United States - Forgotten Weapons

Johnson Semiauto Rifle Senate Hearing

April 22, 2014 Ian McCollum 30

On May 29th, 1940 the US Senate held a hearing about Senate bill 3983, a measure to adopt the Johnson semiauto rifle as a standard US military arm. Opening the testimony was Melvin Johnson himself, […]

Experimental .30-40 Trapdoor Springfield Repro (Video)

April 21, 2014 Ian McCollum 26

We have often touched on the series of US magazine rifle trials that took place through the late 1800s – those trials brought out a slew of interesting new ideas and clever (or not so […]

Vintage Saturday: Not for Squeamish Collectors

April 19, 2014 Ian McCollum 14

Russian Colt 1895 machine gun destroyed on the Eastern front, WWI.

Savage Prototype .38ACP Autopistol

April 14, 2014 Ian McCollum 21

We have another new unique item from the September 2013 Rock Island Premier auction today – a prototype pistol made by Savage in .38ACP caliber.

Burgess Folding Shotgun

April 11, 2014 Ian McCollum 40

Andrew Burgess has been the subject of a couple recent posts, and I figure it’s high time to actually take a close look at one of his firearms designs. Specifically, the folding shotgun. The first […]

Book Review: The Burgess Long Range Repeating Rifle Model 1878

April 3, 2014 Ian McCollum 7

I’ve been getting curious to learn more about Andrew Burgess and his seldom-recognized guns, and took a look to see what books might be available on the subject. As it turns out, there are basically […]

Reader Questions #3: StG Bolt Markings, FG-42 Chamber, Importing Surplus Arms

April 1, 2014 Ian McCollum 24

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 […]

Tomorrow’s Forgotten Weapon: Chiappa Triple Threat

March 30, 2014 Ian McCollum 19

I had the chance to play with a friend’s new Chiappa Triple Threat at the range last week, so I took the opportunity to put together a video. It was intended for a different website, […]

Biography: James Paris Lee

March 26, 2014 Ian McCollum 37

James Paris Lee was a firearms designer whose inventions had a far greater historical significance than even most firearms enthusiasts realize. Where Lee is recognized at all, it is generally for the rifles that bear […]

.38 S&W (The Other .38)

March 14, 2014 Ian McCollum 78

Today we have a guest post on the .38 S&W cartridge written by Aaron Brudenell – thanks, Aaron! .38 S&W (The Other .38) Aaron Brudenell If you’ve ever paged through a reloading manual or a […]