United Kingdom - Forgotten Weapons

Lancaster Howdah Pistols at RIA

November 9, 2014 Ian McCollum 45

Charles Lancaster was a master London gunsmith who made 2-barrel and 4-barrel pistols in a variety of British revolver cartridges (commonly known as Howdah pistols). Many of his pistols was purchased privately by British military […]

Fosbery’s Pump Shotgun

September 19, 2014 Ian McCollum 24

Today’s post and photos were provided by guest author Miles Vining – thanks, Miles! Lieutenant Colonel George Vincent Fosbery VC is primarily known for his most famous contribution to military small arms in the Webley-Fosbery […]

2-Gun Match: WWII Snipers (Video)

August 18, 2014 Ian McCollum 33

This month for the 2-Gun Action Challenge Match, Karl and I square off with WWII snipers’ rifles. I have a No4 MkI (T) Enfield sniper with a 3.5x No.32 scope, and Karl has a Mauser […]

Enfield 1899 Maxim Photos

August 13, 2014 Ian McCollum 4

Here’s another set of Maxim photos, this time of an 1899 pattern gun made at Enfield. Photos courtesy of the UK MoD.

Beardmore-Farquhar Photos

August 5, 2014 Ian McCollum 12

Courtesy of the UK Ministry of Defense, we have a bunch of photos of a 1920 model Beardmore-Farquhar light machine gun:

Vintage Saturday: Resupply

August 2, 2014 Ian McCollum 42

Mark (a dog ammunition carrier) delivers ammo to a Bren gun team, Eastern Command 20 August 1941.

Book Review: The Yanks Are Coming!

June 26, 2014 Ian McCollum 15

Most of the books I look at are primarily text-based, and today I figured we should do something a little bit different. Armor Plate Press, run by Tom Laemlein, specializes in photographic studies of various […]

Ammunition Documents III

June 11, 2014 Ian McCollum 4

Continuing through the trove of ammunition documents we recently got from Robert, we have three more manuals for you today. These are getting a bit more specific in their topics as we move through the […]

Ammunition Documents

April 29, 2014 Ian McCollum 10

Courtesy of reader Robert, we have a couple documents for you today. First up is a British 1918 manual on identifying different types of ammunition by projectile, case, and packaging markings. Given the variety of […]

Dyer Multi-Caliber Rifle

April 25, 2014 Ian McCollum 75

I received a request from a collector trying to find information on the Dyer International Caliber Rifle. I have been unable to find anything myself, but the fellow did have a pair of technical drawings […]