Ian mccollum of forgotten weapons with more than a million and half subscribers, forgotten weapons has become one of the most popular firearmsrelated channels on youtube, and part of the success. Forgotten weapons your destination for rare, exotic, and. I really enjoy inrange as well, i could hang with him and karl. Featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new. More posts from the redditmomentmomentx2 community.
Instead of yet another take on the thompson submachine gun, single action colt, or the uzi but theyre all. This would eventually devolve and the goal of a standardized. A few weeks back ian mccollum of forgotten weapons released a teaser photo of him shooting the walther wa2000 semiauto sniper rifle. Ian mccollum joins vickers guide as historical advisor. He is always looking for rare, experimental, and unusual firearms to learn about, and loves sharing that interest with others. Philip lutys submachine gun forgotten weapons impro guns. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Ian from forgotten weapons shooting the sol invictus full. Gun jesus ian mccollum lives outside of arturos shop in dc and provides expert firearms advice into more obscure weapons. Most knowledgeable no, well versed yes he is to a degree. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover ians connections.
How videos about old firearms became a hit youtube channel. Ian mccollum grew up around his fathers extensive collection of wwii japanese rifles, and early on developed an appreciation for historically interesting old guns. The standard edition book with blue cover will be handsigned by the author, ian mccollum of forgotten weapons. It is his occupation and not that difficult to be a historian in any venue just do the research and its never been easier with the www. Customize your avatar with the forgotten weapons ians polo and millions of other items. Created in 1973 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the. Ian is also traveling with vickers guide on various photo shoots, getting his hands on the actual firearms in the books, and interacting with larry vickers and team.
Ian with forgotten weapons talks about his dream guns. Ian with forgotten weapons talks about his dream guns, and. Is ian mccollum of forgotten weapons generally the most. The volkssturmgewehr peoples assault rifle is the name of several rifle designs developed by nazi germany during the last months of world war ii.
Noel in 1865 and manufactured by gouery, canat et cie. Ian mccollum is the founder, editor, and presenter of forgotten weapons, a decadeold web site and video archive dedicated to preserving firearms history. Ian sabotages the elbonian army and throws shade on the taurus judge. Found rare amethyst crystal while digging at a private mine. Weapons mounts for secondary armament december 29, 2019 ian mccollum 8 weapon mounts for secondary armament is a nearly 1200page reference on all manner of machine gun mounting systems for tanks, aircraft,t light vehicles, and ground mounts. Range365 had a chance to talk with mccollum about his youtube channel, forgotten weapons, small arms history, being a social media. Forgotten weapons analyzes the development of airships as weapons for antisubmarine warfare, examines how scientists and airmen collaborated to combat uboats and reveals the littleknown accomplishments of airship crews. Legislation affecting gun rights in the 2019 session. Forgotten weapons gunstreamer firearm video sharing. When we posted about it many of you were upset because the wa2000 video wasnt done quite yet, and if i admit, i was disappointed as well thankfully the video was released today and ian goes into great detail about the. Ian, affectionately known on internet forums as gun jesus, from forgotten weapons was shooting the full auto aa12 in line ahead of us at this years industry day at the range before shot show 2019. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Ian has run a web site on these guns called forgotten weapons for about 4 years, and his work has appeared in publications including gun digest and the canadian press.
Let me preface this by saying that i remain a big fan of the scout rifle concept and the steyr scout in particular. Articles on french rifles from gazette des arms magazine. Ian from forgotten weapons comes on to talk with the crew about how he got started, french firearms, and historical guns that changed history, and his experiences shooting 2 gun. Ian mccollum keeps the history of forgotten weapons alive. During the development of the g11, there was also the lmg11. The pp1901 vityaz is a development of the pp19 bizon, a submachine gun developed by izhmash at the request of the russian interior ministry in the early. He specializes in french small arms and holds a deep interest in collecting these weapons. Althoff demonstrates, the naval airship logged an admirable operational record. The show focuses on rare and forgotten firearms throughout history, how they function, and the context surrounding their design. Ian mccollum board of directors national firearms act. Ian mccollum of forgottenweapons joins us to discuss the process for the legal purchase and ownership of a machine gun, values in the surplus market and more. Ask me anything 47pm i wont guarantee an answer, but ill do my best.
Over the years forgotten weapons has evolved into the goto site for the ignored, rare, and otherwise overlooked firearms lost to history, and ian mccollum talks about the journey to. Initially, the site mostly featured text posts with the occasional video supplement, but as the popularity grew, the youtube channel has become. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Trevor lusts after the modern varminter, adriel buys a savage 64 while recording, kelly reports on her trip to battle road, and matthew doesnt shoot continue reading sfr episode 207. They share the common characteristic of being greatly simplified as an attempt to cope with severe lack of resources and. Ian from forgotten weapons is out of my league youtube.
Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. If you love history and old firearms there are a few youtube channels you probably follow. Gun jesus ian mccollum professional firearms consultant. After world war two, the new nato defense alliance held a series of trials to adopt a standard cartridge and infantry rifle. Been watching his stuff since he started the forgotten weapons website, he is my kind of geek. Ian has just recently released the first episode of his new project, inrange tv an online tvstyle show focusing on interesting factual and detailed content, without the. Initially, the site mostly featured text posts with the occasional video supplement. Vickers guide has announced that ian mccollum of the popular forgotten weapons media channel has joined the vickers guide team as a historical advisor and commentary contributor. Hes the forgotten weapons guy, and hes studied firearms and wwi enough to have some critical input both good and bad about the film.
French military rifles, 1866 2016 by ian mccollum of forgotten weapons headstamp publishing is excited to announce the launch of a kickstarter preorder campaign for our first book, chassepot to famas. That said, as much as we like his work, firearms are outside the theme of the this site. Ian, othais and mae have come together to put seven original world war one vintage light machine guns and automatic rifles through their paces to see how they might have performed 100 years ago. French military rifles, 1866 2016, authored by ian mccollum of forgotten weapons. Carbine williams forgotten weapons blog ian mccollum m1 carbine.
Customize your avatar with the forgotten weapons prussian ian sweater and millions of other items. This rifle began life as a german gewehr 88 rifle in german military service. Ian mccollum is a selfdescribed professional gun nerd, passionate about firearm design, manufacture, history, and practical use. Readers that are into firearms are probably already familiar with the youtube channel forgotten weapons. It is his hope that chassepot to famas will lay the groundwork for a new level of appreciation and. Ian mccallum of forgotten weapons thread starter tac. Most likely done in china in the teens or twenties, semiauto rifles. Printed in the united states on premium quality paper to maximize the impact of james rupleys phenomenal photography, our standard edition is anything but. Forgotten weapons is a blog and youtube channel started in 2011 by firearms enthusiast ian mccollum. Since 2011, mccollum has been producingwe should say professionally producingshort videos that offer a deep dive in the history of small arms. Ian mccollum of forgotten weapons poses with a french world war i hotchkiss machine gun a weapon. About 5 years ago, i took the next step and relaunched the site as a regularlyupdated blog. Philip lutys submachine gun forgotten weapons 6 replies courtesy of ares and ian mccollum, heres a look at the original 9mm submachine gun made by philip luty, two examples of which are kept at the national firearms centre in leeds, uk.
It was a pretty small site at that time, with mostly archival photos from the aberdeen proving grounds. It was made by earl keller noels 10shot pocket turret revolver. Ian mccallum of forgotten weapons northwest firearms. What to read next 3 charged in killing of store security guard over virus mask. Ian mccollum keeps the history of forgotten weapons. Host ian mccollum has examined hundreds of rare and unusual firearms in the videos of this channel, providing high quality information and analysis. Ian mccollum board of directors national firearms act trade. Ian mccollum is the founder of, a website and youtube channel dedicated preserving the history of rare and obscure guns from around the world. The forgotten weapons team is a small group of selfdescribed gun nuts. Ian did a video about the evolution of modern weapons and tactics. This is where ian mccollums forgotten weapons channel on youtube comes in handy. View ian mccollums profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. A little over 6 and a half years ago, i registered the web site and created my first online repository of firearms information.