Forgotten Weapons

Forgotten Weapons frequently features unusual,{{cite web |url=http://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2015/11/06/video-the-pistol-with-a-35-round-horseshoe-magazine/ |title=Video: The Pistol with a 35-Round Horseshoe Magazine |last=Xu |first=Daniel |date=November 6, 2015|work=OutdoorHub |access-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724152637/https://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2015/11/06/video-the-pistol-with-a-35-round-horseshoe-magazine/ |archive-date=July 24, 2021}} rare, odd, experimental,{{cite web |url=https://www.policeone.com/police-products/firearms/articles/8657971-Forgotten-weapons-Shooting-the-Early-Dutch-AR-10/ |title=Forgotten weapons: Shooting the Early Dutch AR-10 |date=July 13, 2015|work=Policeone.com |access-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725170900/https://www.police1.com/police-products/firearms/articles/forgotten-weapons-shooting-the-early-dutch-ar-10-PNXNup4h4YaP1HX6/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}} or one-off firearms, such as the paratroop versions of the Empire of Japan's Arisaka Type 99 rifle featuring a folding stock attached to a cabinet hinge.{{cite news |url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a18941/forgotten-weapons-japans-wwii-paratrooping-rifle/ |title=Forgotten Weapons: Japan's WWII Paratrooping Rifle Was Not the Best Idea |last=McCollum |first=Ian|work=Popular Mechanics |access-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521060242/http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a18941/forgotten-weapons-japans-wwii-paratrooping-rifle/ |archive-date=May 21, 2022}} McCollum covers the history of such firearms in detail, and often explains how important certain firearms were to the development of weapon technologies and the history of warfare.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/10/14/how-the-machine-gun-brought-modern-war-to-the-world/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016032343/http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/10/14/how-the-machine-gun-brought-modern-war-to-the-world/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |title=How this pre-World War One weapon changed the world |last=Gault |first=Matthew |date=October 15, 2015|work=Reuters |access-date=17 February 2016}} He also usually explains the functioning and parts of the gun by dissassembling it.

McCollum often borrows the firearms from auction houses, most commonly the Rock Island Auction{{cite news |last=Stakes |first=Justin |date=July 6, 2015 |title=Bids in Surprising Places |work=Ammoland Shooting Sports News |url=http://www.ammoland.com/2015/07/bids-in-surprising-places/#axzz40SSd9ntg |access-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001023727/https://www.ammoland.com/2015/07/bids-in-surprising-places/#axzz7gQgAW780 |archive-date=October 1, 2022}} and Morphy Auctions. He has also written books and articles for Popular Mechanics on the topic of firearms. He has also collaborated with other YouTubers and firearms experts such as C&Rsenal, Polenar Tactical and TFB TV.

McCollum avoids political topics in favor of exclusively covering technical topics and history. He has amassed over 2 million subscribers on YouTube.{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2020/03/10/how-videos-about-old-firearms-became-a-hit-youtube-channel/ |title=How Videos About Old Firearms Became A Hit YouTube Channel |last=Suciu |first=Peter|work=Forbes |access-date=26 December 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206050837/https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2020/03/10/how-videos-about-old-firearms-became-a-hit-youtube-channel/?sh=7bff384c7cf3 |archive-date=February 6, 2022}} Despite this, McCollum encountered some difficulties with YouTube deleting his videos,{{cite news |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/gun-vloggers-are-flipping-out-at-youtubes-crackdown-on-their-videos/ |title=Gun vloggers are flipping out at YouTube's crackdown on their videos |last=Turton |first=William|work=Vice News |access-date=26 December 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207103927/https://www.vice.com/en/article/9kg8v3/gun-vloggers-are-flipping-out-at-youtubes-crackdown-on-their-videos |archive-date=December 7, 2022}} which is why he began uploading his videos to Full30 and Floatplane.

In 2014, McCollum improved the quality of his videos by means of an IndieGogo campaign, the proceeds of which were used to purchase high-quality camera equipment.{{cite web |url=http://www.guns.com/2014/06/19/lets-help-forgotten-weapons-crowdfund-new-cameras-video/ |title=Let's help Forgotten Weapons crowdfund new cameras |last=Slowik |first=Max |date=June 19, 2014|work=Guns.com |access-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519003649/http://www.guns.com/2014/06/19/lets-help-forgotten-weapons-crowdfund-new-cameras-video/ |archivedate=May 19, 2015}}

In 2018, McCollum co-founded Headstamp Publishing with colleagues N.R. Jenzen-Jones (of Armament Research Services) and James Rupley, through which he wrote and published his book Chassepot to FAMAS. The book was crowdfunded on Kickstarter, and raised $800,256.{{Cite web |date=May 22, 2020 |title=Chassepot to FAMAS: French Military Rifles, 1866 – 2016 |url=https://www.headstamppublishing.com/french-rifle-book |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Headstamp Publishing}} Headstamp's second book, Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms, 1901–2020, authored by Jonathan Ferguson, raised $579,585 on Kickstarter.{{Cite web |date=8 June 2021 |title=Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms, 1901–2020 |url=https://www.headstamppublishing.com/bullpup-rifle-book |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Headstamp Publishing}} McCollum's second book, Pistols of the Warlords, raised $1,541,381 on Kickstarter.{{Cite web |date=18 June 2021 |title=Pistols of the Warlords: Chinese Domestic Handguns, 1911 – 1949 |url=https://www.headstamppublishing.com/chinese-pistols |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Headstamp Publishing}}

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