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Book Launch! Small Arms of the Cold War: Battle Rifles of NATO

May 15, 2025 Ian McCollum 20

Order your copy today, right here! https://www.headstamppublishing.com/cold-war-battle Or if you are in Europe, please order through our European site: https://www.headstampbook.com/cold-war-battle I’m excited to announce preorders for my latest book, “Small Arms of the Cold War: […]

Semiauto pistol

Glock 26: Glock’s First Sub-Compact Pistol

May 14, 2025 Ian McCollum 35

The Glock 26 was introduced in 1995 alongside the Glock 27. These were sub-compact pistols with 3.43 inch barrels chambered for 9x19mm (the 26) and .40 S&W (the 27). These were Glock’s first foray into. […]

Semiauto pistol

Dutch Navy Luger: From World War One to the End of Neutrality

May 12, 2025 Ian McCollum 2

The Dutch Navy first acquired Luger pistols in 1918 specifically for its aviators. They has 12 German P04 Lugers taken from a German submarine stranded in the (neutral) Netherlands, and 28 more were purchased from […]

Antiques

Fenian Needham Conversion: Just the Thing for Invading Canada

May 10, 2025 Ian McCollum 33

The Fenian Brotherhood was formed in the US in 1858, a partner organization to the Irish Republican Brotherhood. The groups were militant organizations looking to procure Irish independence from the British, and they found significant […]

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Semiauto pistol

P38K: The Real One, not the Nazi Fantasy Piece

May 5, 2025 Ian McCollum 21

The P38K is both a fantasy WWII concept and also a real pistol made in small numbers by Walther in the 1970s. The idea is simple; just cut down the barrel on a P38 to […]

Antiques

Japanese 3-Barrel Palanquin Swivel-Breech Pistol

May 3, 2025 Ian McCollum 6

This is a very rare style of Japanese matchlock, with three separate barrels on a revolving axis. It has all the design and decorative elements of a tanegashima musket, but built more as a self-defense […]

Antiques

“Howth” Mauser 1871: Irish Volunteers Gunrunning into Dublin

May 2, 2025 Ian McCollum 20

On July 14th, 1914 the 50 foot pleasure yacht “Asgard” sailed into Howth harbor in Dublin with its cabin completely filled with arms. It has 900 Mauser 1871 rifles and 29,000 rounds of ammunition for […]

Antiques

Unique British Crankfire .58 Morse Manual Machine Gun

April 30, 2025 Ian McCollum 15

This is a really interesting piece with a mostly unknown origin. It was manufactured in the UK (the barrel was deemed Enfield-made by former Royal Armouries curator Herb Woodend) and is chambered for the .58 […]

Semiauto pistol

German Occupation FN High Power Pistols

April 28, 2025 Ian McCollum 26

When Germany occupied Belgium in the summer of 1940, the took over the FN factory complex and ordered production of the High Power pistol to continue. It was put into German service as the Pistole […]

Antiques

Enjoying Black Powder Episode 10: Model 1871/88 Beaumont-Vitali

April 26, 2025 Ian McCollum 6

Full video with reloading segment and clip solid file available here: https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/ep-10-beaumont-vitali-app Black powder military rifles of the 1860s-1880s are a really enjoyable group of guns. A lot of them are relatively reasonably priced, and […]

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