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Mauser Gewehr 41(M) Manual

July 4, 2012 Ian McCollum 5

Last week, we posted a video on the Gewehr 41(W), which was the first really mass produced German self-loading combat rifle. Well, when the Heereswaffenamt (German ordnance department) requested designs for what would become the […]

StG45 at an IPSC 3-Gun Match (Video)

July 1, 2012 Ian McCollum 23

The Sturmgewehr 45 (aka Gerat 06H) was the first functional roller-delayed blowback rifle developed, and it was slated to replace the StG44 as Germany’s primary combat rifle when WWII ended. We have a reproduction of […]

Book Review: Hitler’s Garands by W. Darrin Weaver

June 28, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

By request from a reader on the Forgotten Weapons Facebook page (where we post upcoming teasers, among other things), we are looking at W. Darren Weaver’s book on the G41 and G43/K43 rifles, entitled Hitler’s […]

Gewehr 41 (Walther) Video

June 27, 2012 Ian McCollum 17

The German military establishment during WWII has a reputation for innovation and excellence, which is pretty well deserved. But even they produced some real goose eggs, and the Gewehr 41 is one of them. That […]

Thanks to all our readers!

June 26, 2012 Ian McCollum 17

I’d like to take a moment to thank everyone who has become a part of the community we’re building here at Forgotten Weapons. We have some folks with access to great photos and documents who […]

Book Review: German Gew. 88 “Commission” Rifle

June 21, 2012 Ian McCollum 14

I recently picked up a very nice looking Gewehr 88 from an online classified ad, and when it arrived I really didn’t know what I had (I’m not an expert on older German bolt actions […]

C96 “Broomhandle” Mauser

June 19, 2012 Ian McCollum 15

Tuesday is normally a day I get to yakking about some gun-related subject, but I’m pretty beat form a long day and nothing is coming to mind that seems like it would be of interest […]

Shooting the Gustloff VG1-5

May 21, 2012 Ian McCollum 41

Edit: Sorry, guys! I managed to link to an unrelated video. It’s fixed now. 🙂 The Volksturmgewehr Gustloff (commonly and incorrectly called the VG1-5) was a last-ditch rifle developed by Germany at the end of […]

Vintage Saturday: Shivering with an AVS-36

May 12, 2012 Ian McCollum 4

Invading Russian never goes well, for any of the parties involved. These two certainly don’t look they’re having such a good time.

MGD / Erma PM9

May 2, 2012 Ian McCollum 9

The PM9 was an interesting an unique submachine gun designed by Louis Debuit for the French firm Merlin and Gerin (hence the MGD name – Merlin, Gerin, Debuit) in the late 1940s and early 50s. […]