Video - Forgotten Weapons

7.65mm Radium Pistol at RIA

April 4, 2015 Ian McCollum 18

The Radium was the predecessor to the much more well-known (and more successful) Ruby pistol made by Gabilonda y Urresti, which was sold to the French Army by the hundreds of thousands during World War […]

Duplex .22-06 M1 Garand at RIA

April 3, 2015 Ian McCollum 31

During the 1950s, the US Army ran a series of programs trying to find a better solution for infantry rifles than firing single semiauto bullets. These projects (including SALVO, SALVO II, and SPIW) would include […]

Colt “Cloverleaf” House Revolver at RIA

April 2, 2015 Ian McCollum 11

The Colt House revolver, better known as the Cloverleaf (and sometimes as the Jim Fisk Model) was the first revolver Colt designed from the ground up for rimfire ammunition. It entered the market in 1871, […]

2-Gun Action Challenge: The M44/92 Zorka Special!

April 1, 2015 Ian McCollum 13

Bet you’ve never heard of the M44/92 Zorka Special…well, sit back and relax with today’s 2-gun match video and find out why! (happy April Fool’s Day!)

Pedersen GY at RIA: A Copy of the M1 Garand

March 31, 2015 Ian McCollum 27

Two of the scarcest and least known of John Pedersen’s designs are the Model GY and GX rifles, which are basically copies of the production model of the M1 Garand. After losing out in the […]

Elgin Cutlass Pistol at RIA

March 30, 2015 Ian McCollum 15

In an effort to take advantage of Jim Bowie’s popularity, George Elgin patented a huge knife attached to a single shot percussion pistol in 1837. The idea was simply to offer a dual-purpose weapon, and […]

KrauseWerke .45ACP Luger at RIA

March 29, 2015 Ian McCollum 18

The story of the .45ACP Lugers is a bit complex, and widely misunderstood. What most people believe is that two such guns were made for US military testing, one was lost, and the other is […]

Book Review: Great Britain – The Tommy Gun Story

March 28, 2015 Ian McCollum 0

I recently got a copy of Tom Davis Jr’s brand new book on the history of British use of the Thompson SMG. This is very much a history book rather than a technical book, and […]

Maxim 08/15 Bipod Positions

March 27, 2015 Ian McCollum 10

I got an email from a reader named Philip who is a fan and collector of Maxim guns, who put together an interesting video on the use of the bipod on the MG08/15. From his […]

AFTE Presentation: Firearms and High Speed Photography

March 26, 2015 Ian McCollum 8

I have been using an Edgertronic high speed camera for about 8 months now (thanks to the support of all you folks who helped fund it!), and have been able to get some pretty cool […]