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Unit photographs
One of the more common type of vintage military photos you’ll see around is the formal unit portrait. The kind where that whole platoon or company stands at attention in a neat and orderly manner, […]
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SGM in Afghanistan
We received an email from a trooper in Afghanistan whose unit found a buried IED stash that included an SGM machine gun. There are a lot of interesting old weapons floating around Afghanistan, and we’re […]
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SGM photos from Aberdeen
The SG43 was a medium machine gun developed in Russia during World War II (1943, as you might have gathered from the designation). The initial development was done by Degtyarev, who was responsible for the […]
Manuals
Lewis info, and some site changes
Okay, I promised I’d be posting some Lewis gun documentation – and I’ve got it ready for you today. There’s a very nice selection – some in English, some in Russian, brief handbooks, detailed manuals, […]
Manuals
Prototype FAL manual
The FN FAL was in development very shortly after the conclusion of World War II, during the height of assault rifle fever. Everyone (more or less) was very interested in the concept of the sturmgewehr […]
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Taking video requests…
This coming weekend, I’m going to have the opportunity to shoot some video with a Bren gun and a Lewis gun at the range. I’d like to make this more interesting than your typical YouTube […]
Manuals
Ultimax 100 manual
The Ultimax 100 was designed in the late 1970s in Singapore as a lightweight squad automatic weapon. It’s a gas-operated design, with special attention paid to reducing felt recoil. The receiver is longer than most […]
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Financing a couple projects…
Do you need a project? We’re raising some money for a couple of our own shop projects here, and are selling a couple nice parts kits to do it. Specifically: #1 – A gorgeous Russian […]
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Reising light rifle prototype
We have some more information to add to the page on the Reising light rifle prototype today. A reader in Brazil send us a series of color photos of an example of this design, slightly […]
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Forgotten Weapons is hiring field researchers!
Yes, we have an intrepid team of freelance agents out in the field, bringing back all manner of interesting guns… Okay, so he’s not actually working for us (but if any Libyan rebels are reading […]