Nova Modul CTS9: a 9mm AK Upgraded for Competition

July 19, 2024 Ian McCollum 4

The CTS9 (Competition Tactical Shooting) is a 9x19mm AK variant made by Nova Modul in Romania. Specifically, in Cugir Romania – the same town that houses the massive small arms factory complex that made millions […]

Colt Service Model Ace: Carbine Williams Makes a .22 1911

July 17, 2024 Ian McCollum 20

“Carbine Williams”, aka David Marshall Williams, has a reputation as the designer of the M1 Carbine, and a very colorful history. He was a moonshiner who pled guilty to second degree murder of a sheriff’s […]

Icelandic Swords: Blades of the Viking Frontier

July 15, 2024 Ian McCollum 12

(Sorry for the messed-up framing at the beginning of the video!) While I was in Iceland, I had an opportunity to visit the National Museum of Iceland and take a look at a couple of […]

Custom DeLisle: A .45ACP Mini-Mauser in Classic Sporting Lines

July 13, 2024 Ian McCollum 20

Today we are checking out a bespoke gunsmith’s project; a DeLisle-inspired .45ACP Mauser built by Lars Rannstad Slang of Oslo. Using a commercial small-ring Mauser action, he fabricated a new bolt head, trigger guard, follower, […]

Cugir Model 92 “Dragana” Mauser: Hunting Rifles From MG34s

July 12, 2024 Ian McCollum 12

With the fall of communism in Romania, the Cugir Arsenal complex lost its government financial support. Looking for commercial products to sell to keeps its workers employed, the factory turned to producing hunting rifles for […]

FN M249S Semiauto for Military Collectors

July 10, 2024 Ian McCollum 2

Get Entered to WIN this insane FN M249S! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/forgottenweapons DEADLINE to ENTER is 07/26/24 @ 11:59pm (PST). In 2015, FN USA introduced a Military Collector product line – semiautomatic versions of their military contract small […]