Commentary
The FG-42 as a Sniper Rifle?
The FG-42 was specifically made with a scope attachment on every rifle, and intended to serve as a marksman’s or sniper’s rifle. But how much of that actually happened during World War Two? And was […]
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Belt-fed
Hitler’s Zipper: The MG-42 Universal Machine Gun
The MG42 was developed to be a more reliable and easier to manufacture replacement for the MG34, although both would serve side by side until the end of World War Two. Designed by Grossfuss company […]
Single-shot Pistol
Rollin White’s Single Shot .38 Rimfire Pistol
Rollin White was the inventor who patented the bored-through cylinder in the US, and sold an exclusive right to this patent to Smith & Wesson. They would use it as the basis for their own […]
Antiques
Hall Model 1819: A Rifle to Change the Industrial World
Lot 1193 in the September 2020 RIA Premier auction. John Hall designed the first breechloading rifle to be used by the United States military, and the first breechloader issued in substantial numbers by any military […]
Q&A
Q&A 34: Brought to you by Scotch
Today’s Q&A is brought to you by the Patrons who make Forgotten Weapons possible! Not actually by Scotch (although maybe that’s why it went longer than normal). Our questions this month are: 0:00:50 – Why […]
Conversion
Platypus or Prototype? Authenticating a Hybrid Entini
Lot 1688 in the September 2019 RIA auction. I debated whether or not to film this rifle, because I can’t say with 100% confidence that it is genuine. It really seems genuine to me though, […]
Prototype
P7A13: H&K’s Entry into the US XM9 Pistol Trials
The US held three series of pistol trials beginning in the late 1970s to find a replacement for the venerable M1911 handgun. H&K was a participant in all three – in the first the entered […]
Select-fire Rifles
CETME Modelo A: First Step Towards the G3
The Modelo A was the first series production version of the CETME rifle, following a series of successful trials in Spain. It was developed by a team of ex-Mauser engineers led by Ludwig Vorgrimmler, and […]
How Does it Work
How Does it Work: Blowback Action
The simplest for of firearms action is blowback, also called simple blowback. It is basically just an application of Newton’s 3rd Law; that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. As the […]
Crude Copies
North China Type 19: The Improved Nambu Pistol
This pistol sold for $8,625 at Rock Island on December 2, 2018. The North China Type 19 pistol (not to be confused with the North China Type 19 rifle) is an improvement on the Type […]