Uncategorized
Welcoming a Couple New Sponsors
You may have noticed a few changes to the right sidebar of the site recently – we have a couple new sponsors of Forgotten Weapons that I would like to welcome! Rock Island Auction Company […]
Month: June 2013
Prototype
Experimental MP38(L)
Michael Heidler has again come up with a one-of-a-kind German firearm, and sent us this writeup. This time, it is an experimental variation on the MP38 submachine gun. Thanks, Michael! The German experimental light-weight submachine […]
Competition
Monthly 2-Gun Action Challenge Match
In addition to studying and researching unusual firearms, I enjoy shooting, and like to take any opportunity I can get to get trigger time with the more obscure designs out there. The local 2-Gun Action […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Myth and Reality of the Ross MkIII
This video took a bit longer than planned to put together, but it’s here at last… There is a long-standing urban legend about the Canadian Ross rifle, a straight-pull bolt action that was used in […]
Mystery
San Diego Destinations and a Mystery SMG
First up, it looks like I’m going to be traveling to San Diego for the week of July 21st – does anyone know of a museum in the area with a good small arms collection […]
Rocket launcher
Vintage Saturday: Because Size Does Matter
US soldier inspecting a German Panzerschreck (left) and a US 2.36″ Bazooka (right).
Revolver
Landstad 1900 Automatic Revolver
We spent a bunch of time earlier this week covering the Webley-Fosbery “automatic revolver”, and I would like to close out the week with another pistol of that type, but one that’s even weirder than […]
Book review
Book Review: German Pistols and Holsters
I’d heard some negative things about today’s book before I picked up a copy, and I was happily surprised by its usefulness. The book is German Pistols and Holsters 1934/1945, by Major Robert D. Whittington […]
Manuals
Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver
Patented in 1896 and going into production in 1901, the Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver was the brainchild of British Col. George Vincent Fosbery, VC. Fosbery was a career military officer who had served in India for […]
Commentary
Introduction to Collecting Seminar
So, I was doing a bunch of driving this past weekend and had lots of time to think (a dangerous thing). Well, the thought occurred to me that folks might be interested in an “Introduction […]