Yes, we have an intrepid team of freelance agents out in the field, bringing back all manner of interesting guns… Okay, so he’s not actually working for us (but if any Libyan rebels are reading […]
Sorry, guys – we were out shooting this weekend and I got back a lot later than expected. I don’t have anything written up for you this morning, but I’ll be cutting video together this […]
When the US began its engagement in the Philippines at the close of the 19th century, the standard service sidearm was a .38 caliber double-action revolver. This was found to be insufficient for serious combat […]
Today’s material comes thanks to our friend Hrachya in Armenia – a 1975 manual for the Russian MSP silent pistol. As Hrachya describes it: This is the manual of Russian MSP pistol (Malogbaritniy Spetsialniy Pistolet […]
The Ross was a straight-pull bolt action rifle used by the Canadian military in the early stages of World War I. It had several interesting features and strengths, despite ultimately being a failure as a […]
So if you’ve read the “About” page, you may have noticed that I claimed that we here at Forgotten Weapons are building (and selling) neat old guns. Well, the various folks here have all built […]
During the Japanese occupation of Manchuria in the late 30s, there were numerous border skirmishes with Russian troops, and one result was the Russian capture of a number of Japanese Type 11 machine guns. Those […]
Now here’s a wall decoration for your gun room – cartridge boards are just so passe nowadays. Bonus points is you can identify them all without resorting to Google (click the image for a larger […]
The Chatellerault FM Mle 1924-29 was the French military’s replacement for the 1915 Chauchat automatic rifle. It was clear after WWI that the Chauchat design was flawed, and a new weapon was required. The military […]
Before we leave the Fedorov, I would like to take a moment to address a common misconception – the Fedorov did not use MG13 magazines. The two designs certainly are very similar, but they are […]
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