Artillery
Vintage Saturday: Bigger is Better
The German WWI light minenwerfer worked so well that it was scaled up to a medium-sized version. And then a heavy version. And then the very heavy 38cm version.
Germany
Artillery
Reader Questions: German Artillery, Italian Shotgun, Milsurp Parts
Unusual German Field Gun Action From Sam: I saw this artillery piece in file footage of the Norwegian campaign of World War 2 and it piqued my interest due to its method of operation.However, I […]
Reproduction
Reproduction Gerat 06 Rifles
For those of you who don’t regularly visit GunLab, Chuck posted an update there yesterday that’s worth checking out. He has spilled the beans about deciding to manufacture a small run of reproduction Gerat 06 […]
Reader Questions
Reader Questions #3: StG Bolt Markings, FG-42 Chamber, Importing Surplus Arms
I only have two questions this week – if you have something you’re curious about, don’t be shy! Email me at admin@forgottenweapons.com and ask away, so we have enough question to keep this going as […]
Artillery
German 75mm Pak-40 AT Gun (Video)
While we normally stick to small arms here, this beast of a gun was just way too impressive for me to not pay attention to. I was at a cannon and machine gun shoot just […]
Aircraft MGs
Vintage Saturday: Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
Parabellum 1914 MG in gunnery school, Belgium, 1918 (photo from Drake Goodman)
Accessories
Vintage Saturday: Everyone Likes Kittens
The lighter side of war – German soldiers in a halftrack playing with a kitten and their MG34 mount (note the periscope optic. Photo from WarAlbum.ru.
Select-fire Rifles
Larry Vickers Shoots an Original FG42
I’ve gotten to take apart an original second model FG-42, and play with an SMG reproduction second model (and shoot against one in a 2-gun match), but I’ve never gotten my hands on an original […]
Reader Questions
Reader Questions: Rusty Pistols, Artillery Shells, Colombian Mausers, and Israeli Translations
Today I’m answering some questions sent in last week – I think this will be a fun and interesting regular feature for the site. If you have a question you’ve been wondering about, please email […]
Accessories