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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" fetchpriority="high" 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-32325 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-antiques category-single-shot-rifle category-video tag-romania"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/romanian-model-1879-martini-henry-rifles-carbines/" title="Romanian Model 1879 Martini-Henry Rifles & Carbines"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/romanian-martinis-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="32315" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/romanian-martinis/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/romanian-martinis.png" data-orig-size="746,620" 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="romanian martinis" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/romanian-martinis-450x374.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/romanian-martinis.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/romanian-model-1879-martini-henry-rifles-carbines/" title="Romanian Model 1879 Martini-Henry Rifles & Carbines" rel="bookmark"> Romanian Model 1879 Martini-Henry Rifles & Carbines </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/2024/07/">July 5, 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/romanian-model-1879-martini-henry-rifles-carbines/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >3</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Following its experience in the Russo-Turkish War, the Romanian Army was quite impressed by the Martini-Henry rifle in Turkish service. Unlike so many Western observers who were taken by the Winchester repeating rifles that actually <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/romanian-model-1879-martini-henry-rifles-carbines/" title="Romanian Model 1879 Martini-Henry Rifles & Carbines">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32350 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-single-shot-rifle category-video tag-france"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/enjoying-black-powder-episode-2-the-modele-1874-gras/" title="Enjoying Black Powder Episode 2: The Modele 1874 Gras"><img width="604" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gras-604x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="32351" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/enjoying-black-powder-episode-2-the-modele-1874-gras/gras/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gras.png" data-orig-size="604,570" 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="gras" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gras-450x425.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gras.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Single Shot 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/enjoying-black-powder-episode-2-the-modele-1874-gras/" title="Enjoying Black Powder Episode 2: The Modele 1874 Gras" rel="bookmark"> Enjoying Black Powder Episode 2: The Modele 1874 Gras </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/2024/06/">June 29, 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-2-the-modele-1874-gras/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >3</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>For the full episode with the hand loading instructional section, click here: https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/black-powder-episode-2-gras-app-cut Black powder military rifles of the 1860s-1880s are a really enjoyable group of guns. A lot of them are relatively reasonably priced, <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/enjoying-black-powder-episode-2-the-modele-1874-gras/" title="Enjoying Black Powder Episode 2: The Modele 1874 Gras">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32259 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-antiques category-single-shot-rifle category-video tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/enjoying-black-powder-episode-1-the-trapdoor-springfield/" title="Enjoying Black Powder Episode 1: The Trapdoor Springfield"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/trapdoor-bp-ep1-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32260" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/enjoying-black-powder-episode-1-the-trapdoor-springfield/trapdoor-bp-ep1/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/trapdoor-bp-ep1.png" data-orig-size="788,722" 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="trapdoor bp ep1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/trapdoor-bp-ep1-450x412.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/trapdoor-bp-ep1.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-1-the-trapdoor-springfield/" title="Enjoying Black Powder Episode 1: The Trapdoor Springfield" rel="bookmark"> Enjoying Black Powder Episode 1: The Trapdoor Springfield </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/2024/05/">May 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/enjoying-black-powder-episode-1-the-trapdoor-springfield/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >18</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>For the full episode with the hand loading instructional section, click here: https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/trapdoor-app-cut Black powder military rifles of the 1860s-1880s are a really enjoyable group of guns. A lot of them are relatively reasonably priced, <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/enjoying-black-powder-episode-1-the-trapdoor-springfield/" title="Enjoying Black Powder Episode 1: The Trapdoor Springfield">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32108 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-antiques category-matchlock category-single-shot-rifle category-video tag-japan"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tanegashima-guns-of-the-samurai/" title="Tanegashima: Guns of the Samurai"><img width="522" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tanegashima-522x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32109" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tanegashima-guns-of-the-samurai/tanegashima/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tanegashima.png" data-orig-size="522,532" 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="tanegashima" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tanegashima-442x450.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tanegashima.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/tanegashima-guns-of-the-samurai/" title="Tanegashima: Guns of the Samurai" rel="bookmark"> Tanegashima: Guns of the Samurai </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/2024/05/">May 8, 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/tanegashima-guns-of-the-samurai/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >9</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The first Japanese exposure to firearms came from Portuguese traders in 1534, as the southern Japanese island of Tanegashima. They received a matchlock, and quickly recognized its utility and potential – within 10 years matchlocks <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tanegashima-guns-of-the-samurai/" title="Tanegashima: Guns of the Samurai">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31815 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-anti-tank-rifle category-single-shot-rifle category-video tag-croatia"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-manda-croatias-minimalist-50-bmg/" title="The Manda: Croatia’s Minimalist .50 BMG"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/manda-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="31816" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-manda-croatias-minimalist-50-bmg/manda/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/manda.png" data-orig-size="698,680" 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="manda" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/manda-450x438.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/manda.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Anti-Tank 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-manda-croatias-minimalist-50-bmg/" title="The Manda: Croatia’s Minimalist .50 BMG" rel="bookmark"> The Manda: Croatia’s Minimalist .50 BMG </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/2024/02/">February 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/the-manda-croatias-minimalist-50-bmg/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >6</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The Manda is a rifle that was designed for the Croatian Special Police at the beginning of the Homeland War in 1991. At that point, the Special Police (basically the SWAT teams) were basically the <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-manda-croatias-minimalist-50-bmg/" title="The Manda: Croatia’s Minimalist .50 BMG">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31764 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-single-shot-rifle category-video tag-canada"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/whitneyville-rolling-block-for-the-montreal-riot-squad/" title="Whitneyville Rolling Block for the Montreal Riot Squad"><img width="624" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/montreal-rb-624x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="31752" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/montreal-rb/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/montreal-rb.png" data-orig-size="624,602" 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="montreal rb" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/montreal-rb-450x434.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/montreal-rb.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Single Shot 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/whitneyville-rolling-block-for-the-montreal-riot-squad/" title="Whitneyville Rolling Block for the Montreal Riot Squad" rel="bookmark"> Whitneyville Rolling Block for the Montreal Riot Squad </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/2024/02/">February 2, 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/whitneyville-rolling-block-for-the-montreal-riot-squad/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >1</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>In 1875 the Montreal City Police decided that they wanted to equip a riot squad in case of public disturbance. They initially requested funds for 50 revolvers, but this changed to 60 carbines instead, and <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/whitneyville-rolling-block-for-the-montreal-riot-squad/" title="Whitneyville Rolling Block for the Montreal Riot Squad">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31784 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-single-shot-rifle category-video tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/beechers-bible-a-sharps-1853-from-john-browns-raid-on-harpers-ferry/" title="Beecher’s Bible: A Sharps 1853 from John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry"><img fetchpriority="high" width="542" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/john-brown-sharps-542x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="31785" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/beechers-bible-a-sharps-1853-from-john-browns-raid-on-harpers-ferry/john-brown-sharps/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/john-brown-sharps.png" data-orig-size="542,580" 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="john brown sharps" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/john-brown-sharps-421x450.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/john-brown-sharps.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Single Shot 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/beechers-bible-a-sharps-1853-from-john-browns-raid-on-harpers-ferry/" title="Beecher’s Bible: A Sharps 1853 from John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry" rel="bookmark"> Beecher’s Bible: A Sharps 1853 from John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry </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/2024/01/">January 8, 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/beechers-bible-a-sharps-1853-from-john-browns-raid-on-harpers-ferry/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >61</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>On October 16, 1859 John Brown and 19 men left the Kennedy farmhouse and made their way a few miles south to the Harpers Ferry Arsenal. They planned to seize the Arsenal and use its <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/beechers-bible-a-sharps-1853-from-john-browns-raid-on-harpers-ferry/" title="Beecher’s Bible: A Sharps 1853 from John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31643 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conversion-2 category-single-shot-rifle category-video tag-ethiopia tag-france"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/variations-on-gras-cavalry-carbines-conversions-from-ethiopia/" title="Variations on Gras Cavalry Carbines & Conversions from Ethiopia"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gras-carbines-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="31644" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/variations-on-gras-cavalry-carbines-conversions-from-ethiopia/gras-carbines/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gras-carbines.png" data-orig-size="706,618" 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="gras carbines" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gras-carbines-450x394.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gras-carbines.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/variations-on-gras-cavalry-carbines-conversions-from-ethiopia/" title="Variations on Gras Cavalry Carbines & Conversions from Ethiopia" rel="bookmark"> Variations on Gras Cavalry Carbines & Conversions from Ethiopia </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/2024/01/">January 7, 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/variations-on-gras-cavalry-carbines-conversions-from-ethiopia/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >2</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>While I was at InterOrdnance unpacking French rifles, I took the opportunity to pull out a couple different examples of Gras Cavalry Carbines to show the differences between original French production examples and Belgian commercial <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/variations-on-gras-cavalry-carbines-conversions-from-ethiopia/" title="Variations on Gras Cavalry Carbines & Conversions from Ethiopia">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31482 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crude-copies category-shotgun-2 category-single-shot-rifle category-video tag-croatia"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/croatian-improvised-weapons-from-obrez-to-single-shot-yugo-m70-hybrid/" title="Croatian Improvised Weapons: From Obrez to Single-Shot Yugo M70 Hybrid"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/croatian-improvised-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="31483" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/croatian-improvised-weapons-from-obrez-to-single-shot-yugo-m70-hybrid/croatian-improvised/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/croatian-improvised.png" data-orig-size="712,696" 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="croatian improvised" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/croatian-improvised-450x440.png" 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descriptions of all the past Julia auction lots – tons of very rare guns here" target="_blank">James Julia auction archive</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.hungariae.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Manowar's Hungarian Weapons & History</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.milsurps.com/content.php" rel="noopener" title="The Milsurp Knowledge Library" target="_blank">Milsurps.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://world.guns.ru/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Modern Firearms</a></li> <li><a href="https://municion.org/" rel="noopener" title="Excellent cartridge reference (in Spanish)" target="_blank">Municion.org</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.oldcolt.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Old Colts</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.tague.at/pistolen/en_index.htm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pistols of the German Wehrmacht</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.paul-mauser-archive.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Paul Mauser Archive</a></li> <li><a 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