Mauser Archives (RA Winter Lecture) Royal Armouries 2024-03-07 | Learn more about the Mauser C96, one of the most iconic pistols of all time, as revealed through original documents from the Paul Mauser archives covering its design and production.Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
The Firearms of Tiffany & Co. (RA Lecture) Royal Armouries 2024-05-10 | Did you know that Tiffany & Co. was once a major arms retailer? New discoveries and global inspirations from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Guns decorated by the famous New York silver firm Tiffany & Co. occupy a special place in both arms and art histories. The lecture will explore this fascinating, beautiful, and little-studied group of objects, revealing recent exciting discoveries made during preparation for a major exhibition at The Met.Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Jonathan is perplexed by these mystery pivoting pistols, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-05-08 | It's a rare sight on this series to see Jonathan left scratching his head.But that's exactly what happened when our Keeper of Firearms examined the curious curvature of the grips of these flintlock pistols. Help us out in the comments and give Jonathan your theory to what they might be or their original purpose.Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Medieval Easter: International Jousting Tournament highlights Royal Armouries 2024-05-04 | Over Easter weekend (29 March to 1 April 2024), the Royal Armouries hosted the Medieval Easter International Jousting Tournament. Teams from the United Kingdom, France and Italy battled it out to win some of the most coveted prizes in the jousting world today. Over the weekend, the knights were competing as individuals for the Queen's Jubilee Horn, presented to the Royal Armouries in 2002, by the late Queen Elizabeth II; and as national teams for the Sword of Honour. Relive all of the action from a weekend filled with thundering hooves, shattering lances and the toughest competitors on horseback with our highlights programme. Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
The Broomhandle no-one wanted. The 6-shot C96 Mauser with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson. Royal Armouries 2024-05-01 | The world of early 20th-century firearms dawned a new era as revolvers began to be swept away by higher magazine capacity and faster reloading pistols. The C96 exploded in popularity with shooters worldwide, sparking a frenzy of variants – some favoured, others... well, let's just say ‘less so’. Join Jonathan as he examines one such rare example and explains his admiration for this often-overlooked smaller, shorter ‘officer’s model’ C96.0:00 Intro0:30 6-Shot C96 ‘Broomhandle’ Mauser2:15 Officer’s Model4:10 Not Another One5:01 Bolo Lingo6:20 Sights7:25 Never *Technically* Called a C96… 8:06 Firearm Features12:23 Markings13:15 History & Context17:35 OutroMauro Baudino's Mauser lecture: youtube.com/watch?v=eJXfS4SWsuEBooks mentioned:Jonathan Ferguson. 2017. 'The 'Broomhandle' Mauser' (Osprey Publishing).Mauro Baudino; Gerben Van Vlimmeren. 2017. 'Paul Mauser, his life, company, and handgun development 1838-1914' (Brad Simpson Publishing)Images used:Image of 'Soviet commissars with C96 Mausers' from THE SAGA OF RUSSIAN BROOMHANDLES Article by laststandonzombieisland Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Ultra-Rare Colt AR-15 Survival Rifle, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-04-24 | Designed to provide US aircrews with enough punch to defend themselves in a pinch and potentially survive behind enemy lines, the CAR-15 had all the hallmarks of a successful design. But the project was shelved and this example is 1 of only 10 to survive, entering the museum collection under some mystery, as Jonathan explains. 0:00 Intro0:15 Colt Model 608 Survival Rifle1:15 Firearm Details3:15 A Firearm Halved...5:00 Details Continued9:46 Survival Purposes11:18 AR-15 Rifle Comparison14:21 CAR-15 Family History16:01 Survival Rifle Outcome & History17:58 OutroSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
UK Gangster Gun: The rare British MAC-10 with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson. Royal Armouries 2024-04-17 | What do you get when you combine a Micro Uzi pistol grip, an Australian fixed rifle stock (in this instance) and a well recognised American firearm? A British M10.Watch this week as Jonathan delves into the history of this firearm which includes a tangle with the James Bond film 'Casino Royale'.0:00 Firing Down Range0:30 Intro1:15 Original Mac-10 (Ex-Military)2:48 SBS Mustachio’d Video3:05 A (Brief) History4:05 Section Five Firearms Ltd. MAC-105:15 Firearm Details11:03 Firearm History11:57 Operation Abonar14:00 Operation Octane16:42 OutroSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Books mentioned:Frank Iannamico & Don Thomas. 2016. 'The MacMan: Gordon B. Ingram and His Submachine Guns' (Chipotle Publishing).Michael Hallowes. 2023. 'Operation Abonar' (Clink Street Publishing)Images used:Image of 'Leader T2 semi auto assault rifle' by Eq3. Courtesy of Wikipedia, Public Domain CC BY-SA 3.0.Videos used:Video of 'SBS PROCEDURE: PART 3 - OIL SAFE' by © Crown copyright. Courtesy of IWM (DRN 3195)Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
What is this Weapon Presents: Antiques Gunshow with Ian McCollum and Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-04-10 | Six firearms go head-to-head in this week's episode, as Forgotten Weapon's Ian McCollum and our very own Keeper of Firearms & Artillery Jonathan Ferguson battle it out to prove they can find the slightly weirder firearms in our collection. If you had free rein in the National Firearms Centre, which weapons would you pick? Let us know in the comments. 0:00 Intro 0:20 Rules of the Game1:06 Cue Montage1:25 Round 1: Primary Weapon1:40 Charlton Automatic Rifle5:07 Sterling Rifle6:55 Round 2: Sidearm7:20 Schwarzlose Model 18989:40 Mars .45 Automatic Pistol12:50 Round 3: Secondary Weapon13:51 SA80 14:35 Did Someone Say Book?14:52 SA80 Continued20:15 BSA Machine Carbine26:05 ConclusionSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Mission France: The women of SOE. (RA Winter Lecture) Royal Armouries 2024-04-04 | A unique insight into the Special Operations Executive (SOE) with a focus on the extraordinary women operating behind enemy lines coordinating French resistance networks, illustrating the lives and – in some cases – the fates of these brave agents.Ranging from housewives to countesses, only thirty-nine women completed the rigorous SOE training programme. They were taught silent killing skills, instinctive shooting methods, and sabotage techniques as well as survival tactics for life in Nazi-occupied France.Dr Kate Vigurs will explore how the women of the organisation’s French (‘F’) section infiltrated behind enemy lines to work as couriers and wireless operators, operating undercover and far beyond the protection of the Geneva Convention. Their life expectancy was short - sometimes a mere six weeks - but these women worked hard and fought hard. They often lived in solitude with no support, travelled hundreds of kilometres carrying vital yet incriminating information, and risked everything to make contact with SOE headquarters over the radio waves.The talk highlights what SOE was, why it was so important and why women were so instrumental to its work. It explores why they became secret agents, how they were trained and infiltrated, what risks they took, and details of their missions in occupied France. It sheds light on the human element behind the museum’s wealth of Second World War material related to SOE, and on the unalloyed heroism that forms such an important part of our history.This is a free lecture, please consider donating to support the Royal Armouries work as guardians of the national collection of arms and armour.Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
The PhotoSniper, with firearms and weaponry expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-04-01 | Ok, you probably saw straight through us, but you can’t blame us for trying. This isn’t an *actual* episode of What is this Weapon, which shall return next week with a special guest... Happy April Fools.Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
The HK G41: The German take on the AR-15? With firearms and weaponry expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-03-27 | This week's weapon represents H&K's attempt to capitalise on NATO standardisation in the 1980s. Watch Jonathan as he discusses all the added features that made this firearm longer and heavier than it's HK33 predecessor. 0:00 Intro1:05 HK G411:50 Why this Weapon?3:35 Firearm Details9:40 Not So Silent Forward Assist12:24 HK Family Reunion13:00 Comparisons14:17 Variants15:53 Firearm History17:47 OutroSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Warwick Shaffron (RA Winter Lecture) Royal Armouries 2024-03-21 | Dated to around 1400, the Warwick Shaffron is one of the earliest surviving examples of European horse armour. It gives us the rare opportunity to see through the eyes of the warhorse, which embodied the power and technology of the knight in late medieval European warfare. Find the latest research on the Warwick shaffron and the medieval warhorse (free to read and download) at doi.org/10.1080/17416124.2024.2308447In this lecture, available to attend in person or online, Eleanor will look in detail at this remarkable object, and explore what it reveals about the construction and development of horse head defences. Learn how the scars borne on the object shed light on medieval warfare; discover more about the significance of the Royal Armouries’ collection of European horse armour; and find out how cutting-edge research has revealed new insights into the medieval warhorse.Image: Royal Armouries VI.446. The Warwick Shaffron is on display in the War Gallery, on Floor 2 of the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.This is a free lecture, please consider making a donation when booking to support our work as guardians of the national collection of arms and armour.Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Montigny Parlour Pistols: When indoor shooting was cool, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson. Royal Armouries 2024-03-20 | Relatively small, but packed with history - this week's episode explores the Belgian Montigny system all-metal breech-loading needle-firing parlour pistol. Try saying that fast three times. 0:00 Intro0:50 System Montigny1:35 Maker's Mark1:53 History of Montigny 2:30 Design 7:15 Variants8:30 Details9:50 Purpose10:41 Firearm History12:10 Fine Firearm Dining 12:21 OutroSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
The left-handed SA80: So everyone can fire a really bad rifle. With firearm expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-03-13 | The SA80 is famed for its disastrous introduction into British Army service, even inspiring unofficial t-shirts to be worn by soldiers stating it was, "Designed by the Incompetent; Issued by the Uncaring; Carried by the Unfortunate."During development, the British Army gave serious consideration to manufacturing a left-handed version for up to 10% of the total weapons produced. Jonathan explains what happened to these plans and this early version of the rifle. Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Agram 2002: Little brother to the Croatian gangster gun, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-03-06 | A compact take on the Agram 2000 this week. Join Jonathan Ferguson as he takes a look at a reputedly improved, stock-less version of the Croatian-made firearm coveted by criminals.00:00 Intro01:30 Agram 200202:51 Firearm Details05:50 Myth-busting 06:14 Firearm Disassembly 11:15 Firing Process Demonstration12:35 History & Context14:02 OutroSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
SR-1M: Exploring Russia’s Secret Service pistol, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-02-28 | OK - we caved. For as long as we've been doing this series we've given our followers the chance to guess the weapon on social media before our video goes live. Without fail, there is always at least one person who guesses it's a hyper realistic cake (you know who you are). So, in what will be her last episode with us, WitW Team Member Emily kindly baked us up an SR-1M in an attempt to appease the serial cakers out there. Join Jonathan as he slices into the history of this chunky, hard-hitting Russian pistol used by security and secret services alike. Also (if anyone reads this far into a description) we'd like to thank Emily for all her immense hard work in making What is this Weapon the series it is today. She reads all of your comments so do please join us in the comments bidding her a fond farewell.While this cake, much like the actual SR-1M, was inedible - we don't like food waste and so we have donated to a local food bank. 0:00 Intro0:20 What is this Edible Weapon?1:45 SR-1M Pistol4:05 Calibre5:34 Firearm Details10:29 The Logo (is a Hoot)11:00 Slide Open Demonstration12:25 Firearm Disassembly15:16 How the Magazine Works19:02 Firearm History 23:33 Armour Piercing Capability24:17 Outro25:14 Post Credits Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.Image of 'Members during the Gulonov March' by Krassotkin. Courtesy of Wikipedia, Public Domain CC0.Image of 'Two SOBR operators with MultiCam fatigues' by Troncospetsnaz. Courtesy of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED.Image of 'FSB special forces members during a special operation in Makhachkala... in 2010' by RIA Novosti archive. Courtesy of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED.
King Louis XVs wrist-breaking blunderbuss pistol, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-02-21 | What makes a blunderbuss worthy of being in a royal collection? Make its bore so enormous that it should technically be classed as a canon.This unique French rococo-style flintlock pistol from King Louis XV's royal collection is just as impressive as it is pointless, making it what could be described as the Desert Eagle of its day.0:00 Intro0:37 Royal-ly Big Pistol1:03 Blunderbuss Comparison2:50 Royal Markings3:45 Pistol Details6:45 Firearm Purpose7:50 Gun barrel 10:41 Damage (Au mon dieu) 11:27 Stock Screw12:17 Historical Context16:25 OutroSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour.Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Why do we decorate deadly weapons? Royal Armouries 2024-02-19 | Join Jonathan Ferguson and Matthew Wood for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of our brand new exhibition, Re:Loaded. Re:Loaded is on display at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds until 30 June 2024. Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Harmonica, or pistol? With firearms and weaponry expert, Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-02-14 | As if you couldn’t get enough of the weird and whacky on this channel, this week Jonathan’s pulled out a firearm that looks less like a gun, and more like a musical instrument.Get to know the harmonica pistol, designed by Pierre-Joseph Jarre. While this relatively rare weapon wasn’t widely successful, it gets extra points from us for its cool factor. 0:00 Intro1:00 Firing Position2:30 How Does One Fire?3:25 Jarre Harmonica Pistol 4:30 Pop Off6:05 Pinfire Loading9:05 Jarre-ing Case Ejection11:00 Historical Context & Patent13:50 OutroSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour.Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
The incredibly ornate yet *very* mysterious dragon gun, with Assistant Curator Thomas Davies Royal Armouries 2024-02-10 | This Burmese bronze gun cast in the form of a dragon is one of the most intriguing objects in our collection at Fort Nelson, not only because of its ornate design but for the mystery that enshrouds it.In this episode our Assistant Curator of Artillery, Thomas Davies, shares his quest of the origins of the gun, what it might have been used for and what its dragon design might symbolise.Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour.Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership Royal Armouries, Fort Nelson:⚔ Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesFortNelson⚔ Instagram: instagram.com/royalarmouriesfortnelsonRoyal Armouries, Leeds:⚔Website: royalarmouries.org⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts.Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Online lecture | The magician, the marabout and the muzzleloader Royal Armouries 2024-02-07 | Speaker: Dr Taliesin Coward, Member of the Magic Circle.How do you counter claims of supernatural powers? With a magician! Join Dr Taliesin, master magician and historian, as he explores how, armed with only his wits and a pistol, the greatest magician of the 19th century changed the course of international history and helped avert a bloody conflict, using the world’s most deadly magic trick.From unmasking a magician’s true identity to causing the death or maiming of more than 20 performers, the bullet-catch enjoys a perilous reputation balanced, bizarrely, by its role as a genuine life-saver. Following France’s Algerian invasion in 1830, revolt and uprising was fostered in no small part by the Marabouts, the traditinal wizards of the region. Gun illusions featured prominently, including demonstrations of supernatural powers rendering the Marabouts and whoever they selected, immune to gunfire.In perhaps one of the most inspired political decisions, the French government of the day fought magic with magic, engaging the Father of Modern Magic, Robert-Houdin (after whom Houdini took his name), culminating in a magical gun duel with a Marabout, which remains celebrated by Algerians to this day. Join Dr Taliesin as he explores this fascinating historical episode and the plausibility of the duel between the Magician and the Marabout.Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour.Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
A Gatling Revolver? With firearms & weaponry expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-02-07 | This series is all about weaponry wrong turns and the Dimancea pistols are prime examples that begs the question, "Who thought this would be a good idea?".In an attempt to improve on the already venerable revolver design, this Romanian take is as striking as it is confounding.0:00 Intro0:53 Dimancea Revolver & History2:52 Firearm Markings & Details3:40 Second Variant4:37 Even More Firearm Details8:09 Firearm Disassembly17:41 Fate of the Dimancea 20:35 OutroSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
The MFR: When the AR15 meets the Sten, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-01-31 | Why on earth did Olympic Arms develop its AR-15 to use magazines from *THE* Second World War era, British sub-machine gun? Join Jonathan as he pulls apart this ‘PCR’ (politically correct rifle) featuring an AR15 body and Sten magazine.0:00 Intro0:37 MFR 9mm 1:20 oSTENtatious Magazine?3:10 Converting 5.56 to 9mm4:13 Firearm Markings and Features5:20 A Wild Jonathan Appears5:45 Firearm Internals10:15 Relevance and Context14:53 OutroSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Online lecture | The Cutlass Royal Armouries 2024-01-25 | British naval cutlasses from the Napoleonic wars to the Second World War.Speaker: Dr Mark Barton, naval historian and author of British Naval Swords.The history of Royal Navy cutlasses from when they adopted their first official pattern in 1804, through the rejection of improvements, the scandal when they were found to be ‘utterly useless’ and end with their final withdrawal in 2014.As fundamental as rum and the lash to the Royal Navy in the age of sail is the form of short sword designated a ‘cutlass’. However, it was not until 1804 – the year before Trafalgar – that the Royal Navy adopted an official pattern for the weapon, and 2014 when these swords were finally withdrawn from even ceremonial service.This talk sheds light on the sword’s history in the Royal Navy. It explores the motivations for adopting the pattern during a global war when the country was on the brink of invasion; what made it inferior to many early ones, and why the Navy spent decades rejecting improvements to the sword. It examines new patterns in the Victorian period, and a proliferation of new designs among other maritime organisations. It looks at the flurry of changes made in the late nineteenth century, following a major procurement scandal when the weapons had been found to be ‘utterly useless’. It concludes by bringing the story all the way up to date with their final uses in action and on parade. Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour.Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
A wooden fencing AK, with firearms & weaponry expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-01-24 | Much more than just a piece of wood? From the curved magazine of an AK to its SKS similarities, discover just what this East German bayonet fencing training rifle was meant to replicate.In this episode Jonathan shares how it was used for basic bayonet fencing training and explores its loose resemblance to the MPi-K.0:00 Intro0:10 Woodn't You Know, Another One1:11 Bayonet Attachment1:56 Purpose2:50 What is this Rifle?4:03 Training Footage4:27 Bayonet Details4:45 Gun Details6:10 A Wild Jonathan Appears6:35 MPi-K Comparison11:09 Fencing Musket Precedent16:05 Outro & Re:LoadedSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour.Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Online lecture | The Many Ways of Mughal Warfare Royal Armouries 2024-01-18 | The many ways of Mughal warfare - Looking beyond the military revolution.Speaker: Pratyay Nath, Associate Professor of History, Ashoka University, India.This lecture explores the wide variations in Mughal warfare in early modern India, using them to unlock the debate over whether the introduction of firearms caused a revolution in war, society and politics.Since the 1950s, early modern warfare has primarily been analysed through the lens of the Military Revolution. This theory suggests that the spread of firearms and cannon required larger and more professional armies, which in turn drove the formation of the modern state to make such armies possible. By looking at the Mughal Empire, the lecture brings to light other ways of understanding the period.Mughal warfare was influenced by a range of factors, including environmental conditions, military pragmatism, financial considerations, and distance from the imperial heartland. These caused Mughal war-making to vary over time and across space, in strategy, tactics, and deployment of technologies. In turn, these variations affected the broader processes of Mughal war-making and empire-building.In building this argument, the lecture offers new information and perspectives about warfare in early modern South Asia in a global comparative context. It also offers a new way of writing of comparative military histories, and a way of studying early modern warfare while looking beyond the Military Revolution framework.Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour.Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Was this the rifle used to assassinate MLK? With firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-01-17 | In this myth-busting episode of What is this Weapon?, Jonathan Ferguson explores the Remington 760 – a relatively unassuming pump-action hunting rifle infamously associated with the 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination.Join Jonathan as he dispels some of the conspiracies that attempt to distance the Gamemaster and James Earl Ray from MLK’s assassination.This week, the world stopped and honoured Martin Luther King Jr. on #MLKDay, what would have been his 95th birthday. While this video focuses on the history of the weapon involved in his assassination, we would also like to acknowledge his actions and vision in the civil rights movement, marking an important time in history. 0:00 Intro0:15 Initial Gun Details 1:50 Remington Gamemaster3:11 Magazine4:00 Dates and Markings5:10 Sights6:13 Multi-thread Locking Lugs7:26 Association with MLK Assassination10:03 A Wild Jonathan Appears10:30 Calibre and Bullet12:24 Twist Rate15:35 Conspiracies16:44 Civil Suit Retest 18:18 Bullet Deformation19:11 300 vs 70 Yards?20:10 Conclusion 21:05 Outro & Re:LoadedSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Online lecture | The Arms Race that Killed the Shield Royal Armouries 2024-01-11 | How ballistic shields were useful, obsolete and useful again.Speaker: Patrick Senft, Research Coordinator, Armament Research Services (ARES).This lecture explores the shield, possibly the most straightforward protective equipment imaginable. It traces the fortunes of the ballistic shield, from its early use with the advent of the firearm in the 1400s, its disregard until the 1900s, and its widespread use in modern war and police work.A protected soldier is both less likely to be wounded and braver in combat, and therefore a more effective soldier. A particularly intuitive piece of protective gear is the shield, used throughout human history and across the world. This lecture examines the technical evolution of ballistic shields – those intended to protect against projectiles – vis-à-vis the development of firearms from their advent until the modern day. Following early combinations of shields and guns in the 1400s, improvements in gun-making made shields increasingly less useful until they had virtually disappeared from the battlefield in the 1600s. However, roughly 300 years later, ballistic shields made a re-appearance on the battlefield of the Russo-Japanese War and have established their niche role ever since.The lecture focuses on the technology of arms and shields, as well as their use to explain why ballistic shields were virtually abandoned for 300 years, yet they were commonly used in conflict before and are in use today. The audience will understand how the interplay between advances in arms technology and tactical considerations produced favourable and unfavourable circumstances to the use of ballistic shields. Lastly, the lecture gives an overview of how ballistic shields are used today.Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
The Baby Browning: Art Deco magnificence. With firearms and weaponry expert Jonathan Ferguson. Royal Armouries 2024-01-10 | This week Jonathan showcases one of the stars of our newest exhibition, Re:Loaded – an Art Deco style Baby Browning. From its peacock blueing and gold engravings to its mother-of-pearl grips, this Baby Browning by Fabrique Nationale may be small, but it is mighty impressive. See this Baby Browning in our newest exhibition, Re:Loaded, which was curated by Jonathan himself. Pre-book your free ticket here: bit.ly/47m5wTgCan't make it to the museum? Take a close-up look through our collections site here: bit.ly/3vw6X4i0:00 Bookish Intro0:30 Renaissance Variant1:55 The Baby Browning4:30 Gun Details6:50 Gun History7:36 Renaissance Details9:55 FN M1905 Model13:05 ReLoaded13:28 OutroSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour . Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
The Golden Kalashnikov out of Saddam Husseins Iraq, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2024-01-03 | We're kicking the new year off with what could be our highest profile weapon in the collection... or at very least our shiniest. Join Jonathan Ferguson as he reveals this Golden Kalashnikov's connections to a famous dictator and bloody conflict.See this golden AK in our newest exhibition, Re:Loaded, which was curated by Jonathan himself. Pre-book your free ticket here: bit.ly/47m5wTgVlad Onokoy's articles on the history of the Tabuk:recoilweb.com/the-history-of-the-iraqi-tabuk-ak-rifle-156496.htmlrecoilweb.com/son-of-tabuk-exploring-saddams-strange-guns-181353.html0:00 Intro0:20 Re:Loaded!0:45 Origins1:43 What is this AK?3:29 Gun Details 6:15 Purpose?7:39 Wider context9:52 Outro Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour.Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
What is this Weapon? Christmas Cracker, with firearms experts Jonathan Ferguson and Ian McCollum Royal Armouries 2023-12-20 | Sit down with two of the world's foremost firearms experts this Christmas as we bring you a What is this Weapon? Christmas Special like no other, as Jonathan pulls crackers with friend of the museum, Ian McCollum from Forgotten Weapons.You can watch the full, unabridged version at History of Weapons of War: weaponsandwar.tv/most-recent-uploads/videos/x-mas-special-finalUse the code XMAS23 for 20% off an annual subscription. From all the team here at the Royal Armouries, we'd like to thank all of our subscribers for a phenomenal 2023. We've got big plans in 2024 and can't wait to share them with you. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.Our newest exhibition, Re:Loaded, which was curated by Jonathan himself, is now open. See more info and pre-book a free ticket: bit.ly/47m5wTgSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour.Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
4-barrelled Lancaster pistol: Who did it first? With firearms & weaponry expert, Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2023-12-13 | At the same time the revolver mechanism was taking the pistol market by storm in the late 19th century, three companies were were vying for their very own slice of the handgun market. While you may have heard of the four-barrelled Lancaster, Jonathan takes a look at two similar designs to see who copied who in this mini arms race.Be sure to check out our next exhibition, Re:Loaded opening this Saturday (16 December 2023) which was curated by Jonathan himself: bit.ly/47m5wTg0:00 - Intro1:45 - Not-so Spin-offs 2:42 - Martin5:05 - Martin Internals5:55 - Dry Firing7:00 - Historic Differences7:45 - Bland & Sons9:15 - Bland Internals10:45 - Dry Fire11:50 - Historic Details14:00 - OutroSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Online lecture | Rifles of the Iron Emir Royal Armouries 2023-12-13 | Speaker: N.R. Jenzen-Jones, Editor, Armax: The Journal of Contemporary Arms For a brief period in the late 19th century, Afghanistan was able to mass-produce a modern military firearm in the form of the Martini-Henry rifle. This was possible due to a programme of rapid industrialisation brought about through the vision and perseverance of Abdur Rahman Khan, the ‘Iron Emir’ – with assistance from British and British Indian engineers, foremen, and craftsmen. In addition to rifles, the Emir’s new workshops produced Afghanistan’s first machine-minted coinage, its first machine-made cartridges, and a host of other products, and saw the introduction of Afghanistan’s first steam engines, its first electricity, and even its first railway. In this lecture, N.R. Jenzen-Jones explores the brief but fascinating life of the Kabul Arsenal, some of the broad range of outputs produced by its steam-powered workshops, and the personalities behind these achievements. Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Beretta M93R: Exploring the Robocop Auto 9, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2023-12-06 | So often arms designers get automatic pistols wrong. But, there's a lot right about Beretta's M93 Raffica. Despite receiving Jonathan's seal of approval, the M93R never really went anywhere, other than featuring in one of our Keeper of Firearms and Artillery's favourite cult films: RoboCop.This is our third episode brought to you by World of Guns. As Jonathan says, the best way to see the intricate inner workings of the M93R is to try it for yourself. As an early Christmas present, the folks at World of Guns are offering 4000 codes to unlock the Beretta 93R for FREE. Use code 6LJK in the game following these instructions: http://noble-empire.com/images/enter_promocode_wog.pdfSteam: store.steampowered.com/app/262410/World_of_Guns_Gun_DisassemblyApp Store: itunes.apple.com/us/app/world-of-guns/id1033160159?mt=8Play Games:play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nobleempire.wogSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
WitW Christmas special with Jonathan Ferguson and Ian McCollum | Official trailer Royal Armouries 2023-12-02 | Take a #sneakpeek of what will be an absolute (Christmas) cracker of an episode, featuring two wise men, Jonathan Ferguson and Ian McCollum. Watch our holly, jolly, festive edition of #WhatisthisWeapon on 20 December. @ForgottenWeapons Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
#WhatisthisWeapon Christmas special with #JonathanFerguson and #IanMcCollum | Official trailer Royal Armouries 2023-12-02 | Take a #sneakpeek of what will be an absolute (Christmas) cracker of an episode, featuring two wise men, Jonathan Ferguson and Ian McCollum. Watch our holly, jolly, festive edition of #WhatisthisWeapon on 20 December. @ForgottenWeapons Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour.Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
MP5/10: FBIs super-charged submachine gun, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2023-11-29 | In this week’s episode, Jonathan unveils a cult classic firearm—the MP5, but with a twist. Discover the more powerful variant developed for the FBI and delve into its enduring legacy in pop culture.Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour.Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
West Germanys wooden space gun: the H&K G11 with firearms and weaponry expert, Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2023-11-22 | This week's episode combines one of the world's most recognisable and elusive firearms with an interesting idiosyncrasy of firearms design: the wooden mock-up. No, we don't have a real G11 (Bundeswehr if you're watching, you know where we are), Jonathan examines this sales replica, which is an accessioned and important item of our collection in it's own right.Read more about this weapon here: royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-270223Stay up to date with our Re:Loaded exhibition here: royalarmouries.org/leeds/whats-on/reloaded00:00 - Intro01:30 - Mock-up02:16 - 'Firearm' Details07:44 - Archival Documents10:35 - Why Mock?11:00 - Fate of the G1111:55 - OutroSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
The OG Colt, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2023-11-15 | With only around 15 in existence, Jonathan gets up close with the original type of rotating revolver – the manually rotating carbine revolver.Made nearly a century prior to the development and popularisation of self-rotating systems by Elisha Collier, Artemis Wheeler, and then Samuel Colt, this is a rare example of an 8-shot revolver from circa 1597.Get up close with Jonathan Ferguson to see this beautifully decorated sporting gun and how it functions.Pre-order your copy of Clockwork Basilisk by Ben E. Nicholson, and with contributions by Jonathan Ferguson, on our online shop here: bit.ly/3N6GlwXTo pre-order a copy of Who Invented the 'Wheelgun'? with original commentary from Jonathan Ferguson and Ben Nicholson, visit the Headstamp website here: bit.ly/474I9hLSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour.Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
A rare first edition of Domenico Angelos School of Fencing Royal Armouries 2023-11-10 | Considered one of the greatest fencing masters of the 18th Century, Domenico Angelo's school became one of the premiere places in London to study fencing, horsemanship, and gentlemanly deportment. In this episode of Up in Arms, our Librarian Stuart Ivinson showcases a rare first edition of one of Domenico Angelo's most famous works, 'The School of Fencing', published 1765.Recognised as a clear, concise and useful guide at the time, today it is viewed as one of the first works on modern fencing and is a treasure within the Royal Armouries collection. A colour facsimile of this first edition, unique markings and all, is now available on our online shop. Get your copy here: bit.ly/3SxSFcXSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour.Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Pas d’armes and Late Medieval Chivalry (RA Winter Lecture) Royal Armouries 2023-11-09 | Speaker: Rosalind Brown-Grant (Emerita Professor of Late Medieval French Literature, University of Leeds)Rosalind will be joined in the Q&A session by Mario Damen (Senior Lecturer in Medieval History, University of Amsterdam) and Ralph Moffat (Curator of Arms and Armour, Glasgow Museums).Late medieval knights regularly took part in a spectacular form of tournament called the pas d’armes (English: passage of arms), fighting alone or in teams with different weapons on both horseback and foot. This lecture explains the popularity of these pas d’armes, and how they differed from other medieval tournaments.For more in-depth reading (paywalled):On Jehan d’Avennes: doi.org/10.1017/9781787449237.010Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Why is this Sten MK.II full of holes? With firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2023-11-08 | We quite literally peak behind the curtain in this week's episode to examine why making a semi-automatic firearm (like the Sten) is so much more difficult than one that's purely automatic (like the MP 40).Join Jonathan as he takes this real-life World of Guns cross-sectional look at one of Britain's best known firearms from the Second World War. Did we mention, this episode is brought to you by World of Guns? If you enjoyed Jonathan delving into the inner workings of the Sten, why not try it for yourself? Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/262410/World_of_Guns_Gun_DisassemblyApp Store: itunes.apple.com/us/app/world-of-guns/id1033160159?mt=8Play Games:play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nobleempire.wogSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
The rare HK GR3 with a scope whether you want it or not, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2023-11-01 | Join Jonathan as he explores H&K's strange decision to plonk a low -power optic on a HK33, removing the excellent H&K iron sites in the mid-1980s. This specific weapon is shrouded in a host of strange quirks, as our Keeper of Firearms and Artillery explains.0:00 Introduction1:06 Spec overview2:49 HK33 comparison 7:18 Subscribe7:43 HK33 markings8:34 HK GR3 features15:54 Original manuals19:07 OutroRead more about this weapon here: royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-283971For ad free content, subscribe to the History of Weapons and War channel here: weaponsandwar.tvSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts.Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Tools of torment: Gruesome objects for torture and punishment Royal Armouries 2023-10-27 | Our creepiest objects are revealed in this chilling video...if you dare to watch! From medieval instruments of torture to engravings of suspected murder, there's enough gruesome stories to keep you going well past Halloween!Want more? Check out our story on tools of torment:royalarmouries.org/objects-and-stories/stories/tools-of-tormentSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Global soldiers: Making southern African liberation armies (RA Winter Lecture) Royal Armouries 2023-10-26 | Speaker: Jocelyn Alexander, Professor of Commonwealth Studies, University of OxfordThe soldiers of southern Africa’s Cold War liberation armies were trained around the globe, from Algeria to the USSR, Cuba to North Korea. Drawing on oral histories of veterans, this lecture explores the unique military cultures these exchanges produced.This lecture explores the unique military cultures produced among the southern African liberation movements of the 1960s and 1970s. In the midst of Cold War competition and decolonisation, nationalist movements formed armed wings – including ZPRA, ZANLA, FRELIMO, MPLA, FAPLA, SWAPO – and sought support from African and eastern bloc countries. Tens of thousands of young men and women were inspired to leave southern Africa to learn how to fight.Under the banner of internationalist solidarity, they travelled to a host of countries, from Cuba to North Korea, Algeria to the USSR, and many places in between. They learned new technical skills, mastered weapons, and interacted with political ideas, military doctrines, and ideas about what it meant to be a soldier. These liberation armies reflected a global set of exchanges and movements.The lecture asks what these trainees made of their experiences and how it shaped the militaries they constituted. It focuses on the Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army and draws on extensive oral histories with veterans. In doing so, it sheds light on the groups which fought the often-overlooked conflicts of the ‘hot’ Cold War.‘Read more about these ‘global soldiers’ here: global-soldiers.web.ox.ac.ukFor more in-depth reading (paywalled):On the way these soldiers saw themselves: doi.org/10.1017/S0010417520000195On these soldiers training in the Soviet Union: doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2017.1272299On the high-stepping drill of the ‘toyi toyi’: doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2020.1804123’Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
The BIG bang behind Britains iconic Spitfire & Hurricane, with firearms expert, Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2023-10-25 | There's a very good chance you've heard of Britain's famous fighter aircraft that defended the skies of Britain, preventing Nazi invasion during the Second World War. But, have you heard of one of the key weapons that helped to make them quite so successful? Join Jonathan for a deep dive into the 20mm Hispano auto-cannon. For ad free content, subscribe to the History of Weapons and War channel here: weaponsandwar.tvSee Spitfires take to the skies from the airfield where they first flew. Visit IWM Duxford: bit.ly/visit-duxford and see Jonathan Ferguson talking about more British aircraft mounted weapons here: youtu.be/LZ1W8mzooiMA massive thanks to IWM for allowing us to use some of their archival materials. Delve into their archives here: iwm.org.uk/collections0:00 Introduction0:38 Cannon?2:40 IWM Spitfire5:35 Historical Context8:20 Ammo and Magazines13:45 Firing Process23:10 Evolution25:05 OutroSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
The bizarre thumb-trigger Martini-Henry, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2023-10-18 | The Martini-Henry is one of Britain's best recognised and well-known historical firearms. This week's episode features a super-rare variant.Searching for a way of improving the breechloader, trials were laid out for a thumb-trigger configuration, popular with target shooters and hunters at the time. An order for 40 of these 'Watkin-Patent' Martini-Henrys were produced but the idea ultimately went nowhere, as Jonathan Ferguson explains.Read more about this weapon here: collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-275907.htmlFor ad free content, subscribe to the History of Weapons and War channel here: weaponsandwar.tvNeil Aspinshaw's book on the Martini-Henry: google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Martini_Henry_for_Queen_and_Empire/6vddzQEACAAJ?hl=enSee more at British Muzzleloaders youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkOVIw4NSWVLjm7lyFTgxk1ePSIF9QO3Y and C&Arsenal youtube.com/watch?v=45MbESLyl-QSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour. Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSee the Real Time History video on the Anglo-Zulu War: youtube.com/watch?v=XvS8uYx9vBg&ab_channel=RealTimeHistorySign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
What makes the HK416 such a successful weapon? With firearms expert, Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2023-10-11 | Derived from the unmistakable AR-15, subtle improvements on Eugene Stoner's iconic design mean the HK416 has found widespread use in militaries around the world. Join Jonathan as he examines just what sets it apart. This special episode is brought to you by World of Guns from @NobleEmpire. Delve further to understand the workings of this firearm and many more with its 3D simulator: World of Guns: Gun Disassembly on Steam.Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/262410App Store itunes.apple.com/us/app/world-of-guns/id1033160159?mt=8Play Games play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nobleempire.wogHelp us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
Online lecture | Nanomaterials, new technologies and war: Does size matter? Royal Armouries 2023-10-04 | Speaker: Dr Kobi Leins, Honorary Research Fellow, King’s CollegeDiscover how nanomaterials change the landscape of war – and how they don’t. What should we be considering in regard to the field of emerging technologies and the battlefield, and what are we not seeing?The desire for humanity and the desire for security have co-existed as long as humans have been alive. As science has become increasingly sophisticated, so have the methods of self-defence by states. Nanotechnology – the manipulation of matter on the atomic and molecular scale – is already changing warfare by increasing capabilities upon which armed forces are heavily reliant: more efficient energy storage, advanced photovoltaics, and improved military protective equipment, to name a few of these developments.Yet other applications of nanomaterials by the military are both powerful and subtle and have neurological and biological applications: from 'devices that can infiltrate electronics and seize control at crucial moments’ to ‘artificial “disease” agents that can rest harmlessly in victims' bodies until activated by an external signal'. As militaries either contemplate or begin to use these types of nanotechnologies, international law must keep ahead of the situation, particularly in light of their potential effects on humans and on the environment.This presentation provides concrete examples of uses of nanomaterials in warfare, including an introduction to the technologies and how they work. It explains the complex legal and scientific questions behind their use in plain language and applies an interdisciplinary approach to link scientific knowledge to existing legal frameworks.Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour.Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
The groundbreaking Belton flintlock repeater, with firearms & weaponry expert Jonathan Ferguson Royal Armouries 2023-10-04 | This pair of pioneering flintlock muskets are like none we've shown on this series before. They represent an 18th century attempt to create a genuine repeater weapon. Not only were these weapons actually purchased in not insignificant numbers by one of history's most controversial organisations, their story is also associated with some of the most recognisable names in US history. This really isn't an episode to be missed. 0:00 Introduction3:00 Replacement chamber 5:15 Terminology & history 6:20 1784 Repeating flintlock7:15 Firing process12:15 1786 Repeating flintlock16:25 Portfire mechanism17:40 Firing process 20:40 Firearm history22:40 OutroFind out more about these objects here: collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-9023.htmlcollections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-423.htmlJoin us and many more firearms YouTubers at the History of Weapons & War channel: weaponsandwar.tv/browseSubscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/donationsSign up to our museum membership scheme here: royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership ⚔Website: royalarmouries.org/home⚔Blog: royalarmouries.org/stories⚔Facebook: facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum⚔Twitter: twitter.com/Royal_Armouries⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseumWe are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.
