Submachine Guns
MGD / Erma PM9
The PM9 was an interesting an unique submachine gun designed by Louis Debuit for the French firm Merlin and Gerin (hence the MGD name – Merlin, Gerin, Debuit) in the late 1940s and early 50s. […]
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Light MGs
Bayonet Bipod
So last Friday, we posted a copy of an old World War I French machine gun booklet. Not anything particularly exotic – it was only talking about the main machine guns that were in common […]
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Gun Culture Outside the US
Most Americans interested in firearms tend to generalize the whole of Europe as a vast desolate wasteland when it comes to gun rights. In some ways this is not far off the mark, but it […]
Vintage photo
Vintage Saturday: A 1914 Hotchkiss
Not sure where these poilu are fighting, but the fellow in the back appears to have swapped his regulation Kepi for a bowler and shaved off his moustache.
Tour
Visit to FN Herstal
Forgotten Weapons is currently in the midst of a 3-week European tour, and yesterday we were very fortunate to be able to tour the facility at FN Herstal. For folks who aren’t familiar with the […]
Book review
Book Review: Modern Military Bullpup Rifles
Today we’re looking at one of the earlier books printed by Collector Grade, Thomas Dugelby’s Modern Military Bullpup Rifles: Unfortunately, this work is very much out of print. You can find a couple exorbitantly priced […]
Video
Video: Neat parlor guns
It may look like we’re only interested in military arms, but that’s not the case. We’re mostly interested in military guns, but there are plenty of other interesting corners of the firearms world to explore […]
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Product Giveaway Contest
I’m planning to do a major giveaway contest to help expand the readership here, and to thank all you folks for reading and commenting and helping to make Forgotten Weapons be so successful and enjoyable […]
Submachine Guns
Beretta M1938 Family
The Beretta M1938 submachine gun was designed by Beretta engineer Tulio Marengoni as an improvement on the earlier M1918 design (which was in turn based on the Villar Perosa). Developed during the mid 1930s, the […]
Vintage photo
Vintage Saturday: French AA Gunners with a 1907 St Etienne
I don’t think that’s a standard-issue tripod – more like something built for an 8-foot-tall surveyor. Also, note the feed strip box on the ground below the gunner.