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data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/new-imports-french-mas-49-56-and-mas-36-51-rifles/ows-imports/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ows-imports.png" data-orig-size="764,712" 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="ows imports" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ows-imports-450x419.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ows-imports.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/new-imports-french-mas-49-56-and-mas-36-51-rifles/" title="New Imports: French MAS 49/56 and MAS 36/51 Rifles" rel="bookmark"> New Imports: French MAS 49/56 and MAS 36/51 Rifles </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/2024/10/">October 30, 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/new-imports-french-mas-49-56-and-mas-36-51-rifles/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >31</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Yeah, I’m a sucker for nice French rifles. So when Old Western Scrounger brought in another batch of them, I offered to do a video. These are rifles taken out of French long-term storage, having <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/new-imports-french-mas-49-56-and-mas-36-51-rifles/" title="New Imports: French MAS 49/56 and MAS 36/51 Rifles">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32583 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-smg category-video tag-switzerland"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/bt-apc-9-the-swiss-answer-to-the-mp5/" title="B&T APC-9: The Swiss Answer to the MP5"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/apc9-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="32572" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/apc9/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/apc9.png" data-orig-size="860,834" 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="apc9" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/apc9-450x436.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/apc9.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Submachine Guns </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/bt-apc-9-the-swiss-answer-to-the-mp5/" title="B&T APC-9: The Swiss Answer to the MP5" rel="bookmark"> B&T APC-9: The Swiss Answer to the MP5 </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/2024/10/">October 28, 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/bt-apc-9-the-swiss-answer-to-the-mp5/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >1</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>B&T owner Karl Br眉gger is a big fan of 9mm PCCs and SMGs, and decided that his company ought to offer an alternative to the MP5 and this was the Advanced Police Carbine (APC). In <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/bt-apc-9-the-swiss-answer-to-the-mp5/" title="B&T APC-9: The Swiss Answer to the MP5">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32707 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-antiques category-bolt-action category-single-shot-rifle category-video tag-germany"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/enjoying-black-powder-episode-4-the-mauser-gewehr-1871/" title="Enjoying Black Powder Episode 4: The Mauser Gewehr 1871"><img width="660" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ebp-mauser-71-660x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="32708" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/enjoying-black-powder-episode-4-the-mauser-gewehr-1871/ebp-mauser-71/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ebp-mauser-71.png" data-orig-size="660,530" 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="ebp mauser 71" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ebp-mauser-71-450x361.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ebp-mauser-71.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/enjoying-black-powder-episode-4-the-mauser-gewehr-1871/" title="Enjoying Black Powder Episode 4: The Mauser Gewehr 1871" rel="bookmark"> Enjoying Black Powder Episode 4: The Mauser Gewehr 1871 </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/2024/10/">October 26, 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/enjoying-black-powder-episode-4-the-mauser-gewehr-1871/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >11</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The full version with hand loading information (not permitted on YouTube) is available here: https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/black-powder-ep-4-app Black powder military rifles of the 1860s-1880s are a really enjoyable group of guns. A lot of them are relatively <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/enjoying-black-powder-episode-4-the-mauser-gewehr-1871/" title="Enjoying Black Powder Episode 4: The Mauser Gewehr 1871">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32713 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conversion-2 category-gunsmithing category-video"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/semiauto-mgs-how-are-they-made/" title="Semiauto MGs: How Are They Made?"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/semi-mg-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/semi-mg-thumb-678x381.png 678w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/semi-mg-thumb-450x254.png 450w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/semi-mg-thumb-150x85.png 150w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/semi-mg-thumb-768x433.png 768w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/semi-mg-thumb.png 962w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" data-attachment-id="32714" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/semiauto-mgs-how-are-they-made/semi-mg-thumb/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/semi-mg-thumb.png" data-orig-size="962,542" 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="semi mg thumb" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/semi-mg-thumb-450x254.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/semi-mg-thumb.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Conversion </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/semiauto-mgs-how-are-they-made/" title="Semiauto MGs: How Are They Made?" rel="bookmark"> Semiauto MGs: How Are They Made? </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/2024/10/">October 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/semiauto-mgs-how-are-they-made/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >3</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>This is your last chance to win this awesome Semiauto DPM! https://www.fanathem.com/forgottenweapons DEADLINE to ENTER is TONIGHT 10/25/2024 at 11:59 PM PST Semiauto versions of machine guns are a way to have examples of historically <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/semiauto-mgs-how-are-they-made/" title="Semiauto MGs: How Are They Made?">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32717 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-semiauto-pistol category-video tag-south-korea tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/legacy-of-the-k5-daewoo-dp51-through-lionheart-vulcan-9/" title="Legacy of the K5: Daewoo DP51 Through Lionheart Vulcan-9"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/k5-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32725" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/new-imports-french-mas-49-56-and-mas-36-51-rifles/k5/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/k5.png" data-orig-size="774,754" 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="k5" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/k5-450x438.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/k5.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/legacy-of-the-k5-daewoo-dp51-through-lionheart-vulcan-9/" title="Legacy of the K5: Daewoo DP51 Through Lionheart Vulcan-9" rel="bookmark"> Legacy of the K5: Daewoo DP51 Through Lionheart Vulcan-9 </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/2024/10/">October 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/legacy-of-the-k5-daewoo-dp51-through-lionheart-vulcan-9/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >19</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The South Korean military was using old Colt M1911A1 pistols in the 1980s, and as they became worn out a new pistol was needed. This would be something designed and built domestically, and chambered for <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/legacy-of-the-k5-daewoo-dp51-through-lionheart-vulcan-9/" title="Legacy of the K5: Daewoo DP51 Through Lionheart Vulcan-9">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32577 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-machine-pistol-2 category-smg category-video tag-austria tag-switzerland"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/mp9-and-tp9-a-complete-history-from-steyr-to-bt/" title="MP9 and TP9: A Complete History From Steyr to B&T"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp9-tp9-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32574" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/mp9-tp9/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp9-tp9.png" data-orig-size="986,910" 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="mp9 tp9" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp9-tp9-450x415.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp9-tp9.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Machine 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/mp9-and-tp9-a-complete-history-from-steyr-to-bt/" title="MP9 and TP9: A Complete History From Steyr to B&T" rel="bookmark"> MP9 and TP9: A Complete History From Steyr to B&T </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/2024/10/">October 21, 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/mp9-and-tp9-a-complete-history-from-steyr-to-bt/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >9</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Steyr introduced their TMP (Tactical Machine Pistol) and its semiauto SPP counterpart in 1989, but it was never a very popular item. After the company was purchased, the new ownership decided to scrap the TMP <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/mp9-and-tp9-a-complete-history-from-steyr-to-bt/" title="MP9 and TP9: A Complete History From Steyr to B&T">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32615 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competition-2 category-video tag-czech-republic"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tunnels-and-door-breaching-czech-combat-2024-day-2/" title="Tunnels and Door Breaching: Czech Combat 2024 Day 2"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/czech-combat-day-2-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32608" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/shooting-a-wwii-german-50mm-light-mortar-l-gr-w-36/czech-combat-day-2/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/czech-combat-day-2.png" data-orig-size="920,764" 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="czech combat day 2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/czech-combat-day-2-450x374.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/czech-combat-day-2.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Competition </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/tunnels-and-door-breaching-czech-combat-2024-day-2/" title="Tunnels and Door Breaching: Czech Combat 2024 Day 2" rel="bookmark"> Tunnels and Door Breaching: Czech Combat 2024 Day 2 </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/2024/10/">October 19, 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/tunnels-and-door-breaching-czech-combat-2024-day-2/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Czech Combat is a 2-day, 12-stage practical matching using rifle and pistol, sponsored by CZ and Sellier & Bellot. It is not a Brutality match, although it shares a lot of elements with Brutality. There <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tunnels-and-door-breaching-czech-combat-2024-day-2/" title="Tunnels and Door Breaching: Czech Combat 2024 Day 2">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32617 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competition-2 category-video tag-czech-republic"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/welcome-to-the-mystery-fun-van-czech-combat-2024-day-1/" title="Welcome to the Mystery Fun Van: Czech Combat 2024 Day 1"><img width="568" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/czech-combat-day-1-568x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32609" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/shooting-a-wwii-german-50mm-light-mortar-l-gr-w-36/czech-combat-day-1/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/czech-combat-day-1.png" data-orig-size="568,524" 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="czech combat day 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/czech-combat-day-1-450x415.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/czech-combat-day-1.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Competition </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/welcome-to-the-mystery-fun-van-czech-combat-2024-day-1/" title="Welcome to the Mystery Fun Van: Czech Combat 2024 Day 1" rel="bookmark"> Welcome to the Mystery Fun Van: Czech Combat 2024 Day 1 </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/2024/10/">October 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/welcome-to-the-mystery-fun-van-czech-combat-2024-day-1/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >3</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Czech Combat is a 2-day, 12-stage practical matching using rifle and pistol, sponsored by CZ and Sellier & Bellot. It is not a Brutality match, although it shares a lot of elements with Brutality. There <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/welcome-to-the-mystery-fun-van-czech-combat-2024-day-1/" title="Welcome to the Mystery Fun Van: Czech Combat 2024 Day 1">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32642 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conversion-2 category-gpmg category-video tag-russia"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/rp-46-the-rarely-seen-belt-fed-degtyarev/" title="RP-46: The Rarely Seen Belt-Fed Degtyarev"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/rp46-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32636" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/rp46-2/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/rp46.png" data-orig-size="876,768" 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="rp46" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/rp46-450x395.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/rp46.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Conversion </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/rp-46-the-rarely-seen-belt-fed-degtyarev/" title="RP-46: The Rarely Seen Belt-Fed Degtyarev" rel="bookmark"> RP-46: The Rarely Seen Belt-Fed Degtyarev </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/2024/10/">October 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/rp-46-the-rarely-seen-belt-fed-degtyarev/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >36</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Enter to win this awesome Semiauto DPM! https://www.fanathem.com/forgottenweapons DEADLINE to ENTER is 10/25/2024 at 11:59 PM PST After World War Two, the Red Army moved from a full power infantry rifle cartridge to an intermediate <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/rp-46-the-rarely-seen-belt-fed-degtyarev/" title="RP-46: The Rarely Seen Belt-Fed Degtyarev">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32575 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-prototype category-select-fire-rifles category-video tag-czechoslovakia"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/sa81-krasa-czechoslovakias-ultra-compact-lost-pdw/" title="sa81 KRASA: Czechoslovakia’s Ultra-Compact Lost PDW"><img width="584" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/krasa-584x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32474" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-new-cz-bren-3-what-did-they-change/krasa/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/krasa.png" data-orig-size="584,562" 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="krasa" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/krasa-450x433.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/krasa.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/sa81-krasa-czechoslovakias-ultra-compact-lost-pdw/" title="sa81 KRASA: Czechoslovakia’s Ultra-Compact Lost PDW" rel="bookmark"> sa81 KRASA: Czechoslovakia’s Ultra-Compact Lost PDW </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/2024/10/">October 14, 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/sa81-krasa-czechoslovakias-ultra-compact-lost-pdw/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >29</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The Kr谩sa project (which translates as “beauty”, but is also a shortening of “short assault rifle” – “KR脕tk媒 SAmopal”) is a fascinating piece of Czech small arms development. 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