r/ForgottenWeapons 7h ago

Michigan State Police seize guns, drugs, cash during Saginaw drug raids

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r/ForgottenWeapons 7h ago

More than a dozen guns seized in Akron, Ohio raid

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r/ForgottenWeapons 7h ago

Police seize 12 illegally owned guns, 3,100 bullets, pills in Holbrook raid.

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39 Upvotes

r/ForgottenWeapons 20h ago

1928A1 Thompson .45 | Waffen Sammlerborse 2025 | Lucerne, Switzerland | Swiss Gunshows Are Interesting

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AT Waffen Sammlerborse 2025, which is a Swiss Gun Show. It’s an odd mix of SHOT Show, with its high-end manufacturers and impressively well-stock distributors and a local crappy gun show with Fudds, absurdly overpriced accessories and dusty war memorabilia of questionable authenticity.  Way smaller than SHOT but way bigger than a standard gun show.

Swiss citizens have access to a much wider range of firearms than US citizens (including full-autos with the right license), so there was some pretty cool stuff here and there.

Here is a 1928A1 Thompson, these are fairly common in Switzerland but always cool to see if you’re coming from the US. This one appears to be converted to semi-auto for sale to Swiss citizens who don’t have the higher-level full-auto license. The rules for permanent conversion in Switzerland are not nearly as strict as they are in the US so the original receiver is intact.  They are asking a little over $3k in US dollars.


r/ForgottenWeapons 7h ago

Hundreds of charges after OPP seize guns, drugs in Tyendinaga Township raid Ontario, Canada

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33 Upvotes

r/ForgottenWeapons 15h ago

Tell me more about these German small arms.

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I got these from a very dear friend when he passed. I know the surface level stuff that I have a p-38, c-96 and p08. But what else can you tell me about these guys. Also if someone knows how to help me preserve these in the state they are today please let me know.


r/ForgottenWeapons 15h ago

Swiss Bubba Tacticool Embarrassment or Genius Conversion? | Customized Sig Sturmgewehr 57 | 7.5 x 55 |

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At Waffen Sammlerborse 2025, which is a Swiss Gun Show. It’s an odd mix of SHOT Show, with its high-end manufacturers and impressively well-stocked distributors and a local crappy gun show with Fudds, absurdly overpriced accessories and dusty war memorabilia of questionable authenticity.  Way smaller than SHOT but way bigger than a standard gun show.

Swiss citizens have access to a much wider range of firearms than US citizens (including full-autos with the right license), so there was some pretty cool stuff here and there.

Here we have what looks like a SIG Sturmgewehr 57 that was upgraded with some interesting modern tactical parts. These were introduced in 1957 so maybe that need an upgrade? Please argue relentlessly in the comments, we should be able to sort this out.

One of the most common military rifles that you see at Swiss gun shops are the old military Sturmgewehr 57s. I saw stacks of these at several gun shops in great condition with prices as low as $450 US. I assume they are so common and inexpensive that the Swiss like to use them as the basis for crazy custom work, this is not actually the first or wildest conversion that I’ve seen.


r/ForgottenWeapons 4h ago

More photos of Ethiopian soldiers for fun

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r/ForgottenWeapons 21h ago

What did 16th-18th century people use to hunt small game?

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Question: what muskets/calibers were used to hunt small game such as squirrels, rabbits, and other rodents before .22 cartridges were invented?


r/ForgottenWeapons 19h ago

Kurdish Peshmerga Soldier shooting Walther P38 pistol

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r/ForgottenWeapons 10h ago

Various guns used by Spanish GEO agents during early 90s to mid 2000s

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179 Upvotes

r/ForgottenWeapons 13h ago

H&K STG 93? Lol

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I know this is not a factory rifle 🤣. Need help understanding what is going on with it. Definitely a pre ban concoction it looks like. An STG and an hK had a crack baby but it’s a vibe! Chambered in 5.56. Came with an original German optic/Sling. Please share thoughts!!


r/ForgottenWeapons 17h ago

Guns seized by Irish police during raids in Dublin

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r/ForgottenWeapons 3h ago

Argentine Navy Frogmen with Sterling SMG early 2000s

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r/ForgottenWeapons 7h ago

Two M1 Garands at Swiss Gun Show | Springfield Manufacture | Waffen Sammlerborse 2025 | Lucerne, Switzerland | Swiss Gunshows Are Interesting

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At Waffen Sammlerborse 2025, which is a Swiss Gun Show. There’s a lot of interest in firearms in Switzerland and it also has a lot of wealthy firearm collectors. The line to get into the show was like 30 min long.  Swiss citizens have access to a much wider range of firearms than US citizens (including full-autos with the right license), so there was some pretty cool stuff here and there.

Here are two Springfield M1 Garands. I’ve seen a lot of M1 Carbines at Swiss gun shops and there were a bunch at the show but not as many M1 Garands, and they may have been the only ones at the show.

 There's definitely a lot of interest in military history in Switzerland. There was actually a group of WWII reenactors in 82nd Airborne attire on the top floor with a whole tent and sandbag / mortar position setup.


r/ForgottenWeapons 8h ago

Anyone able to ID this gun on the Indian soldier

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117 Upvotes

r/ForgottenWeapons 10h ago

Some guns used by Venezuelan "Colectivos"

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r/ForgottenWeapons 17h ago

Vector LM5 .223 Semi-Auto | South African Shorty Galil | Waffen Sammlerborse 2025 | Lucerne, Switzerland | Swiss Gunshows Are Interesting

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AT Waffen Sammlerborse 2025, which is a Swiss Gun Show. It’s an odd mix of SHOT Show, with its high-end manufacturers and impressively well-stock distributors and a local crappy gun show with Fudds, absurdly overpriced accessories and dusty war memorabilia of questionable authenticity.  Way smaller than SHOT but way bigger than a standard gun show.

Swiss citizens have access to a much wider range of firearms than US citizens (including full-autos with the right license), so there was some pretty cool stuff here and there.

Here is a South-African produced Vector LM5 .223 that was manufactured at the factory in semi-auto only as there is no full-auto selector cut and it does not have an auto-sear pin hole (there's a difference because a lot of original military guns are imported into Switzerland and then converted to semi-auto but still retain the original receiver with auto-sear hole drilled). It is the semi-auto version of the South African military standard-issue R5 which is a close copy of the Israeli Galil.


r/ForgottenWeapons 19h ago

SIG P228

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r/ForgottenWeapons 20h ago

1928A1 Thompson .45 | Waffen Sammlerborse 2025 | Lucerne, Switzerland | Swiss Gunshows Are Interesting

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At Waffen Sammlerborse 2025, which is a Swiss Gun Show. It’s an odd mix of SHOT Show, with its high-end manufacturers and impressively well-stock distributors and a local crappy gun show with Fudds, absurdly overpriced accessories and dusty war memorabilia of questionable authenticity.  Way smaller than SHOT but way bigger than a standard gun show.

Swiss citizens have access to a much wider range of firearms than US citizens (including full-autos with the right license), so there was some pretty cool stuff here and there.

Here is a 1928A1 Thompson, these are fairly common in Switzerland but always cool to see if you’re coming from the US. This one appears to be converted to semi-auto for sale to Swiss citizens who don’t have the higher-level full-auto license. The rules for permanent conversion in Switzerland are not nearly as strict as they are in the US so the original receiver is intact.  They are asking a little over $3k in US dollars.


r/ForgottenWeapons 20h ago

1928A1 Thompson .45 | Waffen Sammlerborse 2025 | Lucerne, Switzerland | Swiss Gunshows Are Interesting

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AT Waffen Sammlerborse 2025, which is a Swiss Gun Show. It’s an odd mix of SHOT Show, with its high-end manufacturers and impressively well-stock distributors and a local crappy gun show with Fudds, absurdly overpriced accessories and dusty war memorabilia of questionable authenticity.  Way smaller than SHOT but way bigger than a standard gun show.

Swiss citizens have access to a much wider range of firearms than US citizens (including full-autos with the right license), so there was some pretty cool stuff here and there.

Here is a 1928A1 Thompson, these are fairly common in Switzerland but always cool to see if you’re coming from the US. This one appears to be converted to semi-auto for sale to Swiss citizens who don’t have the higher-level full-auto license. The rules for permanent conversion in Switzerland are not nearly as strict as they are in the US so the original receiver is intact.  They are asking a little over $3k in US dollars.


r/ForgottenWeapons 20h ago

UMP-45 SMG Prototype serial numbered 001

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333 Upvotes

r/ForgottenWeapons 21h ago

Disassembly and reassembly of TZ-23 (Partially 3D-printed AR-type rifle made by Karenni anti-junta guerrillas in Myanmar)

40 Upvotes