Two Lee enfield obrezs used during the Malayan Emergency. Displayed at the Royal Malaysian Police Museum.1yr ⋅ Crashnburn802 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Gun Myth Correction: Howa Type 89C SMG Actually a custom airsoft gun (Explanation in Comments)2mo ⋅ Wuzh ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Here's a little mystery. A friend's grandfather passed away ans this case was found in his extensive gun collection. All of us are a little stumped as to what it could be.1yr ⋅ Pruedrive ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
L85A1 (SA80) with D-60 drum mag used by a member of the Red Command gang in Rio de Janeiro.Likely smuggled from Bolivia10mo ⋅ No_Train8054 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Is there any good reason the dual trigger system on the MG 34 wasn't used again on the MG 42 or any other design?4mo ⋅ ShortThought ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Young Japanese women train with a domestically made Type 11 LMG in preparation for the American invasion of the home islands (which never happened). 19452yr ⋅ sasha_man123 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A still from a film showing a Bosnian government forces soldier (ARBIH) wielding an original .303 chambered British Bren light machine gun during the Bosnian War; date unclear, location unknown3yr ⋅ iMrNiceGuy69 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Liemke DB-10: German Bullpup conversion of an HK semi-auto sporting rifle.2yr ⋅ Haacker45 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Korovin AK-45. Experimental Soviet bullpup assault rifle from 1945.1mo ⋅ Ghouse_98 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A nice look at some unique Soviet/Russian firearms, including a very rare look at an early prototype of what would become the Soviet VSS Vintorez, and the recently developed PSS-2 silent pistol3yr ⋅ FrothySauce ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
While watching a documentary about malware they interviewed Karl several times. At one point I'm pretty sure I saw Ian in the background too.2yr ⋅ Rnc88 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
The Gyorik 1949 Submachine gun. A bullpup SMG fed from a Bizon style Helical magazine2yr ⋅ CatboyMetehan ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Finnish anti-communist militia carrying winchester rifles during a failed communist uprising [1906]11mo ⋅ Away-Cod9432 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A bush-produced SMG, produced by the Soviet Partisans in World war 2 [1280x680]2yr ⋅ redditnamesucks ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
The 14.9mm SOP round. (Not certain what the two other rounds are next to it for comparison.)2yr ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Bandayevsky RB-12. Russian 12 gauge pump action shotgun from early 1990's. Marketed for self defense and law enforcement it was commercial failure, only 50 were made and are now sought after collectibles2mo ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Grease Gun with barrel shroud found near the Brazil-Bolivia border.1mo ⋅ Friendly_Hornet8900 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
19th century whaling gun developed by Oliver Allen and produced by Christopher C. Brand. 28mm, percussion lock, made out of cast iron. Ment to fire a bomb lance a explosive spear in a wooden shaft2yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
What is this? Seen it from NYPD account any one know the brand at all?2mo ⋅ sean303030 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Mannlicher M1895 straight-pull bolt-action, converted to hand-cranked rapid fire, fed with hoppers during WW12yr ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
You guys liked my 1930s 3 gun post, here’s the 1870s version1yr ⋅ Global_Theme864 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
The SSK .950 rifle, nicknamed Fat Mac, is an American single-shot rifle chambered in the extremely high-powered .950 JDJ round.1yr ⋅ chevyfried ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
This almost barrelless pistol was made from a sawn-off German rifle and a MG.42 machine gun handle by the Czechoslovak underground workers.2yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Sako ARs in various barrel lengths, currently undergoing Finnish Defence Forces trials10mo ⋅ OTL22 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Baby step towards Garand. A 1903 Springfield conversion into a self loading rifle. 19172yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Interesting choice of rifle for a game based in Romania. I'm sure Ian would be pleased since it's French. (Resident Evil Village)3yr ⋅ OyabunRyo ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
An interesting selection of weapons carried by West German police and East German border guards (1972), including lugers, PPSH 41s and a Kalashnikov (more info in comments).3mo ⋅ maskedweasle ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A bolt action rifle (I think that it's a MAS-36) with buttstock cut off in Central African Republic2yr ⋅ DAsInDerringer ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
The Rat Bomb. An explosive device developed by the British Special Operations Executive Body in World War II for use against Germany. Explosive rats were never used, as the first batch of them was intercepted by the Germans and so German troops knew what to look for.2yr ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
An East German police officer from the Transportpolizei, a special subdivision of the Volkspolizei (People's Police) tasked with policing transportation infrastructure in the country, stands on guard armed with a former Wehrmacht issued Mkb.42(H) assault rifle; exact location unknown, circa 1950s11mo ⋅ iMrNiceGuy69 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
If you like the Mr73, here is a picture of the most emblematic one, used by Thierry Prungnaud, first GIGN operative to enter the plane in 1994 (the damages are due to the a grenade thrown by the terrorists). Source: gign.france on IG3yr ⋅ IvanRoi_ ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
1991 Lithuanian partisan Vytis submachine gun chambered in 9x19 mm3yr ⋅ baltas_kalnas ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Mauser rifles modified with scopes and FAL magazines. Found near the Brazil-Paraguay border.8mo ⋅ Friendly_Hornet8900 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Look how they massacred my boy: A PPsh-41 found in, you guess in, Pakistan [2538x2560]2yr ⋅ redditnamesucks ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Whatever happens, we have got the Maxim gun and they have not...2yr ⋅ BrassMaxim ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Russian 6x49mm Unified round - had a muzzle velocity of 3,700 ft/s, shot accurately to 1,500m, a supersonic range of 1,150m, and was 40% lighter than the 7.62x54R it was going to replace. Unfortunately the fall of the USSR halted all development on this round.1yr ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
I guess I got pretty lucky with that Sportsman's Guide AK magazine deal2yr ⋅ scrinmaster ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Holland & Holland double express Royal Deluxe 7x65R 24 rifle. Company advertises that 850 hours of work is put into every rifle, each tailored for shooter. It also came with ostrich skin holstered case. Pricetag was around 95k dollars and it isn't their most expensive product2yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Another small collection of obscure soviet assault rifle prototype from late 40's. Shpagin, Kuzmishchev, Bulking and Kubynov2yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
M14 with prototype folding stock, pistol grip, and forward vertical grip from 19622yr ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
MP-412 Rex - Maybe not the most forgotten but certainly a rarity2yr ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Marine examining an AVS-36 captured during the Korean war9mo ⋅ Friendly_Hornet8900 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A homemade pistol recovered by resistance fighters in Myanmar from a Junta-affiliated administrator near Mandalay - Anyone have a clue how this one works?1yr ⋅ 124876720 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Yemeni fighter armed with a house deposit’s worth of rifle, 2017.2yr ⋅ Quarterwit_85 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Portable DESTRUCTION: Ukrainian Firm Develops Handheld Automatic Grenade Launcher1yr ⋅ OstaGun ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Can Anyone ID This Rifle? Context: Eritrean Independence Fighters Around 199111mo ⋅ ShiftyLookinCow7 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Carbine Williams 4th and final prison rifle. Floating chamber short stroke piston. It worked but creator later did not allow anyone to fire it1yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
FN FAL 7.62 rifle with Brazilian volunteer in Ukraine, very rare rifle in Ukraine, but extremely common in the Brazilian armed forces4mo ⋅ Hotrico ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Testing of Suomi KP/-31 underbarrel M/44 flamethrower, Santahamina, 19473yr ⋅ Ribalesroiskis ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Integrally suppressed „Prazisionsgewehr G150“ in the military museum Full, Switzerland1yr ⋅ EISBRG ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Soviet paratrooper with a captured Thompson SMG in Afghanistan1mo ⋅ UltimateLazer ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Stumbled upon pics of this odd looking prototype from Singapore Technologies Kinetics1yr ⋅ KingofSkies ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Came across this M14 with a sawn off stock, taken sometime during the Vietnam War.2yr ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Baton attachment for S&W Model 10 Police Revolver, a not-so-good idea from 19162yr ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Vietnam Era M16 rifle with some modern attachments issued to a Ivory Coast Soldier.8mo ⋅ Brilliant_Ground1948 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
不, gun is not fine. Slap a rail on it: A Chinese Type 79 SMG with tactical rails, because tacticool [950x632]2yr ⋅ redditnamesucks ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Four-barrel BG-009 tear gas pistol, 1992. Made on the basis of the SPP-1M underwater pistol.1yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Met a 1916-dated Chaucaut today. 8mm Lebel, recently found in an attic. Much heavier in weight and construction than I expected. Makes a BAR feel svelte.1yr ⋅ Hard2Handl ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Not forgotten but definitely vintage. Remington 760, 30.06 pump action rifle, with 10 round magazine1yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
The Scorpion Urban Fighting Weapon, an underbarrel rocket launcher for the M16A23yr ⋅ Toxinz1181 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Karabinek wz. 2005 Jantar - Polish prototype assault rifle in a bullpup system , created by simply redesigning the wz. 96 Beryl.2yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
1964 Photo of a Warehouse Containing up to 517 Unregistered Automatic Weapons Raided by Treasury agents over a week in Ridgefield, New Jersey (Published by the now-defunct New York Journal-American newspaper). Includes STG44s and Lewis Guns1yr ⋅ CaliRecluse ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
MP61. Erma's unsuccessful attempt to get back to the top of submachine gun business1yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Firearms captured by the Turkish army from a cave used by PKK as an outpost , note the Zagros anti material rifle near the RPG.3yr ⋅ afinoxi ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Viet-Cong homemade rifle made from M1 Garand barrel and stock and a MAS-36 bolt-action.1yr ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Can this work? Would this layout make more sense than the WWI trench carbine?7mo ⋅ h1zchan ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Now it came to my mind. Is it called Skorpion because the stock resemble scorpion's tail slightly?2wk ⋅ ThatDrako ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Fleigerfaust is welded up, Rockets and trigger mechanism is next2yr ⋅ TheWildLifeFilms ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Book signed by Ian, picture signed by Ian telling me to enjoy the Bertheir Carbine I bought from Ian. So much Ian.3yr ⋅ mastershake11d7 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Harrington & Richardson T223 Rifle: American made H&K 33 used by the Navy Seals in Vietnam2yr ⋅ Haacker45 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
The Becker 20mm autocannon of WW1. Researching early weapons of this type has been frustrating. Does anyone know the armor penetration of this gun (I'm curious why they bothered with 13.2mm TuF instead of using this) or similar weapons from WW1 and the the 1920s?7mo ⋅ TacitusKadari ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
a pile of kar 98k captured by the brazilian expeditionary force in italy 194511mo ⋅ TheBoom1001 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
My first “Forgotten Weapon” - Erma Werke ET-22 Navy Luger, .22LR3yr ⋅ PurpleHerpleDerple ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Homemade single shot .22 LR pistol made by urban resistance forces in Myanmar.1yr ⋅ thekingminn ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
The M1e5 developed by the 93rd Infantry, it was lighter than the M1 Garand, had a 18 inch barrel and a muzzle break was discussed due to an increased in recoil.2yr ⋅ Minute_Helicopter_97 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Norinco Type 56-2 converted to 5.56 by a gunsmith in Iraq.The barrel is taken from an M16 and it uses Zastava 5.56 AK mags.The gas tube is sticking out.An Iraqi Bubba Specialty10mo ⋅ No_Train8054 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
HK94/SG-1, A DMR/Sniper version of the MP5. It expectadly did not do very well.2yr ⋅ CatboyMetehan ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
RA-15 carbine based on AR-15 platform and chambered for 5.45x39mm cartridge from Russian Arms Company1yr ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Prototype of the EM-1 rifle tested by the British in the late 1940s1yr ⋅ kingsaw100 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Russian Baikal MP-131K pump-action Shotgun with selectable box or tube magazine feed via a switch on the box mag.3yr ⋅ Haacker45 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Some of my oddities: Zip22, Gwinn ARM Pistol, Gwinn Bushmaster Rifle, Marlin 1891 1st variation. More info about them in the comments1yr ⋅ Aggravating_Sun4435 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Can anyone ID these uniforms? Suspected to be South American, late 1970’s to late 1980’s, with a black 16” Steyr AUG A13wk ⋅ SAM5TER5 ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
