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Chicago Palm Protector Pistols at RIA

November 10, 2014 Ian McCollum 17

“The Protector” was a very discreet palm pistol developed in the late 1800s by a French inventor, produced in bulk by the Ames Sword Company, and sold by the Chicago Firearms Company. They are mechanically […]

Online-Only Auction at RIA

November 7, 2014 Ian McCollum 17

It is worth pointing out the RIA has added a third type of auction in the last year or so; online-only. The idea is to have a lower-overhead way to sell some of the things […]

Colt Offensive Pistol at RIA

November 6, 2014 Ian McCollum 11

I had the opportunity to visit Rock Island Auction again to check out the guns they have up for sale in their December 2014 Premier Auction, and put together a big batch of videos, which […]

Winchester Lee Navy Safety?

November 4, 2014 Ian McCollum 70

It appears that a fellow in Pennsylvania had an 1895 Lee Navy rifle explode in his hands this past Sunday while out shooting. This sort of thing happens from time to time with all sorts […]

US troops demonstrating use of an M1916 37mm gun

Vintage Saturday: Fire Support

November 1, 2014 Ian McCollum 39

One of the photos that didn’t make the cut for the 2015 Forgotten Weapons Calendar: US troops demonstrating use of an M1916 37mm gun. Note how the ammo is supplied on a cloth belt – […]

Colt All-American 2000 (Video)

October 27, 2014 Ian McCollum 71

The All-American 2000 was Colt’s attempt to break into the polymer high-cap pistol market in the early 1990s, when Glock was dominating that field. Colt took what appears to have been a pretty good pistol […]

Tactical and Technical Trends #50: September 1944

October 24, 2014 Ian McCollum 6

Today I have another issue of Tactical and Technical Trends – this time #50, from September 1944. As usual, most of the material herein will be of interest to folks who like to study WWII, […]

Slow Motion: M1 Garand

October 23, 2014 Ian McCollum 12

The M1 Garand needs no introduction, does it? Here is is at 2000 frames per second:

Another Great Video Channel – CapAndBall.eu

October 21, 2014 Ian McCollum 22

One area I have very little coverage of here on Forgotten Weapons is that of black powder muzzleloading firearms. I would like to get more into these at some point, but right now I am […]

Tactical and Technical Trends #49: August 1944

October 17, 2014 Ian McCollum 13

A little while back, I got my hands on a number of copies of Tactical and Technical Trends booklets – this was a bulletin published by the US Military Intelligence Service during WWII to keep […]