Video - Forgotten Weapons

Masterpiece Arms MPA-971: Frankengun of the Assault Weapons Ban

May 15, 2026 Ian McCollum 4

The Masterpiece Arms MPA-971 was designed in 2003, at the tail end of the US Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Among other things, the ban prohibited the manufacture or import of magazines holding more than 10 […]

Iver Johnson Prototype .25ACP Blow Forward Pocket Pistol

May 13, 2026 Ian McCollum 3

This is a one-of-a-kind prototype of a .25ACP blow forward pistol made by Iver Johnson. It was patented in 1916 (patent applied for in 1912) by William O. Barnes of Massachusetts, and assigned to Iver […]

Remington Model 17 Police Special: The Shockwave a Century Ago

May 11, 2026 Ian McCollum 15

Available from Morphys here: https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_N__REMINGTON_ARMS_COMPANY_MODEL_17_SPECIAL_POLICE-LOT665717.aspx Remington introduced the Model 17 as a lightweight 20ga pump shotgun in 1921. In addition to a variant of sporting grades and a 20” barreled riot model, they also offered […]

Custom-Order Walthers: Model HP and P38 in 7.65mm Parabellum

May 8, 2026 Ian McCollum 22

Available from Morphys here: 7.65 P38 – https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_C__RARE_EARLY_WALTHER_P38_7_65_SEMI_AUTOMATIC_PIS-LOT658919.aspx 7.65 Walther HP – https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_C__WALTHER_HP__30_LUGER_SEMI_AUTOMATIC_PISTOL_-LOT658893.aspx When Walther first developed the P38, it was designated the Heerespistole – “Army Pistol”. Only after getting official Wehrmacht adoption did it […]

Singer M1911A1: The Rarest WW2 1911

May 6, 2026 Ian McCollum 19

Available from Morphys here: https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_C__OUTSTANDING_SINGER_MODEL_1911A1__45_ACP_SEMI_A-LOT660708.aspx The Singer Manufacturing Company, best known for its iconic sewing machines, received an Educational Contract to product 500 M1911A1 pistols on April 17, 1940. They set up production for the […]

Minimalist Outdoorsman’s Combination Gun: The Marbles Game Getter (1st Model)

May 4, 2026 Ian McCollum 14

Available from Morphys here: https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_C__MARBLES_1908_GAME_GETTER__22_RF____44_GAME_GET-LOT663251.aspx Webster L. Marbles was a lifelong outdoorsman, who spent 30 years working as a surveyor, trapper, and lumberman among other jobs. He invented an axe with a safety cover to […]

Guatemalan Contract St Chamond 70mm Mountain Gun

May 2, 2026 Ian McCollum 0

Available from Morphys here: https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_D__TREMENDOUS_HIGH_CONDITION_WWI_ERA_70MM_ST_CHAM-LOT657316.aspx Despite the French Army adopting a 65mm mountain gun in 1906, several French companies – including St Chamond and Schneider – developed their own mountain gun designs in the years […]

ZB-26 vs Bren LMGs (w/ John Keene)

May 1, 2026 Ian McCollum 50

ZB-26 Available from Morphys here: https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_N__UTTERLY_FANTASTIC_CONDITION_WWII_GERMAN_NAZI_P-LOT655878.aspx Today John Keene and I are comparing two light machine guns: the Czech ZB-26 and the British Bren. Of course, the Bren is a development of the ZB, so […]

Hungarian 48M Sniper Mosin (aka M52)

April 29, 2026 Ian McCollum 1

Available from Morphys here: https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_C__HUNGARIAN_91_30_M52_7_62X54MMR_BOLT_ACTION_SNI-LOT666019.aspx Under the Stalinist government that took control of Hungary in 1948, the Hungarian military adopted a whole suite of Soviet small arms. This included the M91/30 Mosin Nagant as the […]

Q&A April 2026: The Good, the Bad, and the Really Dumb

April 25, 2026 Ian McCollum 27

Today’s Q&A is sponsored by Kyrö – get 10% off all their spirits with code SAUNAWHISKY10 at: https://www.kyrodistillery.com 00:01:25 – The .30-06 experimental Thompson Thompson 1923 auto-rifle video: https://youtu.be/EMO4o4yANpY Thompson .30 Carbine prototype: https://youtu.be/lW-IjtiVthc Previous […]