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data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/original-volcanic-rocket-ball-cartridges/screen-shot-2020-07-29-at-7-14-10-am/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-7.14.10-AM.png" data-orig-size="1085,691" 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="Screen Shot 2020-07-29 at 7.14.10 AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-7.14.10-AM-450x287.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-7.14.10-AM-1024x652.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Antiques </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/peabody-sidehammer-the-best-martini-action-youve-never-heard-of/" title="Peabody Sidehammer: The Best Martini Action You’ve Never Heard Of" rel="bookmark"> Peabody Sidehammer: The Best Martini Action You’ve Never Heard Of </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/2020/08/">August 31, 2020</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/peabody-sidehammer-the-best-martini-action-youve-never-heard-of/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >23</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Lot 152 (long rifle) and lot 1164 (carbine) in the RIA September 2020 Premier auction. Henry Peabody was one of the less-recognized American firearms designers. A machinist from the age of 17, he worked at <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/peabody-sidehammer-the-best-martini-action-youve-never-heard-of/" title="Peabody Sidehammer: The Best Martini Action You’ve Never Heard Of">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-27113 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-prototype category-revolver category-video tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/toolroom-prototype-smith-wesson-no-3-revolver/" title="Toolroom Prototype Smith & Wesson No.3 Revolver"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.30.27-AM-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="27082" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/bowie-knife-bayonet-and-bolo-bayonet-for-the-us-krag/screen-shot-2020-08-01-at-11-30-27-am/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.30.27-AM.png" data-orig-size="965,710" 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="Screen Shot 2020-08-01 at 11.30.27 AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.30.27-AM-450x331.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.30.27-AM.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Prototype </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/toolroom-prototype-smith-wesson-no-3-revolver/" title="Toolroom Prototype Smith & Wesson No.3 Revolver" rel="bookmark"> Toolroom Prototype Smith & Wesson No.3 Revolver </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/2020/08/">August 29, 2020</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/toolroom-prototype-smith-wesson-no-3-revolver/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >7</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Lot 3197 in the September 2020 RIA Premier auction. Good inventors are always trying out new solutions to problems. Those solutions may or may not work (hence Thomas Edison’s 10,000 ways not to make a <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/toolroom-prototype-smith-wesson-no-3-revolver/" title="Toolroom Prototype Smith & Wesson No.3 Revolver">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-27073 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-manual-repeater category-video tag-italy"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tribuzio-ring-trigger-squeeze-pistol/" title="Tribuzio Ring-Trigger Squeeze Pistol"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.09.38-AM-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="27075" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tribuzio-ring-trigger-squeeze-pistol/screen-shot-2020-08-01-at-11-09-38-am/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.09.38-AM.png" data-orig-size="1306,956" 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="Screen Shot 2020-08-01 at 11.09.38 AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.09.38-AM-450x329.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.09.38-AM-1024x750.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Manual Repeater </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/tribuzio-ring-trigger-squeeze-pistol/" title="Tribuzio Ring-Trigger Squeeze Pistol" rel="bookmark"> Tribuzio Ring-Trigger Squeeze 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/2020/08/">August 28, 2020</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/tribuzio-ring-trigger-squeeze-pistol/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >20</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Lot 1235 in the September 2020 RIA Premier auction. This palm-squeezer type pistol was designed by Catello Tribuzio (sometimes spelled Trabuzio) of Turin around 1890. It is a very simple design, including a clever dual <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tribuzio-ring-trigger-squeeze-pistol/" title="Tribuzio Ring-Trigger Squeeze Pistol">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-27101 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-antiques category-revolver category-video tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-first-sw-38-the-baby-russian/" title="The First S&W .38: The “Baby Russian”"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.24.02-AM-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/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.24.02-AM-678x381.png 678w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.24.02-AM-150x84.png 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" data-attachment-id="27080" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/bowie-knife-bayonet-and-bolo-bayonet-for-the-us-krag/screen-shot-2020-08-01-at-11-24-02-am/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.24.02-AM.png" data-orig-size="1508,840" 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="Screen Shot 2020-08-01 at 11.24.02 AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.24.02-AM-450x251.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.24.02-AM-1024x570.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Antiques </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-sw-38-the-baby-russian/" title="The First S&W .38: The “Baby Russian”" rel="bookmark"> The First S&W .38: The “Baby Russian” </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/2020/08/">August 27, 2020</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-sw-38-the-baby-russian/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >19</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Lot 1249 in the September 2020 RIA Premier auction. Taking what they had learned in developing their series of large-frame .44 caliber revolvers, Smith & Wesson introduced the “Baby Russian” in 1876 as their first <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-first-sw-38-the-baby-russian/" title="The First S&W .38: The “Baby Russian”">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-27103 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bolt-action category-video tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/not-always-bubba-a-factory-sporter-winchester-lee-navy-rifle/" title="Not Always Bubba: A Factory Sporter Winchester-Lee Navy Rifle"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.31.48-AM-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="27084" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/bowie-knife-bayonet-and-bolo-bayonet-for-the-us-krag/screen-shot-2020-08-01-at-11-31-48-am/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.31.48-AM.png" data-orig-size="1286,812" 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="Screen Shot 2020-08-01 at 11.31.48 AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.31.48-AM-450x284.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.31.48-AM-1024x647.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/not-always-bubba-a-factory-sporter-winchester-lee-navy-rifle/" title="Not Always Bubba: A Factory Sporter Winchester-Lee Navy Rifle" rel="bookmark"> Not Always Bubba: A Factory Sporter Winchester-Lee Navy Rifle </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/2020/08/">August 26, 2020</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/not-always-bubba-a-factory-sporter-winchester-lee-navy-rifle/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >12</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Lot 3106 in the September 2020 RIA Premier auction. I am happy that the practice of sporterizing military rifles has fallen out of favor, but sometimes one can throw the baby out with the bathwater. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/not-always-bubba-a-factory-sporter-winchester-lee-navy-rifle/" title="Not Always Bubba: A Factory Sporter Winchester-Lee Navy Rifle">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-27063 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-antiques category-caseless-2 category-manual-repeater category-stocked-pistol category-video tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-coolest-volcanic-ever-a-vintage-scoped-pistol-carbine/" title="The Coolest Volcanic Ever: A Vintage Scoped Pistol-Carbine"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-28-at-8.03.05-PM-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="27054" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/original-volcanic-rocket-ball-cartridges/screen-shot-2020-07-28-at-8-03-05-pm/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-28-at-8.03.05-PM.png" data-orig-size="2434,682" 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="Screen Shot 2020-07-28 at 8.03.05 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-28-at-8.03.05-PM-450x126.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-28-at-8.03.05-PM-1024x287.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Antiques </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-coolest-volcanic-ever-a-vintage-scoped-pistol-carbine/" title="The Coolest Volcanic Ever: A Vintage Scoped Pistol-Carbine" rel="bookmark"> The Coolest Volcanic Ever: A Vintage Scoped Pistol-Carbine </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/2020/08/">August 25, 2020</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-coolest-volcanic-ever-a-vintage-scoped-pistol-carbine/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >13</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Lot 1011 in the RIA September 2020 Premier auction. The “Pistol-Carbine” was a pattern offered by the Volcanic Arms Company combining a 16 inch rifle-length barrel with a pistol grip and detachable shoulder stock (it <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-coolest-volcanic-ever-a-vintage-scoped-pistol-carbine/" title="The Coolest Volcanic Ever: A Vintage Scoped Pistol-Carbine">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-27052 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ammunition tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/original-volcanic-rocket-ball-cartridges/" title="Original Volcanic “Rocket Ball” Cartridges"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-28-at-7.58.43-PM-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="27059" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/original-volcanic-rocket-ball-cartridges/screen-shot-2020-07-28-at-7-58-43-pm/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-28-at-7.58.43-PM.png" data-orig-size="1294,703" 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="Screen Shot 2020-07-28 at 7.58.43 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-28-at-7.58.43-PM-450x244.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-28-at-7.58.43-PM-1024x556.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Ammunition </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/original-volcanic-rocket-ball-cartridges/" title="Original Volcanic “Rocket Ball” Cartridges" rel="bookmark"> Original Volcanic “Rocket Ball” Cartridges </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/2020/08/">August 24, 2020</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/original-volcanic-rocket-ball-cartridges/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >40</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Lot 11 in the September 2020 RIA Premier auction. Ammunition for the Volcanic Repeaters is extremely rare today, and this opportunity to take a look at a complete original box of it was something I <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/original-volcanic-rocket-ball-cartridges/" title="Original Volcanic “Rocket Ball” Cartridges">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-27069 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-antiques category-flintlock category-grenade-launcher"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/flintlock-hand-mortar/" title="Flintlock Hand Mortar"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-7.13.14-AM-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/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-7.13.14-AM-678x381.png 678w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-7.13.14-AM-450x252.png 450w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-7.13.14-AM-1024x574.png 1024w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-7.13.14-AM-150x84.png 150w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-7.13.14-AM-768x431.png 768w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-7.13.14-AM.png 1159w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" data-attachment-id="27058" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/original-volcanic-rocket-ball-cartridges/screen-shot-2020-07-29-at-7-13-14-am/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-7.13.14-AM.png" data-orig-size="1159,650" 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="Screen Shot 2020-07-29 at 7.13.14 AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-7.13.14-AM-450x252.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-7.13.14-AM-1024x574.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Antiques </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/flintlock-hand-mortar/" title="Flintlock Hand Mortar" rel="bookmark"> Flintlock Hand Mortar </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/2020/08/">August 22, 2020</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/flintlock-hand-mortar/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >22</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Lot 1173 in the RIA September 2020 Premier auction. During the 1600s and 1700s, flintlock and wheel lock systems were used to make “hand mortars”; firearm-like apparatuses to throw objects. Some of these were military <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/flintlock-hand-mortar/" title="Flintlock Hand Mortar">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-27046 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lmg category-video tag-belgium tag-luxembourg"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/fn-model-d-the-last-and-best-bar/" title="FN Model D: The Last and Best BAR"><img width="479" height="267" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-27-at-8.02.49-PM.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/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-27-at-8.02.49-PM.png 479w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-27-at-8.02.49-PM-450x251.png 450w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-27-at-8.02.49-PM-150x84.png 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px" data-attachment-id="27036" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/merrill-breechloading-conversion-of-the-1841-mississippi-rifle/screen-shot-2020-07-27-at-8-02-49-pm/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-27-at-8.02.49-PM.png" data-orig-size="479,267" 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="Screen Shot 2020-07-27 at 8.02.49 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-27-at-8.02.49-PM-450x251.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-27-at-8.02.49-PM.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Light MGs </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/fn-model-d-the-last-and-best-bar/" title="FN Model D: The Last and Best BAR" rel="bookmark"> FN Model D: The Last and Best BAR </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/2020/08/">August 21, 2020</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/fn-model-d-the-last-and-best-bar/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >18</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Lot 1485 in the September 2020 RIA Premier auction. The FN Model D (“demontage”, or detachable) was the last and best evolution of the Browning Automatic Rifle. FN acquired a license to make the BAR <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/fn-model-d-the-last-and-best-bar/" title="FN Model D: The Last and Best BAR">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-27099 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-revolving-rifle category-shotgun-2 category-video tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/chichester-pocket-shotgun-revolver/" title="Chichester “Pocket Shotgun” Revolver"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.21.20-AM-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="27088" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/bowie-knife-bayonet-and-bolo-bayonet-for-the-us-krag/screen-shot-2020-08-01-at-11-21-20-am/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.21.20-AM.png" data-orig-size="1160,789" 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="Screen Shot 2020-08-01 at 11.21.20 AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.21.20-AM-450x306.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-01-at-11.21.20-AM-1024x696.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Revolving 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/chichester-pocket-shotgun-revolver/" title="Chichester “Pocket Shotgun” Revolver" rel="bookmark"> Chichester “Pocket Shotgun” Revolver </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/2020/08/">August 20, 2020</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/chichester-pocket-shotgun-revolver/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >16</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Lot 1059 in the September 2020 RIA Premier auction. 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