Forged in Snow: Ian McCollum on Finnish Firearms

TFB TV November 9, 2025
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Forgotten Weapons' Ian McCollum joins James Reeves to talk Finland’s small arms—Suomi drums, Valmet RK-62s, Finnish Mosins, LS-26s—and the wild stories behind them, plus the behind-the-scenes grind of photographing rare prototypes in an underground museum. We get into why Finland never made Mosin receivers, how they reverse-engineered the AK, which designs the Finnish Army rejected that later hit the civilian market, and Ian’s personal favorites. If you’re a Forgotten Weapons fan or just into Winter War history and oddball engineering, this one’s for you. His new Headstamp Publishing project is live now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/forged-in-snow?ref=d8izgt

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