Video - Forgotten Weapons

The EM2 in NATO Trials, with Jonathan Ferguson

April 29, 2020 Ian McCollum 14

Join the Kickstarter campaign and preorder your copy of Jonathan’s “Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms 1901 – 2020”! Sorry for the poor audio quality – I am back at the Cody Firearms Museum talking […]

The S&W No.3 Russian Model Made at Tula in Russia

April 28, 2020 Ian McCollum 11

This is lot #3124 in the upcoming RIA Premier Auction. It was scheduled for April, but has been postponed – check their web site for upcoming Online Only auctions every month, though! The Russian government […]

Hopkins & Allen XL No.8: A Failed Competitor to the Colt SAA

April 27, 2020 Ian McCollum 18

This is lot #210 in the upcoming RIA Premier Auction. It was scheduled for April, but has been postponed – check their web site for upcoming Online Only auctions every month, though! Hopkins & Allen […]

Archival E.M.2 Footage: Slow Motion and Janson Doing Mag Dumps

April 26, 2020 Ian McCollum 9

Thanks to Jonathan Ferguson and Royal Armouries Archivist Philip Abbott, we have a compilation of some archival video of the E.M. 2 testing circa 1951/1952. This is mostly high speed video clips showing reliability testing, […]

Ward Burton Model 1871: The US Tries a Bolt Action

April 25, 2020 Ian McCollum 10

This is lot #3220 in the upcoming RIA Premier Auction. It was scheduled for April, but has been postponed – check their web site for upcoming Online Only auctions every month, though! The Model 1871 […]

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Sporterized! Mexican Colt 1902 Military

April 23, 2020 Ian McCollum 20

This is lot #1474 in the upcoming RIA Premier Auction. It was scheduled for April, but has been postponed – check their web site for upcoming Online Only auctions every month, though! The Colt 1902 […]

The REAL Heroes of the M1 Carbine – not “Carbine” Williams

April 21, 2020 Ian McCollum 30

The Hollywood-spawned mythos of the M1 Carbine is that it was created by David Marshall “Carbine” Williams. The reality is far different. In real life, Williams was talented, but short-tempered, stubborn, and unable to work […]

French Gendarmerie C96: A German Pistol for the Occupation

April 20, 2020 Ian McCollum 29

This is lot #579 in the upcoming RIA Premier Auction. It was scheduled for April, but has been postponed – check their web site for upcoming Online Only auctions every month, though! In the immediate […]

Semmerling LM4: The Smallest Repeating .45ACP

April 18, 2020 Ian McCollum 53

This is lot #3635 in the upcoming RIA Premier Auction. It was scheduled for April, but has been postponed – check their web site for upcoming Online Only auctions every month, though! Patented by Philip […]

Variations of the .455 Webley Fosbery Automatic Revolver

April 17, 2020 Ian McCollum 22

These are lots #558, 559, 1585, 1586, 3535, and 3536 in the upcoming RIA Premier Auction. It was scheduled for April, but has been postponed – check their web site for upcoming Online Only auctions […]