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Announcing the WWSD2020 Available in Europe!

March 10, 2022 Ian McCollum 8

Want to know more about the rifle itself? Check out the whole playlist of WWSD material on InRangeTV: I’m very excited that the WWSD2020 rifles are now available in Europe through Brownells’ EU partners! We […]

Supporter Exclusive Book (and Movie) Review – Anthropoid

February 15, 2022 Ian McCollum 24

The story of the Czechoslovak resistance to German annexation and occupation during World War Two is a pretty bleak one – the Gestapo did a very effective job of rooting out almost the entire organization. […]

State of the Channel: 2022

January 1, 2022 Ian McCollum 9

Support the channel directly: https://utreon.com/c/forgottenweapons/ http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons http://www.floatplane.com/forgottenweapons Lots of cool things at the merchandise shop: http://shop.forgottenweapons.com Check out our books at: http://www.HeadstampPublishing.com Contact: Forgotten Weapons 6281 N. Oracle Box 36270 Tucson, AZ 85740

The Thumb Trigger Concept Anew: Iron Horse’s TOR

December 22, 2021 Ian McCollum 30

The idea of a thumb trigger in place of a traditional index finger trigger has come up a number of times in firearms history (the Pieri carbines tested in France and Italy, the Winchester Thumb […]

The Very Rare Commercial Suomi SMG with VFG and Bipod

December 1, 2021 Ian McCollum 20

The kp/31, aka M31 “Suomi” submachine gun was adopted by the Finnish Army in 1931. It was produced by the Tikkakoski company (more commonly known today as Tikka), and in addition to Finnish military contracts […]

Finnish Brutality 2021 Day 2: Moving Trucks and Casualty Evacuation

November 20, 2021 Ian McCollum 7

Finnish Brutality took place on October 23 and 24 of this year, at the Loppi shooting range north of Helsinki. It was run by Varusteleka, the largest and definitely the awesomest military and outdoor supplier […]

Forgotten Weapons Gift Material, From Patches to Carbines!

November 14, 2021 Ian McCollum 6

You can find the WWSD 2020 rifle, WWSD Civil Defense Rifle, and KP-15 lower receivers at Brownells. Books are available from Headstamp Publishing. (Note that while you can pre-order my book on Chinese Warlord Pistols, […]

Vickers “K” – For Aircraft and the SAS/Long Range Desert Group

October 15, 2021 Ian McCollum 32

The Vickers “K” Class gun – also known as the Vickers Gas Operated – was the gun the Vickers company thought would replace the heavy water-cooled Vickers and allow them to remain primary machine gun […]

A Rare Navy Stopgap: the CLLE MkI Naval Enfield

September 6, 2021 Ian McCollum 5

The British Royal Navy tended to accumulate some of the obsolescent patterns of Enfield rifles around the turn of the 19th century, as the Army had higher priority for the new types of rifle. This […]

Odd BSA Prototype Charger Bridge Long Lee

September 1, 2021 Ian McCollum 5

Today we have a very odd BSA prototype Long Lee rifle. The details of its production are unknown, but it has good provenance; the Charnwood Ordnance collection. What makes the rifle unusual is a unique […]