G43 | Forgotten Weapons

Forgotten Weapons Tours Apex Gun Parts

January 11, 2012 Ian McCollum 4

How could a gun nerd like me possibly resist a chance to dig through a warehouse full of surplus? When Jeff at Apex Gun Parts offered us the chance to come visit his operation, we […]

SGM in Afghanistan

September 16, 2011 Ian McCollum 3

We received an email from a trooper in Afghanistan whose unit found a buried IED stash that included an SGM machine gun. There are a lot of interesting old weapons floating around Afghanistan, and we’re […]

SGM photos from Aberdeen

September 5, 2011 Ian McCollum 5

The SG43 was a medium machine gun developed in Russia during World War II (1943, as you might have gathered from the designation). The initial development was done by Degtyarev, who was responsible for the […]

British EM-2

April 6, 2011 Ian McCollum 58

The EM-2 was the result of a British research and development program looking for a replacement for the venerable Lee Enfield rifle after WWII. As with just about every other country on the planet, they […]

Spreewerke VG-2

February 21, 2011 Ian McCollum 2

The Spreewerke VG-2 is a rather unusual design, being a bolt action rifle with a stamped receiver. The receiver is a flat piece of 1.8mm sheet steel rolled into a “U” shape, with a simple […]

Family photo!

January 22, 2011 Ian McCollum 10

So, who can tell me what all of these weapons are? And what they have in common? Continue on for details…