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A Unique Pre-WWI Custom Combination Gun

April 25, 2017 Ian McCollum 24
This unique custom sporting rifle (and shotgun) is a very cool example of the true gunsmith’s art. This firearm began as a Mauser model 98 action, which was embellished and fitted with a fancy barrel […]
Antiques

Massive Wheellock Hand Mortars at James D Julia

April 8, 2017 Ian McCollum 13
These wheellock hand mortars, or katzenkopf, are an example of a weapon made and used for everything from front line military application to civilian parades to simple decoration. The pair we are looking at today […]
Semiauto Rifles

The Ultimate German Sniper Rifle: the H&K PSG-1 at James D Julia

March 18, 2017 Ian McCollum 22
Developed in the 1980s, the H&K PSG-1 is one of the most iconic sniper rifles in popular culture, with a reputation for unmatched accuracy. It is, in fact, an excellent rifle, and today we will […]
Gunsmithing

Ralf Dieckmann Interview

March 14, 2017 Ian McCollum 46
Ralf Dieckmann is a German-born firearms designer who grew up as a small child in Berlin during World War II. His interest in firearms developed in the post-war years with war detritus literally lying about […]
Antiques

Wheellock 101: History and Shooting (Video)

March 11, 2017 Ian McCollum 24
The wheel lock was one of the first types of early gun or firearm, developed as an alternative to the simple but problematic matchlock musket. The wheellock uses an iron pyrite set against a spinning […]
Prototype

Schwarzlose 1901 Toggle-Delayed Prototype (Video)

March 10, 2017 Ian McCollum 42
https://youtu.be/ddNsrxe4ddY Andreas Schwarzlose was a German designer who created several very interesting and unusual handgun designs (in addition to his 1907 heavy machine gun, which was adopted as a standard arm of the Austro-Hungarian military). […]
Slow motion

Walther WA-2000 (Video)

March 8, 2017 Ian McCollum 29
The Walther WA-2000 has a reputation of being the ultimate German sniper rifle, with no expense spared in its design and construction. Designed in the aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, the WA2000 was […]
Slow motion

Shooting an MP-40 (Video)

February 21, 2017 Ian McCollum 22
Just a bit of shooting with an MP40 at an indoor range, courtesy of Hill & Mac Gunworks.
Book review

Book Review: The Schmeisser Myth by Martin Helebrant

February 17, 2017 Ian McCollum 20
“The Schmeisser Myth: German Submachine Guns Through Two World Wars” is a newly published history of SMG development from the Villar Perosa and MP18 through the MP38 and MP40, written by Martin Helebrant. Given that […]
Bergmann

Bergman 1920s Trials Prototype Pistol

January 20, 2017 Ian McCollum 28
This was, as far as I can tell, the final iteration of the Bergmann pistols, developed by AEP in Liege for potential military contracts. It retains the locking system of the 1910 pattern pistol, but […]

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