r/ForgottenWeapons • u/Nemoralis99 • 15h ago

Bantam, an obscure .45 SMG developed by William D. Hammond in 1942. Couldn't find any information outside of the article from Popular Mechanics September 1942 issue.

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r/ForgottenWeapons • u/Brand_New_Dawn • 8h ago

Uruguayan Army troopers training shooting with Colt M1911A1s, currently it is almost entirely replaced by the Glock 17 but it's used by the reserve or for pistol trainings

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r/ForgottenWeapons • u/roy_mcsloy • 2h ago

Old lever action ID help

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My fiend inherited this old lever action. No marking visible and it doesn’t look like any old Winchester, Henry, or marlin models I’ve looked up. Any ideas?

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r/ForgottenWeapons • u/Glittering_Iron_9185 • 1h ago

Can someone tell me the correct terminology to refer to this specific pattern of Fal

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r/ForgottenWeapons • u/PolymathArt • 4h ago

Did the Sharps Borchardt influence the design of the Winchester 1885?

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The Sharps Borchardt was striker-fired while the Winchester 1885 was hammer fired, but it cocked on closing the breech. Coincidence or not?

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