Croatian Improvised Weapons: From Obrez to Single-Shot Yugo M70 Hybrid

October 25, 2023 Ian McCollum 16

During the Croatian Homeland War – as in all wars of independence – a wide variety of cobbled-together firearms were used by people who could not access proper factory arms for one reason or another. […]

Gevarm D4: An Economical MAT-49 Alternative

October 23, 2023 Ian McCollum 8

Gevarm was the gun-making subsidiary of Gevelot, a long-standing French ammunition manufacturer. In 1956 they brought a simple new submachine gun to market. It was chambered for 9mm Parabellum, with a simple blowback action. The […]

New Laugo Creator 500 Alien at the Range

October 21, 2023 Ian McCollum 15

Today I’m taking the new Laugo Alien out to the range to see if it matches up to the original. Spoiler, it does – and it’s even better. The new grip angle is much more […]

AFN-49: The Forgotten Full-Auto Brother of the FN-49

October 20, 2023 Ian McCollum 6

0:00 Introduction and Overview of the AFN 49 1:23 Detailed Insight into the AFN 49’s Global Presence 3:01 Demonstration and Explanation of the AFN’s Unique Features 5:05 Auto Trip Feature: A Deep Dive 7:27 Unique […]

Zastava M51: A Compact Yugoslav Prototype SMG

October 18, 2023 Ian McCollum 2

The Zastava M51 is a prototype Yugoslav submachine gun developed before the adoption of the M56. It uses elements of the Beretta M38 (namely the captive recoil spring system) and PPSh-41 (the selector switch and […]

Correcting Gun Myths w/ Bloke on the Range: StGs, Carbines, and M16s

October 16, 2023 Ian McCollum 26

#1: The AK is copied from the Sturmgewehr #2: Mattel made M16s #3: Chinese jackets in Korea stopped .30 Carbine rounds 0:00 Introduction and discussion on the Lynx Brutality match in Slovenia 0:28 Debunking and […]

South African SS77 at the Range… But not on YouTube.

October 14, 2023 Ian McCollum 0

https://weaponsandwar.tv Join me at History of Weapons and War along with seven other of the best channels for historical and educational firearms content! We are available for desktop viewing as well as on all the […]

SS77: South Africa Builds a GPMG on the Shoulders of Giants

October 13, 2023 Ian McCollum 14

In the 1970s, South Africa began looking for a domestic-production GMPG to replace its inventory of FN MAG machine guns. The MAG was an excellent weapon, but the ones in South Africa were getting old […]

Improved Laugo Alien for the American Market: The Creator 500

October 11, 2023 Ian McCollum 15

When the original Laugo Alien came out, it was designed with a grip angle rather steeper than a lot of people (including most Americans, it seems) preferred. In response, Laugo redesigned the grip to be […]

A Professional Warlord Copy of the FN 1900 from the Nanjing Arsenal

October 9, 2023 Ian McCollum 4

Interested in more pistols from the Chinese warlord era? Check out my book “Pistols of the Warlords”, now in stock and shipping at: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/chinese-pistols One of the professional factory-made Chinese warlord-era copies of the FN […]