Uncategorized - Forgotten Weapons

Forgotten Weapons 2017!

January 1, 2017 Ian McCollum 29

We have lots of exciting content coming for you in 2017, including at least two international trips, thanks to support from the fine folks on Patreon! I will be visiting the Pattern Room collection, and […]

Final Prices: Rock Island December 2016 Premier

December 28, 2016 Ian McCollum 1

Final hammer prices from the Rock Island December 2016 Premier auction. These all include the 15% buyer’s fee. The next auction series will begin in a couple weeks, so stay tuned!

Forgotten Weapons Merch!

December 24, 2016 Ian McCollum 5

After many years, I finally have a selection of shirts and cool stuff for sale! Just in time to buy something after Christmas, how’s that for timing? Check it out, and don’t miss the limited-time […]

Tolkien’s Service Revolver

November 6, 2016 Ian McCollum 31

From The Guardian: The Webley Mk VI was the standard issue gun for British servicemen at the outbreak of the war. In 1996, Tolkien’s family gave the gun to the Imperial War Museum during a […]

Hammer Prices, RIA & James Julia

October 27, 2016 Ian McCollum 19

For the folks who are interested, here are the final hammer prices (plus 15% buyers’ premiums) for the recent two auction I had videos from… I was rather hoping to maybe have some long shot […]

Weapons of the Spanish Civil War

October 4, 2016 Ian McCollum 34

The Spanish Civil War is a relatively un-remembered conflict here in the US, but it is a fascinating event for firearms enthusiasts because of the huge variety of arms used. Both sides were supplied by […]

For Sale: Gras M14 Conversion, Hotchkiss Universal kit, Yugo M92 Krink kit

September 11, 2016 Ian McCollum 8

I have a couple things up for sale, if anyone is interested. Prices include shipping; only for sale in the US (and only where legal in the US). Email me at admin@forgottenweapons.com if you want […]

GunSpotting in Rome

June 29, 2016 Ian McCollum 71

About a month ago I spent some time in Italy, and noticed a few things that I thought would be interesting. The biggest thing that stood out to me (on the matter of firearms, I […]

A Couple Antique Revolvers For Sale

June 4, 2016 Ian McCollum 5

I have found myself in the unfortunate situation of having bought a handful of antique revolvers at auction for an acquaintance, only have him decide not to pay for them. These aren’t guns I am […]

Final Prices: RIA April 2016

May 8, 2016 Ian McCollum 11

I always get a bunch of questions about what the various guns at auction ended up selling for, so here’s an overview for the curious: