Forgotten Weapons

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October 23, 2026 2.6x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 2,489,210 views a day, 2.6 times a normal day (951,014).

This week on the channel +8.1M views this week

A cellphone disguise joins Forgotten Weapons' museum-piece week

Ian McCollum's ten uploads also trace a Lewis gun detour and the experimental ancestry of the M14.

Channel: Forgotten Weapons · Story of October 17, 2026

This week on the channel 7 videos this week

France's Beretta 92, the PAMAS G1S, finally reaches America

The same week, Ian McCollum told the story of a Bavarian rifle that was rebuilt for a new cartridge and then retired within a few years any…

Channel: Forgotten Weapons · Story of September 29, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Viking Brutality 2026 Day 1: Armored Berserker Challenge

Video published

October 23, 2026

Video views so far

102,111

Video views, pace per day

124,918

Views in its first 16 hours

102,111

Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

5.5% of all views the category's channels gained this week

The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
Viking Brutality 2026 Day 1: Armored Berserker Challenge	October 23, 2026	30:52	102,111	124,918	102,111 (16 hours)	2,670	227
The 40 second timer to catch the extraction truck	October 23, 2026	0:52 short	27,626	33,792	27,626 (16 hours)	1,404	30
Searching for a reason top loading shotguns are bad	October 22, 2026	0:25 short	106,788	37,109	85,764	3,187	312
Too Good for Elbonia: ARS Custom HK 630 for Viking Brutality	October 21, 2026	10:46	308,184	45,551	201,454	7,703	549
The HK630 rebuilt around AR 15 parts	October 21, 2026	0:41 short	74,448	8,149	54,243	2,503	42
Why 9x39 AP failed on a plate 7 62x39 AP defeated	October 20, 2026	1:14 short	83,273	4,422	54,667	3,155	144
US Army 1871 Rolling Block Pistol - Obsolete When New	October 19, 2026	7:59	242,694	11,516	162,874	7,571	400
The Army traded 5,000 revolvers for single shot pistols	October 19, 2026	0:33 short	569,452	39,739	258,880	11,874	126
Why this miniature Sten was built as a demonstration	October 18, 2026	0:34 short	303,405	7,855	128,900	10,593	229
Does the End of SBR Regulation Mean a Stocked Pistol Renais…	October 17, 2026	9:59	363,701	7,775	214,926	7,715	1,151
Pistol shoulder stocks were offered everywhere—and bought b…	October 17, 2026	0:32 short	40,879	1,270	20,946	1,318	56
Precursor to the High Power: FN's 1923 Prototype Model Stoc…	October 16, 2026	17:31	246,443	2,954	151,885	7,013	348
Why the HiPower magazine holds 13 rounds	October 16, 2026	0:52 short	181,004	6,671	77,572	5,067	111
Same Glock suppressor fails, then Nielsen device makes it …	October 15, 2026	0:41 short	90,757	915	43,720	2,575	75
US Navy MkVI Lewis Gun in .30-06 for the Marines	October 14, 2026	27:44	426,062	4,351	259,052	9,541	570

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

26.5 in the category: 25.3

comments per 1,000 views

1.4 in the category: 1.9

a video's usual first day on this channel

96,484 views

short vs long

9 short (up to 3 minutes), 6 long
average views per short video: 164,181
average views per long video: 281,532

Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
M134 Minigun: The Modern Gatling Gun	December 22, 2016	22:01	13,173,481
Kraut Space Magic: the H&K G11	December 25, 2018	31:58	10,308,371
Shooting a DShK Heavy Machine Gun	February 11, 2013	1:09	8,622,461
Shooting the MG-34 and MG-42	May 11, 2014	7:41	8,616,828
World's Smallest Pistol - 2.7mm Kolibri	August 28, 2014	5:18	7,486,871

Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Burgess Folding Shotgun	December 29, 2024	0:52	20,262,038
The French Finger Trap: MAS-36 Bayonet Shenanigans	April 10, 2025	0:59	14,339,091
Can you shoot through an APC with a Glock?	November 15, 2025	1:04	11,984,543
Shooting a WWII German 50mm Light Mortar (L.Gr.W.36)	November 9, 2024	0:58	9,005,553
Russian-Contract Winchester 1895	August 15, 2023	0:59	8,575,892

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. October 23, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 2,489,210 views a day, 2.6 times a normal day (951,014).
2. October 20, 2026Video taking offThe Army traded 5,000 revolvers for single shot p… The video opened at a pace of 237,911 views a day, 3.8 times a normal first day on this channel (62,334).
3. October 15, 2026Video taking offMarines trained on Lewis guns but got Chauchats b… The video opened at a pace of 139,570 views a day, 3.4 times a normal first day on this channel (40,633).
4. October 13, 2026Video taking offWhy the M1 Garand used grease instead of oil The video opened at a pace of 147,422 views a day, 4 times a normal first day on this channel (37,062).
5. October 9, 2026Video surgingWhy this rare prototype was never in Star Wars The video ran that day at 74,949 views a day, 2.3 times its usual pace (32,294).
6. October 8, 2026Video surgingWhy this rare prototype was never in Star Wars The video ran that day at 82,493 views a day, 3.1 times its usual pace (26,716).
7. October 7, 2026Video surgingWhy this rare prototype was never in Star Wars The video ran that day at 62,659 views a day, 2.8 times its usual pace (22,723).
8. October 1, 2026Video taking offIndia's Unique X95 Tavor "Zittara" (I Did Not Exp… The video opened at a pace of 256,972 views a day, 3.5 times a normal first day on this channel (73,898).
9. September 29, 2026Video surgingWhy the Schwarzlose aircraft gun has no water jac… The video ran that day at 24,846 views a day, 4.1 times its usual pace (6,073).
10. September 28, 2026Video surgingWhy the Schwarzlose aircraft gun has no water jac… The video ran that day at 21,578 views a day, 5 times its usual pace (4,350).