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Q&A With Jonathan Ferguson of the British Royal Armouries

Forgotten Weapons 326,120 10 months ago
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All the best firearms history channels streaming to all major devices: weaponsandwar.tv Today I am joined by Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the British Royal Armouries for a Q&A session, with questions provided by the fine folks who support Forgotten Weapons on Patreon... 1:02 - Would the L85A1 have been better if Enfield wasn't being privatized while it was in production? 3:22 - How does the Armouries obtain modern small arms? 7:22 - Distinction between Pattern Room and Royal Armouries 10:39 - Best water-cooled machine gun? 11:01 - Silent telescoping-piston rounds like 7.62mm SP4 13:50 - How did the L4 Bren fare in the world of GPMGs? 17:21 - Differences between first and last L1A1 rifles? 20:38 - How did you get started with GameSpot, and did video games get you interested in firearms? 23:38 - Thoughts on old guns being used in Ukraine? 27:28 - WHY NO METAL GEAR SOLID? 29:53 - If you were John Wick's sommelier, would you make different recommendations for him? 34:46 - History of breech-loading artillery 38:23 - Information about NATO PDWs? 39:50 - What specific influence has the UK had on firearms development and evolution? 44:17 - What are your responsibilities at the Royal Armouries? 47:20 - If you could have one British cap & ball revolver made as a reproduction, which would it be? https://utreon.com/c/forgottenweapons/ http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons http://www.floatplane.com/channel/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.forgottenweapons.com

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