Uncategorized - Forgotten Weapons

Brazilian M954 (G43 copy) on GunBroker…

May 6, 2013 Ian McCollum 12

We got a tip from Weaponsman that there’s a Brazilian G43 copy, called an M954, closing on GunBroker in a couple hours. These were made in .30-06, and are pretty rare items – and this […]

Announcing the Premium Membership Program

April 25, 2013 Ian McCollum 10

I am happy to announce the introduction of the Forgotten Weapons Premium Membership Program today! This is a way for folks who are interested to help contribute to keeping the site running every day, and […]

Radio Show Available

April 18, 2013 Ian McCollum 2

For folks who are interested in listening, my radio show with Charles Heller on America Armed & Free is now available online in mp3 format: Part 1 Part 2

Brief Downtime

April 16, 2013 Ian McCollum 24

There will be a couple hours of downtime on the site today (or possibly tomorrow) – we are moving onto our own dedicated server. You may have noticed timeouts or slow service in the last […]

PSA: Removing Cosmoline (Video)

April 15, 2013 Ian McCollum 29

We have a bit of a departure from normal content today – I needed to clean up a really greasy C96 Mauser, and figured it might be useful for some folks to see the process. […]

Live on “America Armed & Free” Radio Today

April 14, 2013 Ian McCollum 23

I’m happy to announce that I will be live with Charles Heller on “America Armed & Free” discussing firearms history and whatever else the conversation wanders into today, from noon until 2pm, Arizona time. It […]

Dangerous Guns

April 9, 2013 Ian McCollum 90

After shooting the Bannerman Mosin-Nagant conversion recently, the subject of dangerous military rifles came up when I was talking with a friend. And y’know, there are more than a few designs and conversions that are […]

Looking for a Beater Ross Mk III

March 17, 2013 Ian McCollum 22

Does anyone have a beater Ross Mk III (aka Ross M1910) rifle in the US that they would be willing to sell? The poorer the condition the better, as long is it’s in firing condition. […]

Taking the Plunge

March 12, 2013 Ian McCollum 34

I’ve been writing this blog for a couple years now, and it has been an extremely rewarding, exciting, and educational experience. So much so that I have decided to take the plunge and make the […]

Stuff for Sale!

February 21, 2013 Ian McCollum 27

I need to raise a bit of cash for some expenses, and so I’m putting a couple rifles and parts kits up for sale. Looking to add a rifle or a parts kit build project […]