Austro-Hungarian Empire - Forgotten Weapons

Austrian Mosin Nagant Rifles Rechambered for 8x50mm in WWI

March 27, 2026 Ian McCollum 10

The Austro-Hungarian Empire captured a very large number of Mosin Nagant rifles from Russian forces during World War One. They decided as early as November 1914 to convert many of these rifles to the 8x50mm […]

Frommer Pistolen-MG Model 1917: A Crazy Villar Perosa Copy

November 23, 2022 Ian McCollum 18

After encountering Italian Villar Perosa machine pistols in the field, Austro-Hungarian troops requested a similar weapon. The project was given to FÉG to work on, and the result was the Pistolen-MG Model 1917: a pair […]

Slow Motion: Roth-Steyr 1907

October 6, 2016 Ian McCollum 14

Some high-speed footage of a Roth-Steyr M1907 pistol here for you – these are rotating-barrel, locked breech pistols with trigger lockwork much akin to a Glock. Namely, the action cycling puts the striker at half […]

Roth Steyr 1907 at a Run-n-Gun Steel Match (Video)

July 20, 2016 Ian McCollum 49

We have a monthly pistol competition here called Steelworkers – a bunch of stages of all steel targets. I finally accumulated enough stripper clips (3) for my 1907 Roth-Steyr to be able to compete, so […]

Vintage Saturday: Tactical Sweater

September 21, 2013 Ian McCollum 38

Volunteer member of the Albanian Legion, raised by the Austro-hungarian Army after occupying Albania in 1916. Note the Mannlicher clips of old 11mm cartridges and the C96 Mauser pistol.