Royal Armouries | A failed attempt; Britain's search for an Automatic Rifle with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson @RoyalArmouries | Uploaded March 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
In the late 1940s Britain were searching for an Automatic Rifle to match the German Sturmgewehr. This design did not pass the trials, watch Jonathan describe why.

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