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Q&A 52: Sam Colt was a Jerk, the NGSW will not be Adopted, and German WW1 Wunderwaffe

July 20, 2021 Ian McCollum 68

Want to ask a question for the next Q&A? Join up on Patreon and help support Forgotten Weapons: http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons 0:00:27 – Stocked pistols as submachine gun substitutes? Shanghai stocked pistol: https://youtu.be/Lf6S7faQbhg 0:03:20 – Haunted guns? […]

wz.88 Tantal: Poland’s Alternative to the AK-74

July 16, 2021 Ian McCollum 19

As part of the Warsaw Pact, Poland anticipated adopting the AK-74 after it was developed by the Soviet Union. However, the eventual Soviet terms for license fees and export restrictions were too severe for Polish […]

Book Review: The US M3/M3A1 Submachine Gun by Michael Heidler

July 15, 2021 Ian McCollum 48

It is a bit surprising that there has not previously been a significant book written on the M3 “Grease Gun” submachine gun – but Michael Heidler has corrected that empty space in the firearms literature. […]

Britain’s Last Ditch: Wartime Changes to No4 Lee Enfield

July 14, 2021 Ian McCollum 37

When we think of “last-ditch” rifles, we normally think of 1945 and the very end of World War Two. For the British, however, the lowest ebb of the war was in 1941 and 42, and […]

CatalogIt Firearms Inventory Software for Museums and Collectors

July 13, 2021 Ian McCollum 14

Check out CatalogIt for firearms here: https://www.catalogit.app/classifications/firearms When I went looking for a piece of good modern software to use for maintaining a collection inventory, I came up almost completely empty. Talking to Ashley Hlebinsky, […]

Qatari Royal Guard m/71-76 Valmet

July 12, 2021 Ian McCollum 7

The Valmet company in Finland made excellent AK-type rifles for the Finnish Defense Forces, but also offered a variety of designs on the international commercial market. The Valmet was a very expensive rifle for a […]

Book Review: SS Contract Walther PP/PPK

July 11, 2021 Ian McCollum 4

I have done some videos previously with Tom Whiteman from Legacy Collectibles – mostly ones about his area of specialty; German WW2 handguns. Well, he has now published a reference book compiling more than 20 […]

VHS-2 Bullpup at the Range

July 10, 2021 Ian McCollum 12

Yesterday we took a look at the inner workings of the VHS-2, and today we are going to put some rounds through it. I am trying out both a short-barreled VHS-K2 that was limited to […]

French Trials VHS-F2 Croatian Bullpup

July 9, 2021 Ian McCollum 37

HS Produkt of Croatia makes an interesting modern bullpup rifle, the VHS. The rifle has gone through several major design iterations in the past two decades or so, and the most recent version (the VHS-2) […]

Ian’s Customs: Remington Auto-8

July 8, 2021 Ian McCollum 25

I have a number of interesting custom guns, and I figured it would be fun to do videos on a couple of them…let me know if you enjoys this and would like to see more […]