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T20 Family: Springfield Makes the Garand a Grenade Launching Sniper Machine Gun (Ad-free)
Late in 1944 the Ordnance Committee recommended adoption of a magazine-fed, select-fire version of the M1 Garand as a new standard US infantry rifle. Both Springfield and Remington developed rifles to meet the requirement, with Springfield's being the T20 and Remington's the T22.The Springfi...
6.5x25mm CBJ: Shooting Through an APC with a Glock (Ad-free)
Carl Bertil Johansson is a Swedish small arms designer who has a wide range of experience. The project he is best known for is his 6.5x25mm CBJ cartridge, which necks 9x19mm down to 6.5mm and then uses a plastic and aluminum sabot to fire a 4mm hardened tungsten penetrator. This provides really exce...
m/27PH aka m/37: Finland's First Standard Sniper Rifle (and it's really bad) (Ad-free)
Join the Forged in Snow launch here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/forged-in-snow?ref=f4214rThe m27PH, aka the m/37, was the first standardized Finnish sniper rifle. It was developed as part of the plan to make a whole family of m/27 rifles for the Finnish Army, including cavalry, tr...
Rideout Arsenal Dragon: A New Low-Bore-Axis Lever-Delayed Pistol (Ad-free)
Wauser t-shirt available from Varusteleka:https://varusteleka.com/en/products/forgotten-weapons-wauser-cotton-t-shirtThe Rideout Arsenal Dragon is a very interesting new pistol from an independent entrepreneurial designer, Travis Rideout. It is a lever-delayed action with a very low bore axis and a ...
Adventures in Surplus! Finnish M28 "Ski Trooper" (Ad-free)
Get your exclusive preorder copy of Forged in Snow today! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/forged-in-snow?ref=5st8itToday we are going to take a look at just how much historical be read from the features and markings of an individual rifle. This is an early production Finnish M28 "...
November Q&A: What Do You Want to Ask?
No particular theme this month, just a general request for questions...
Drum-Fed LMG for Chinese Warlords: the Finnish LS-26/31 (Ad-free)
Join the Forged in Snow launch here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/forged-in-snow?ref=bauo53After the Finnish Defense Forces adopted the LS26 light machine gun, Aimo Lahti and the Tikkakoski factory continued to work on further developing it. They designed a 75-round drum for antiair...
MY NEW BOOK! Forged in Snow: Finnish Small Arms 1917-2025 (Ad-free)
Join the book launch on Kickstarter now!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/forged-in-snow?ref=2ur3biForged in Snow: Finnish Small Arms 1917 - 2025 is a reference guide to military firearms manufactured and modified in Finland. Intended for collectors and historians alike, it covers the f...
AK50: How Hard Could it Be? Brandon Herrera's 10-Year Project (Ad-free)
Scaling the AK up to .50 BMG...how hard could it be? Today we find out, with a detailed look at all three iterations of Brandon Herrera's AK-50 project.
Apache Arms Carbine: A Saga of Compliance and Crappy Manufacture (Ad-free)
The Apache Arms carbine was a Thompson SMG lookalike that was made in small numbers in the late 1960s. It was the successor to the Spitfire carbine made by the same people, after the Spitfire was deemed a machine gun by the IRS. The Apache used M3 Grease Gun magazines and was chambered for .45 ACP. ...
The Original AR-15: Serial Number 6 in Original Configuration (Ad-free)
The very first AR15 rifles submitted to US government trials were extremely light rights, with an assortment of interesting features that did not last long. They had top-mounted charging handles, one-piece hand guards, very thin barrels with plain muzzles, and a different safety selector configurati...
Licensed Troubleshooter: Guns of James Bond UPDATE! (Ad-free)
Licensed Troubleshooter is still available for preorder:https://www.headstamppublishing.com/licensed-troubleshooterAt long last we have proof of life for Licensed Troubleshooter: the Guns of James Bond by Caleb Daniels! This book hit several production delays, but is finally now in the final stages ...
Project PRAK: Converting the CZ50 Pistol to 9x18mm Makarov (Ad-free)
In 1966, CZ undertook Project PRAK (“Slingshot”) to investigate the possibility of converting the CZ50 pocket pistol to 9x18mm Makarov. TheIn 1966, CZ undertook Project PRAK (“Slingshot”) to investigate the possibility of converting the CZ50 pocket pistol to 9x18mm Makarov. TheIn 1966, CZ un...
Colt LE-901 Modular Multi-Caliber AR: A Well-Designed Failure (Ad-free)
Colt originally developed the 901 as part of the US Army SCAR program, with the intention being to create a 7.62x51mm rifle that could also use unmodified 5.56x45mm upper assemblies. This would allow special operations units to customize a single weapon to a variety of different configurations for d...
Albania's Rather Odd Grenade Launching AK (Ad-free)
In addition to its regular ASh-78 (fixed stock) and ASh-82 (under folder) Kalashnikovs, Albania also made a model specifically for launchingIn addition to its regular ASh-78 (fixed stock) and ASh-82 (under folder) Kalashnikovs, Albania also made a model specifically for launching rifle grenades and ...
Q&A October 2025: Weird Pistols & Future Plans (Ad-free)
Use code "FORGOTTENWEAPONS10" for 10% off Kyrö Distillery spirits at their web store:https://kyrodistillery.com/Personal questions03:07 - How is Ian doing?04:38 - Family firearms background05:47 - Favorite Finnish firearm08:22 - Am I still learning French? How about Finnish?09:58 - Plans fo...
CZ-531: A Czech Browning in 7.62mm Tokarev (Ad-free)
The CZ-531 was developed as a replacement for the vz.52 pistol in 1953. Even as the vz.52 was being adopted, the Czech military knew that itThe CZ-531 was developed as a replacement for the vz.52 pistol in 1953. Even as the vz.52 was being adopted, the Czech military knew that it wasn’t a great gu...
M1E10 Garand-Ljungman Prototype (Ad-free)
Springfield Armory was involved in experimenting with he M1 Garand throughout its production, looking at various different elements that couSpringfield Armory was involved in experimenting with he M1 Garand throughout its production, looking at various different elements that could be improved. A se...
Hungarian K1 "Kucher" Light Submachine Gun (Ad-free)
In the early years after World War Two the Hungarian government needed new small arms, but chose to license Soviet designs instead of develoIn the early years after World War Two the Hungarian government needed new small arms, but chose to license Soviet designs instead of developing their own. when...
Foldy-Glock: The Full Conceal M3D (History and Shooting) (Ad-free)
Full Conceal was a company that designed a folding Glock. The intent was to create a pistol that could be easily, discreetly, and safely carried in a pocket but still offer the handing and capability of a full size service pistol. They did this by cutting off the grip of a Glock 19 (M3D) or Glock 43...
ZK-466: CZ Makes a Folding Submachine Gun (Ad-free)
The ZK-466 was one of the post-war submachine guns developed in Czechoslovakia as part of the competition for a new Czech military SMG. DeveThe ZK-466 was one of the post-war submachine guns developed in Czechoslovakia as part of the competition for a new Czech military SMG. Developed by Josef Kouck...
Gerät 06: Germany's Incremental Steps Towards Roller Delay (Ad-free)
The Gerät 06 is one of the steps in the development of the roller delay system that became H&K. The initial experiments involved replaciThe Gerät 06 is one of the steps in the development of the roller delay system that became H&K. The initial experiments involved replacing the flaps in a G43 rifl...
GIGN's Unique Bren 2 in 7.62x39: Counterterrorism and Hostage Rescue (Ad-free)
GIGN - the "Group d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale" (Intervention Group of the National Gendarmerie) is the tip of the spear for French counterterrorism and major crime response. They are a relatively small (a few hundred operators) unit that deploys anywhere in France any ofte...
ASh-78: Albania Makes the Worst AK (Ad-free)
Albanian AKs are both pretty scarce to find outside Albania, and also a bit unusual in the AK field. Where most countries followed Russian AAlbanian AKs are both pretty scarce to find outside Albania, and also a bit unusual in the AK field. Where most countries followed Russian AK development, Alban...
October Q&A: Free for all AMA - Question Request
I don't have a specific theme for this month's Q&A, so it's an open forum - what would you like to ask me?
Forgotten SIGs: SIG Pro SP2009 & SP2022 (Ad-free)
In 1998, SIG released the SIG Pro SP2340, essentially a polymer framed P226 chambered for .40S&W. This was followed the next year by the SP2009; the same gun but in 9x19mm. These pistols proved quite popular with law enforcement agencies, and SIG was able to win a very large contract with French law...
Type 85: China's Special Forces SMG (Regular and Silenced Versions) (Ad-free)
Jason Clower's video on the development and use of the Type 85:https://youtu.be/-XB3axKpn98The Type 85 was a submachine gun developed in the 1980s in China to replace the failure that was the Type 79. It was a very simple design; firing from an open bolt and using a plain blowback action chamber...
