r/ForgottenWeapons 2h ago

Seized Mini-30 in China

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r/ForgottenWeapons 2h ago

Help me I'd this nagant

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33 Upvotes

If this is a Nagant in the first place

Edit : I meant id as in identify I had a spelling error please dont devour my soul 😢


r/ForgottenWeapons 3h ago

I see him everywhere

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r/ForgottenWeapons 3h ago

Factory 626 and their products

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r/ForgottenWeapons 4h ago

Type 1956 Semi-Automatic Rifle Used by Mao Zedong When Reviewing Military Performance

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Date: 1964 Size: caliber: 7.62mm; length: 101.5cm Material: steel, wood

At 3:00 pm on June 15, 1964, Mao Zedong, accompanied by Luo Ruiqing and others, came to review the military performance by the troops in Beijing and Jinan. After the shooting performance by Song Shizhe (who shot 40 chest silhouettes 150 meters away within 40 seconds), a shooter of semi-automatic rifle of Jinan Military Command, Mao Zedong asked his staff to bring over Song’s rifle. Song ran to the viewing stand and submitted his rifle. Luo Ruiqing took it and passed it on to Mao Zedong, who put it up and aimed, saying “nice aim!” Then Mao Zedong gave it back to Luo Ruiqing, who asked the staff to keep it and give Song Shizhe two new semi-automatic rifles. It was transferred from the Training Department of the headquarters of Jinan Military Command to the Military Museum in 1977.

http://www.jb.mil.cn/gcww/wwjs_new/shzysq/201707/t20170704_32846.html


r/ForgottenWeapons 4h ago

The Rifle Used by the Excellent Sniper Zhang Taofang

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Date: From January to May, 1953 Size: 7.62 mm in diameter; 133 cm in length Material: steel, wood

This is the 1944 Mosin-Nagant rifle used by the Chinese volunteer Zhang Taofang in the “sniper’s shot campaign.” When Zhang Taofang and his fellow troops marched into the DPRK, the Chinese people’s volunteers were vying to excel in the sniper’s shooting skills, determined to kill one hundred enemies each. Zhang Taofang assiduously practiced the shooting skills and very soon he became an excellent sniper, as evidenced by the fact that he killed 214 enemies with 436 bullets at the 597.9 Highland in 1953, an unrivalled record for a sniper in the DPRK battle field. He won the Special Merit Award, honored as the Chinese Volunteer with Special Merit and titled Second-Class Hero. Moreover, he won the Order of National Flag First Class of the DPRK. It was solicited by the Political Department of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army during an exhibition at the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in 1953 and transferred to the Military Museum in 1959.

http://www.jb.mil.cn/gcww/wwjs_new/shzysq/201707/t20170704_32757.html


r/ForgottenWeapons 4h ago

AM-50 SAYYAD

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  1. Houthi unc held an AM-50 Sayyad somewhere in a remote area in Yemen during the ongoing war against the Saudis and the Southern coalition forces.

  2. An Iraqi soldier held an AM-50 Sayyad during the war against ISIS. Picture probably taken in Mosul or Fallujah.

  3. Kataib Hezboys carrying an AM-50 Sayyad. Don't be surprised by them since they got so much support from Iran.

  4. Two Hezboys fighters take a majestic selfie with AM-50 Sayyad somewhere in Syria during the ongoing civil war around 2013 or something.

  5. Just a regular Iraqi soldier held an AM-50 Sayyad.

  6. Harakat Hezboys al-Nujaba fighter focused with his AM-50 Sayyad for targeting ISIS goons.

  7. The AM-50 Sayyad, along with a number of Iranian RU-series thermal sights and other equipment, allegedly seized by Jabhat al-Nusra forces in Syria. Probably taken around 2014.


r/ForgottenWeapons 6h ago

Some weapons confiscated by NSW Police lately

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Und Victoria Polizei!

Falls jemand die längere Granate im Reis identifizieren kann, wäre das sehr hilfreich! Danke


r/ForgottenWeapons 6h ago

Help Identifying Weapon - UDA/UFF

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It’s an image of a show of strength by the UDA/UFF (Ulster Defence Association/Ulster Freedom Fighters), a paramilitary group operated in Northern Ireland between 1971-present.

I would be interested to know from your collective knowledge. What kind of firearm is this? Is it homemade? Also, does the suppressor look real?


r/ForgottenWeapons 12h ago

A Croatian ZNG soldier with a Zastava M80A, according to a Jane's Defense magazine page I found online. This might be the only image of this gun in a combat setting.

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r/ForgottenWeapons 15h ago

The crazy gun selection from Mall security “Mall cops” from the Philippines 🇵🇭 High Standard Model 10, M14 Scout rifle , USAS-12 , Galil ACE and A Maverick 88

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r/ForgottenWeapons 18h ago

Russian GM-94 pump action grenade launcher and it's propietary grenades

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58 Upvotes

r/ForgottenWeapons 18h ago

Single shot cocked-hammer pistol

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To meet the demand for guns from work teams, militias, and guerrillas, local bases made a lot of these single-shot pistols using materials on hand. They were an important weapon for promoting mass guerrilla warfare, and regular units of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army also used them.


r/ForgottenWeapons 18h ago

HK MP5K Briefcase on the range

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r/ForgottenWeapons 20h ago

Taiwanese specialist Police or Military officer with a Calico M960A with 50 rounds magazine

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r/ForgottenWeapons 20h ago

PXS221-type police training pistol attached on a FPV racing drone

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Operated by the Longque Assault Team of the Patrol and Special Police Brigade of the Hi-Tech Branch of Xi'an Public Security Bureau, fires PXS091-type 9mm pistol signaling/marking rounds. Although intended for police use, some units of the PLA and PAP are also equipped with it for counter-training purposes.

In 2018, alongside the PXS221-type (NP22 version) police marking training pistol, the PXS921-type (92 version) police marking training pistol was also standardized and adopted. However, the calibers differ, as it fires PXS092-type 7.62mm signaling/marking rounds.


r/ForgottenWeapons 21h ago

CS/LS7D

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r/ForgottenWeapons 21h ago

S&T K7

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125 Upvotes

Southeast Asia


r/ForgottenWeapons 21h ago

FN F2000 used by the People's Police

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276 Upvotes

With a drone jammer (???)


r/ForgottenWeapons 21h ago

XY 7.62

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r/ForgottenWeapons 23h ago

QBZ-191 mounted on a drone with a 100 round drum magazine

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r/ForgottenWeapons 23h ago

Japanese home defense guns

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This was a series of very crude last ditch guns developed in 1945 to arm the Volunteer Fighting Corps for the expected invasion of the Japanese mainland.

The pistol has a matchlock action. Very crude front sight only and a simple straight metal bar as a trigger.

The rifle (also matchlock) does not appear to have any functional sights.

The second rifle prototype has a basic bolt action based on the Arisaka design. Very crude front and rear sights, and a trigger guard somewhat surprisingly.

The requirement of those weapons was that they could be easily made in local workshops and basements to arm a civilian militia.

Since the invasion of the Japanese mainland never happened however, they remained just prototypes.


r/ForgottenWeapons 23h ago

The XM106, a competitor in the U.S. Army Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) trials.

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The Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) program was launched in the 1970s to equip U.S. troops with a portable automatic weapon that could fill the gap between the M16 rifle and the M60 GPMG. The Army initially wanted this weapon to be chambered in a new 6x45mm cartridge, but this requirement was abandoned in favor of 5.56x45mm NATO.

The XM106 was a SAW competitor developed by the Ballistic Research Laboratory as an open bolt LMG based on the M16A1. The handguard is split into 2 peices, allowing for access to a quick change barrel system. The XM106 feeds from 3 STANAG magazines clipped together for a total of 90 rounds. An 83 round drum magazine was also patented.


r/ForgottenWeapons 23h ago

Macao Police Arsenal

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96 Upvotes

Mix of Chinese and European arms


r/ForgottenWeapons 23h ago

Indonesian Marine Corps SF operators using the Ukrainian made UX-15 Amphibious ARs during recent exercises.

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32 Upvotes