Forgotten Weapons feature Germany's new 5.56mm squad machine gun, the H&K MG4... "Heckler & Koch released the MG4, a new 5.56mm squad machine gun in 2001. It was adopted by the German army in 2005, and then by the Spanish and Portuguese armies in 2007. Alongside its sister weapon the 7.62mm MG5, it is H&K's current export machine gun.
Another lesson in weaponry as Forgotten Weapons feature the huge Type 88 Helical Drum AK Magazine from North Korea... "North Korea has a domestic-production 5.45mm AK, designated the Type 88. Several versions exist (fixed, side-folding, and underfolding stocks) but the most unusual is the one with a unique top-folding stock made to accommodate a huge helical drum magazine. These are seen only with North Korea special forces and Kim's personal bodyguards, and are clearly valued as propaganda pieces.
Forgotten Weapons feature the 7.62mm NATO Machine Gun, the Negev 7... "The Israeli Negev machine gun had a rather long development cycle, beginning in 1985 but not seeing final completion and issue until 1997. Once on the market, it proved to be a pretty successful weapon, used by the Israeli military and also a number of export client around the world. In 2012, IMI released an improved newer version, the Negev 7.
Forgotten Weapons feature the Chinese Type 56C, which is the last Kalashnikov-type rifle made for military use... "The Type 56C is the final iteration of Chinese Kalashnikov, originally intended for export but primarily used by Chinese police and special forces. It is a short-barreled carbine with a folding stock, and remarkably few standard AK parts. The receiver takes a number of cues from the Type 81 rifle, and is shorter and has different geometry than the standard AKM stamped receiver.
A loadout showcase by Hop, showing what he brought to the Moon's Out 2025 Match... "The gear I used to run the Forgotten Weapons Moon's Out 2025 Night Vision match! The internet is slow here so the video is a little bit late. And I'm sleep deprived. That doesn't have anything to do with the video I just wanted you to know."
Forgotten Weapons feature the next service rifle for the Finnish Armed Forces, the Sako ARG S 40... "Finland and Sweden are both in the process of adopting AR-pattern rifles, and for the Finns this will be their first service rifle in 5.56mm NATO. It is a transition that has been anticipated for nearly 20 years, but was finally put into high gear by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Finland's entrance into NATO.
Forgotten Weapons feature the only firearm from Aimpoint, the PC-80 Symmetrical Action... "Today we are looking at the entire scope of Aimpoint's firearms development division...which is actually just this one firearm. Aimpoint was founded in 1975 as a partnership between Arne Ekstrand (a Swedish inventor with an idea for a brand new "red dot" type of optic) and Gunnar Sandberg (a wealthy Swedish entrepreneur interested in new technology).
Forgotten Weapons feature the M14 TP2 sniper rifle in this episode. Estonia initially developed the TP sniper rifle in 2000 based on the M14 platform, but it suffered from significant shortcomings, including a poor scope, mount, and stock. In 2008, the TP2 was introduced, incorporating a B&T mount, a standard stock with a cheek riser, and an excellent Schmidt & Bender PMII scope.
Forgotten Weapons feature a Chinese copy of bolt action M1 Carbine... "This is a copy of the M1 Carbine made in China late in the Chinese civil war - likely between 1945 and 1949. While there was an attempt at factory production of a true M1 Carbine copy in northern China later, this example is actually a bolt action which simply copies the look and handling of the M1 Carbine (and uses M1 Carbine magazines).
A look at the a heavy machine gun of Russian design by Forgotten Weapons, the Kord. The Kord is a heavy machine gun developed in the 1990s as a replacement for the NSV. The NSV, while effective, was produced solely in Kazakhstan, leaving Russia without a domestic heavy machine gun after the Soviet Union's collapse. The Kord, an improved version of the NSV, was designed and manufactured in Russia, entering service in 2001.
