Light MGs
Bren 100-round Drum
The Bren light machine gun is far from a forgotten weapons, but some of the accessory bits that were used with it are pretty rare today. The 100-round drum magazine issued for anti-aircraft use are […]
Articles by Ian McCollum
Book review
Book Review: German Gew. 88 “Commission” Rifle
I recently picked up a very nice looking Gewehr 88 from an online classified ad, and when it arrived I really didn’t know what I had (I’m not an expert on older German bolt actions […]
Submachine Guns
Benelli CB-M2 Caseless SMG
The Benelli CB-M2 was a submachine gun designed in the early 1980s around an experimental semi-caseless 9mm cartridge developed by Franchi. The gun itself looks fairly typical, with conventional controls, a bottom-mounted magazine, and polymer […]
Semiauto pistol
C96 “Broomhandle” Mauser
Tuesday is normally a day I get to yakking about some gun-related subject, but I’m pretty beat form a long day and nothing is coming to mind that seems like it would be of interest […]
Select-fire Rifles
Itailian Cei-Rigotti Selfloading Rifle
Amerigo Cei-Rigotti was a major in the Italian Bersaglieri (light infantry) in 1900, when his innovative self-loading rifle design was first introduced. Unlike many or the very early semiauto rifle designs, the Cei-Rigotti is a […]
Vintage photo
Vintage Saturday: UD-42s on Crete
When you need to sneak onto an enemy-occupied island, kidnap the governor and escape over the mountains, accept no substitutes! Get your UD-42 now! (if you’re not familiar with the SOE abduction of General Kreipe, […]
Heavy MGs
Swedish Kulspruta m/36
The Swedish military started using the Browning machine gun design shortly after World War I, and chose it initially because its closed-bolt design made it simple to synchronize with an aircraft propeller. About 170 commercial […]
Book review
Book Review: The Sterling Years by James Edmiston
The Sterling submachine gun is one of the better submachine guns ever built – a lot of throught and engineering work went into its design. It is light, compact, ergonomic, very durable and reliable, and […]
Uncategorized
Forgotten Weapons Going to Orlando!
Yep, we’re heading to Orlando next month, and we’re looking for something to do on Friday and Saturday the 27th and 28th. If you know of (or are) a fellow enthusiast in the area who […]
Semiauto Rifles
Prototype .280 FAL
The first prototypes of the FAL rifle were produced by Fabrique Nationale on the company’s own initiative in the aftermath of World War II, and presented to the British government for testing in early 1947. […]