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Q&A 43 (feat. Jonathan Ferguson): Military Wing of the Campaign for Beautiful Rifles

July 23, 2020 Ian McCollum 50

Thanks to Jonathan Ferguson for joining me today to answer our second-to-last question! You can still preorder his upcoming book, Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms 1901-2020 at Headstamp Publishing. 00:20 – My most unfortunate […]

An Aladdin’s Cave of Ethiopian Arms from InterOrdnance

July 7, 2020 Ian McCollum 12

I have been able to bring you a bunch of videos of guns with Ethiopian connections over the last few months thanks to InterOrdnance, aka Royal Tiger Imports. They have purchased essentially the entire stock […]

NKVD Officer’s Model Nagant Revolver

June 29, 2020 Ian McCollum 27

When the Tula Arsenal restarted production of M1895 Nagant revolvers in 1924 after the Russian civil war, they made both full sized standard guns and also compact “Commanding Officer” models. These had a shorter grip […]

Wartime Evolution of the No4 Lee Enfield Rear Sight

June 23, 2020 Ian McCollum 12

Most of the significant wartime simplifications we see on rifles from World War Two are from Germany and Japan, but the rear sight of the No4 Lee Enfield is a good example of a similar […]

WW1 Night Sights: Gewehr 98 and SMLE

June 22, 2020 Ian McCollum 19

Germany, Britain, and France all introduced luminous night sights for their service rifles in 1916. Today we are looking at a Gewehr 98 and an SMLE that have detachable WW1 night sights fitted (and the […]

Luxembourg Model 1884 Gendarmerie Nagant

June 15, 2020 Ian McCollum 27

The military of Luxembourg chose to purchase Nagant revolvers in the 1880s, and they got three different models. The most interesting of these was the Model 1884 for the Gendarmerie, which was chambered for the […]

How the Gun Auction Process Works: Ian Buys a Kar98a!

June 1, 2020 Ian McCollum 13

Until this, I had never actually attended one of Rock Island’s auctions in person. They invited me out, and gave me some auction credit to use to make a video about how the auction process […]

4 Free Things to do During Lockdown

April 5, 2020 Ian McCollum 13

Bored out of your mind and looking for something to do? Here are a couple free options that can help you build yourself physically and mentally, and come out of this global lockdown better than […]

French Underfolding Paratrooper Rifle: MAS 36 CR39

March 16, 2020 Ian McCollum 10

The CR39 (“crosse repliable”, or folding stock) is the paratrooper version of the MAS 36. The need for a more compact and transportable pattern was recognized almost as soon as the MAS 36 was finalized, […]

Beat the Quarantine with New Forgotten Weapons Playlists!

March 15, 2020 Ian McCollum 16

Not to make light of a bad situation, but a lot of people are going to have a lot of unexpected free time at home over the coming weeks. Perhaps you want to spend some […]