Uncategorized - Forgotten Weapons

WWI German Trench Armor at RIA

June 6, 2015 Ian McCollum 18

During WWI, the German army issued about a half million sets of trench armor, often called grabenpanzer or sappenpanzer. Despite common belief, this armor was not intended for trench raiding – in fact, German orders […]

Looking for Ideas, and Selling Two Rifles. Also, Trench Armor.

May 27, 2015 Ian McCollum 38

First up, I am selling two rifles. One is a Yugoslav M72 RPK (semiauto), which I am replacing with a Romanian RPK for Slidefire experimentation. Second is a gorgeous 1891 Argentine Mauser – too nice […]

Two More Nazi Belt Buckle Pistols

May 19, 2015 Ian McCollum 14

Every since the first time I was able to get my hands on an alleged Nazi belt buckle pistol, I have had a hankering to collect photos of as many of them as I can, […]

Schwarzlose 1898 Pistol (Video)

May 4, 2015 Ian McCollum 37

The model 1898 Schwarzlose was a self loading pistol definitely ahead of its time. It was simple, powerful (for the period; it was chambered for 7.63mm Mauser), and remarkably ergonomic. It used a short recoil, […]

A Selection of Chinese Mystery Pistols at RIA

April 12, 2015 Ian McCollum 18

During the 1920s and 1930s, a combination of civil wars and international arms embargoes led to a lot of domestic firearms production in China. The size and quality of manufacturing facilities varied widely – everything […]

Film Review: Generation War (Unsere Mütter, Unsere Väter)

March 17, 2015 Ian McCollum 26

Generation War originally came out two years ago as a three-part German television miniseries, and I only found out about it recently. It has been described as a German Band of Brothers, but that misses […]

SHOT Show Followup: Forgotten Weapons Edition

January 27, 2015 Ian McCollum 56

I took most of last week to head to Vegas for the annual SHOT Show, and while it is mostly a giant sea of AR15s, there were a few things there that might be of […]

Want to Win $100 Credit at International Military Antiques?

January 18, 2015 Ian McCollum 0

International Military Antiques has generously offered to sponsor a contest we’re running to encourage folks to create an account (it’s free) at Full30.com and subscribe to InRange TV there. On January 29th, we will pick […]

Vintage Saturday: War Photographer

January 17, 2015 Ian McCollum 31

Waffen-SS soldier in Russia with a camera, hand grenade, and captured Russian PPSh submachine gun.

Tab Clearing

January 9, 2015 Ian McCollum 19

A few things that have backed up and are worth sharing… First off, I had the opportunity to be on a local radio program with my friends Karl and Aaron. It was a lot of […]