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FN Evolys: A New Ultralight Squad Automatic Weapon in 5.56mm & 7.62mm

August 5, 2026 Ian McCollum 33

FN’s new Evolys machine gun is designed to fill an interesting role not already help by either the MAG or Minimi – it is intended as an automatic rifle in the mold of the BAR […]

Vietnam Field-Made Tiger Stripe Combat Vests

August 4, 2026 Ian McCollum 0

Reserve your copy of “Tiger Stripe: The Vietnam Camouflage Story” on Kickstarter today: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/tiger-stripe?ref=6ncf6e We are back with Owen Thornton today to talk about combat vests form Vietnam, specifically tiger stripe ones. These were not […]

Sweden’s Green Trials Galil: the FFV-890C

August 3, 2026 Ian McCollum 25

When Sweden decided to replace the AK-4 (a license-built H&K G3) with a 5.56mm rifle in the 1970s, they tested nearly every potential rifle on the market. Only two survived the stringent Swedish arctic trials; […]

Origins of Tiger Stripe: British Windproof and French Lizard Camouflage

August 1, 2026 Ian McCollum 1

Reserve your copy of “Tiger Stripe: The Vietnam Camouflage Story” on Kickstarter today: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/tiger-stripe?ref=evt699 Today I am speaking with Owen Thornton (author of Headstamp’s new book on Tiger Stripe camo) about the origins on Tiger […]

Q&A July 2026: Elbonian SMGs and HICAR (Feat. Comrade Clower of Type 56)

July 31, 2026 Ian McCollum 23

Tired of YouTube unsubscribing you or just not showing you my videos? Join Patreon and get a regular feed of ad-free videos: http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons 01:05 – Elbonian service handguns and training 06:16 – My contrarian views? […]

Announcing “Tiger Stripe: The Vietnam Camouflage Story” from Headstamp Publishing

July 30, 2026 Ian McCollum 13

Reserve your copy of “Tiger Stripe: The Vietnam Camouflage Story” on Kickstarter today: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/tiger-stripe?ref=45nn7u With historical roots based in the “Lizard” camouflage patterns worn by French colonial troops in Indochina in the years following the […]

FN Evolys: A New Ultralight Squad Automatic Weapon in 5.56mm & 7.62mm

Vietnam Field-Made Tiger Stripe Combat Vests

Sweden’s Green Trials Galil: the FFV-890C

Origins of Tiger Stripe: British Windproof and French Lizard Camouflage

Q&A July 2026: Elbonian SMGs and HICAR (Feat. Comrade Clower of Type 56)

Announcing “Tiger Stripe: The Vietnam Camouflage Story” from Headstamp Publishing

Canadian No4 MkI(T) “Trade Pattern” Sniper w/ Lyman Alaskan

Only for Algerian Terrorists: The Sola Super and Sola Leger SMGs

Aimpoint Square: An Ambitious Failed Prototype

Silenced SOE Lugers: Setting Europe Aflame Before the Welrod