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Ask Ian: Good Bullpup Conversions

September 15, 2022 Ian McCollum 14

From John on Patreon: “You’ve covered your fair share of strange conversion of firearms. Have you ever come across a bullpup conversion that was actually useful, and not a kludge?” Nope. That’s basically the whole […]

Join Me for a Battlefield Expedition Tour of the Solomon Islands!

July 31, 2022 Ian McCollum 10

Sign up to join us here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuNoKO3lbssOgiRZ3CV0gAn9SYlSBeJHb7Z464UBDDFgcVog/viewform For more details on the tour and about War Historian Battlefield Expeditions, check out their web site: https://battlefield-expeditions.war-historian.com

New FW Merch! What is Ian’s Least Favorite Item?

June 16, 2022 Ian McCollum 4

All the new merch is available now for preorder at https://shop.forgottenweapons.com! Even the one I don’t like so much.

Completely Ad-Free Forgotten Weapons now on Patreon

May 31, 2022 Ian McCollum 3

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The Crimea Catalyst

March 24, 2022 Ian McCollum 50

Editor’s Note: We are posting this article by guest writer David Reeder as some useful background information for current events. The Crimea Catalyst Looking at events in Crimea in 2014 to inform current Russian operations. […]

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 […]