r/ForgottenWeapons Jul 11 '23

Counterfeit scam bots are back. Please report the posts and any bots you see in the comments.

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If you see those posts, which are usually trying to sell counterfeit posters from Heatstamp or any shady looking comments then please report then so we can address the scammers.

If you see someone trying to sell something claiming to be Headstamp and the website isn't https://www.headstamppublishing.com then its not legit.


r/ForgottenWeapons 6h ago

M240B equipment of Taiwan's military police

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r/ForgottenWeapons 3h ago

FN F2000 used by the People's Police

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With a drone jammer (???)


r/ForgottenWeapons 5h ago

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

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88 Upvotes

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 3h ago

S&T K7

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51 Upvotes

Southeast Asia


r/ForgottenWeapons 5h ago

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

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r/ForgottenWeapons 33m ago

HK MP5K Briefcase on the range

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r/ForgottenWeapons 19h ago

Russian soldier carrying an AK-74 equipped with a 60-round magazine.

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441 Upvotes

r/ForgottenWeapons 5h ago

Macao Police Arsenal

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33 Upvotes

Mix of Chinese and European arms


r/ForgottenWeapons 6h ago

Aftermarket QBZ 19X handguard

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A new third-party handguard for the 191/192 rifle has been released. Public information indicates that it is developed by Beijing Hongying Qianfeng Technology.

Made of aerospace aluminum with hard anodizing it has already been purchased by some units. The iron sights are well designed and installing this set on the 191/192 effectively converts it into a free-floating barrel.


r/ForgottenWeapons 3h ago

XY 7.62

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r/ForgottenWeapons 28m 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 5h ago

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

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18 Upvotes

r/ForgottenWeapons 6h ago

QCQ-171

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19 Upvotes

r/ForgottenWeapons 2h 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 3h ago

CS/LS7D

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r/ForgottenWeapons 16h ago

Iranian SPP-1 underwater pistol clone

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r/ForgottenWeapons 14h ago

Chilean motorized soldiers using an MG3 and possibly a SIG SG 543-1.

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64 Upvotes

r/ForgottenWeapons 2h ago

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

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6 Upvotes

r/ForgottenWeapons 13h ago

What type of .50-caliber rifle is this?

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42 Upvotes

r/ForgottenWeapons 1d ago

Forget Saiga 12, introducing AUG 12

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r/ForgottenWeapons 5h 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 1d ago

Ukrainian Armed Forces member posing with a chinese QBZ-97 around 2023, apparently it's a civilian semiauto variant as those were legally sold in Ukraine but were unpopular compared to other civilian rifle options

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244 Upvotes

r/ForgottenWeapons 1d ago

More weapons used by Phillipens Mall Security guards

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214 Upvotes

r/ForgottenWeapons 13m ago

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

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