Forgotten Weapons

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YouTube: What happened lately

November 9, 2026 passed 1M views Cellphone gun with four hidden barrels The video passed 1,000,000 views.

This week on the channel +6.5M views this week

A sword-named Swedish prototype joins Forgotten Weapons' museum week

The GRAM 61 comes out of the Swedish Army Museum's reserve collection, alongside a Czech police prototype and a modern American design.

Channel: Forgotten Weapons · Story of October 31, 2026

Video taking off 6.5x its usual first day

Ian McCollum questions the case for a 600-meter infantry rifle

The Forgotten Weapons host argues that a rifle's reach matters less when terrain keeps its user from seeing the target.

Channel: Forgotten Weapons · Story of October 28, 2026

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

The video drawing the most views now

What is the Future of Surplus? (w/ Val Forgett)

Video published

November 9, 2026

Video views so far

268,805

Video views, pace per day

114,501

Views on its first day

202,416

YouTube: 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

4.9% of all views the category's channels gained this week

YouTube: 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
The Lanchester's failed MP28 copy	November 10, 2026	0:19 short	13,888	17,461	13,888 (15 hours)	612	10
What is the Future of Surplus? (w/ Val Forgett)	November 9, 2026	13:43	268,805	114,501	202,416	6,387	621
The 25,000 Mauser deal that fell apart	November 9, 2026	1:19 short	181,764	91,879	126,713	4,086	88
Chinese Warlord Pistols are the most bizarre	November 8, 2026	0:56 short	113,210	34,178	66,044	6,771	115
EOTech / Bushnell Model 500 Holosight	November 7, 2026	8:04	120,331	6,712	78,893	3,466	154
Eotech's 3D archery reticle	November 7, 2026	0:55 short	206,555	24,335	77,454	7,821	117
The Only FAL Contract Not In 7.62mm (Venezuelan 7mm Liviano)	November 6, 2026	11:31	178,002	6,580	126,295	5,327	267
Why the 7mm FAL lasted only six years	November 6, 2026	1:23 short	54,521	4,358	26,214	2,295	36
The misidentified Maxim submachine gun	November 5, 2026	0:37 short	40,371	5,292	21,670	1,448	12
Japan's Cold War Battle Rifle: Howa Type 64	November 4, 2026	31:22	675,518	19,914	281,849	16,107	1,416
Why Japan rejected the M14	November 4, 2026	0:48 short	269,933	12,339	88,680	8,214	190
Book Review - From Balkans to Babylon: Zastava AKs of Yugos…	November 3, 2026	5:04	64,885	793	47,356	1,242	49
The Johnson LMG recoil that surprises everyone	November 3, 2026	0:30 short	39,567	982	22,302	1,414	25
Unique Prototype FN FAL in .30 Carbine	November 2, 2026	10:40	232,165	3,582	150,955	7,702	453
Why this rifle stayed on Ian's list for 10 years	November 2, 2026	0:29 short	103,261	1,661	60,504	3,663	66

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

29.9 in the category: 21.4

comments per 1,000 views

1.4 in the category: 1.4

a video's usual first day on this channel

87,399 views

short vs long

9 short (up to 3 minutes), 6 long
average views per short video: 113,674
average views per long video: 256,617

YouTube: 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

YouTube: 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

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

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

1. November 9, 2026MilestoneCellphone gun with four hidden barrels The video passed 1,000,000 views.
2. October 28, 2026Video taking offWhy a 600 meter rifle is a waste of time The video opened at a pace of 358,770 views a day, 6.5 times a normal first day on this channel (55,230).Read the story
3. October 27, 2026Video taking offMarine Corps M14 tests were a disaster The video opened at a pace of 258,941 views a day, 4.7 times a normal first day on this channel (55,230).
4. October 23, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 2,489,210 views a day, 2.6 times a normal day (951,014).
5. 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).
6. 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).
7. 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).