United States - Forgotten Weapons

Smith & Wesson 76: American’s Vietnam 9mm SMG

October 19, 2018 Ian McCollum 49

This S&W 76 is being sold by Morphys on October 30, 2018. Early in the Vietnam War, the US Navy acquired a quantity of Swedish M/45B submachine guns (“Swedish K”) for special forces use. By […]

Shooting the Thompsons: Comparing the 1921, 21/28, and M1A1

October 17, 2018 Ian McCollum 21

These Thompsons are all being sold by Morphys on October 30, 2018: Model 1921 (transferrable), Model 1921/28 overstamp (transferrable), and M1A1 (pre-86 dealer sample). Having gone through the whole series of Thompson submachine guns, not […]

Strange History: A Remington Rolling Block From the USS Niagara

October 16, 2018 Ian McCollum 35

This rifle is being sold at Morphys on October 31, 2018. The story of the USS Niagara is quite an odd little corner of history. It was a ship built in 1877 and acquired by […]

The Iconic American WW2 Thompson: the M1A1

October 15, 2018 Ian McCollum 34

This Thompson is being sold by Morphys on October 30, 2018. Note that I refer to the M1A1 in this video as a transferrable gun; it is actually a pre-May dealer sample. Sorry! While the US […]

The First Browning 1919: The Automatic Tank Machine Gun

October 14, 2018 Ian McCollum 10

This transferrable 1919 tank MG is being sold at Morphys on October 30, 2018. In 1918 the United States began manufacturing tanks for the war effort in Europe, and these tanks naturally required armament. The […]

Shooting the M14: Full Auto Really Uncontrollable?

October 13, 2018 Ian McCollum 37

This M14 is being sold by Morphys on October 30, 2018. Today we are out shooting the H&R M14 “Guerrilla Gun” prototype, but fitted with a standard M14 stock and barrel. With these parts, it […]

H&R’s Experimental M14 Guerrilla Gun

October 12, 2018 Ian McCollum 30

This M14 is being sold by Morphys on October 30, 2018. While Harrington & Richardson was making M14 rifles for the United States military, they were also experimenting with other variations on the design. Among […]

World War Two Heats Up: The M1928A1 Thompson SMG

October 11, 2018 Ian McCollum 10

These two 1928A1 Thompsons (Savage manufacture and Auto-Ordnance manufacture) are being sold by Morphys on October 30, 2018. By 1939, Auto-Ordnance was thoroughly bankrupt, having about $400 in assets and a debt of more than […]

The Marines’ First SMG: 1921/28 Thompson Gun

October 9, 2018 Ian McCollum 28

This Thompson is being sold at Morphys on October 30, 2018. The USMC had acquired a few hundred early 1921 model Thompson submachine guns in 1926, and prompted the US Navy to formally test the […]

Thompson 1921: The Original Chicago Typewriter

October 6, 2018 Ian McCollum 31

This Thompson is being sold at Morphys on October 30. The first prototype Thompsons submachine guns (and it was Thompson who coined that term, by the way) were produced in 1919 and dubbed the “Annihilators”. […]