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title="The First Sturmgewehr: The MKb42(H)"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-attachment-id="32675" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/mkb42h/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h.png" data-orig-size="876,658" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="mkb42h" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h-450x338.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Select-fire Rifles </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-first-sturmgewehr-the-mkb42h/" title="The First Sturmgewehr: The MKb42(H)" rel="bookmark"> The First Sturmgewehr: The MKb42(H) </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/11/">November 27, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-first-sturmgewehr-the-mkb42h/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >2</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The first iteration of the iconic German Sturmgewehr was developed by Haenel starting in 1938. It was a select-fire rifle chambered for the short 8x33mm cartridge, developed by the Polte company. It used a long-stroke <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-first-sturmgewehr-the-mkb42h/" title="The First Sturmgewehr: The MKb42(H)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32641 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bolt-action category-video tag-czechoslovakia tag-germany"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/g24t-germanys-take-on-the-czechoslovakian-vz24/" title="G24(t): Germany’s Take on the Czechoslovakian vz24"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/g24t-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="32638" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/g24t/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/g24t.png" data-orig-size="686,604" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="g24t" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/g24t-450x396.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/g24t.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Bolt Action Rifles </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/g24t-germanys-take-on-the-czechoslovakian-vz24/" title="G24(t): Germany’s Take on the Czechoslovakian vz24" rel="bookmark"> G24(t): Germany’s Take on the Czechoslovakian vz24 </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/11/">November 25, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/g24t-germanys-take-on-the-czechoslovakian-vz24/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >7</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>When Germany took over Czechoslovakia, one of the things they did was buy out a controlling interest in what became known as Waffenwerke Brunn. Headquartered in Prague, the company had two factories; one in Brno <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/g24t-germanys-take-on-the-czechoslovakian-vz24/" title="G24(t): Germany’s Take on the Czechoslovakian vz24">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32644 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-semiauto-pistol category-video tag-france tag-germany"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/grey-ghost-the-french-occupation-production-p38-pistol/" title="“Grey Ghost” – The French Occupation Production P38 Pistol"><img width="542" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/french-p38-542x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="32640" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/french-p38/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/french-p38.png" data-orig-size="542,538" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="french p38" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/french-p38-450x447.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/french-p38.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Semiauto pistol </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/grey-ghost-the-french-occupation-production-p38-pistol/" title="“Grey Ghost” – The French Occupation Production P38 Pistol" rel="bookmark"> “Grey Ghost” – The French Occupation Production P38 Pistol </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/11/">November 23, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/grey-ghost-the-french-occupation-production-p38-pistol/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >32</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>When the French took over control of the Mauser factory complex in May 1945, the plant had some 85 tons of pistol parts on hand – 7.3 million individual components in various stages of production. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/grey-ghost-the-french-occupation-production-p38-pistol/" title="“Grey Ghost” – The French Occupation Production P38 Pistol">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32736 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-shotgun-2 category-video"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-unique-challenges-of-self-loading-shotgun-design/" title="The Unique Challenges of Self-Loading Shotgun Design"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb-678x381.png 678w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb-450x254.png 450w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb-150x85.png 150w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb-768x433.png 768w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb.png 958w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" data-attachment-id="32737" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-unique-challenges-of-self-loading-shotgun-design/shotgun-challenges-thumb/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb.png" data-orig-size="958,540" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="shotgun challenges thumb" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb-450x254.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Commentary </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-unique-challenges-of-self-loading-shotgun-design/" title="The Unique Challenges of Self-Loading Shotgun Design" rel="bookmark"> The Unique Challenges of Self-Loading Shotgun Design </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/11/">November 22, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-unique-challenges-of-self-loading-shotgun-design/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >45</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>This is your last chance to win this iconic SPAS-12! https://www.fanathem.com/forgottenweapons DEADLINE to ENTER is TONIGHT 11/22/24 @11:59 PM PST I think a lot of people under appreciate the difficulty of making a reliable self-loading <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-unique-challenges-of-self-loading-shotgun-design/" title="The Unique Challenges of Self-Loading Shotgun Design">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32722 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-semiauto-pistol category-video tag-germany"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/p99-the-pistol-that-rejuvenated-walther/" title="P99: The Pistol that Rejuvenated Walther"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/walther-p99-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32724" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/new-imports-french-mas-49-56-and-mas-36-51-rifles/walther-p99/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/walther-p99.png" data-orig-size="698,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="walther p99" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/walther-p99-436x450.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/walther-p99.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Semiauto pistol </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/p99-the-pistol-that-rejuvenated-walther/" title="P99: The Pistol that Rejuvenated Walther" rel="bookmark"> P99: The Pistol that Rejuvenated Walther </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/11/">November 20, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/p99-the-pistol-that-rejuvenated-walther/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >21</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>For a couple decades after World War Two, Walther survived on legacy designs – the PP/PPK and P38 (eventually made with an aluminum frame as the P4) primarily. In the 1970s they developed the P5 <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/p99-the-pistol-that-rejuvenated-walther/" title="P99: The Pistol that Rejuvenated Walther">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32629 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bolt-action category-video tag-germany"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/single-rune-bnz43-ss-contract-k98k/" title="Single-Rune bnz43 SS Contract K98k"><img width="580" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/single-rune-580x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32624" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/single-rune/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/single-rune.png" data-orig-size="580,538" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="single rune" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/single-rune-450x417.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/single-rune.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Bolt Action Rifles </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/single-rune-bnz43-ss-contract-k98k/" title="Single-Rune bnz43 SS Contract K98k" rel="bookmark"> Single-Rune bnz43 SS Contract K98k </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/11/">November 18, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/single-rune-bnz43-ss-contract-k98k/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >16</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>In 1942, the SS devised a plan to rent out concentration camp labor to companies in the German armaments industry. Several different rifle production lines were set up to make use of this source of <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/single-rune-bnz43-ss-contract-k98k/" title="Single-Rune bnz43 SS Contract K98k">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32729 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-shotgun-2 category-video tag-italy"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/franchi-spas-12-at-the-range/" title="Franchi SPAS-12 at the Range"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/spas12-range-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32730" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/franchi-spas-12-at-the-range/spas12-range/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/spas12-range.png" data-orig-size="758,674" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="spas12 range" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/spas12-range-450x400.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/spas12-range.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Shotgun </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/franchi-spas-12-at-the-range/" title="Franchi SPAS-12 at the Range" rel="bookmark"> Franchi SPAS-12 at the Range </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/11/">November 16, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/franchi-spas-12-at-the-range/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >29</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Today I’m taking the SPAS-12 out to the range, to try a variety of ammunition and see what runs in it. The SPAS is a gas-operated shotgun that can be switched to manual pump operation <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/franchi-spas-12-at-the-range/" title="Franchi SPAS-12 at the Range">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32630 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-percussion-2 category-revolver category-video tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/a-dao-service-revolver-in-the-civil-war-the-pettengill-army/" title="A DAO Service Revolver in the Civil War: the Pettengill Army"><img width="630" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pettengill-630x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32625" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/pettengill/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pettengill.png" data-orig-size="630,664" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="pettengill" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pettengill-427x450.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pettengill.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Percussion </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/a-dao-service-revolver-in-the-civil-war-the-pettengill-army/" title="A DAO Service Revolver in the Civil War: the Pettengill Army" rel="bookmark"> A DAO Service Revolver in the Civil War: the Pettengill Army </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/11/">November 15, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/a-dao-service-revolver-in-the-civil-war-the-pettengill-army/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >7</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The Pettengill revolver is a 6-shot, muzzleloading double-action-only system designed and patented by C.S. Pettengill in 1856, and improved by Edward Raymond and Charles Robitaille in 1858. In 1859, the Rogers & Spencer company was <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/a-dao-service-revolver-in-the-civil-war-the-pettengill-army/" title="A DAO Service Revolver in the Civil War: the Pettengill Army">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32628 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-revolver category-video tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/colt-boa-rarest-of-the-snake-revolvers/" title="Colt Boa: Rarest of the Snake Revolvers"><img width="652" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/colt-boa-652x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32626" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/colt-boa/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/colt-boa.png" data-orig-size="652,612" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="colt boa" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/colt-boa-450x422.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/colt-boa.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Revolver </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/colt-boa-rarest-of-the-snake-revolvers/" title="Colt Boa: Rarest of the Snake Revolvers" rel="bookmark"> Colt Boa: Rarest of the Snake Revolvers </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/11/">November 13, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/colt-boa-rarest-of-the-snake-revolvers/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >19</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Of the seven revolvers Colt named after snakes, the rarest is the Colt Boa. Only a single production run of these were made totaling just 1,200 guns. They were made in 1985 as a custom <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/colt-boa-rarest-of-the-snake-revolvers/" title="Colt Boa: Rarest of the Snake Revolvers">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32627 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bolt-action category-video tag-france tag-germany"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/spoils-of-war-french-occupation-production-mauser-k98k-svwmb/" title="Spoils of War: French Occupation-Production Mauser K98k svwMB"><img width="574" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/svwmb-574x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32623" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/svwmb/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/svwmb.png" data-orig-size="574,556" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="svwmb" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/svwmb-450x436.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/svwmb.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Bolt Action Rifles </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/spoils-of-war-french-occupation-production-mauser-k98k-svwmb/" title="Spoils of War: French Occupation-Production Mauser K98k svwMB" rel="bookmark"> Spoils of War: French Occupation-Production Mauser K98k svwMB </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/11/">November 11, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/spoils-of-war-french-occupation-production-mauser-k98k-svwmb/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >9</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Allied troops occupied the Mauser factory complex in Oberndorf in April of 1945, right at the end of the war. 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