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August 16, 2012 Ian McCollum 8

It appears that our YouTube account has been shut down, and I’m not sure why. I’m working to see if I can get it reactivated, which may take a few days. However, we will absolutely […]

Followup on IMA’s “Family Guns” TV Show

August 16, 2012 Ian McCollum 22

In the last couple days, I have had a couple folks tell me privately that I’m being too harsh on IMA, and shouldn’t have commented on their upcoming TV show “Family Guns” without having seen […]

The Proud Tradition of Gunbuilding in the Garage

August 7, 2012 Ian McCollum 17

I think that today in America (and probably in many other countries) we have a misconception of where new ideas come from, especially among younger folks like myself. We tend to think that products are […]

Błyskawica: Poland’s First Successful SMG

August 3, 2012 Ian McCollum 10

We’re privileged today to have another guest article written by Leszek Erenfeicht (and I would strongly recommend that our Polish readers check out Strzal, the print magazine he regularly publishes in). This time he is […]

Mystery Gun Identified: 1944 Hyde Carbine

August 1, 2012 Ian McCollum 4

We’ve had this particular gun listed as unidentified for quite a long time, and had people suggest pretty much everything you can imagine to explain its origins: Well, thanks to a private collector we visited, […]

Vintage Saturday: Charge of the Light Brigade

July 28, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

Okay, this isn’t actually the light brigade, it’s a Swiss unit (this is still Swiss Week) from probably the 1930s. The rider in the foreground has a cavalry variant of the LMG25, with its unusual […]

The Most Interesting Guns

July 10, 2012 Ian McCollum 21

It’s a sad fact that there are always a lot more guns for sale than I can afford to buy, and that’s forced be to really think about what guns really hold the most interest […]

Japanese “Papa” Nambu video

July 9, 2012 Ian McCollum 6

In 1925, the Imperial Japanese Army adopted the Type 14 pistol, which was produced in large numbers during WWII. It looks outwardly pretty similar to a Luger, but i mechanically very different. What many folks […]

Introducing GunLab

July 5, 2012 Ian McCollum 7

We are quite happy to announce the launch of a second blog, which I think will appeal to many of the folks who read Forgotten Weapons. It is called GunLab, and will be discussing all […]

Mystery Rifle

July 2, 2012 Ian McCollum 16

Well, I kinda goofed with my post scheduling yesterday – the StG45 IPSC video was supposed to be for today. I’m on the road for a couple days, so in lieu of a regular Monday […]