Bolt Action Rifles
Vintage Saturday: On Maneuvers
Zouaves on maneuvers with M1886 Lebel rifles, in 1909.
Year: 2014
Shotgun
Burgess Folding Shotgun
Andrew Burgess has been the subject of a couple recent posts, and I figure it’s high time to actually take a close look at one of his firearms designs. Specifically, the folding shotgun. The first […]
Commentary
Predicting the Future
While doing some research on the experimental Spencer-Lee rifle design, I came across an article on shoulder rifle technology written by Col. George Fosbery in 1884 for the Journal of the Royal United Service Institution. […]
Biography
Biography: Andrew Burgess
by Robert White With 894 patents, Andrew Burgess is one of the most prolific firearm inventors the world has ever known (second only to John Browning in number of firearms patents issued to an American), […]
Prototype
Prototype FN-49 Photos
I was planning to do a brief post today on a photo of a Spencer-Lee slide-action rifle, but as I started looking I found more and more information about it. I’m going to need a […]
Revolver
Belgian Mini-Revolver (Video)
Since our last video was the biggest gun we’ve ever filmed, I figured we would go the opposite direction this week, and feature the smallest gun we’ve ever filmed. It’s an example of a cheap […]
Submachine Guns
Vintage Saturday: Mountaineer
Not sure which army exactly, but he has a PPSh-41 (or copy) and plenty of rope…
Book review
Book Review: The Burgess Long Range Repeating Rifle Model 1878
I’ve been getting curious to learn more about Andrew Burgess and his seldom-recognized guns, and took a look to see what books might be available on the subject. As it turns out, there are basically […]
Semiauto pistol
Sunngård Automatic Pistol
Harald Sunngård was Norwegian inventor in the early years of the 20th century who noticed a common perceived weakness of automatic pistols: reloads under stress were often bungled by shooters, leaving them vulnerable to return […]
Reader Questions
Reader Questions #3: StG Bolt Markings, FG-42 Chamber, Importing Surplus Arms
I only have two questions this week – if you have something you’re curious about, don’t be shy! Email me at admin@forgottenweapons.com and ask away, so we have enough question to keep this going as […]