Clint Eastwood's Iconic MP40 Found?

[@bigospig]

If the police say, "It was probably destroyed", then it most likely went home with one of them.

[@scooter2377]

LOL ID HAVE PINCHED IT FOR SURE

[@vorynrosethorn903]

British police are not that based, if it was nicked it was so they could sell it via their criminal connections.

[@edwardscott3262]

That's exactly what I thought when I heard "probably". That's just the type of double speak they use. 😂

[@doobybrother21]

well I'm sure there will be a thorough investigation...

[@stewpacalypse7104]

No way. They're all heroes and would never tell a lie.😆

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

Agree with Dr. Felton - Where Eagles Dare was a truly excellent WWII action film. One of the very best.

[@scrappydoo7887]

It's a true classic 👍

[@ericb2501]

And with 2 gorgeous blonde actresses! ❤❤

[@NinjaRunningWild]

@scrappydoo7887 Saying "cringe" is cringe-worthy.

[@kwanchan6745]

and his comment about the iconic phrase "broadsword calling danny boy" being recognised across the english speaking world

[@kwanchan6745]

@scrappydoo7887 along with the wild geese the eagle has landed a bridge too far zulu tobruk battle of britain cross of iron the great escape the dam busters tora tora tora the bridge at remagen von ryan's express the longest day battle of the bulge I noticed thast in the opening scenes of the battle of the bulge...they show a captured MP44/sturmgewehr...nice touch

[@andrewduke1489]

Wow! Congratulations on the TV series 🎉

[@BionicRusty]

Seconded 👏👏👏

[@ndogg20]

Thirded!

[@pauloyassuhidefujioka6458]

Fourth

[@AndrewAMartin]

It's "in development" but that doesn't mean it will actually get produced. Let's hope it does get the green light!

[@spamcannon5917]

Lovely to see Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds (which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history).

[@ModernNCRph]

Hoping for more collaboration with Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries.

[@rogerkay8603]

I'd love his job........

[@morningstar9233]

Different styles but like Mark, Ferguson's quite the snappy dresser too.

[@stevec7770]

That guy needs a new hairstyle

[@yam83]

Love that guy.

[@augustuswayne9676]

Where Eagles dare is one of the greatest war movies ever made . Thank you Dr Felton for making this video .

[@dallesamllhals9161]

..fictional greatest war flick ever made...

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

You're not kidding! Who knows how many cases of Baby Boomer's "World War Two Envy" were spawned by "Where Eagles Dare," "The Guns Of Navarone," "Battle of Britain," and other memorable WW2 films and TV shows? Think "World War Two Envy" isn't real? You'd better think again AND you don't have to be a Boomer to be susceptable!

[@jonholland6067]

@dallesamllhals9161 yep kind of like saving private Ryan.whats your point?

[@randlemcmurphy2672]

The aerial gondola fight scene still the best!

[@daleupthegrove6396]

Fun Fact: It was reported that the explosions in the action scenes were so intense that director Brian Hutton's clothing caught fire.

[@cheften2mk]

Its sad to see all those historical weapons get destroyed

[@roypiltdown5083]

when i was at university, the local news was reporting on one of these "no questions asked" gun turn-ins - my roommate (avid gun nut) yells out "OMG look at that" and points to one of the guns on screen & rattles off a bunch of statistics about what it was, where it was made, how rare it was (something like "only 37 were ever made") and how much it would draw at auction - the local cops had no clue & melted it down for brake drums.

[@hakimcameldriver]

THE COPS LAUGHED WHEN DESTROYING VALUABLE & RARE FIREARMS IN TASMANIA IN THE 1990s GUN CONFISCATION.

[@1pcfred]

It is sad to see any weapon get destroyed.

[@andrewmacdonald4833]

You should see what they do in Australia...no appreciation for history at all...

[@1pcfred]

@@andrewmacdonald4833 what do you expect from a penal colony?

[@frankobrien1371]

One of my favorite Eastwood movies. My father took me to see it in the movies when I was seven. Told me not to tell my mother because of the violence. What a great film.

[@CastleHassall]

that's nice he took you to see it bless him.. it's nice your mum wanted to keep you safe too bless them both

[@hubertwalters4300]

​@CastleHassallKeep him safe from what? A movie, it could not possibly have hurt him,nothing to keep him safe from,good grief no wonder the British can't own firearms anymore, before long they won't be allowed to own razor blades to shave with or electric razors either,they will be declared dangerous weapons of war ant the British will have to turn them all in to be destroyed, if this attitude had existed in Britain prior to WW2 I'm sure the British troops at Dunkirk instead if escaping back to Britain,would have surrendered to the Germans and Britain would had to negotiate a end to the war with Germany and it would have been a bad deal for Britain.

[@vorynrosethorn903]

Real shame to see all those old webleys, with a great deal of family meaning and history no doubt, being handed in to be destroyed.

[@marqsee7948]

'Offspring, you must care for my weapon.' 'No.'

[@thEannoyingE]

It’s just a terrible loss of historic weapons.

[@MrRexdale71]

This is a touchy subject. Especially between Americans and the rest of the world when it comes to firearm ownership. First, let me say that any functional MP 40 is a cool find. As an American, The whole idea of surrendering firearms to the authorities doesn't sit well with us. While I understand that this particular firearm has any interesting history, I certainly would not have turned it in and given the government the satisfaction of seeing it confiscated or destroyed. That being said, Let me say that I enjoy and respect Doctor Felton's work and always look forward to the latest editions.

[@robert-trading-as-Bob69]

The opening scene: the snow covered mountains at dusk, the JU-52 in winter camouflage flickers into view, flying towards you... One of THE greatest movies of all time.

[@shawnr771]

There is German helicooter in the movie also.

[@SawThumbz]

Ron Goodwins, sound track playing in the background, without a doubt, one of the most iconic openings in any film 😁

[@stramasher2953]

Ron’s “tune” has been my ring tone for years. 🫡

[@zillsburyy1]

the junkers in the movie already crashed

[@dallesamllhals9161]

@@shawnr771 Bell 47 ze germanic sound alone....Sehr gut!

[@interestedwatcher6]

It is an MGC (Model Gun Company) MP40 1968. It fires using a plug in the barrel that faces back towards the breech, each round has a cap installed in its nose and the bolt when you pull the trigger bumps the round forward onto plug, causing it to fire / cycle / eject and if you hold your finger on the trigger it continues firing. They are a very smart design, and are collected in Japan, and elsewhere. MGC replicas feature prominently in Vietnam films as well - such as FMJ, you will be able to notice them as for example, instead of a forward assist on an m16 they have an obvious hex bolt that holds the upper and lower together.

[@pmc9088]

I'll tell you a real story about an MP-40. i knew a guy that collected antique fishing lures. The idea was to get a complete colection that matched the company catalog back in 1956-1957. He would troll obituaries and make offers to widows in northern Michigan back in the 1990's. This guy rolled up one day and said you have to see this. It was a pristine condition MP-40 with a pristine 4-6 magazine leather over the shoulder pouch setup and two swastica marked spam cans of 9mm. The widow gave him two or three tackle boxes full of valuable antique fishing tackle but he had to get rid of the machine gun that her WW2 82nd airborne soldier had kept under the bed at the cottage for 50 years. Putting my hands on something like that was a once in a lifetime experiance. I made sure i wiped my fingerprints off though.

[@dougshelton69]

Lucky😅

[@garyfrancis6193]

Is that when you pulled the pin on a hand grenade with your teeth before you tossed it and the blast wave lifted you up six feet in slow motion?

[@JohnNeo19]

@@garyfrancis6193war take homes were exceedingly common and almost everyone’s grandparents served in ww2. It’s a very believable story lmfao.

[@thEannoyingE]

Think he still has it?

[@raymondtonns2521]

lucky you. great story

[@mattgeorge90]

Know it is a good day when Dr. Mark Felton has an episode come out!

[@OptimusPrinceps_Augustus]

He went ahead and made my day 😃

[@nathansaunders2576]

The MP40 is clearly an MGC replica, in the 'police' images. You can tell at a glance by the barrel and nut.

[@heiner71]

Too bad they did not call you to authenticate the piece.

[@nathansaunders2576]

@@heiner71 MGC didn't get the barrel nut right, they were very different in shape to the real ones, very angular. Also the use of zinc is clear, not steel.

[@Ekatjam]

Years back the City of Chicago had a gun "Buyback", everyone brought in junk guns to make twice the money that they were worth. There was one elderly man however who brought in a pristine Winchester M1 Garand. I approached him and asked if he would be willing to sell it and I would give him much more than a $100 gift card. He was adamant about turning it in. I told him It's not going to the smelter; it was going home with the cop who was eyeing it himself.

[@StephenSSTiger]

The idiocy of the gun buyback program. Destroying iconic historic guns or turning them in to be stolen by those who supervise the program is a CRIME. Vintage firearm history is worth preserving. Control Crime not Guns!

[@MrSloika]

American cops are notorious for 'obtaining' valuable firearms. When I was in high school a friend whose father was a municipal cop told me that he was given a High Standard target pistol as a gift. I asked some questions and was told that the gun was given to him by his father who obtained the pistol from an elderly lady. The elderly lady brought a sack full of guns, some very valuable, into the local police station after her husband died. Instead of telling the old lady to take the guns to a gun dealer and sell them, the police told this old woman that they would 'dispose' of them. They certainly did 'dispose' of them, the cops divided up the pile among themselves.

[@WestSideGorilla1980]

Yeah I knew a widow of a ww2 vet. 2 .55 boyes rifles, 1 was stolen by a cop. I gave her a 1,000$ for the other.

[@fishingthelist4017]

I remember a news report about a buyback and recognizing one of the "firearms" turned in as a Crossman BB gun. However, I didn't see any Red Ryder carbine action 200 shot range model air rifles.

[@donnied9432]

You didn't say who got it.

[@INF1NI73]

This was my dad's favorite film. He died last month. We used to love quoting "Broadsword calling Danny boy" as well as that silly line at the start. "Colonel Wyatt Turner: [referring to Smith] Some people have a sixth sense. He has a sixth, a seventh and an eighth." It was the last movie we watched together. It brought a smile to his face when he realized what I had put on the TV in hospice. He saw it when he was 10 years old with his brother and his brother's friends at a theatre in New Westminster, B.C. Such a good movie to this day. It makes me want to have comfort food and drink ice cold pilsner.

[@Bumper776]

Having once owned an original German MP-40, as soon as I saw the gun in the photo, I knew it was not a real WW2 vintage German weapon, the plastic parts look much different than the real Bakelite material plus the pot metal is quite distinguishable from the real blued steel.

[@brandsthatcreatelitter1648]

In about 2005, I was lucky enough to buy one of the Lugers, with film authentification certs, used by Derren Nesbit et al in the dining room scene. It came up on ebay, after the prop house liquidated some of its old inventory.

[@thEannoyingE]

An armband worn by one of the lead actors came up for auction a year or two ago.

[@markraffety3246]

Where Eagles Dare probably has the highest Kubelwagen kill count in film history.

[@Ntmoffi]

I remember when Clint said: Fühlst du dich glücklich, Punk? I felt that.

[@OptimusPrinceps_Augustus]

Ja 👍😆

[@bak-mariterry9143]

Do you feel LUCKY, Punk ? Not happy.

[@TheWolfsnack]

Followed by....Habe ich sechs oder fünf Kugeln abgefeuert?

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

@@bak-mariterry9143 Nope, not what he said. He originally said: "You've gotta ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" The German translation was something like "Jetzt musst du dir eine Frage stellen: 'Ist heute mein Glückstag?' Und, ist er das, Punk?"

[@HubertofLiege]

And thanks to American GIs we didn’t have to say it in German

[@jcprov9481]

As someone who lives in a part of the US that allows ownership and purchase of “transferable” machine guns, the MP40 is definitely something I’d like to add to my collection of historical firearms. However, the $30-$35k price tag for one will probably mean that it will remain as nothing more than want.

[@mattchoppers1]

I was given a " Where Eagles Dare" movie folder which contains a dozen glossy prints and the script. My friend received this from the owner of a 1st run theater, where in 1968 he and his father just watched the movie. His father was a high ranking police officer in the town, and was often given gifts for his kids. I have never seen another. Glossy prints and various loose items but nothing like this.

[@rogerdee.926]

Clint does have a fine Arms collection, who knows, that MP40 may be fully functional and in the US ! Congrats to Mark on his book becoming mini series.

[@roymartin500]

Congratulations Dr. Mark Felton on your book getting a 6 episode series on television!

[@ClarenceCochran-ne7du]

"Where Eagles Dare" a classic from my childhood. 8 years old, when it was released. I still consider it one of my favorite WW2 movies of that era.

[@analogman1496]

Same with me, I was 11. Definitely a classic for sure and it's certainly one of my top 20 movies. Have it in Blu-Ray.

[@bourbonslurpee]

Where Eagles Dare and The Guns of Navirone are my two favourite childhood movies.

[@Julie-OSN]

I love the film 'Where Eagles Dare'. I re-watch it every year. I particularly love seeing the Junkers 52 plane (sadly it crashed in 2018).

[@danielnewman134]

That is my favorite film and my favorite firearm. I got to fire one full auto last year in Las Vegas at Battlefied Vegas. It was awesome. Great Video Dr Felton.

[@robvegas9354]

That is a wild story. Where Eagles Dare is one of my Christmas eve movies. What a wonderful film.

[@stovetopicus]

I hope that Clint himself ended up with the real one. Someone on the cast or crew must have it. I cannot imagine, even back in the 60s, that anyone would have destroyed it. It must be out there somewhere. Another cool story Mark, thank you.

[@meaninglesscog]

Why do you think anyone would have it? They all had to go back to BAPTY every evening.

[@onwilson2]

Jim had quite the movie career!

[@Danekim_]

Sir...I can't wait for Ep.2 of the Hess Series...thank your dr Felton

[@ettajfan5882]

Me too! I wonder what the hold up is?

[@Danekim_]

@@ettajfan5882 he mentioned he is doing his research and will be out shortly

[@crawdadlando4053]

Just rewatched this one (the movie) about 2 weeks ago. Perfect timing.

[@steveschlackman4503]

Not only the Great Clint Eastwood but a young Clint Eastwood.

[@Gunnybumper]

As an American, who understands firearms and the realities surrounding them…. This entire story both saddens me and enrages me!

[@Venezolano410]

Get over it. 😁

[@jackshaftoe1715]

Cause he never reloads ?

[@Venezolano410]

@@jackshaftoe1715 Because Americans expect others to want and admire their gun culture.

[@FrankJmClarke]

Because WW2 was fought against the Nazis.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Firearms ownership in the UK is a priviledge, not a right. In fact the UK has no Bill of Rights as we do. Not that this means Britain is a police state, I wouldn't say that, but I'm "just saying" if you get my meaning. (As I understand it some Brits may argue the "not a police state" comment but that's up to them, not me.) Quite a difference from the longbow days when all able-bodied Englishmen HAD to own a longbow and practice with it regularly in case defending the realm was necessary.

[@biscuitheque79]

Brilliant film. I read a comment once on KZbin....as soon as his wife goes out he puts the title sequence on a big screen with the sound up. Genius

[@jjp0707]

Where Eagles Dare, was a fantastic movie. 👍

[@Roller_Ghoster]

Where Mark Felton Dares go into film history we will watch ❤

[@StephenSSTiger]

BRAVO!

[@benmanning4340]

As a massive fan of where eagles dare, this video is extraordinarily interesting! Thanks for another amazing video Mark 👍

[@Buggsy1061]

Man that line brings back some great memories of watching that fm with my pops

[@RubyMarkLindMilly]

Mary Ure firing an MP40 on full auto just epic

[@Willy_Tepes]

It might as well be illegal when so few people are allowed the privilege.

[@jamesengland7461]

Agreed. A distinction without an effective difference. You can have a gun as soon as you wade through the bureaucracy we've so generously provided for your own good.

[@JayBee-cr8jm]

@@jamesengland7461 Just a form of the old "poll tax". Utterly disgraceful.

[@Jeff-cn9up]

I'm sure the various U.K. governments will make all weapons illegal soon.

[@scottmccloud9029]

In the United States, owning a firearm is not a privilege. It's a right owed to every American citizen when they turn 18 years of age. In colonial times it was probably much younger. Driving a vehicle is a privilege. Owning a firearm is not.

[@jeffinknoxville]

Probability; it was a real MP40, and from the movie. And, some copper realizing the significance; swapped it with a fake and took it home

[@jamesbrown9736]

Who would have known that Dr. Felton was a “Voice Stand-in” for Richard Burton. Great video!

[@robertwilliamson922]

During a tour of local police department here in a small city in Canada, we were shown the gun room. There, hanging on the wall was a nice German MP-40, with magazine and sling, and a belt with six spare magazines, and loading tool pouch. We were told that a police sergeant who fought in World War II brought it back with him, and donated it to the police department. The police at the station strip it and clean and oil it and cycle it once in a while, and also said that if the need arose, they would use it to fight a well armed gang….if necessary.

[@stevenwhitesell3675]

You mean the MP40 that never ran out of ammunition?

[@lomate1963]

Yes, that’s the one😂

[@rickjensen2717]

😂🎯

[@stewpacalypse7104]

They just edited out the reloads. 😉

[@leestamm3187]

It's not particularly exciting to watch someone changing magazines, so it's not featured. However, if you've watched WED many times, you'll know that there are several shots of them doing so. The supply packs from the parachute drop are shown to include a bunch of spare magazines, making it reasonable to assume they were used, even if every instance wasn't shown. Then again, it's just a movie. 😄

[@malverned382]

Plus lazer guided bullets that cut down rows of bad guys, wheras the Germans were just shooting 100's of rounds into the wall by Clint presumably trying to injure him from flying stone chips...

[@scottallpress3818]

Mp40s , Clint Eastwood , where eagles dare …. These are a few of my favourite things

[@craigklein5563]

It would be better to say that modern Firearms are banned in England and the right to self-defense doesn't exist!

[@Negasta]

So you mean you live under a fascist system?

[@klausschwabshubris]

Likewise in Canada

[@xWILZTAx]

No theyre not

[@binderfan436]

But the right to attack by other means does. A shame England has fallen so far. I fear we've only delayed the same date here in the USA. I hope I'm mistaken.

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Firearms are not 'banned'. I'm a fully-licenced firearms owner and British at the same time! But they do make it very difficult to own certain types of weapons that most Americans can own its ease.

[@steffanflint3779]

The handed in weapon is clearly a replica mgc model gun .If you want to fire a real MP40 in the UK,the best way is to join a reenactment group and hire one out from a section 5 dealer at an event. I did this at the Victory show this year,a lot of fun!

[@derf-vr1fc]

Wow. Congratulations, Dr. Felton. I didn't know about your TV series!

[@agrxdrowflow958]

Talk about that freaking helicopter in the movie. Crazy!

[@bigsarge2085]

Love "Where Eagles Dare!"

[@muskokamike127]

watched it prob 20x. Never gets old. Same as Guns of Navarone. Two classics.

[@bigsarge2085]

@muskokamike127 Yep, both of those along with Dirty Dozen.

[@johnklein233]

Another great video Mark, and an excellent bit of detective work. I have one of the 1960's Japanese manufactured MGC 68 reproductions in my collection, and can attest that they are so well made that only a knowledgable gun enthusiast would not know it isn't the real thing. They fired specially made "caps" for the sound effect.

[@jtukko]

Iconic gun used by an Iconic actor covered by an Iconic channel!

[@andrewn3262]

Didn’t know about your book being made into a show! Super exciting and congrats! You’ve earned it!

[@1220b]

The MP40 that was handed over was an MGC68. Japanese 1/1 replica. They were available from the late 1960s onwards. I have an MGC68, and I can tell a mile off its a MGC68.

[@acftmxman]

Mark, one would have to be a fool not to know that Where Eagles Dare is your favorite film. As many times that you have mentioned the film in passing over the years in your videos, it’s like using a sledgehammer to whack a fly. I love it.

[@Adelina-293]

The MP 40 should be preserved if this is true. Where Eagles Dare is amazing.

[@scrappydoo7887]

Definitely

[@lewistaylor1965]

My guess is that Clint has handled so many movie props he probably couldn't care less where they go or who has them after shoots...that's for us mere mortals to get super excited by...like me...I still visit movie locations when I can...and get palpatations while my wife rolls her eyes...Thanks again Mark

[@matthewmcmacken6716]

No gun should be illegal.

[@marqsee7948]

well, people can't be illegal, so it's the laws broken that make the object so. It's only an object.

[@garylee9738]

At least not here in America.

[@yoda5565]

Well done. As a German uniform and gun collector since 1975. Having a brilliant history teacher as my mentor in school. You inspired me to "rewatch" the movie "Where Eagles Dare" with an even more critical eye. It's full of discrepancies. I knew Sam Cummings (Interarms) and your account while possible only tracks the weapon to the film. Well done on that. The rest of the story, well?

[@henridelagardere264]

_Where Eagles Dare_ is really one of the perennial Christmas movies, at least in our household, and in the Feltons' as well. Hopefully, Clint Eastwood gets to see your work, your trip to Hohenwerfen (recommended) as well. Thanks for spreading seasonal enthusiasm!

[@tltc191]

It's right up there with Die Hard in this household. Yippee kai yay......

[@TheWolfsnack]

Right up there with Die Hard....and my new fave Christmas Movie Terrifier 3

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Watched that again last week!

[@yowie0889]

@@tltc191 "Now I have a machinegun. Ho Ho Ho."

[@tltc191]

@@yowie0889 welcome to the party pal

[@mp4051]

Yes, it is a Japanese made MGC (Model Gun Corporation) mp40 fairly common. Thanks for a rather neat topic Mark!

[@SteveHarvey272]

Mark Felton is the man, cant wait to see your show.

[@morningstar9233]

Grew up watching all those great WWII films. Still love them. My appreciation for them changing from that of wide eyed boy to old bloke.

[@opencarry3860]

I enjoy owning and firing my MP40. It's a durable cordless hole-puncher.

[@45-Brass]

God Bless the U.S.A.

[@StephenSSTiger]

You are living the dream of many a collector or aspiring collector! Enjoy and God Bless You!

[@irish3335]

Fantastic story Dr Felton, looking forward to more!

[@tonidmc]

Derren Nesbitt was superb in that movie

[@tltc191]

Thank you for a light history lesson filled with fun stuff. Great tonic for a relaxing Sunday.

[@josephbingham1255]

Very Interesting. Jim Dowdall's moment (4:30) in "Enemy At The Gates " will always be remembered by fans of that film. Prop BAR rifles used in The Sand Pebbles were being sold at the Pomona Militaria Show by a prop company clearing out a warehouse. The live fire automatic rifles used in the original Starship Troopers were sold to someone in Arizona. This was told to me by a member of the Hollywood prop company that sold me one of the non-firing rifles along with a billed cap from the film. The non-firing rifles were very realistic with moving triggers and some mechanical device and tubing inside that I could never figure out what they were there for. I sold it to someone (a sheriff deputy as I recall) in Montana or Wyoming. He said he was going to convert it into a firing rifle. Why do Americans have guns? America had just finished a war with an oppressive government and did not want that to happen again. That is the purpose of the second amendment to the American Constitution. It is specifically for that purpose. It is a check and balance upon government oppression.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Look up the post-WW2 revolt in McMinn County TN for a relatively recent example of citizens dealing with an opressive and corrupt government.

[@sneakybeak4032]

The Eagle Has Landed - one of the all-time cinema greats and my favourite WW2 film. Jason Isaacs is a very good selection. I'm looking forward to your series release Mark.

[@stevesummersell_K4WXX]

Government: turn in your guns b/c they’re dangerous! Gun turned in. Mark Felton: where is this dangerous weapon? Cops: We lost track. It was probably destroyed… 🤷‍♂️🤨🙄

[@scrappydoo7887]

"probably"

[@servicerifle16]

Never fails to annoy me the same people that have lost several nuclear weapons think I'm not responsible enough to own semiautomatic firearms that spend 98% of the time in my closet.

[@stevesummersell_K4WXX]

@@servicerifle16 Very annoying!

[@robertdragoff6909]

Where Eagles dare is my favorite WWII movie, along with Kelly’s Hero’s….

[@silverdrillpickle7596]

Bonus Sunday Dr. Felton 😍 Good on you, Mark! 🫡

[@TheMosinCrate]

Congrats on the new show. Jason Isaacs is an awesome actor, has a large range.

[@Valkanna.Nublet]

Now I want to watch Where Eagles Dare, and that's a good thing. Thanks Mark :)

[@paulpowell4871]

sadly a fake story

[@Valkanna.Nublet]

@@paulpowell4871 Aye, like many WW2 films, but still a good film.

[@SermedAlWasiti]

Once you said "Royal Armories", I waited for you to mention Dr. Ferguson...and you didn't disappoint...

[@MaddAddamx]

Mark, as you are an avid shooter and firearms owner, would you consider doing a longer collaboration video or series with Jonathan Ferguson? I can't think of a better pair to talk about historically important firarms, both rare individual firarms and more broadly about types (SMLEs for example). Also, excellence news about your book being made into a series.

[@flekawi]

This movie was in Serbia often showed on TCM, after CartoonNetwork ended (about 9pm.), I was watching it as a baby after cartoons! "Where eagles dare" is one of my favorite movies of all time. Also, "Kelly's heroes", which was shot in Yugoslavia. You could make a video on that film, if You already haven't. It has some interesting details, You can do a search on. Thank You for making exceptional videos. Cheers!

[@scrappydoo7887]

The police said "probably" That alone is a huge red flag lol

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Where Eagle Dare was one of most favorite movies of all times.......Thank you Sir. Old F-4 pilot Shoe🇺🇸

[@edflintlaw]

We watched this film and Devil's Brigade in my church "cultural hall" because our very British Bishop loved both films, and had a cameo in Devil's Brigade as a drummer in the bagpipe band. Probably around 1971 in Utah.

[@agrxdrowflow958]

Huge fan of Jason Isaacs. Can't wait to see it.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Me too! I'd love to see Jason take on the role of Sherlock Holmes! I think he'd be the best since Basil Rathbone!

[@agrxdrowflow958]

@@wayneantoniazzi2706 In the Patriot, he has my favorite line, "Tell me about Ohio."

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

@@agrxdrowflow958 Oh yeah, the way it just oozes out of him! Cracked up the whole theater even though he was the bad guy!

[@catsarecoolio1]

😮

[@adidragan]

Sadly Burg Hohenwerfen is closed to tourists during the winter months, but I visited it in august on a roadtrip to Romania, and it is a great place to visit. Would have loved to visit during winter.

[@Mr.FlacNaty]

Love this movie

[@OptimusPrinceps_Augustus]

Dirty Dozen isn't bad either

[@scottessery100]

@@OptimusPrinceps_Augustusbut wed is far better

[@danm6189]

Getting opening music chills. Baa baa da da da!

[@stevet7777]

Loved it! This story and the movie . Well Done.

[@larryalvares1369]

I didn’t even know Clint Eastwood had an MP 40

[@heiner71]

He didn't. Lt. Schaffer, the character he played in that movie had it.

[@JohnDoe-wj7ht]

He's still got one...

[@randyjennings3075]

"Broadsword calling Danny boy." Oh god I so love that you included this quote in your video. Only mein uber WWII geek Freunds know that quote. Great to hear your book is being turned into a TV series starring Lucius Malfoy. Next movie you must cover is "THE GUNS OF NAVARONE". Oh wait make that "The Great Escape". Oh blimey "The Longest Day" is a must movie to cover. OK I gots to stop and thanks for sending me down my boyhood WWII geekery.

[@spartan7042]

We're eagles dare is one of my all time favorite war movies, the details and scenery are incredible.

[@BeesWaxMinder]

W H Y would someone just hand it in to the police if they could've sold it for a small fortune🤷‍♂️?

[@MightyRude]

Because it’s illegal to sell illegal weapons.

[@w8biatvrepeater638]

He would have been arrested. It was illegal to own, that is the whole idea of having occasional amnesties.

[@451whitworth4]

Why does the UK government destroy firearms when they could be legally sold somewhere else to law abiding citizens? Who knows

[@MightyRude]

@@451whitworth4 Because they have an obligation to the public. It’s called a perverse incentive and will lead to the police seizing firearms at all means to sell and make money. That’s also why police in Europe can’t make money on fines.

[@JeffEbe-te2xs]

They drank the kool aid

[@cavdragoon]

I swear every time I hear Mark Felton's voice I can't help to think of nothing else but the classic video game i spent hours playing called "COMMANDOS" by PYRO STUDIOS in the late 1990's. The operations in the game are explained to you by a guy who sounds exactly like him. Anyone else remember this game?

[@beulahalestick8297]

In 2012 a lady in the states turned in a Sturmgewehr 44 to the police that her husband had brought home from the war. The Sturmgewehr 44 is the only assault rifle since its name is literally assault rifle. All other rifles are battle rifles.

[@claywest9528]

Fascinating! I had also heard that in the film Lord of War that real AK rifles were actually cheaper than mockups, so that's what they used.

[@Charles-xe2qh]

Excellent video. I was very pleased to recently meet Derren Nesbitt, one of the few surviving cast members of WED. It was quite surreal to meet him.

[@StevenKeery]

Charles-xe: I thought he was dead. He was a very good actor.

[@davebetts9843]

What role did he play? Thanks...

[@Zbigniew_Nowak]

As for this weapon, in my town workers found one while renovating a roof. It was also donated to the museum.

[@gertgilich3508]

Heya Mark. You make my day!

[@AgentPepsi1]

My husband's grandfather brought one of those weapons home from WW2, together with two pistols. In the 1950s or 1960s, however, it was converted to fire only semi-automatic as he didn't want to pay for an expensive tax-stamp and didn't have a "Class III" firearms license. It is still in our family, and my brother-in-law in Indiana currently has it. Not really sure if the weapon is an MP40, but it does look similar. Dr. Felton, please keep up the good work. 🙂

[@shakescan]

Ill watch the show!

[@stubstoo6331]

Only if Clint is in the title role.😎😎

[@r000tbeer]

Awesome video Mark! The MP-40 is one of my grail guns.

[@meaders2002]

"Very high bar to entry." American edited English: Prohibitively high bar to entry. Exclusionary regulatory environment.

[@johnchristopherrobert1839]

Congratulations for having your book turn into a mini series and Jason Isaak’s too I solute you sir.

[@lexington476]

0:17 Broadsword, we are receiving a clear transmission reading you five by five. Proceed with your message. 73 😎