Канал: Forgotten Weapons

So You Want to Design Guns? You Need This Book.

So You Want to Design Guns? You Need This Book.

Shooting Shaved Webley Revolvers (w/ Steinel Ammo)

Shooting Shaved Webley Revolvers (w/ Steinel Ammo)

MACS M2: Croatian Anti-Materiel .50 Cal

MACS M2: Croatian Anti-Materiel .50 Cal

Sten MkIII: A Children's Toy Company Makes SMGs

Sten MkIII: A Children's Toy Company Makes SMGs

S&W M1917: A US Army revolver in .45 ACP

S&W M1917: A US Army revolver in .45 ACP

PTR Vent Suppressor: 3D Printed Titanium Foam

PTR Vent Suppressor: 3D Printed Titanium Foam

Romania's AK-Based SMG: the LP7 (YouTube Cut)

Romania's AK-Based SMG: the LP7 (YouTube Cut)

Glock 46: A Revolutionary Design Change

Glock 46: A Revolutionary Design Change

Sten MkII: Just When You Thought It Couldn't Get Simpler

Sten MkII: Just When You Thought It Couldn't Get Simpler

Lynx Brutality 2024 Overview w/ Jari of Varusteleka

Lynx Brutality 2024 Overview w/ Jari of Varusteleka

Arsenal Strike One: Russian Police Pistol Comes to the West

Arsenal Strike One: Russian Police Pistol Comes to the West

New Reproduction Colt 4x AR-15 Scope by Brownells

New Reproduction Colt 4x AR-15 Scope by Brownells

BUG Match Pickelhaube Edition: German 1883 Reichsrevolver

BUG Match Pickelhaube Edition: German 1883 Reichsrevolver

Cartridge History: The .451 Detonics Magnum is a Supercharged .45 ACP

Cartridge History: The .451 Detonics Magnum is a Supercharged .45 ACP

Sten MkI & MkI*: The Original Plumber's Nightmare

Sten MkI & MkI*: The Original Plumber's Nightmare

McCann Industries MAS 49/56 in the Elbonian Royal Air Service

McCann Industries MAS 49/56 in the Elbonian Royal Air Service

The Truth Behind the One Chinese Red Dot Factory

The Truth Behind the One Chinese Red Dot Factory

Enjoying Black Powder Episode 1: The Trapdoor Springfield

Enjoying Black Powder Episode 1: The Trapdoor Springfield

Last Day: Rifles of the Danube Discount & Special KS Edition!

Last Day: Rifles of the Danube Discount & Special KS Edition!

SA-85S: FEG Adapts the Hungarian AK for American Import

SA-85S: FEG Adapts the Hungarian AK for American Import

Can I Shoot 1 MOA All Day? (Bloke/Polenar Challenge Accepted!)

Can I Shoot 1 MOA All Day? (Bloke/Polenar Challenge Accepted!)

Finland's Prototype Belt-Fed GPMG: L41 Sampo

Finland's Prototype Belt-Fed GPMG: L41 Sampo

Blk Lbl Integrated Handguard/Bipod for the Q Fix

Blk Lbl Integrated Handguard/Bipod for the Q Fix

AK-63F: Hungary's Last Military Kalashnikov

AK-63F: Hungary's Last Military Kalashnikov

Romania Copies the Jericho: Cugir Models 95 & 98

Romania Copies the Jericho: Cugir Models 95 & 98

Hungarian Blast Machine: AMD-65 at the Range

Hungarian Blast Machine: AMD-65 at the Range

Tanegashima: Guns of the Samurai

Tanegashima: Guns of the Samurai

ATF Update: More Transferrable MGs and One-Week NFA Transfers

ATF Update: More Transferrable MGs and One-Week NFA Transfers

Researching Hungarian Kalashnikovs: Interview with László Becz

Researching Hungarian Kalashnikovs: Interview with László Becz

MG08: The Devil's Paintbrush

MG08: The Devil's Paintbrush

Rupertus Pepperbox: A Sophisticated 8-Shot Rimfire Pocket Gun

Rupertus Pepperbox: A Sophisticated 8-Shot Rimfire Pocket Gun

.30-06 M1918 American Chauchat - Doughboys Go to France

.30-06 M1918 American Chauchat - Doughboys Go to France

AMD-65: The Specialist's AK Turns Standard-Issue

AMD-65: The Specialist's AK Turns Standard-Issue

Rifles on the Danube: Hungarian Kalashnikovs - Headstamp's New Book!

Rifles on the Danube: Hungarian Kalashnikovs - Headstamp's New Book!

Madsen M50: From the Korean War to Star Trek

Madsen M50: From the Korean War to Star Trek

Clockwork Basilisk - The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier and Artemas Wheeler

Clockwork Basilisk - The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier and Artemas Wheeler

How to Avoid the Legal Pitfalls of a Transferrable H&K Auto Sear

How to Avoid the Legal Pitfalls of a Transferrable H&K Auto Sear

M1 Thompson: Savage Simplifies the SMG

M1 Thompson: Savage Simplifies the SMG

Daly Arms "Tom Thumb" - A Tiny Ring-Trigger Revolver

Daly Arms "Tom Thumb" - A Tiny Ring-Trigger Revolver

Colt Automatic Machine Rifle Model 1919: the First Commercial BAR

Colt Automatic Machine Rifle Model 1919: the First Commercial BAR

Six Phases of Gun Design

Six Phases of Gun Design

Maxims in the Skies: the German LMG 08/15

Maxims in the Skies: the German LMG 08/15

The Rarest 1911: North American Arms Co

The Rarest 1911: North American Arms Co

What is the Best Maxim Gun? (with John Keene)

What is the Best Maxim Gun? (with John Keene)

'Murican 2-Gun: M1918A3 BAR and M1911A1

'Murican 2-Gun: M1918A3 BAR and M1911A1

MG11: The Magnificent Swiss Maxim Gun

MG11: The Magnificent Swiss Maxim Gun

Type 100 / 44 (Late Pattern) Japanese SMG

Type 100 / 44 (Late Pattern) Japanese SMG

M14: America’s Worst Service Rifle - What Went Wrong?

M14: America’s Worst Service Rifle - What Went Wrong?

A Gun to Save Lives: Winchester 1886 Line Thrower

A Gun to Save Lives: Winchester 1886 Line Thrower

Lugers in Thailand: The Siamese Artillery Luger

Lugers in Thailand: The Siamese Artillery Luger

Chinese Type 50 PPSh: Founding “Gun City” in Manchuria

Chinese Type 50 PPSh: Founding “Gun City” in Manchuria

What is a Battle Rifle?

What is a Battle Rifle?

Colt Viper: A Rare Snake and a Great Revolver

Colt Viper: A Rare Snake and a Great Revolver

Fundamentals of LPVOs: Cheap vs Expensive

Fundamentals of LPVOs: Cheap vs Expensive

Boombox / Clarion Thermal at MOGO24: Zee Goggles! Zey Do Nuthink!

Boombox / Clarion Thermal at MOGO24: Zee Goggles! Zey Do Nuthink!

Moons Out 25 - Save the Date!

Moons Out 25 - Save the Date!

Model 74 "Carpati": Cugir's Romanian Walther Clone

Model 74 "Carpati": Cugir's Romanian Walther Clone

My Newest Book: Small Arms of WWII: Soviet Union

My Newest Book: Small Arms of WWII: Soviet Union

Announcing my Newest Book! Small Arms of WW2: Soviet Union

Announcing my Newest Book! Small Arms of WW2: Soviet Union

Bonus: Ian's Boombox Shootoff with Mitch from Q

Bonus: Ian's Boombox Shootoff with Mitch from Q

THEY ACTUALLY DID IT! And it's not an April Fool's Joke....

THEY ACTUALLY DID IT! And it's not an April Fool's Joke....

Hi-Point / MAWL at MOGO24: Wheels Come Off the Struggle Bus

Hi-Point / MAWL at MOGO24: Wheels Come Off the Struggle Bus

Moons Out Goons Out 2024 Overview: Yeah, I Ran a Hi-Point

Moons Out Goons Out 2024 Overview: Yeah, I Ran a Hi-Point

Book Review: Vickers Guide H&K Volume 2 (SMG & PDW)

Book Review: Vickers Guide H&K Volume 2 (SMG & PDW)

Skeet with the M90 Shotgun From Halo (What Could Go Wrong?)

Skeet with the M90 Shotgun From Halo (What Could Go Wrong?)

Two World Wars: Finnish C96 "Ukko-Mauser"

Two World Wars: Finnish C96 "Ukko-Mauser"

Electrolux Charlton: Washing Machine Company Converts Bolt Action to Semiauto

Electrolux Charlton: Washing Machine Company Converts Bolt Action to Semiauto

Intro to Prism Scopes: What are they Anyway?

Intro to Prism Scopes: What are they Anyway?

Presenting Guns in Video Games w/ Jonathan Ferguson

Presenting Guns in Video Games w/ Jonathan Ferguson

Romanian Berthier Carbine Conversions

Romanian Berthier Carbine Conversions

Zagi: Croatia HK's a Sten Gun

Zagi: Croatia HK's a Sten Gun

Denmark's m/75: A Lease-to-Own Rifle

Denmark's m/75: A Lease-to-Own Rifle

Inside the Trigger Mechanism of the Real-Life Halo M90 Shotgun

Inside the Trigger Mechanism of the Real-Life Halo M90 Shotgun

Enough Nonsense; What is an "Assault Rifle"?

Enough Nonsense; What is an "Assault Rifle"?

Early Development of the MAC 1950 Pistol

Early Development of the MAC 1950 Pistol

Why Don't We Have Top-Loading Shotguns?

Why Don't We Have Top-Loading Shotguns?

Improving my PSA Spiker

Improving my PSA Spiker

Gilboa Snake: Is the Double-AR Really so Dumb?

Gilboa Snake: Is the Double-AR Really so Dumb?

Q&A With Jonathan Ferguson of the British Royal Armouries

Q&A With Jonathan Ferguson of the British Royal Armouries

HK43: The 5.56mm "Paramilitary" Rifle

HK43: The 5.56mm "Paramilitary" Rifle

The Bosnian Full-Auto SKS with AK Mags

The Bosnian Full-Auto SKS with AK Mags

HK 421

HK 421

Snipers Before Infantry: the Danish m/66 Sniper

Snipers Before Infantry: the Danish m/66 Sniper

Ensio Arms KAR-21

Ensio Arms KAR-21

Now Available: VHS-2 w/ 20-inch Barrel (aka Springfield Hellion)

Now Available: VHS-2 w/ 20-inch Barrel (aka Springfield Hellion)

“Elysien” Art Nouveau Pistol

“Elysien” Art Nouveau Pistol

2-Gun: AKM & Arex Delta (Lynx Brutality 2024 Prep)

2-Gun: AKM & Arex Delta (Lynx Brutality 2024 Prep)

Integris QD Armor

Integris QD Armor

Prototype vz.80: Improved Czech vz.50/70

Prototype vz.80: Improved Czech vz.50/70

French Lebel AR-15 (from Verney-Carron)

French Lebel AR-15 (from Verney-Carron)

Beretta's "New Assault Rifle Program" (NARP)

Beretta's "New Assault Rifle Program" (NARP)

Token of Appreciation: a Presentation Sokac SMG

Token of Appreciation: a Presentation Sokac SMG

FN Evolys LMG

FN Evolys LMG

Tale of a Heroic Sailor: Ensign Stannus' M1911A1

Tale of a Heroic Sailor: Ensign Stannus' M1911A1

Cheap vs Expensive Red Dots: What's the Difference?

Cheap vs Expensive Red Dots: What's the Difference?

Mosin 91/30 PU: Soviet Standard WW2 Sniper's Rifle

Mosin 91/30 PU: Soviet Standard WW2 Sniper's Rifle

The Manda: Croatia's Minimalist .50 BMG

The Manda: Croatia's Minimalist .50 BMG

L41: Arado's WW2 Experimental MP40 Silencer

L41: Arado's WW2 Experimental MP40 Silencer

PSA "Spiker": A Clone of the Chinese Type 56 AK

PSA "Spiker": A Clone of the Chinese Type 56 AK

M91/30 PU Sniper at the Range

M91/30 PU Sniper at the Range

Armi Jager AP85: An Italian .22 Rimfire Faux-MAS

Armi Jager AP85: An Italian .22 Rimfire Faux-MAS

Patchett Machine Carbine Mk I: Sten Becomes Sterling

Patchett Machine Carbine Mk I: Sten Becomes Sterling

Prototype Czech Silencer-Ready vz70

Prototype Czech Silencer-Ready vz70

Suomi Noisemaker Training Magazine

Suomi Noisemaker Training Magazine

DSA's Modernized Mini-RPD at the Range (YouTube Cut)

DSA's Modernized Mini-RPD at the Range (YouTube Cut)

Ultra-Premium S&W Performance Center Model 3566

Ultra-Premium S&W Performance Center Model 3566

Update: Clockwork Basilisk Books on the Way!

Update: Clockwork Basilisk Books on the Way!

Everything Wrong with the Sniper Rifles in "Enemy at the Gates”

Everything Wrong with the Sniper Rifles in "Enemy at the Gates”

PT83: The Sneaky Silenced Version of Poland's P83 Pistol

PT83: The Sneaky Silenced Version of Poland's P83 Pistol

Tour: Croatian Homeland War Museum Vehicle & Artillery Park

Tour: Croatian Homeland War Museum Vehicle & Artillery Park

Fiji in World War Two: the Momi Bay Gun Battery

Fiji in World War Two: the Momi Bay Gun Battery

Whitneyville Rolling Block for the Montreal Riot Squad

Whitneyville Rolling Block for the Montreal Riot Squad

Pearce Armory SK-X

Pearce Armory SK-X

Prototype French MAS-49 SMG in .45ACP

Prototype French MAS-49 SMG in .45ACP

Chauchat Challenge Ep.3: Jari Laine of Varusteleka - now on HOWW

Chauchat Challenge Ep.3: Jari Laine of Varusteleka - now on HOWW

M98kF1 ZF41: Norway Recycles Germany's Worst Sniper Rifle

M98kF1 ZF41: Norway Recycles Germany's Worst Sniper Rifle

H&R Reproduction DOE 9mm Colt SMG

H&R Reproduction DOE 9mm Colt SMG

PTR-63: A Reproduction of the H&K G41

PTR-63: A Reproduction of the H&K G41

Romeo M17 Red Dot: Worth It?

Romeo M17 Red Dot: Worth It?

B&T Hush Puppy

B&T Hush Puppy

H&R Reproduction Colt LMG: Interesting?

H&R Reproduction Colt LMG: Interesting?

Can the Honey Badger Replace the MP5SD?

Can the Honey Badger Replace the MP5SD?

Indonesian Semiauto Imports - FNC, BM59, PM12

Indonesian Semiauto Imports - FNC, BM59, PM12

Battle Rifles of World War Two: Overview

Battle Rifles of World War Two: Overview

Flux Raider 365

Flux Raider 365

PTR's New Silencers with Titanium Foam

PTR's New Silencers with Titanium Foam

Carbon Research .300 Blackout silencers

Carbon Research .300 Blackout silencers

Vila Velebita: Croatian Submachine Gun Made in a Shed

Vila Velebita: Croatian Submachine Gun Made in a Shed

Avient density-modified polymer

Avient density-modified polymer

Thales thermal integrated red dot

Thales thermal integrated red dot

Boombox 8.6

Boombox 8.6

Guns for the Pope's Police: Mazzocchi Pinfire Revolver

Guns for the Pope's Police: Mazzocchi Pinfire Revolver

Heckfire by ShootingSight: The Best Trigger for H&K & Clone Rifles (9mm / 5.56 / 7.62)

Heckfire by ShootingSight: The Best Trigger for H&K & Clone Rifles (9mm / 5.56 / 7.62)

2-Gun on the Elbe: SVT40 vs M1 Garand

2-Gun on the Elbe: SVT40 vs M1 Garand

The 1950 Marketing Contest to Name the S&W Chiefs Special

The 1950 Marketing Contest to Name the S&W Chiefs Special

MAS-49 Carabine Mitrailleuse: A French Prototype Lever-Delayed Assault Rifle

MAS-49 Carabine Mitrailleuse: A French Prototype Lever-Delayed Assault Rifle

Hammerli FK-31: Diopter Competition Rifles for the Haganah

Hammerli FK-31: Diopter Competition Rifles for the Haganah

Historical What-If: The CAR-15 SD

Historical What-If: The CAR-15 SD

Hi-Point YC-9 Yeet Cannon at the BUG Match

Hi-Point YC-9 Yeet Cannon at the BUG Match

Cape Esperance and the Japanese Evacuation of Guadalcanal

Cape Esperance and the Japanese Evacuation of Guadalcanal

SVT-40: The Soviet Standard Semiauto from WW2

SVT-40: The Soviet Standard Semiauto from WW2

Beecher's Bible: A Sharps 1853 from John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry

Beecher's Bible: A Sharps 1853 from John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry

Meetup & Book Signing: Las Vegas, January 27

Meetup & Book Signing: Las Vegas, January 27

Variations on Gras Cavalry Carbines & Conversions from Ethiopia

Variations on Gras Cavalry Carbines & Conversions from Ethiopia

Hogue Avenger vs M1911 at the Range

Hogue Avenger vs M1911 at the Range

Hogue Avenger: Precision Accuracy Via Delayed Blowback

Hogue Avenger: Precision Accuracy Via Delayed Blowback

Ero: The Croatian Uzi (With Israeli Help?)

Ero: The Croatian Uzi (With Israeli Help?)

State of the Channel: 2024

State of the Channel: 2024

Replacing Beretta: the S&W XM10 Trials Pistol

Replacing Beretta: the S&W XM10 Trials Pistol

Cold War Belgium: Comparing the Vigneron M1 and M2 SMGs

Cold War Belgium: Comparing the Vigneron M1 and M2 SMGs

M90A Close Assault Weapons System Prototype

M90A Close Assault Weapons System Prototype

AN94 Teardown

AN94 Teardown

Angstadt Vanquish: An Inexpensive Integrally-Silenced 9mm AR Barrel

Angstadt Vanquish: An Inexpensive Integrally-Silenced 9mm AR Barrel

Making Do: South Africa's 7.62mm NATO Bren Gun Conversions

Making Do: South Africa's 7.62mm NATO Bren Gun Conversions

Overview of Soviet Military Handguns: Nagant, Tokarev, Makarov

Overview of Soviet Military Handguns: Nagant, Tokarev, Makarov

Hamas Claims to Make Sniper Rifles in Gaza - Are They Really?

Hamas Claims to Make Sniper Rifles in Gaza - Are They Really?

Gear-Ratio-Accelerated? Yep, It's a Thing: French MAT 1955 Prototype

Gear-Ratio-Accelerated? Yep, It's a Thing: French MAT 1955 Prototype

Extra Firepower for Vietnam: the Aussie "B!tch"

Extra Firepower for Vietnam: the Aussie "B!tch"

PMM: Russia's Modernized Makarov (Now With 50% More Mag Capacity!)

PMM: Russia's Modernized Makarov (Now With 50% More Mag Capacity!)

Weirdest of the French Trials SMGs: the EROP 1954

Weirdest of the French Trials SMGs: the EROP 1954

Gorilla GF-10: Lightweight Hunting Semiauto in 8.6mm Blackout (w/ Ballistics Gel)

Gorilla GF-10: Lightweight Hunting Semiauto in 8.6mm Blackout (w/ Ballistics Gel)

The Pointless (and Dangerous) "Spetznaz" Makarov Holster

The Pointless (and Dangerous) "Spetznaz" Makarov Holster

VSS Vintorez: Russia's Silent Sniper Rifle

VSS Vintorez: Russia's Silent Sniper Rifle

Just How Bad Is It? Vektor CP-1 at the BUG Match

Just How Bad Is It? Vektor CP-1 at the BUG Match

Vektor CP-1: Recalled to the Mother Ship

Vektor CP-1: Recalled to the Mother Ship

Makarov: The Soviets Adopt Some Weird Proprietary Caliber

Makarov: The Soviets Adopt Some Weird Proprietary Caliber

Christmas Special with Jonathan Ferguson and Ian McCollum | Official trailer

Christmas Special with Jonathan Ferguson and Ian McCollum | Official trailer

Desert Eagle .50AE at the Backup Gun Match

Desert Eagle .50AE at the Backup Gun Match

Deep Lore on Machine Guns: Q&A with John Keene

Deep Lore on Machine Guns: Q&A with John Keene

Top 5 Pistols of World War One (Response to C&Rsenal)

Top 5 Pistols of World War One (Response to C&Rsenal)

East Germany's Secret Walther Clone: The Pistole 1001-0

East Germany's Secret Walther Clone: The Pistole 1001-0

Venezuelan FN49: The First FN49 Contract

Venezuelan FN49: The First FN49 Contract

Gas Operated Semi Automatic Firearm Exclusion Act

Gas Operated Semi Automatic Firearm Exclusion Act

106mm M40 Recoilless Rifle

106mm M40 Recoilless Rifle

My New Book: Small Arms of World War Two - United States

My New Book: Small Arms of World War Two - United States

Argentine Brass Maxim: A Machine Gun of the Steampunk Age

Argentine Brass Maxim: A Machine Gun of the Steampunk Age

Hotchkiss Portative: Clunky But Durable

Hotchkiss Portative: Clunky But Durable

Ballard .41 Rimfire Derringer: An Old West Boot Gun

Ballard .41 Rimfire Derringer: An Old West Boot Gun

Favela 2-Gun Action Challenge: Rio BOPE Madsen & Beretta 92

Favela 2-Gun Action Challenge: Rio BOPE Madsen & Beretta 92

Books, Merch, and More: Black Friday at Forgotten Weapons

Books, Merch, and More: Black Friday at Forgotten Weapons

FN Model 30: The First Belgian BAR

FN Model 30: The First Belgian BAR

The Gun Science Says Can't Work: Madsen LMG Mechanics

The Gun Science Says Can't Work: Madsen LMG Mechanics

Colt's .41 Derringers: Buyout and Innovation

Colt's .41 Derringers: Buyout and Innovation

Hangfires & Ballistics Gel: Czech vz.52 at the Range

Hangfires & Ballistics Gel: Czech vz.52 at the Range

Czech vz. 52/57: The SKS We Have At Home

Czech vz. 52/57: The SKS We Have At Home

Beltfed Madsen LMG: When the Weird Gets Weirder

Beltfed Madsen LMG: When the Weird Gets Weirder

Too hot for YouTube!

Too hot for YouTube!

Colt 1903 in US Military Service (and for the OSS)

Colt 1903 in US Military Service (and for the OSS)

Breda 37: Italy's Forgotten Heavy Machine Gun

Breda 37: Italy's Forgotten Heavy Machine Gun

M90 Close Assault Weapon System

M90 Close Assault Weapon System

Soviet World War Two Swords? The Cossack M1927 Shashka

Soviet World War Two Swords? The Cossack M1927 Shashka

Moons Out Goons Out 2024 Night Rifle Match

Moons Out Goons Out 2024 Night Rifle Match

Announcing Moons Out Goons Out 2024: Night Vision Rifle Match

Announcing Moons Out Goons Out 2024: Night Vision Rifle Match

Madsens in the Favelas: The LMG Still Going Strong With Rio's Military Police

Madsens in the Favelas: The LMG Still Going Strong With Rio's Military Police

Adventures in Surplus: From German Imperial Navy to Ethiopia

Adventures in Surplus: From German Imperial Navy to Ethiopia

The CZ75 Automatic Isn't On YouTube. Here's Why...

The CZ75 Automatic Isn't On YouTube. Here's Why...

Mauser Schnellfeuer: The Official Full Auto C96 Broomhandle

Mauser Schnellfeuer: The Official Full Auto C96 Broomhandle

HK P11: NATO's Secret Underwater Pistol

HK P11: NATO's Secret Underwater Pistol

Guycot: A Rocket Ball Chain Rifle From 1879

Guycot: A Rocket Ball Chain Rifle From 1879

Derivates of the Armalite AR18

Derivates of the Armalite AR18