The Top 12 Post Tumblr Didn’t Like

So over the weekend I’ve had to waste a good 5 hours going through all 2,600 posts I’ve written since 2013 because of tumblr’s sudden dislike for adult content. I had about 20 posts flagged and therefore hidden by tumblr’s new algorithm. None of them remotely pornographic - unsurprisingly. So I manually appealed them all and it appears most have now, thankfully, been restored. 

I thought I’d put a post together showing you the top dozen or so posts that were flagged. Sadly, Hitler’s sofa proved to be too much. 

(For those who read HF but don’t know, I host the blog on tumblr as its where I set it up all those years ago and where a lot of the community still is! Sadly, tumblr seem intent on undermining that community.)

Here’s the list, in no particular order:

#1 Stinson’s Muffler (suppressor)

#2 The PIAT

#3 Krasnodemski’s Pistol-Sword

#4 Evelyn Owen’s Prototype SMG

#5 R.W. Scott’s Magazine

#6 The MAB Modèle D

#7 Winston Churchill Hunting

#8 The XM148 Grenade Launcher

#9 A WWI Radiographer

#10 The 1819 Peterloo Massacre

#11 The Mauser C96 (’Red 9′)

#12 Hitler’s Sofa - DENIED?!

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So thanks to @vietnamwarera for giving me a heads up at least one of my posts on the XM148 grenade launcher has been flagged as inappropriate. Now I have to got through 2,600 blog posts individually and check to see if tumblr likes them or not. For some naive reason I thought tumblr notified you if a post was flagged, apparently not.  This site is sadly, not what it once was.

Update

Hey guys, just a quick update, I’m going to be travelling over to the US to research at the Cody Firearms Museum, in Wyoming (very exciting!), over the next week or so. I’m going to be researching the role of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company during the First World War. This will hopefully become a journal article down the road and in the meantime I’ll write up some of the interesting things I find here on Historical Firearms. 

I’ll also be doing some other research for future HF articles and TAB videos. I’ve been busy writing up some articles to post over the next few weeks while I’m travelling. Upcoming content includes several of John Pedersen’s guns, the Winchester M1895, the the US Army’s last Colt Revolver, the Remington Model 16 and Model 24, Reising submachine guns, the Lee Vertical Action, Winchester SLRs and all manner of other interesting stuff! 

Lot of travelling over the next few days but regular content should be up this week. I’ll also possibly do some short ‘blog’ posts discussing what I’ve been researching each day. I can’t wait to bring you guys some of the cool stuff I will hopefully get a chance to look at! 

Thanks for supporting HF! ~Matt 

One of the things I love about working on this blog is I can sit down with the intention of writing a short post and 4 hours later I’ve ended up writing 600 words about the XM148 grenade launcher.

I know I’m lucky enough to have followers from all around the world, so where are you guys from? And out of curiosity when would be the best time for me to post be? In all honesty I'd love to post more than once a day but posts just take too long to research and write for it to be sustainable (I've tried!)

Update

Just a short update for you guys, hope you’re all doing well. I’m in the middle of planning some potentially exciting research trips. Next month I will hopefully be visiting two very impressive collections with the intention of getting a lot of great material. I can’t go into too much detail for a whole host of reasons but as soon as I can you’ll be the first to hear about it! If you aren’t already you can follow over on Facebook too, I’ll be trying to post there more in the coming weeks. 

The trips shouldn’t interfere with the level of content that I’m putting out at the moment but if it does it will be worth it. I hope everyone’s enjoying the content at the moment - next week is going to feature a lot of pistols I think. Including a look at the SIG P210. 

Tomorrow a recap of recent posts will be going out, I’ve recently started doing that again - it's basically just incase people miss things as I don’t always manage to post at set times. 

I’m very excited about the upcoming research trips, there might also be some even more interesting visits to collections in the spring. Thanks again for all the support, reblogs, and likes - it makes it worthwhile. I know I always say that but it’s true. 

If you enjoy reading my work and want to help out further check out HF’s Patreon profile there are some decent perks available now, including bookmarks and keyrings, I’ll be looking to add to those this year. Any help is much appreciated, it makes research trips and additional content possible. Even $1 a month lets me pick up the more hard to find books I need to put informative content together. Anyway, this was just a quick update post to talk about what’s coming up. 

Thanks for reading!

~Matt

The post on the Modèle 1935A is the first of a series of pistol posts which will culminate with the SIG P210, which was based on the Modèle 1935A! 

Happy Holidays

Just a quick note to thank everyone who reads HF’s content and I hope you have a great festive period whatever you’re doing. On a personal level, I’ve had a pretty crappy end to the year but, putting together content for you guys to read and enjoy has been a help and a pleasure. 

There’s much more coming in the new year, I’ve got a couple of big projects in the offing - more on those when they’re confirmed. Thanks to everyone for their support throughout the year, it’s much appreciated. 

If you’re looking for some festive historical goodness here’s a link to everything Christmas related that I’ve ever written. Everything from Christmas Vintage Gun Ads to the 1914 Christmas Truce. 

Have a good one everyone!

- Matt

May HF Wallpaper - The Pedersen Rifle

This month's HF wallpaper features John Pedersen's toggle delayed rifle. Pedersen's rifle was a serious rival to John Garand's rifle. In development throughout the 1920s, this month's wallpaper brings together extremely detailed drawings from several of Pedersen's patents. Pedersen's rifle eventually lost out to Garand's and the rest is history.

The monthly HF wallpaper is available to patreon supporters, you can support the page for as little as a $1 a month. Find out more here.

Thanks for your support!

Matt

Update

Hi Guys, Just a quick update to let you know that over the next two weeks I'll be travelling, however, rest assured content will continue to be posted while I'm away. I've been busy writing and preparing posts to be published over the coming weeks. There's some really interesting stuff coming up including a look at the Welrod silenced pistol, some obscure Hungarian Submachine guns, more posts on suppressed clandestine weapons and a piece on the Walther Armee Pistole and the P38.  I'll also hopefully be able to post updates as hopefully I will be doing some research while travelling - more on that later.  You can also check out this month's HF Patreon supporter Desktop Wallpaper, which features Sam Colt's very first revolver! Check that out here. Thanks! Matt

If you’ve enjoyed the content I’ve been posting recently, please consider supporting HF through a small donation on Patreon (some cool perks now available). 

Thanks for the support guys, all the likes, reblogs and messages meant a lot! 

Got a cool post coming up later in honour of International Woman's Day!

February’s Patreon Supporter Wallpaper - the MAC-10

This month's wallpaper features Gordon Ingram's M-10. The MAC-10 was a compact submachine gun chambered in 9mm and .45 ACP. It was paired with a SIONICs suppressor. The weapon's quietness and small size made it extremely popular with Special Forces units around the world including the US Navy's SEAL teams and the British SAS.

Additionally the Patreon page now has some pretty cool tangible rewards! For those who would like donate up to $8.00 or more a month you’ll receive a thank you package including a Historical Firearms bookmark and your choice of either a MP40 or a P38 keyring. While I won’t be able to send one of these packages each month you will receive the monthly hi-res desktop wallpaper!  Check that out here.

As always thanks for your support - it means a lot!  

Check out the Patreon page here to find out more about why I have a patreon, thanks for your continued support - it means a lot!  

Matt

Quick update to apologise for the lack of regular posts this week, I’ve been busy with some research but tomorrow should see the next Historical Firearms Book Club post go up among other things! 

P.s if you want to submit a history book review for the HF Book Club, there’s still time - read more here.