Czechoslovak experimental RPG with revolver 4 round magazine, calibre 61mm, circa 1947 (Military history institute Prague - The army museum Zizkov)1yr ⋅ USPavacka ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Mauser IKW Triplex bullet based on 7.62 NATO. Tested on G3 rifle with tapered bore adaptor somewhere in the 19671yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
What is this ? Found it in Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi1yr ⋅ Aware-Eggplant5041 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
M60 with an experimental 400 round backpack feeding system developed in 1968 by Limited War Laboratory. 17 were sent to nam for testing in 1969. While functional it prevented soldier from carrying his stands backpack thus is went nowhere2yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Armaguerra OG-42: WWII era Italian prototype SMG in an Uzi-like layout3yr ⋅ Haacker45 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Meet the romanian stechkin with the coolest name. Dracula md.981yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
J.Browning Flapper Rifle. One of the his very first gas operated prototypes that laid for many guns success. Today the Flapper is where is always should have been back in Utah, on display in the Browning Firearms Museum at Ogden’s Union Station.1yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
IRA members at a rally in 2009. You can see a Beretta AR70, a suppressed MAC-10 and an AK.1yr ⋅ Friendly_Hornet8900 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Ukrainian domestically produced Galil Sniper variant (Galatz) in the hands of DPR Forces in the Battle of Mariupol - 20221yr ⋅ Memerang344 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A Ukrainian soldier's DP-27 with a reversed flash hider and a modern optic6mo ⋅ Nordic_ned ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
MP-40 with a short magazine captured from Iraqi insurgents during the Iraq War, early 2000s2yr ⋅ Cheerio_Fujisaki ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Absolutely unique and unusual submachine gun developed by Shpitalniy in 1943. Photo from new book covering Tula weapons1yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
USMC Officer with a regular M1 Carbine and one captured by the Japanese that has been chopped down and modified for fully automatic fire. Also note the modified Ka-BAR knife that appears to be made to mount on a standard Carbine.2yr ⋅ EdM240B ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Two Slovenian Soldiers During the Ten-Day War with a Jungle-Taped SAR 80 and a Revolver1yr ⋅ CaliRecluse ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Mm, so we’ve gone from “The G36 is inaccurate for extreme ranges after a few mags on a sunny day” to “Police rifles can’t land shots on a sunny day!”3yr ⋅ User7355608 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Yesterday, I posted the .22LR AK imitation from Adler-Jager. Now behold their take on a FAMAS.2yr ⋅ Ponchorello7 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Brazilian private security guard with the Escort DF12 semi auto shotgun2yr ⋅ truest22 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Insanely crude M1911 bootleg made in vietcong jungle workshop2yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Type 84S rifles in the hands of people I can't for the life of me identify.2yr ⋅ VersedFlame ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
An Elbonian soldier fires a local copy of the M16, circa 2003 (colorized)3yr ⋅ KahsbGdgz ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Waffenfabrik Bern prototype 13mm subsonic sniper rifle from the 1960s. Can't find very much about this rifle, so any further information is appreciated. :)3yr ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Sturmgewehr 44 modified to resemble an AR/M16-type rifle for the Soviet film industry.1yr ⋅ Uranium_Heatbeam ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
C96 in Ukraine, seen on the BBC. Not forgotten but definitely out of place as a 126yr old design2yr ⋅ fordprefect85 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Weapons found in the house of a senior commander in the West Bank. Just take a moment to look at it and appreciate5mo ⋅ yuvalbeery ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A Rifle captured in the West Bank - An idea what it is? A sporterized sMLE?3mo ⋅ alimanski ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A true unicorn: the KB-P-345. A machine gun said to be designed by Vasily Degtyaryov in 1944 or 1945, essentially an RPD but firing the standard 7.62x54R. Can't find any other info on the gun.1yr ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A Type 1 AK carried by a US Army Platoon Sergeant in Afghanistan2yr ⋅ Minute_Helicopter_97 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
This is an old last ditch Nazi submachine gun, it's quite ugly2yr ⋅ theInsultman ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Chinese PPSh prototype from 1947 with a unique barrel shroud and muzzle device1wk ⋅ hscgarfd ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Bosnia, 1996 - Italian soldier, part of UN forces, with his Beretta AR70/90 on patrol in Sarajevo2yr ⋅ truest22 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Some oddball forgotten Japanese weapons in my collection. (see comments)2yr ⋅ OyabunRyo ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
General EarleBus Wheeler watching a finnish soldier with AK rifle during his visit as a chief of staff in 1963. Unspecified numbers of rifles were purchased until domestic RK 62 production gain momentum1yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
APS Russian Underwater Rifle. Fires steel bolts instead of bullets and is still used today.4yr ⋅ GalXE106 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Why do stamped guns, like the STG, have raised lines throughout the exterior?11mo ⋅ DESTO_K ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A Modified M14 Surrendered in the Philippines.Would this be classified as a pistol under US gun law?1yr ⋅ No_Train8054 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
McCrudden light machine rifle. Australian recoil operated 303 british prototype developed in late 1910's. Containing only 7 movable parts it was super foolproof to use, reportedly as operating a throttle2yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A member of the Knights Templar cartel holding a G3 with some sort of grenade launcher.9mo ⋅ Friendly_Hornet8900 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
What if EM-2 was adopted and it's life cycle. Credit to CornishMoose on deviantart2yr ⋅ GHADwatch ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Probably posted before, but the AR-10 in 7.62x39 intended for the Finnish military trials2yr ⋅ OTL22 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Colt employee having some fun with a very rare 607 at the range. Picture was taken in the late 60s, can’t remember the exact date off the top of my head.10mo ⋅ Bigshit67 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Norinco NP762, a P226 clone in 7.62x25mm, apparently available in Canada1yr ⋅ xqk13 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
VBR GP a 9 mm handgun hammered down to resemble a revolver by VBR Belgium2yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
This is the Fusil Automatico Doble 5.56 Bullpup Peruvian rifle with a interesting design with slanted magazine1yr ⋅ Allahisgreat2580 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
I don't see what all the fuss is about with gun design and manufacture. all you need is some pipe and sticky tape! 'Craft made' guns captured in Nigeria in 2020.1yr ⋅ maskedweasle ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
One of the few images I’ve found of an HMG underfolder stock on a genuine STG441yr ⋅ 5ku11cru5h3r ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Can someone explain what the hell is that. Old school peshmerga commander, mohammed haji mahmoud1yr ⋅ Negative-T0e ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Israeli TCI-M89SR - a bullpup M14 in sniper configuration that saw limited sales to special forces in the 1980s11mo ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Trooper of pro-Russian militia (probably, DPR) with DP-27 machine gun2yr ⋅ Nemoralis99 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A Lanchaster submachine gun experimentally fitted with a tactical light, 19431yr ⋅ Great_White_Sharky ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
This is the Kel-Tec RDB Survival, a bullpup coventional grip rifle2yr ⋅ Kagenlim ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Not quite forgotten, but a little unusual nonetheless. A Garand, rechambered in .308, modified to accept a box magazine. Found at a gun store near my parents’ house.3yr ⋅ The_Long_Wait ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Cam-Stat X-911 - a SMG design from the 1970s designed to be a low-cost firearm (allegedly only about $38 to produce)11mo ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
PPSH-41 with an experimental sideways drum mag. Apparently these were tested in late 1941/early 1942 for more convenient storage and handling.3yr ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Was told you guys may find this interesting. Canadian army service pistol with “Property of the Republic of China” engraved on the side.2yr ⋅ Tibbenator ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
An Turkish Shotgun stands out among the other turkish shotguns. UTS-15, The gun that looks like that one Nerf gun.1yr ⋅ ThatOneIdioticNoob ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
What's the rifle zlatan ibrahimovic is sleeping with on this picture?8mo ⋅ SignalOk1971 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
I can beat you without getting any closer: Viet Cong anti-helicopter mine [640x350]1yr ⋅ redditnamesucks ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A Fat Filipino Policeman armed with an M60 machine gun and a machete.5mo ⋅ Brilliant_Ground1948 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
SIG SG 510-3 in 7.62x39, made for the Finnish assault rifle trials in 19583mo ⋅ OTL22 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Czech ZK 476: Late '40s 7.62 Tokarev SMG that supposedly was some inspiration for the Uzi3yr ⋅ Haacker45 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Photograph of an Italian soldier armed with a Lanciafiamme Spalleggiato Modello 401yr ⋅ sasha_man123 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Experimental 12.7 mm sniper rifle SC-129 based on Adov's 6mm prototype. Very little information is available on it. It's possible however that it had some impact on ShAK-12 assault rifle system.1yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Someone in the Philippines decided to convert his M1917 Enfield into an SBR1yr ⋅ No_Train8054 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
HK53A3 Compact Assault Rifle with underbarrel grenade launcher used by an Italian Carabinieri in Iraq9mo ⋅ Crashnburn802 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Waffen-SS officer overseeing the disabling of captured Soviet small arms including SVT-40 semi-automatic rifles on the Eastern Front in July 19414mo ⋅ JurassicClark96 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
M4 rifle being maintained by an ISIS fighter using a steel wool in a propaganda video.11mo ⋅ No_Train8054 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
KS-23 23mm shotgun round, barrels made from reject 23mm AA guns.4yr ⋅ Facehugger235 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Image From patent RU2691487C1 combat weapon system with ballistic bayonet.2yr ⋅ IG_commissar_rale ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Sichuan submachine gun is a chinese 7.62 mauser smg build during chinese civil war in workshops in Chongqing, then part of the Sichuan province.1yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Experimental shortened Valmet from mid 1980's. Never entered serial production1yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
German soldier on the coast of France with a... Colt Monitor..?3yr ⋅ wheytoomuch_ ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
The “Yankee Commandante” William Morgan holds a highly customized Model 1907 known as a Cuban Winchester used during the Cuban Revolution.2yr ⋅ Spycraft101 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
CW-39 a roller delayed 762x39 being tested in Pakistan to replace type 56 Aks.1yr ⋅ Bad_boy_18 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Side Comparison of Armor Piercing Ammo From US (M995), Russia (7N24) and China (DVC-12)5mo ⋅ chroniclad ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A snapshot from the time I worked in the firearms store of a museum and almost tripped over a flamethrower3yr ⋅ funkmasterowl2000 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
The Machine Gun Armory “SAW-K”. A high Configurable and lightweight variant of the FN Minimi. Can be chambered in 5.56/7.62nato, .300blk/6.8spc. Weight is only a hair over 10lbs1yr ⋅ atomiccheesegod ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Russian soldier with a Lobaev Arms TSVL-8 M5 Dominator sniper rifle. Ukraine War, 2022 or 20233mo ⋅ sasha_man123 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A Russian's bizarre adventure: An RPG-26 captured in Japan [600x360]2yr ⋅ redditnamesucks ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Israeli soldier with a Villar Perosa during the Arab-Israeli war, 1948. I doubt that it was actually used, so he is probably just posing with it1yr ⋅ Great_White_Sharky ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
North Korean soldier armed with a Type-88 AK-derivative and the new NK-developed helical magazine4yr ⋅ 124876720 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
AJ-56 was a prototype polish submachine gun from 50's developed by Bolesław Jurek. Unusuall short recoil action and magazine interchangeable with PPS 43. It never entered serial production1yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
GD-OTS' RM277 automatic rifle variant, aiming to replace both M4 and M249. Chambered in .277 TVCM, a 6.8mm cartridge with a polymer case.2yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Glossy STG-44 converted to 5.56 confiscated by Israeli Police9mo ⋅ Brilliant_Ground1948 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
OTs-69 was a mysterious .45 submachine gun with underbarrel grenade launcher. It first appeared in 2012 and then disappeared completely, little more is known about it1yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
VBR CAR; another caseless ammo experiment from the 90s. This one from Belgium!3yr ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Forgotten Ammo? After the surrender in 1945 leftover Japanese ammunition was thrown into the ocean. Little did they know how valuable original Japanese ammunition would become nearly 80 years later.8mo ⋅ SleepyChad223 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
American soldier with a pair of Colt SAA Artillery Model revolvers he picked up from a scrap pile during the Battle of Manila. February-March 19452mo ⋅ sasha_man123 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Strange Cheap Guns in Iraq, anyone has any more info !?3mo ⋅ Mesopotamian_Knight ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Elisco Tool M16A1 with a Goku Sticker surrendered in the Philippines.6mo ⋅ Brilliant_Ground1948 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
