Improvised & Craft-Built Firearms w/ Jonathan Ferguson & Nic Jenzen-Jones

/ forgottenweapons
Today I am joined for a round table discussion (well, octagon table, technically) by Jonathan Ferguson (Curator of the National Firearms Centre collection at the Royal Armouries) and Nic Jenzen-Jones (Director of Armament Research Services) to discuss a variety of improvised and craft-produced firearms. All three of us are contributors to a research paper being published by the Small Arms Survey on this subject, and we thought we would take a few minutes to discuss it on video.
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[@leljdam3189]

perfect for protecting your home *bad for rushing dome*

[@chief7573]

Yes

[@shroomzy8030]

This is a good comment thank you

[@BenDover-qi9js]

nice refernce :)

[@axiom3935]

Lol

[@Woe_YT]

Unless you are Welyn.

[@Jrtekk]

Parents: Eoka isn't real eoka can't hurt you. :

[@MrBlack75922]

can you help me, naked man standing in front of my door with double barrel shotgun

[@matthewmintel75]

@@MrBlack75922 no

[@MrBlack75922]

@@matthewmintel75 darn

[@ryanstanberry7470]

Full metal and ak wont save you from naked with eoka

[@Gabwien]

Unless the dude is already dead from the thirsty roof campers

[@torbrowser1155]

boys y’all tryna go eco with eokas 😩☠️

[@bIahaj]

eoka gaming

[@Ketaportal]

Xd

[@biffybighorn2920]

Yesssir

[@jjcoolprime6084]

Best comment

[@xixyz7127]

Eoka raid

[@XavXavBoi]

I came here for the Eoka, I left with an LR and an angry Hazmat kid on the floor.

[@emircavusculu8617]

eoka gaming

[@FleezyLL]

Hahaha

[@julesbellet1449]

Lolmao

[@voided764]

I made on n now my cousin on the floor help

[@dammbenderisgreat]

you mean xqc

[@callsignshulei229]

Welcome to the hall of weapons historians. Here is your standard issue beard and ponytail.

[@jamesh1758]

This comment has me dead. Jesus Christ

[@kevinwestermann1001]

@@jamesh1758 *Gun Jesus Christ

[@tednjessdamman7089]

And matching black polo shirt.

[@carstealer]

@@tednjessdamman7089 OH YEAH

[@alexbarnett8541]

The government only trusts people with beards and ponytails to own and handle machine guns. It's absolutely the number one thing they look Into most before issuing licenses. Beards are way more important than looking into someone's criminal and mental health backgrounds. Secondly it's also important to be as calm as Mr. Rogers while speaking in a soft soothing voice. It's working well for Ian. He gets full access to everything. And it's not because he has a successful KZbin channel. It's the beard and pony tail legal loophole.

[@modulator7861]

I don't know much about guns, but I could field-strip that "Slam Shotgun" in like 1 second.

[@AlexK-jp9nc]

The beauty of it is that it starts off stripped

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

The downside is that you need to field-strip it to be able to reload it. The upside is, it's very fast and easy to do.

[@dadddynoldddz286]

I can disassemble it fully in the the same time

[@thelegacyshow4248]

Probably yeah

[@Peta_CHAD69]

@TheReaperOfLykos76 Even if it was cleared, I'd find some way to blow my face off.

[@nukenfries9403]

Holy crap, we have the crossover of Gun Jesus with the GameSpot Gun Guy

[@fogaming2578]

Lol

[@AntonAdelson]

Best crossover ever!!

[@Bikavin]

@@AntonAdelson Yes

[@mateodevin]

I still think keeper of firearms and atrillery sounds significantly more bad-ass

[@robotman5105]

@@mateodevin he sounds badass but he doesn’t shoot guns for us as much as Gun Jesus!

[@godlia_]

An actual Eoka

[@theforlanjoker4457]

Did you not know they were real

[@godlia_]

@@theforlanjoker4457 Nah, thought it was rust's idea

[@Kevin-McLaughlin]

@@godlia_ Please tell me you're being sarcastic

[@berryy82]

@@Kevin-McLaughlin yea i thought it was some fictional gun that was created to be just some meme

[@beenchillin2yill197]

@@berryy82 Same

[@boobpoocacca2064]

Ha, that's what the Eoka pistol in rust is based on

[@watercat6107]

a legitimate name exaxt thing i thought when I saw the title

[@Foxxie0kun]

That's exactly why it's called the Eoka pistol, too. The faction using those bic-lock handguns was called Eoka I presume.

[@InsanoBinLooney]

"ebola pistol"

[@dicckkstaccyy8919]

was just thinking that

[@djordje123king]

Only the real vets know it as the "toenail"

[@loumorningstar7709]

American: buys a gun. British guy: cant buy a gun so *devises a home made nuclear warhead in his shed*

[@jamesh1758]

We can buy guns, we don’t like hand them out to just anyone tho.

[@redcell9636]

@@jamesh1758 neither do we.

[@jamesh1758]

RedCell96 can’t argue with that to be fair But what I meant was we don’t have rights and we don’t really have a gun culture so when people do want to own guns they have to jump through way more hoops than you do in the US

[@redcell9636]

@@jamesh1758 yeah it's sad to see so many arbitrary issues with firearms ownership in the UK. I mean in the US you still need a background check and come back clear and you have to be a resident of the state you are purchasing a firearm and/or do it through an FFL on the internet. Everything about it is extremely convoluted. The best thing for people to do before getting all booty-tickled is do the research. I think, at least in the US, they need to mandatorily teach about 2A, firearms law, and the proper procedures like they do with driving. That way everyone has a good baseline to make informed opinions.

[@thatguybrody4819]

funny story about the nuclear shed, it was actually a thing done my a boy scout. (obviously not a warhead but a reactor)

[@keelanmurphy9941]

You kinda touched on another reason improvised firearms were more commonplace with Loyalist paramilitaries than Republican ones. The traditionally unionist-dominated industries in Northern Ireland, especially shipbuilding, were crumbling by the time of the Troubles, meaning that there were a LOT of disgruntled and highly capable machinists and the like with a lot of time on their hands.

[@ianbarclay8658]

Also, the Republicans were supplied with plenty of firearms by supporters in the USA, so there was not the same need to improvise. Some of these came from National Guard stores, though they were reported as 'stolen'. This was clamped down on as part of the 'war on terror', after September 11th. The best the Loyalists could do was magazines and barrels from supporters in Canada.

[@hypnotised-clover]

@@ianbarclay8658 Libya was also supplying weapons to the IRA, Gadaffi was a big supporter of Irish Republicans.

[@neonswine]

There are ex-UVF loyalists in Belfast who give tours of the Shankill neighborhoods as part of a rehabilitation program, and one of the guys giving the tours worked at the shipyard building these, told me all about it when I visited

[@mrchickenfeathers9184]

@@ianbarclay8658 lol. Loyalists were smuggling m60’s, colt commandos, MAC10’s among other things from Canada. There was 300 AK47’s and 2 tonnes of explosives found in Teesport in England bound for loyalists in 1993.

[@dean5699]

Being British and growing-up in the 1980's and 1990's, the weapons obtained from the conflict in Northern Ireland are particularly interesting. Putting aside the divisive politics and tragic loss of life on both sides, the ingenuity of gaining and/or manufacturing firearms by both sides is fascinating.

[@YayAkiba]

Ok, that folding stock also doubling as a front grip is genius.

[@TannerisSmol97]

Is it tho? You can only use one at a time

[@mrfourtwenty8506]

I prefer the front and rear sights being a barrel is the best

[@kushmoosh4171]

Irish genius who’d have thought

[@human678]

@@TannerisSmol97 But when using it as a stock you probably don't need the stability that the front grip brings to the table.

[@grizzlyblackpowder1960]

There are some eastern European weapons you'd be into if you like strange and somewhat unnecessary utilities.

[@waffleology5762]

Man, now I can doorcamp my neighbors.

[@l00tgoblin37]

Hopefully they come out full kit 😈

[@fosty.]

@@l00tgoblin37 My neighbors come out naked

[@aiden4474]

@@fosty. bro?

[@biffybighorn2920]

Yep😂

[@stephendowdican7589]

Omg They Had AK

[@austinflint8671]

You can really tell the two hosts are trying to keep their professionalism at the forefront of their minds but seeing the guy discuss the magazines was like watching a kid describe their favorite game xD you can tell he's passionate about the subject

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

Whilst you can't fondle the weapons, for those of you that can get to Leeds, the Royal Armouries is a must-see collection. Jonathan is an amazing picture of British of cautious and reservedness, perfect for working with firearms although I'd like to see what happens to him after a few pints of Timothy Taylor's Landlord

[@harvestn9841]

Am I the only one who is still waiting for them to talk about the other four guns?

[@DFX2KX]

nope. I actually giggled at the Liberator, because I have the STL files for that, and now have a 3D printer. I could feasibly have one this evening if I wanted (I don't, because it's a death trap)

[@trailblazer632]

DFX2KX you should look into some of the new research in 3d materials for guns and gun parts. Things have come a long long way since the liberator lol

[@bensmith4563]

me

[@westsidefolk]

no i wish these ladies would stop chatting

[@klyesam4006]

how fast is your printer, no way you can print a full sized liberator at the specified setting in one day.

[@ayebraine]

Dear Ian, I'm reasonably well-versed in "traumatic weapons" topic in Russia, so I'll add a few details to the video. First of all, the rationale for this class of firearms is the ban on handguns and short-barreled firearms for civilians in Russia. Traumatic guns (OOOP, "limited effect / less-lethal firearms") were introduced into the federal law in order to give civilians a self-defense option other than mace or shock-sticks. The inception of the class was marked by the success of the Osa (Wasp) "barrelless" handguns: 4- or 2-barreled pocket weapons developed for an effective, even formidable cartridge, the 18x45 - with its thick cases substituting for barrels in a lightweight alloy, short, break-open derringer-type frame with electric ignition. The interest by civilians pining for real handguns saw different firms developing various "almost-real" self-loading hanguns and revolvers for the class. Foreign companies often adapted their blank-firing or gas offerings to answer the demand. All of these models use special rubber-bullet cartridges (like 9mm PA and .45 Rubber), incompatible with firearm cartridges. They are also allowed to fire flashbang, gas, and illumination/signal cartridges. As of now, Russians can apply for a traumatic handgun license, similar in requirements to regular shotgun or rifle licenses. A citizen can have 2 of these registered to them at a time. At some point, the law was amended to limit the growing influx of imported traumatic hanguns by banning their import (there's a lot of legalese there, but essentially they forced both locals and foreigners to manufacture them domestically). Now for the stuff really relevant to the video: all traumatic pistols certified in Russia have to prevent easy conversion to live firearm variants. The law specifically calls for addition of barrel obstructions: I'm really not sure about the "spiral barrel" that your co-host mentioned, mostly these took the form of spaced "teeth" or "steps" inside the barrel that the bullet should squeeze past. As I understand, with time, manufacturers relaxed these measures and now include only token barrel obstructions. In any case, these (knowingly) introduced weld-weakened and thinned / pushed in sections into the barrel, which increases the protection against conversion. Further, the guns should be made such as to only withstand the stresses of normal operation, and barely at that. In the case of PM-based traumatic guns, this means weakened barrel base, and irregular or squeezed barrel (see above). Purpose made traumatic guns mostly get made from low strength alloys and also have weakened barrels. The stated life of these guns is low by firearms standards, in the low thousands or even less than a thousand. Although of course the ones who skirt the law the hardest are the most sought after. But mostly traumatic guns have questionable material quality, fit, and finish - with the exception refurbished combat ones like Izh-78 / 79 (which is not strictly a PM, but a modified security guard pistol based on the PM, Izh-71) and the Izh-78-9T, which is a rebarreled PSM pistol. So for the UK Baikal assassination guns, the criminals could take two routes: either drill-through and rechamber the gun for a cartridge larger than the original "9mm PA" rubber cartridge; drill out the obstructions and load and sell custom lethal rounds of 9mm PA; or replace the barrel outright, especially considering the supposedly weakened barrel trunnion.

[@camron.w1841]

ayebraine 5 likes and one comment after all the effort. Keep doing what your doing man.

[@shadowstorm657]

Thank you for the wealth of information.

[@Ganimoth]

That was a very interesting read, thank you!

[@pr0xZen]

I would never have learned this if not for you. Thank you.

[@Luke-tm5oy]

thanks from Canada dude !

[@aestheticsvibes6435]

That guy in the middle looks like he could do some video games reaction

[@kiba_the_lucky]

the 3 lords of the gun council have come together truly, an event to be remembered for ages

[@2bitmarketanarchist337]

Nobody going to mention the one man also is a bearded pony tail guy? Ian's British clone...

[@nathanwaters8971]

Australian*

[@andrewsinabutar560]

That's Ian from another UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!

[@2bitmarketanarchist337]

Nathan Waters Is he Australian

[@4lligator]

Me, immediately: He has slightly different facial hair and a british accent! It's Evil Ian!

[@masterblaster8440]

Gun Lucifer

[@Bleakcobra33264]

I’ll give you 1000 caps for those

[@unintelligentlifeform3821]

A man of culture

[@phuklyyve8941]

@@unintelligentlifeform3821 loooool

[@PoopfaceMc]

If you had higher Barter or Speech it would only be like 500...

[@JeSsSe66]

In New Vegas more like 6000 caps lmao

[@monkeyt2675]

Sorry dude wrong game

[@neverpreparedenough6431]

I love how they just totally slipped the Leuty subgun sitting on the table because it works and works well

[@firstname4097]

I thought someone made that makarov by themselves for a hot minute, and then realized they just put a threaded barrel on a makarov. My faith in humanity has been dashed

[@qdaniele97]

Actually, they converted a blank-firing fake Makarov in a functional Makarov replica and added a homemade suppressor to it.

[@freedomisntfreeffs]

The "303"-marked submachine gun kind of baffle me, Muffle-suppressor, Folding stock-foregrip combo, forward placed return spring. And all of it made by a non-gun company, presumably. It's also sexy as hell.

[@johnjuiceshipper4963]

Ulsterman96 a true business man.

[@freedomisntfreeffs]

Thanks for the additional insight. Do you have a name or source where I could learn more about him/it?

[@kafelkan1482]

Spr4yzz Truly sexy weapon engineering

[@joezzzify]

There is a website called Balaclava street which has an article about weapons acquirement you may be interested in. A lot of the Loyalists who made guns where experienced engineers and had the necessary experience to create working firearms at that level of complexity.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

+Laird Cummings Yup. You just need a piece of tool steel and a hydraulic press.

[@mooseitself]

I once met a kid who showed me a video of him playing with a staple gun that was converted into a single shot 22 pistol.

[@plaguedoctor4411]

I think ive seen that gun in a police photo

[@mooseitself]

@@plaguedoctor4411 As of a few weeks after my original post, that kid went to jail. So that's not that unlikely.

[@bananaking2305]

@@mooseitself oof

[@evoklax]

@@mooseitself why didn’t he get fined for that ( did he stay in jail for a year)

[@mooseitself]

@@evoklax I have no idea what he got bagged for originally, but he's out now. Still actin a fool.

[@BrxIghtside]

Ian being so excited to pick up the guns is so pure

[@ezragoldberg3132]

"Happiness is a warm Gun"

[@TheTimofee]

I'm just here to check out the Eoka

[@DictionaryDylan]

I'm so pissed that crazy looking pepperbox wasn't talked about.

[@stratometal]

I KNOW!

[@sunlol93]

yea same >:(

[@justinbarbee5917]

Yeah I'm a bit salty on that one too.... Gun Jesus done failed us

[@justarandomtechpriest1578]

To normal

[@greycatturtle7132]

Yea

[@DerTypDa]

Gotta say, the dual-purpose buttstock/forward grip is legitimately pretty clever.

[@obviousgreyman]

DerTypDa I was really impressed, super intuitive and useful as a grip in “pistol” form and looked very solid for a stock of its type.

[@alexfrederick9019]

I completely agree, but it's not a surprise, given that it is a weapon from "The Troubles"

[@seefuchs1006]

Until the grip leaves some marks on your shoulder

[@british35]

Accuracy 100

[@user.who137]

Leave it to the IRA

[@mokonono5903]

Seeing Jonathan here is really cool. I mean yeah I know he's the head of the Royal Armouries and not just some random British gun expert GameSpot hired but its nice to know his internet influence is still pretty sizable. :D

[@taylorkeating6884]

Ian has done about a half a dozen other videos with Jonathan, usually about bullpups. There was one video about how to make tea correctly, though.

[@keyanblyler04]

This would be an interesting series to watch and I'd be here for it

[@TheFirearmEnthusiast]

This video needs to be a few hours longer with more guns.

[@gigaslave]

Even youtube videos could use more dakka.

[@johnthefox6239]

Yes.

[@Musicguy1161]

Amen! You got that right.

[@PureChivalry]

I waited the whole time for them to talk about the 7 barrel beast in the front.... I'll be here when you guys are ready.

[@livelyupmyself1]

Did they talk about the 3D printed one? Too lazy to watch and be disappointed.

[@DekkerDekker]

Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of firearms and artillery for the Royal Armouries in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history, is one of my favorite firearms experts.

[@delta90903]

this is the absolute best crossover i've ever seen

[@drmaudio]

I suspect craft produced weapons will get much better in the coming years.

[@trailblazer632]

They have been up to hand built gun factory quality for a long time. Its just time consuming. There was a documentary on a while back about people in brazil and the Philippines making fully functional collector quality 1911s from scrap steels by hand with no machines involved. All hand work and files. Why go through all that work though if you just need something to send lead down range at a semi accurate yet fast rate of fire?

[@matthewmudgett7413]

They've always been pretty top-notch. Blowback subguns are ridiculously easy to manufacture- so long as you have a magazine to build it around, as they pointed out in the video. Pretty much everyone iterated the same general design over the course of WWII, and more than one belligerent resorted to using dispersed machine shops to increase production.

[@skm1091]

Machining technology becomes more affordable and user-friendly as the years go by. And metal 3d printing seems to advancing very rapidly. You will probably see full blown copies of full-sized assault/battle rifles in the coming decades.

[@skm1091]

Btw have you guys read about the r9-arms? www.forgottenweapons.com/the-r9-arms-machine-pistol/

[@brendandor]

CNC 3D milling machines will get cheaper to some extent and then you could mill pretty much any gun you wanted as long as someone has made a 3d model of it. The difficult bit will be getting the correct steel and heat treating it, but with lower powered cartridges its not so difficult.

[@codyamann12345]

"Everytime there was a conflict that the British military was involved in, they'd bring back interesting stuff" I didn't realize this was a video on the British Royal Museum

[@MrCh0o]

Brits are secretly Blood Ravens

[@AmbeamTM]

* royal armouries in leeds. It has all the weapons from antiquity collected from around the world. Well worth a visit if you want to check out some genuine elephant armour.

[@enderjed2523]

@@MrCh0o I mean, just look at our museums.

[@ezragoldberg3132]

Sick Burn :D

[@urmum3773]

Sore losers

[@jaystockman7087]

I love crude firearms. It absolutely amazes me what people can come up with.

[@FoxMacLeod2501]

I particularly enjoyed this. And I already particularly enjoy Ian's videos.

[@RedLegs13B.]

That Sten type smg he said was called "Avenger" is remarkable! The workmanship is pretty good, for what it is I must say. Whoever came up with that was quite crafty. And to think, that one was a part of some underground workshop/black market arms shop. There's probably more of that copy floating around.

[@theforlanjoker4457]

Many stashs the old boys put away just in case.

[@murphy7801]

@@theforlanjoker4457 gonna be interesting in few decades when people die and find bunch guns in there loft / cellar etc

[@theforlanjoker4457]

@@murphy7801 what’s grandpa got in his loft ? “ ow “

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

"Here we have our first example, made by James T. Kirk to defeat a Gorn."

[@NortonPeabody]

Brilliant!

[@dualnamehype]

@@NortonPeabody magnificent

[@mikearmbruster2171]

There was a naval museum on bremerto that had a 1500s cannon I think from Korea that was bamboo wrapped with rope

[@fckgooogle1000x]

Firearms expert and Gun Jesus collaboration, very nice

[@_Lobster_]

The collab we all needed

[@user-kf6nc5jv3l]

Is this actual footage of the Last Supper?

[@iisadragonborn7128]

they even found a second jesus

[@DBZ483]

Looooool

[@drsnooker1776]

I’m the one hundredth person to like your comment

[@vegaspapp339]

Yeah but it's just Jesus and a British crackhead

[@Original-Phantom]

It should be

[@Lipi19821]

I converted gas revolver for shooting flares into 22lr when i was 14 years old...by drilling the barrel , revolver cylinder and changing the striking hammer to strike closser to the rim... No real tools..no vice no press drill...just an electric hand dril and my hands...got some bloodie blisters...lol

[@coryindahus7319]

My grandfather made a revolver in woodworking class too

[@arianaxdr7399]

Nice hahah

[@demidemise-uz2ne]

I made a pipe rifle in .22LR last week, it's single shot, but I want to improve upon it and make it a legitimate design for an actual rifle, though I have a very limited amount of tools

[@whatsup5914]

@@demidemise-uz2ne made a simple 410 shotgun from homedepot parts in 15 mins (most of it spent on sharpening the firing pin made from a threaded piece of metal rod)

[@milkapeismilky5464]

100% American posts.

[@jeffumbach]

6:24 brings a whole new meaning to "slam firing". I guess the one before it was a literal "hand cannon" as well.

[@thedocto3602]

Seeing you and John together in the same room is awesome

[@Furri1bia]

I swear I fired some of these guns in Fallout.

[@christopherconard2831]

Furri1bia I have pile of cans, a Zippo lighter, and a shrub. Let me scrap them, and I'll make it a SMG.

[@kaic-m2865]

Furri1bia pretty sure there are more now that 76 is out

[@t.w3280]

One of them does look like the deliverer from fallout 4

[@adkviking69shofner98]

Lmao

[@daddy8884]

Kai C-M You mean Fallout seventy shit?

[@jameskoch9567]

He keeps uncomfortably holding that gun because he's forgotten which Ian is his one and he's worried they'll coordinate.

[@stonksfromcs1224]

thanks for making my day, this is a really funny comment. i bursted out laughing when i noticed they look nearly the same after reading your comment.

[@Svveet69]

I would like to see more episodes on home made or improvised weapons from around the world. They are much more common then you would think and very interesting.

[@tylerb5764]

Videos like this remind me of how damn easy it is to actually make a working firearm, even a simple one, which is why the laws won't work here in the US

[@CaptainApathetic]

Yep, and in the US making your own firearm is legal as long as it isn't full auto

[@druidofthefang]

"laws wont work in US" what do you mean?

[@daltongarrett7117]

@@CaptainApathetic few other nuances but yeah. its nice isnt it? bullshit we can't legally do full auto.

[@daltongarrett7117]

@@druidofthefang the extremely draconian English laws regarding firearms would be unenforceable in the United States. we would have civil war 2 with a bunch of previously in circulation guns and new homemade machine guns.

[@druidofthefang]

@@daltongarrett7117 it's just as easy to make guns anywhere, even with more strict laws than america. that doesn't explain why laws do not work in america.

[@sebwiers1]

How could you post this and NOT discuss that bizarre multi-barrel thing in the foreground? Is it "just" a pepperbox gun with a clumsy handle and trigger?

[@backyardjungle2562]

@cablecow15 Same here. I stayed around just to see that one.

[@achuu7917]

“Someone here will betray me tonight”

[@maotisjan]

Very educational but it's also nice to see people interested in the same thing exchanging information

[@jackli1662]

endgame loot: Eoka

[@Cypress_Stoned]

I like how uneasy the felt when talking about the public and firearms.

[@anderty4088]

Because Europe is not USA. It's drastically huge difference of firearm culture and general sense on violence veneration in overdeveloped countries and underdeveloped ones. Not to pry or sound like elitist or something - it's just so much things to wrap up, but in very short term - yes, welfare of common citizen directly relates to violence level and everything tied to it.

[@vchslv13]

I'd better not make any assumptions about Europe entirely. Czech Republic has quite a liberal firearms laws and it's intentional homicide rate is twice less than in UK, so it's really just UK's troubles with civil liberties.

[@owenblount7334]

​@toeff7852 The armament of the common man is not protected to be protected by the last man alone, it is meant to be protected by the armed populace as a whole by way of militia. As outlined in the second amendment "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" the rights of the people can only be protected properly through the unrestricted access to armament and the coalition of the armed populace to protect their rights.

[@dawsontomar7558]

@toeff7852 if you remember or even study you would know a lot of white guys died to fight against slavery and that people who were slave owner's were democrats.

[@detroitvseverybody3813]

@toeff7852 You need to study up on your English skills.

[@metabaron90]

Nick from ARES needs to work on his Three Musketeers facial hair game

[@2cups499]

ｍｅｔａｂａｒｏｎ Yeah with hair like that he could be the bad guy.

[@ostiariusalpha]

He's Porthos.

[@user-zz6ks9gw7i]

And his manners.

[@davecSFD]

Dude looks high af

[@aethelyfel7573]

There is little else more beautiful than the ingenuity of shoddy improvised weapons.

[@samham2843]

The collab that no one asked for but we all needed

[@taistelutomaatti]

"We'll get back to this shortly" And you didn't. :(

[@briankelly8297]

The loyalists manufactured their machine guns in the Belfast ship yards.

[@ringsidejudge4302]

11.14 Even if they did not have that many guns to fit them to , might be a bit of an understatement , considering that one of the factories raided by security forces captured component parts for 800 . The factory was operating for 20 years.

[@milkapeismilky5464]

*cuts to footage of Ian and Jonathan headbanging to Bulls on Parade, Nic hides under table.

[@johannesdolch]

One of the remarkable things is that this "Slam Shotgun" is probably very effective as long as the metal is somewhat strong. Sure it's only one shot but if you get close one Buckshot is really all you need.

[@nickelakon5369]

Essentially the principle behind the liberator. You use it to kill an enemy and take their proper gun. It doesn't need to be good or effective, it just needs someone with the wits and guts and to use it.

[@gertjanmoens4188]

bic-lock firearm, nice.

[@DH-xw6jp]

Super late reply. But do you think that smashing up a long necked bbq lighter and electric tapping the sparker wires to the flash hole (with the pyro crystal and clicker in the grip) would make for a more reliable ignition? It should work almost like an electrical primer.

[@tylerodonnnell6821]

The crossover I never knew i needed

[@achtunger5528]

No one knows, but the Eoka pistol is the most powerful weapon, dealing 180 damage. It should probably be used in the military.

[@EmpPeng2k7]

Thank you to Royal Armouries and ARES

[@Bushcraft-xz6xd]

Just Headdie Why thank them, for what? Us joe Smoes cant see them except a few behind thick glass? If guns are so bad and no one can own them why collect them in a country that has made them all illegal.....just melt them down or give them all to America where free people can handle them or fire them if possible? The only person here deserving of thanks is Ian, taking his time to wade through bureaucracy to show us forbidden guns up close and in depth. These fellow Brits would keep the collection to themselves or the rich and powerful at all costs.

[@Madbot_]

they will always find a way to make a gun

[@c.g.b.spender294]

madgod 117 clearly we need to ban metalwork knowledge, firearms expertise, metalworking tools and potentially introduce mandatory license to use hands for whatever reason.

[@Madbot_]

I bet someone can make the stick with a 20 mm cartridge and some wire "gun" with there feet.

[@kahe4237]

C.G.B. Spender In Finland we are so lawful citizens, we would probably do that.

[@andrewince8824]

But most won't because they don't have the skills or access to ammo/powder.

[@gullreefclub]

I can see it now a Hacksaw blade registry list

[@alexanderryan-jones600]

Dude! It's the two Gun-Gods of KZbin!

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Ian .

[@matthayward7889]

Yet another video that feels like it was filmed especially for me. Brilliant Ian!

[@redstickrant]

“Improvised” or “craft-built” is SO yesterday. They’re “artisanal.” Please make a note of it. :)

[@benj9372]

Really good video. Thanks

[@mayandecendent31]

Such originality in weapon and hair design

[@ultramarina4401]

Nice talking round. I really love that format and maybe you can make some more.

[@espositogregory]

Oddly enough: every deadly weapon can be less-than-lethal, just as every less-than-lethal can become deadly; if you suck enough at using them.

[@joshplays4fun103]

If handcrafted guns are this popular I swear you guys would love come to Brazil 🤣🤣🤣

[@kevintimmer2219]

i am a magican, i can turn that eoka in an AK in some simple steps!

[@Greger88]

Really interesting video but I'm kind of disappointed to see hear "we'll get to that later" and then not show them (the plastic handle and the "pipe with 2 handles") because I would love to hear more about them.

[@clevermcgenericname891]

Tomas Gregertsson the plastic things is a 3D printed single shot pistol. Program is available online, if your inclined.

[@abe881]

Without the guns on the table the start would look like a mirror image

[@ihatedumbppl1826]

This is an amazing video

[@adamwarlock8263]

that artillery museum sounds cool!

[@MesCaLiN21]

6:06 You can use the barrel part as a melee tonfa. Simple but deadly design.

[@kevinwestermann1001]

Didn't know there were any /ranged/ versions of the tonfa, though. :P

[@MesCaLiN21]

@@kevinwestermann1001 www.jiunan.com.tw/en/defense/t3.html You can shoot non lethal rounds like rubber balls, pepper balls or paint balls. A tonfa looks like a gun so why not using it as a gun? :D

[@tedarcher9120]

Wow, two gun Jesi!

[@ollilehtonen6351]

Ted Archer I've never seen the word "jesus" in plural before.

[@tedarcher9120]

olli lehtonen oh, i've seen a lot. There is still debate, is is Jesuses or Jesi.

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

Ted Archer Obviously Jesi! We're naturally going by traditional rather than modern pluralization.

[@tedarcher9120]

Michael Berthelsen yeah, i totally agree

[@somberflight]

a stellaris jesus nation! :o i know the race name now.

[@asbdhusahdhauhudas]

thank you for showing me how

[@murdermatics]

This is some quality content right here. I could watch these guys go over every class of weapon. Is there the, "Best gun collection of the Eastern Hemisphere?

[@toolthoughts]

Nice to see research done into this subject. There are a couple image blogs (homemadeguns on wordpress is one from the top of my head) and at least one public forum dedicated to the "art".

[@thelonewanderer6762]

I saw the pistol in the thumbnail in a firearms history book

[@johnm3907]

Same here. 2 pages near the end about home made guns

[@jbed6]

That Weird Fox Guy Or raiding someone's trap base

[@sepl0498]

same here aswell

[@thoughtengine]

Dorling-Kindersley's Gun: A Visual History?

[@suro5038]

@@johnm3907 aye same book

[@donovansingleton9096]

I wanna see this crossover more often

[@CharlieWinterTV]

I'm here after Jonathan Ferguson videos about weapons from games blew up and I'm feeling like I traveled back in time.

[@thegoldencaulk2742]

Nice, I'm always interested in your work with ARES

[@Tumathy]

Oh no it's you again

[@JonManProductions]

He's everywhere and usually contributes to the conversation. Also his face.

[@BrandonBaumvideo]

I see you everywhere so hey

[@RadzMexicano]

JonManProductions that's redlettermedia's Mike stoklasa. Great channel, check it out

[@robashton8606]

+Dick Fageroni "ARSE"?

[@stilllife8]

"The troubles" in Ireland.

[@Purple223tip]

Great video

[@geigertec5921]

Ian really wanted to play with that traumatic pistol conversion, you could see it in his eyes like a kid in a candy store looking at a giant gummy bear.

[@mwam1985]

“The troubles in Northern Ireland “... So British.

[@elkpants1280]

That actually is what it is known as over there.

[@51WCDodge]

Sounds much nicer than 'Civil War' or 'Invasion by citizens of a Forign Country'.

[@phoenixrising4573]

MsBowhunter95 in any place outside of Ireland and the UK, it's called the troubles, and always has been. For Americans especially, it's not a knock on the political situation, it's simply what it's called.

[@51WCDodge]

No it's called the Troubles, nice and sanitized.

[@marlonbrando2328]

Exactly. The term "the troubles" was coined by the British and then used by Irish media after that. A nice way of putting: The unlawful occupation of another country and murder of their people by "Great" Britain.

[@bplup6419]

"Which would not be legal to do in the UK." Isn't that everything?

[@trisjack82]

BP Lup visit and find out

[@andljoy]

A man was genuinly charged for being armed witha potato peeler in the Uk.

[@hexoslaya3696]

Andrew Joy proof or bs

[@Mr-Ad-196]

@@andljoy really?

[@sethlance8009]

@@andljoy I believe it it's getting insane now. But at least they are buying wepons from the USA now LOL

[@carolramsey6287]

Love the way Jonathan is pointing that SMG at matey's head

[@robertdavis7453]

I converted a Zoraki 925 ( Turkish made as they mentioned ) Its kick ass, it doesn't shoot conventional ammo but I'm happy with a 6mm at over 1,200 fps. And it cycles without a flaw.