Cold War Battle Rifle that Never Was

July 12, 2017 Ian McCollum 37

Armament Research Services (ARES) is a specialist technical intelligence consultancy, offering expertise and analysis to a range of government and non-government entities in the arms and munitions field. For detailed photos of the guns in […]