Videos tagged with Cold War Arms

This video provides an in-depth look at the FN FAL and FALO rifles as used by Cuba, detailing their history, identifying features, and political context. Expert Ian McCollum highlights the specific markings, early-pattern components, and the FALO's heavy barrel configuration, explaining their transition to Soviet arms after a catastrophic munitions explosion.

This guide details the field stripping process for the East German Wieger 942, a 5.56mm AK variant. It highlights the unique vertical split of the handguard and the storage of its segmented cleaning rod within these halves. The information is presented by Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons, an expert in historical firearms.

This guide details how to modernize the HK91/G3 battle rifle, a civilian variant of the German G3. It covers selecting and installing rail systems from brands like Knights Armament and B&T, mounting optics, and considering ergonomic upgrades. The guide also addresses the HK91's weight implications when fully equipped and provides a technique for adapting to the civilian model's button magazine release.

This guide details the disassembly of the VZ-58, highlighting its unique internal mechanics. The VZ-58 features a striker-fired system and a falling block locking mechanism, distinguishing it from the hammer-fired, rotating bolt AK-47. The process involves removing the dust cover, recoil spring, bolt carrier, striker, and trigger mechanism. This information is presented with high authority by Brandon Herrera, who provides a detailed mechanical breakdown.

This guide details the field stripping and reassembly process for the Yugoslav M56 submachine gun, as demonstrated by Ian McCollum on Forgotten Weapons. It highlights the simple internal components and a critical safety hazard related to the rear end cap reassembly. Proper reassembly is crucial to prevent dangerous spontaneous disassembly during firing.