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Home2012March

Month: March 2012

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Semiauto Rifles

Fedorov – The First Assault Rifle?

March 20, 2012 Ian McCollum 29

Today we have a couple more galleries of Russian Fedorov rifles, both from Russian museums. One set comes to us from our friend Hrachya, and the other is courtesy of DishModels.ru. The Fedorov is interesting […]

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Semiauto Rifles

Beretta M1918/30 and Beretta Bolt Comparison

March 19, 2012 Ian McCollum 6

This weekend we took a look at a Beretta 1918/30 carbine, as well as a couple later Beretta SMG bolts. The 1918/30 is rather unusual in that is was designed specifically as a semiauto firearm, […]

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Vintage photo

Vintage Saturday: Dreyse MG13 machine guns on cars!

March 17, 2012 Ian McCollum 7

Achtung! Ze Germanz are coming! Want more info on the guns? We have a Spanish manual for the MG13 in the Vault…

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Light MGs

Eriksen Machine Gun

March 16, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

Sometimes, there is just no good reason to build a gun design, and the Eriksen machine gun is a good example. A sample of the Eriksen machine gun was sent to the CISA (Chief Inspector […]

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Book review

Book Review: Proud Promise, by Jean Huon

March 15, 2012 Ian McCollum 9

We’ve all heard the jokes about French guns – never fired and only dropped once. It’s a shame that they developed that type of stereotypical reputation here in the US, because the French were actually […]

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Light MGs

T52E3 – An M60 Prototype

March 14, 2012 Ian McCollum 1

There is no doubt that German machine guns of World War II were superior to American machine guns of the period. The BAR, with its 20-round magazine and fixed barrel was much under-equipped for use […]

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Ammunition

Fiocchi Ammo Catalog and a New Sponsor

March 13, 2012 Ian McCollum 2

We are happy to announce that we have added Berger Bullets as one of the official sponsors of Forgotten Weapons. Berger makes an excellent lineup of match-grade bullets for competition, hunting, and tactical use. They […]

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Semiauto Rifles

Breda PG Photos

March 12, 2012 Ian McCollum 12

We recently had the opportunity to handle a Breda PG rifle. They were made in 1935 in Italy, and the only major sale made was to the government of Cost Rica (in 7mm Mauser). The […]

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Vintage Saturday – Russian Partisans with a Maxim

March 10, 2012 Ian McCollum 5

I don’t envy that kid having to fire that M38…

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Semiauto Rifles

Russian APS Underwater Assault Rifle

March 9, 2012 Ian McCollum 5

Today we have a manual for the Russian APS underwater assault rifle, thanks to our friend Hrachya. The APS (Avtomat Podvodnyj Spetsialnyj) was developed in the early 1970s as a way to provide greater firepower […]

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