WW2 Guns in Service Today

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[@CFarnwide]

John M. Browning is worthy of a Mark Felton episode! There are so many iconic weapons he invented.

[@HappyHippyHuddy]

Even the Germans used captured ones

[@danphelps8865]

Agreed!

[@antlerking69]

Yes please

[@partridgepimp3363]

Great idea💡 let’s go Mark don’t let us down

[@rakijawoodland]

True

[@JohnSmith-nj9qo]

Imagine being the inventor of a gun that's so well made people are still using it 80+ years later.

[@Mortablunt]

Sergei Ivanovich Mosin:

[@alexanderstrickland9036]

Imagine being the inventor of 3 of them.

[@thekinginyellow1744]

@@Mortablunt and the Brown Bess says "You kids want to keep it down!"

[@cruiser1333]

@@alexanderstrickland9036 Dont forget his auto shotguns and the M1919, dude was a genius.

[@johnvannewhouse]

The M-2 will still be in use in the US Army 100 years from now. It is the Pyramid of Giza of firearms....

[@DavidBrown-cs1tq]

When I was in the US Army in the mid 80s as a M60A1/A3 Armor Crewman I carried the M1911 and M3 Grease gun.

[@carlevans5760]

That's what Sarge Bill had issued to his men in the 1,2 and 4th A.D units he served in.

[@archvilethe87th60]

There were U.S. engineers with Grease guns in the '91 gulf war too.

[@KoKissaki]

„Patton Package“ - Ultimate edition

[@sirbughunter9972]

That's really neat and interesting to hear, thank you for sharing sir!

[@chrisnewton5126]

I went in as a newly minted 19K in early '82. Did Fam fire on the M3 in Basic but never saw them again. I loved my 1911, I'm sure I'd have been kicking and screaming about turning it in for a 9mm.

[@thatstahlhelmwehrmachtguy9605]

If Browning was still alive we could’ve have plasma rifles and space guns by now

[@adamrubino178]

Browning was a genius gun smith.

[@lardlover3730]

Ikr

[@brandondun3102]

Wtf is a space gun? You remind me of a guy who thought you cant fire regular firearms in space... because "there is no air".

[@case3270]

@@brandondun3102 cringe

[@misterpotato427]

@@brandondun3102 take a joke

[@stevengoodloe3893]

While I was in Iraq in 2007 we had a .50 cal with wood grips and charging handle. We looked up the serial number and found it was manufactured in 1943! I wish I could remember the factory.

[@robwalker4452]

That's pretty amazing :)

[@mk-ey2kp]

Most of our m16s on my ship were Vietnam receivers that clearly didnt match the anodizing of the a2 uppers.

[@letoubib21]

My M1911A1 I got from the WAARNG was made in 1942 *. . .*

[@avilhelm1697]

Was it a DShK?

[@stevengoodloe3893]

@@avilhelm1697 A Russian .50 caliber heavy machinegun.

[@Jarod-te2bi]

As the old saying goes”if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”

[@launcesmechanist9578]

A common engineer/tinkerer saying is this: If it ain't broke, it probably doesn't have enough features yet. You're right though, some of those older guns are built to last. I keep wondering how effective some weapons like the M1918 BAR, the Thompson SMG, and the StG44 would be if they were modernized using components available today.

[@fiel81]

Ain't that the truth

[@hugovdberg5374]

@@launcesmechanist9578 the AK74 is basically the modern version of the STG-44

[@59patrickw]

Just think how much money and time the UK government would of saved if did not change a good working platform every 10 years , thinking of ships, firearms, tanks the sea harrier , F-4 Phantom II (still in use in Germany)and a long list as well the weapons Dr Felton showed are still fit for purpose and work

[@billy4072]

Keep fixing it, till it is broke…

[@Brzeczyszczykiewicz1]

Mg3 still being used by the Homeguard in Norway , I'm one of the soldiers armed with one of these ;)

[@theroidragedtrex7908]

Youre a lucky man, as an American, I can tell you with certainty you have the envy of every gun enthusiast/owner over here. And I'm no Norwegian, but thanks for your service bro.

[@hizemberg1426]

I mean, as long as it sends lead fast, it doesnt matter what machine gun it is

[@Mutedmouth]

@@theroidragedtrex7908 It’s actually my least favorite weapon system to use. The MG 5 is a lot easier to operate.

[@sejek1995]

The Mg3 is also still being used by the Danish Home Guard and on armoured vehicles

[@fatihorkunss]

Most of nato members are using mg3.

[@EdVarkarion]

Captain America used two weapons; Thors hammer and a 1911. One is the most powerful weapon in the universe, and the other is from Norse mythology.

[@randomplayer4645]

heheheh true

[@presidentmerkinmuffley6769]

I once saw a comic where he used a wheelgun, but since it was the Captain, I am certain it was a M1917. None of that dirty .38 for him.

[@clarencebosarge2806]

Lol

[@jeffjames3111]

bwahaah :)

[@retardcorpsman]

EpikLemon Exactly. It was the M1911 *A1* that was the most powerful weapon in existence.

[@maxmustermann5538]

As German conscript in 2010 we had MG3's with the MG42 overwritten. 😂

[@darrenjones2933]

In 1989 I shot the MG3 and the G3 with the German reserves. Verteitigungskreiskommand 432 if I remember correctly. (sorry if my spelling was wrong) I was US Army and got the Schutzenschnur. The MG3 was really difficult because of the rate of fire and we were shooting off the bipod. The old M-60 while not GI proof was better (If you didn't know what you're doing you can damage the feeding mechanism) The slower rate of fire and softer recoil on the M-60 meant you could really be a bullet surgeon.

[@s714s714]

@@darrenjones2933 I did pretty much the same in 1988, In the US Army - Schutzenschnur etc. except the German unit I was with was in Koblenz. The one we shot though was on a tri-pod with the periscope.

[@freshfrozen3035]

Same in Iran

[@forthelulz2714]

Findet man heute auch noch, mit sicherheit sogar genau die selbe waffe

[@carlbowles1808]

@@darrenjones2933 M60 design based on MG 34?

[@aslan_kz_97]

0:30 Mosin-Nagant 1:52 Lee Enfield 3:20 colt 1911 5:40 Tokarev 7:00 Browning M2 8:25 Walther PP 9:07 HI-Power 10:45 Mauser 98k 12:20 DShK 13:13 PPSh 41 14:15 PPS 43 15:00 MG 42 16:06 M3

[@stepdaddy21_10]

Thank you king

[@De_Man]

Woah, nice

[@Pablo-kw5jb]

Stg44 in Siria..

[@mongalmay6463]

Makarov pistol

[@De_Man]

@@mongalmay6463 Is Missing The best pistol before TT-33

[@yankee3875]

“Excluding irregular forces” If they were included this video would be an hour long lol

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

True - and the list is endless

[@dixiewhiskey3273]

@@MarkFeltonProductions I have time to watch it If you make it

[@KisMiska10]

@@MarkFeltonProductions STG 44s were being used in the Syrian Civil War quite interestingly and occasionally the Yakuza pop up using Sten guns.

[@pot-8-oes443]

„What do you mean with we're using longswords??!“

[@richardm3023]

@@KisMiska10 STG 44's have been sited in Ukraine in the past couple of years as well. Where do they find the ammo?

[@張理-d8d]

I served in the Taiwan Army field division in 1979 as a 2nd Lieutenant. My standard weapons were a 1911 pistol and an M1 carbine. Although it was 35 years after WW2, but they still funtioned excellently.

[@dukecraig2402]

Absolutely, what worked back then will work equally well now, the human body hasn't become anymore bullet proof since then.

[@timothywilliams1359]

I was still carrying my father's Korean War 1911 when I retired as an MP from the ARNG. (MP officers were not required to switch the the NATO 9mm.) Now the weapon belongs to my USMC son.

[@michaelterry1000]

I now own my father’s Colt 1911. It is almost a common baby boomer phrase. “My dad’s 45”

[@CFarnwide]

@@michaelterry1000 That and “my dads 30-30” which is most likely another masterpiece designed by John Browning… the 1894 Winchester.

[@CFarnwide]

@Jimmy Jones & the Kool-Aide Crew How could I forget the A5 as one of “dads old guns”??? You have a good memory by the way 😎

[@AmericanImperialMenswear]

@ Army National Guard

[@kansasyankee6806]

I just wanted to hear mark call the 50cal “ma Deuce”

[@FieryCheeze]

The man is too sophisticated to use slang.

[@MrJeepmarine]

We said it, I know I did.

[@jimspink2922]

What about the 50cal little brother the .30cal. In Australia I was with Cav unit with M113A1s and we had some vehicles armed with a .30cal .50cal combination and others with twin .30cal mind you this was in the late 70s early 80s.

[@Ambidexter143]

@@FieryCheeze The he should have used the formal designation: US Machine Gun, .50 caliber, M2 Heavy Barrel

[@alaththar819]

How come he didn't say that? Wonder why...

[@walther2492]

I was a MG 3 gunner in the Bundeswehr (2003-2011) and my MG was basically a MG 42, just rechambered in 7.62 and with "new" stamps from the Bundeswehr, but u could still see the original stamps from 1944. And oh boi, this thing was insane... During a 4 week manoeuvre, called European Challenge, i dumped almost 16.000 round into a small forest with an old brickstone building in it. After the 4 weeks, the forest was almost gone and the buiding collapsed at day 5.

[@adamjones3818]

Pretty weird profile picture mate

[@walther2492]

@@adamjones3818 It's a Vegvisir, or "northern compass".

[@foxxy46213]

LoL saw a boulder get split with a GPMG an that only took a couple of belts

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

@@walther2492 it looks like some Apache images also

[@StephenLewin-cq2zy]

Interesting, I always wondered if the MG 3 and the MG 42 used the same cartridge link belt. What I mean is did the MG 3 use a disintegrateing link or the original MG 42 belt.

[@gemini_1085]

the crossover we need: Mark Felton and Ian McCoullm

[@ricojes]

If only so that Ian can correct Mark on the misnomer "30 round clip".

[@JazzIs4urSoul]

@@ricojes not to mention the calling a Springfield a 98k

[@bmortloff]

PPS-43 aesthetics will start a new cold war

[@barrysmith4674]

I cannot deal with his voice going up ten octaves at the end of every sentence it’s annoying

[@hayate7592]

@@barrysmith4674 Ian or Mark?

[@keeperofeurobeat8421]

The epitomy of "why fix what isn't broken?"

[@Celica-DGM]

Exactly

[@startedtech]

Uh, for the most part not really at all... (also its epitome)

[@twt000]

Or stop wasting our tax dollars on useless "updated" military crap. Remember AK vs. M16 in Vietnam? US maybe should have just used M1s.

[@startedtech]

@wulpurgis yeah, I understand that. But for many of the guns, they're simply outdated. "Why fix what ain't broke" is part of the reason why the US struggled so much in the early days of WW2. They were outgunned and outarmored. There are plenty of valid reasons to keep using them (obviously budget and bureaucracy like you mentioned), but that doesn't mean they couldn't do with a replacement/upgrade. Just because something isn't financially viable to be replaced, doesn't mean it's 'not broken'.

[@startedtech]

@@twt000 The main problems regarding the M16 in Vietnam were the soldiers not maintaining their weapons, and the Army then against recommendation, switched to a powder that wasn't as clean, leading to more fouling which exacerbated the lack of maintenance. Blame poor training and bureaucracy. The M16 is a fine gun.

[@lukecollins7965]

I shot an old Mauser Carbine as a kid, it was an experience.

[@mardiffv.8775]

4000 Joule of kick into your shoulder. That wakes you up, for sure.

[@jamestaylor7710]

Shot a naval colt 1 broken wrist .

[@hamzahartley4317]

I have news for you, everything you do is an experience

[@WiseMysticalTree7]

My first gun was a Ukrainian AK ripoff from the late 1990s. There was not even an attempt at a recoil management system. Just a thin bit of plastic

[@mardiffv.8775]

@@WiseMysticalTree7 That Ukrainian AK clone was thrash then.

[@legso21]

The finnish army also uses mosins, though they have seen extensive modernization. Its used as a smaller caliber sniper rifle, the bigger caliber being the sako TRG in 338. LM. The oldest ones are from the 1800s.

[@williamsohlstrom1530]

And don't forget the FN HP. Although I think they're somewhat modernized. They're being slowly replaced by the Glock 17 since 2008 though. A friend of mine who was in the military police during his conscription hated the things. They have no safety due to their double action nature -> heavier trigger and apparently a few guys had some negligent discharges every now and then.

[@JoonasP42]

I had the FN HP DA as my side arm when i was MP 2015-16. You carry the gun with empty chaimber and hammer down when holstered. I had zero malfunctions on my gun even during the winter.

[@williamsohlstrom1530]

@@JoonasP42 I think the negligent discharges were more due to the operator than the gun. Who knows, maybe it's a matter of hear-say and "tornaris".

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

@@williamsohlstrom1530 They were very real thing, but like you said, the malfunction was between users left and right ear. We had one guy shoot what he thought empty gun, and he got hefty amount of "pekoni" after that. Next group had fatal accident, when one guy shot another. This was in -91 Hämeenlinna.

[@fiel81]

@@williamsohlstrom1530 can confirm this, i did my service at 2016 i was in SP at säkylä, at this point the fn:s were pretty worn out and were prone to jamming, you were considered lucky if you could get through the clip without it misfiring, we used to joke about them being so shitty it would be more effective to throw the whole gun at the enemy rather than firing it. i think we might have been the last to use them before they were replaced

[@BisonWilliam]

My father carried the M3 sub inside his tank through out Vietnam. He loved it. He said it was easy to move in and out of the hatch due to its short length and low weight. Carried the same ammo as their pistols, M1911's, so they only had one type to worry about. I could go on, but you get the point.

[@dennislemasters4339]

fun fact the m-3 grease gun was made to replace the more expensive and harder to produce thompson smg

[@nathanron970]

Also the same deal with uzi in 1974 with my father inside tank

[@benjamintravis6606]

U.S. national guard unit had M-3s in our armory when I was serving during the late 80’s early 90’s I enjoyed firing them. They were wild.

[@thorogood473]

We use the Lee Enfield rifle in cadets down here, One school has a full room of them.

[@The_Republic_of_Ireland]

Cool

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@The_Republic_of_Ireland yooo buying illegal black market Lee Enfield to shoot SAS when?

[@The_Republic_of_Ireland]

@@comradekenobi6908 in a few months time maybe, need to make up for over a years worth of missed pints

[@cbwelch4]

Browning was probably one of the most gifted and visionary arms designers of all time.

[@meaders2002]

It's astonishing that 3 entries on this list were designed by one man, John Browning, a Mormon, himself the son of a gunsmith. All were designed before 1926 the year of his death. All three soldier on today.

[@BA-gn3qb]

Kinda hard to design something AFTER his death.

[@Snakesht172]

browning died before finishing the hi-power, Dieudonné Saive at FN finished the pistol.

[@meaders2002]

@@Snakesht172 My understanding is that Saive's contribution was the double stack magazine, perhaps more. The "lock-up" is a version of the 1911. The trigger linkage differs. Where does one end and the other begin? Browning had been building 'blow-back" automatic pistols since 1900 when Saive was 12 years old. Browning's designs had been in production since 1900. Saive had no pistols in production. Saive was the last man standing and finalized a version for production by Fabrique Nacional. He gets that credit.

[@meaders2002]

@@BA-gn3qb Good catch.

[@edwardschmitt5710]

@@BA-gn3qb I can design something after his death, not a gun though

[@bananabong4911]

A friend of my Dad who was in the Bundeswehr in the late 1980s was once issued a machine gun during an excercise that apparently was a Mg42 build in 1944.

[@Dumbrarere]

This is pretty much well known, but the US Armed Forces still use the M1 Garand, especially in the National Guard, for ceremonial purposes.

[@thesnake2620]

The Haitian army that was recently re-founded in 2017 were initially issued the M1 Garand. I don't know but I would assume they have adopted M16s or older M4s now.

[@prettyokandy230]

@@thesnake2620 their minister of defense obviously got higher k/d with m1 garand than m16 in rising storm 2 or smt.

[@thesnake2620]

@@prettyokandy230 I love the M1 in RS2 only reason to play ARVN hahaha

[@devin5360]

The rifles used for ceremonial purposes are M14s, but they are pretty similar

[@thesnake2620]

@@devin5360 It's also pretty funny the officer says the Garand is a WW1 weapon.

[@chrisaristopoulos241]

In Greece we use too the MG3 still, and of course the 50 caliber Browning. Both amazing guns, I had them as a soldier back in 2015.

[@thesnake2620]

Didn't Greece use the M1 Garand to around the 70s? And then switched to the G3 right?

[@chrtsi6912]

@@thesnake2620 Indeed M1 for the army M14 for the Navy

[@williamrabon8839]

Go online and find the short story, “The BAR Man,” by Richard Yates, who served in Europe (France, Belgium, and Germany). Great writer of novels, short stories based on his life experiences.

[@georged7239]

Ο δόκτορ ιστορικός αναφέρθηκε στους Σκοπιανούς σαν Μακεδονία σκέτη στο βίντεο...

[@Ιωάννης-ΠάριςΠαχής]

@@thesnake2620 In Greece, you could have been issued a M1 in certain 2nd line units, up to late 90s. I personally, have performed sentry duty with a M1(with the long bayonet!) and Thompson submachine gun. Today, most Greek Army M1s have been returned to the US; however the M1 is still in use as a ceremonial weapon with the Presidential Guard (Evzones). Furthermore, the Browning .030 machine gun was used by the Greek Army, at least up to mid-80s (Plenty of ammo, I suppose). Some samples survived for more than that, as near defense weapons on Navy and Coast Guard ships. Colt M1911 for the officers, naturally (What else!) Finally, The BAR was also used as a team gun, at least up to late 90s as well (Though I doubt that it was in use in front-line units at that time).

[@northernleigonare]

Can we all agree Mark has the very best voice for anything historical in terms of these documentaries without making it dramatic, which I also like, but calm, collected and intelligent.

[@animavideography1379]

You don't keep 'churning out' such incredibly remarkable new content without doing an unbelievable amount of in depth background research Mark. Sincere thanks yet again. The WW2 fascinated schoolboy will always be alive here...

[@mikeblair2594]

He missed a lot of stuff here.just off the top of my head the Germans didn't convert the tt33 to 9mm, the Chinese did in the eighties.

[@christianhatke477]

The 1911 is kind of the “better mousetrap” situation.

[@milkyyanks765]

I don't understand

[@airsoftbuddy83]

The glock is a better mousetrap though

[@chipsdubbo4861]

@@milkyyanks765 I suppose it's referring to how unchanged the design of the Mousetrap has been over the course of many years, since it's pretty much perfect as is for it's role.

[@thurstonpowell8687]

any 9mm is a better mousetrap

[@luigimrlgaming9484]

@@thurstonpowell8687 all modern pistols still use similar actions that the 1911 did Before it was revolvers

[@george217]

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"...

[@paragonpartners2058]

I like Mark's videos, even before I've finished watching them.

[@41tl]

When I was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010-2011 the battalion we relieved had captured a few SMLEs that were used in combat by the Taliban.

[@robshirewood5060]

Somewhere in the region, they still make copies of those weapons in home workshops

[@eliasw.7576]

Are you a war criminal?

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

The Marine Museum in Quantico VA has a Martini-Henry (think "Zulu") captured in Afghanistan! Very practical people, if it works, you keep it!

[@mikeycraig8970]

@@eliasw.7576 I don't have to ask if you're a tw@?

[@xxturbowesxx]

Love the Enfield.. Only problem is finding ammo for it. .303 british isn't all that popular.

[@Neanderthal75]

I used the 50 cal in the 90s in the US Army. Whether you're a military light armor, like a truck or M113 or infantry, the last thing you want to hear is the 50 caliber firing at you. It's frighteningly loud and distinctive sound can be heard from miles. If you're a driver and get hit, your truck will be done, if infantry and get hit by the .50, you will not need a medic anymore.

[@drops2cents260]

> Whether you're a military light armor, like a truck or M113 or infantry, the last thing you want to hear is the 50 caliber firing at you. Yep, when Dear Old Ma Deuce comes knockin', you better don't answer the door (and better hope the door you're hiding behind is a very sturdy one). :-) I always loved the M2 in my NCO days in the Austrian Army, although when I later joined Austrian SF and became my team's sniper, I also discovered my love for Barrett M82's and M95's because they were a lot easier to schlep around. :-)

[@alexbowman7582]

There’s a Mythbuster’s episode where they investigate how deep a bullet can kill in water. The low caliber less powerful bullets did best but the 0.50 calibers instantly stopped in water. Their energy was quickly transferred to the water. If you consider a human body is mostly water then the 0.50 bullet hitting a body will totally destroy it. I reckon a 0.50 rifle could take down a passenger plane.

[@nottherealpaulsmith]

Not only is the video good, but I love scrolling through the comments and reading y'all's experiences with these guns. Hats off to all the vets here!

[@mr.100rupees3]

I missed the part in my history exam where we had to talk about this subject

[@loriswohlwend8218]

100 rupees pls *proceeds to walk with bald guy*

[@nwga.5327]

Because you were more interested in home economics perhaps

[@Xenomorthian]

@@nwga.5327 what that mean

[@caeserromero3013]

11:19 That's a 1903 Springfield. You can tell by the wedge shape upper hand guard in front of the rear sight and also the there's no cut out where the bolt handle rests, that you would get with a Mauser 98K.

[@jtcameron8345]

To be fair the M1903 is an American copy of the Mauser 98 in 30.06.

[@caeserromero3013]

@@jtcameron8345 Yeah but they don't look exactly the same. It's a bit like someone doing a video about Ferrari and putting a picture of a Cherry Red De Tomaso Pantera in it...attention to detail :)

[@jtcameron8345]

@@caeserromero3013 you make a good point.

[@billgruner44]

@@jtcameron8345 Heavily influenced - especially the action - but not really a copy in a strict sense...several different details & design features. A great gun in its own right, surprised they didn't have a segment on the series - M1903, M1903A1, M1903A3, M1903A4.

[@bridgewatercontract1]

@@billgruner44 you are missing the fact that the US government was forced to pay Mauser Werk $250000 as the M1093 was judged to be a Mauser copy Doesn't stop the M1093 being a great rifle.

[@MixtapeEntertainment]

Thought the ol’ Bofors 40mm would’ve got a mention.

[@minuteman4199]

WW11 bofors guns were put back into service by Canada as anti aircraft guns for our airfields in Germany, in the late 70s. They were replaced in that role by modern 35mm guns. They went back into storage, to return to service on our navy's costal defence ships, where I assume they are still in use.

[@chrisronan676]

Still used on USAF AC-130 gunships.

[@snewsom2997]

@@chrisronan676 105mm Howitzer too.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

The "retired" Bofors are used worldwide in heavy winter areas to trigger snow avalanches for safety.

Yes our Army still use them primarily for anti aircraft role ,and in navy too. Our army is also planning to make a CIWS programme for it.

[@DZ10able]

MG 42 appears to be used in the future by Imperial Stormtroopers!

[@laddicusprime1037]

*past

[@nickh5081]

Sorry but that was long, long ago! They also used Sterling 9mm sub machine guns!

[@andrewjones5513]

And a lewis gun

[@OldNew45]

I thought the same thing. There's another KZbin that went through all the star wars weapons, (forgotten weapons, maybe) and none of them are what you might think.

[@erikrungemadsen2081]

The MG 42 is perfect for people who cant shot straight. It puts so much lead in the air that it is bound to hit something.

[@connoissuer_of_class]

“A Century of service, and ready for 100 more” - ‘Ahoy’ on the 1911

[@raphaelgundert356]

I always thought the k behind the 98, in Karabiner 98k, stands for „kurz“ which is german for short.

[@datadavis]

Short carbine?

[@Matixmer]

That is correct. The K98K - Karabiner 98 kurz is the shortened version of the K98a(z) from WWI. Witch itself is a shortened version of the original Gewehr (18)98.

[@niel9612]

The correct translation for the K98k is Carbine 98 short, the K at the end refers to the rifle as there where already carbine versions in other lengths in service pre 1935,the year it was adopted. It fires the standard 7.92x57 round and not the 8mm kurz round of the STG 44. Hope this answers your question.

[@raphaelgundert356]

@@choppystone2558 As far as I know the short refers to the carbine, because there were carbine versions of the Gewehr 98 and 1934 they released the K98k which was shorter than the before versions.

[@gleisbauer25]

@@Matixmer actually the 98k isn’t a shortened version of the 98az. They’re the same length. The G98 was modernized into the K98b after ww1 (changing the visor and the sling mount, the K for Karabiner was a political naming since the treaty of Versailles Limited the number of „Long“ Gewehre Germany was allowed to own, K‘s where not restricted). Later the 98b was shortened into the 98k. A problem with the 98az was the placement of the bayonet lug. Half of the bayonethandle (when fixed) was before the muzzle, so the scales where blasted of… 1915 the Feuerschutzblech was introduced to German bayonets to shield the scales from the blast. With 8x57 IS you can’t practically handle a shorter barrel, that was already tried prior to ww1 with some testing carabiners, which led to the 98az as only carbine model for ww1. That length stayed for the 98k.

[@christopherscott934]

I could actually see both the MG42 and MG43 being used in modern warfare. Those two guns were a beast and very well designed not to mention durable.

[@johnyricco1220]

11:19 is a Springfield 1903, which along with the Garand are still in ceremonial use

[@shellman5844]

We used the Garand for basic infantry training in the Marine Corps during part of the Vietnam War. Even when the army was fully equipped with the M16 and the Marine basic issue rifle was the M14.

[@Tarv1]

yep when I was JROTC in high school we had M1 Garands for drill, halfway through we picked up some 1903s for the drill team

[@Bananenfighter]

10:45 a small error there. The official full name is "Karabiner 98 kurz". So the k is not for "Karabiner" but for "kurz", meaning short.

[@rubenlopez3364]

Yes, Mauser K98k

[@mrwortharead2631]

There’s another error at 11:18, the rifle in the photo is actually a Springfield m1903

[@mnguy98]

@@mrwortharead2631 The '03 Springfield may as well be a Mauser; Mauser actually sued Springfield Armory in the 1910s over design similarities.

[@jonathangrantham678]

The initial 'K' meanteant Karbine model of the 1898 rifle but with shorth action- hence K98 kurz

[@artemisp.folglemeyer]

@@mnguy98 True, and the 1917 U.S. Enfield was also a "Mauser" design. Nevertheless, the rifle 1903 is not the 98K being reviewed and the photo is mislabeled. The U.S. actually had to pay royalties to Mauser over the 1903 design. Payment stopped when the U.S. entered WWI naturally.

[@mikhailv67tv]

As an Australian cadet in the 1980's I learnt to shoot a 303 Lee Enfield. I found it extremely accurate but loud and bruised my shoulder at the end of shooting

[@rono108]

Another excellent account by Dr. Felton - thank you. The Canadian-built Inglis Browning 9 mm was an excellent pistol but suffered from numerous stoppages in recent training simply become the soft metal of the magazines had become so old and worn.

[@joshklaver47]

I'm surprised they didn't just replace them with 15-round Mec-Gar magazines. Those are very reliable and a cheap way to modernise a Hi Power.

[@pukalo]

Canada's standard sidearm is still the Hi-Power, although they're going to phase them out in the next few years once they settle on a replacement pistol.

[@GenericShirtNinja]

And its still gonna be the standard sidearm because we take decades to decide on what color it will be and how much the paint will cost and which company will make the cans the paint will go in.

[@qball1of1]

@@GenericShirtNinja The way we are running out of money I wouldn't be surprised if the new issue was a slingshot..

[@forrestry]

@@qball1of1 Nah. They will issue sticks. Sharp and pointy if they are lucky......... Sad eh?

[@mikemanners1069]

When Dr. Felton uploads another video.....we all drop everything to watch.....

[@RedAceplayer]

M1 Garands were commonly issued to Italian recruits and at shooting ranges well into the 80s. Big surplus of them.

[@shanemoore8055]

That Chinese dude with the "Typewriter" is Lei Feng 14:50 （雷峰）He was the Chinese pinup boy of pre cultural revolutionary China, for selflessness, dedicated to the communist cause, and for being community minded.He died in a car accident in 1962. Still being introduced to primary school kids in China as the perfect citizen. I lived in China for almost 20 years.

[@MihaelGeng]

Yeah that's him. And as a Chinese citizen, I'm kinda curious that if you know that served as a pawn for propaganda, Lei's stories were mostly scripted and hardly convincing. :)

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

@@MihaelGeng He's the real-life Comrade Ogilvy from Orwell's 1984. Like Stakhanov (created to "persuade" workers to overdo their quota in the USSR), he is just a propaganda piece, a fake hero...

[@darnit1944]

@@MihaelGeng There's even a children propaganda song about him. "Learn from Lei Feng's great example"

[@MihaelGeng]

@@darnit1944 Yeah. And the 2nd sentence of that song is "Be loyal to the revolution and the Party". Just pure communist propaganda.

[@alexlongfur2515]

“It fires from a 30-round clip” Mark. My dude. My guy. It’s a magazine. Magazines feed the gun, clips feed the magazine.

[@lesnash6953]

@Richard Blake He wasn't wrong

[@CatnamedMittens]

Pedant

[@AtheAetheling]

@@lesnash6953 Still pedantic. And I say that as a gun owner.

[@bobjohnson8970]

It is NOT a gun, it is by definition a 'hand arm,' as a rifle is a 'shoulder arm.' So says SSGT Nichols of the USMC to the 'prives' of platoon 3060, MCRD San Diego. If the Senior Drill Instructor said it, it is, by damn, a fact.

[@lesnash6953]

@@AtheAetheling yawn...

[@cameronkedas3375]

My great grandfather was a paratrooper in WWII. He served with the 504th PIR of the 82nd Airborne and jumped into Sicily and Salerno. He fought up the Italian boot with his regiment until they got stuck on the Gustav Line. He also made an amphibious landing at Anzio. Between the time the 504th was withdrawn from Anzio in March 1944, he was transferred to the 101st Airborne. Now serving in the 101st, he jumped into Normandy and Holland. He also served in the Battle of the Bulge. He arrived with his unit into Germany and when they liberated a concentration camp. He passed away in 2006. When he was serving, he used an M1903 Springfield as a sniper and then used the M3 Grease Gun. Somewhere along his service he found a PPSH-41. He also came home with a Walther P-38 and a P-08 Luger. He donated the PPSH-41 to a museum but kept the P-38 and the Luger. I got to fire the Luger and the P-38 when I visited my grandparents and the P-38 was a little smoother, but the Luger had a lot of recoil and jammed after I fired three rounds. My grandpa also had a Walther PP that I’m guessing he bought. I really liked the Walther PP because it was so smooth and there wasn’t a lot of recoil. Anyway thanks for reading my comment if you made it this far. Great video by the way it was very informative. I didn’t know the MG-42 is still used by some countries.

[@nomadpi1]

Lugers jamming on every ammo except German Luger ammo was commonplace. . Also Lugers were so well made, they needed cleaning after firing a clip with every ammo except German Luger ammo. I got this reading complaints on forums after WWI soldiers carried a lot of lugers back to the U.S.A.

[@Bogieking78]

The "1911" .45 was standard issue for tankers when I served in '80-'84. Great gun, but really for up close and personal. Heavy as heck too in that shoulder holster we wore.

[@mjfromla]

Marine Corps 0331 (machine gunner) were issued the 1911 when I got out of the school of Infantry in '85. We switched over to the Beretta 92FS around the same time the Hummers rotated into service and the jeeps were phased out.

[@not-a-theist8251]

I'd love to see such a shoulder holster

[@Bogieking78]

@@not-a-theist8251 probably don't even exist anymore since they quit using it around 30 years ago lol.

[@not-a-theist8251]

@@Bogieking78 that's a bummer

[@bertdonker7196]

Wow. 10 minutes online and already 5k views. People seem to enjoy your content, as do I. Keep doing what you do best Mark! Regards from the Netherlands.

[@danielvuoristo5489]

10:30 That's the main Republic blaster from the clone wars on the right! Yet another ww2 inspired blaster.

[@Megalith555]

Daamn, that's the Brits Sterling SMG right there! 😍

[@Nclake5485]

Dengar the bounty hunter in the empire strikes back is packing an mg34 😁

[@C0XKR04CH]

The sterling is also the base for the E-11, the standard issue rifle of the stormtrooper corps.

[@anoon-]

Bro those things were so epic

[@cigercihakan5558]

DC15-S

[@chuckhaggard1584]

I noted back in the 90s while I was still in service, the disparity of the crews of the most modern tank on the planet at that time, the M1, were still using the Grease Gun, just like the tank crews of WW2 did.

[@md_vandenberg]

50 years from now on the surface of Mars, the M2 will still be in service. Ma Deuce has a way of getting around.

[@bartmansd71]

The one thing better than a M2 is four of them, i.e. the quad-50. Awesome weapon!!

[@ManDuderGuy]

@@bartmansd71 damn skippy. Thats alotta dakka.

[@Matuss101]

And the gun crew will be shot at by Martians armed with mosin nagants 😂

[@andreasvictorious3991]

Actually in the movie Tomorrow War set in 2060 the .50 is used against the aliens by the movie's hottie

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

This is one of your very best Mark! Really interesting. Good engineering never goes out of style.

[@rolandberger7493]

I was at the Bundeswehr in 1994. We used the Walther P1, a modified version of the Walter P38, and an original MG42.

[@datadavis]

For the glory days

[@TheJimprez]

When I was a kid in the Air Cadets, we had old Lee-Enfields that were sub-calibered to .22 LR. HEAVY mothers for a 13 year old.

[@hairycanarythethird]

I shot .22 rifles with the Air Cadets (about 1989). I don't know if they were Lee-Enfields, but they probably were.

[@oldiehugger]

@@hairycanarythethird All the Lee-Enfields even for the deactivated are gone, cadets now parade with some wood cut guns, so sad.

[@zoiders]

@@oldiehugger Load of bollocks. Cadets have L85A2s with single shot only L98 TMH's fitted for both service matches and training and Ruger 10/22 rimfires for target. shooting.

[@oldiehugger]

@@zoiders I was talking about Canadian Air Cadet.

[@happycamper7514]

I own .22 Lee-Enfield. Bought it from a old guy. I am always curious about it. Pretty accurate. But had to work on the trigger and sear. Replace spring.

[@dr.s2491]

Felton content: 80% very interesting, 15% interesting, 5% not for me. That's an amazing rate! Thank you so much for entertaining and teaching me at the same time!

[@henrik496]

100 % interesting.

[@realPromotememedia]

100% enjoyably informative x 100% very interesting 😊

[@240pixel]

Serving in Lithuanian armed forces back in 2015 I encountered quite a few weapons from the video. MG3, M1911, Hi-Power and M2 HMG. Only one small detail that stood out, PPS-43 takes magazines, not clips. Great work as always.

[@brianzehrer8050]

Nit picking the great Mark Felton, he is a book of knowledge . GET a life!!!!!😊

[@240pixel]

@@brianzehrer8050 Everyone makes mistakes. He's not above it. CRY some more!!!! 😀

[@1337fraggzb00N]

10:48 to be exactly, this particular "k" stands for "kurz" (short) and is just one version of the K98 (Karabiner 98).

[@daberb7003]

Saved me a comment!

[@1337fraggzb00N]

@@daberb7003 gern geschehen.

[@redram5150]

The Browning Hi Power is one of the finest pistols ever created. I’d rank it equal to the CZ-75, another gun I’ve had a love affair

[@kevlar6836]

The only thing wrong with the CZ75 is that you can't do anything to it to make it any better. My Hipower is sweet but rumor has it that the trigger is better with the magazine disconnect removed. IMHO I don't want or need the disconnect.

[@redram5150]

@@kevlar6836the mag disconnect was added to BHPs in order to make the gun more appealing to police and military that way they could score lucrative government contracts. In reality, rather than improving the gun with a slick mod, you’re actually putting it back to how it was designed in the first place. Think of it like the owner of a series 80 1911 putting it back to series 70 specs. And I can verify that removing the mag disconnect on a BHP is a night and day difference. It makes the trigger pull that much better.

[@Cheeki_breeki6]

Love my CZ75 to death, just wish it didn't weigh as much as a brick.

[@redram5150]

@@Cheeki_breeki6 all metal frame guns feel that way now. It’s relative. My favorite pistol is a S&W 5900 series. If I’ve been using polymer frame handguns, at first even the alloy frame models feel heavy

[@kevlar6836]

@@redram5150 good to know. Plus I have a functional gun during a tactical reload or a single shot in case the magazine is missing. Its pretty bad when they have to put a safety device on perfection .

[@fatefinger]

Actually the United States military still uses M2’s that were made in the 1930’s.

[@roughneckmp]

Used M2HB’s quite a bit when I was in from ‘02-‘11, a very durable weapon that’s easy to maintain and can lay down a buncha gate down range if need be.

[@datadavis]

They never wear out, no need to change them. Also there is no better option.

[@tommyblackwell3760]

We had three in my Cavalry troop in the 1990s that were made in the early 40s, all worked perfectly (as long as the gunner knew how to set headspace & timing properly). One of our mortar section's 4.2" mortars was made in 1944, the other in 1952. Both were still happily raining steel until we got the 120s in 1996/97.

[@DefunctYompelvert]

A few years back there was one found in US service from 1921, which meant it was originally a watercooled gun

[@sheldoniusRex]

The M2 will still be in service on Mars.

[@gfurstnsu]

During my service in South Vietnam I was issued a Colt 1911 as my personal weapon. I was a First Lieutenant on arrival in November 1968 and finished my service in Vietnam as a Captain. I protected myself using it a few times and one time against an ambush when returning to my hootch at night. I have never known if I hit anyone but the loud sound of it caused a fast exit of those leading this attack. Thinking about this afterwards, I think that the attackers were harassing children. I therefor feel that this powerful weapon was rightfully issued to officers assigned to headquarters staff in Nha Trang, Vietnam. I survived my three year army and finished as a professor at the Army Engineer School at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. I never regretted my service as it helped pay for my 4 year Ph.D education at Penn State in geochemistry. To this day I think the 45 (that is how we referred to it) helped in my survival in the combat zone.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Thanks for your service, man! And as far as I'm concerned if you served in 'Nam, saw your duty and did it well, you're a hero!

[@donavanrupard6219]

It’s pronounced “Our lord and savior John Moses browning”

[@scoobydoo3416]

@Surigao Strait So what if I poop my pants in church ?

[@ryv2484]

@Surigao Strait imagine spending your life worrying over this “soul” we have no proof of

[@ryv2484]

@Surigao Strait you do you pal, was just saying. It must suck being a slave to an ideology like that

[@ryv2484]

@Surigao Strait yes sir!

[@tonycrabtree3416]

@Surigao Strait It’s a joke among gun owners that references the importance of Browning in “freeing us from evil” in the 20th century.

[@markreardon6663]

The Browning Hi Power was my side arm back in the day. Loved it.

[@iamgermane]

You can get a low-cost clone now. Arcus 98 DA. The Arcus 98 DAC uses Browning Hi-Power mags!

[@jonathangrantham678]

It is still my my side arm today and I wouldn't trade it for any of the modern fancy guns.

[@kenankalamujic6677]

My father when he was in the army in Yugoslavia when it was mandatory he was a machine gunner and he had a MG42 with swastika on it.

[@828enigma6]

Well, he was using the design, not following the philosophy. No point in destroying a perfectly designed and built MG because of a symbol on iymt. The Israelis used 98K Mausers with Nazi proof marks and symbols to defend their country initially. A situation that is rather ironic.

[@flouisbailey]

Think of it a proof mark of quality, that’s what it was.

[@davidjanuszewski5020]

A mostly-accurate presentation, thanks for your efforts.

[@aanunkitch2426]

I love you Mark Felton. When you've watched it all and seen the same videos. You my friend, fill in the gaps. I'm not the only person that regards your type of videos as the BEST !

[@mwam1985]

When I saw the title, I was really hoping for a cross-over with "Forgotten Weapons"

[@KillianoC]

We can but dream….

[@jameg29]

Hey Mark, just wanted to let you know that the Canadian cadets also use the Lee Enfield for ceremonial usage. Most have cemented barrels, however a few are still kept around for firing volleys and the feu de joi.

[@Willysmb44]

I was active duty US Army as late as 2001, and we had three .50 caliber MGs in our arms room and two of those tripods were WW2 dated, and I assume the guns themselves had been made back then as well. When I was a ROTC cadet, I got to spend a day shooting M3A1 grease guns on a range when the Army finally got rid of the excess stocks that had been issued to tank crews as late as the Gulf War.

[@wes11bravo]

Totally! Your M2s (like ours I'm sure) were born during WWII. Anniston Army Depot just got one in to be upgraded that came off the assembly line in 1933!

[@CFarnwide]

@@wes11bravo @Willysmb44 Thank you both for serving. The versatility of the M2 is hard to beat. I’m guessing that’s why it’s still around. 😎

[@Unholy_Holywarrior]

in my time as a direct support small arms repair, ive seen m2's made from ac delco, burroughs adding machine, general motors, wirlpool, sako, browning, savage, fn herstal, remington typwriter division, chrysler, and singer sewing machine, which was the oldest ive ever seen, 1939, it had 4 anad stamps on it.

[@CFarnwide]

@@Unholy_Holywarrior Ive heard a Singer 1911 has a pretty hefty price tag. Didn’t know they produced the M2 as well. Thanks for the info!

[@sheldoniusRex]

@@Unholy_Holywarrior the M2 will draw blood on Mars.

[@bannedone3ice138]

Love this channel. Mark your research is so unique in this department. Loving every bit of it.

[@FLJBeliever1776]

"It's called a Machine Gun!" US Marine to Bundswehr soldier during joint training.

[@boscopooda7169]

Army* marine corp doesn't deploy to Germany

[@coygus4422]

"Hold it down!" "Oh, OK!"

[@HingerlAlois]

Yes, the MG3 has a way higher rate of fire (1200 to 1300 rpm) than most machine guns, thus a German soldier who’s familiar with it will most likely fire shorter bursts than soldiers used to other machine guns. Of course the MG3 is getting replaced more and more by the MG4 (5.56mm NATO) and MG5 (7.62mm NATO) in the German military, both of them have circa 800 rpm.

[@MosoKaiser]

["Erika" starts playing]

[@FLJBeliever1776]

@@MosoKaiser - There's a video actually of it. A German soldier was firing ole Ma Deuce in three round bursts. A US Marine calls over to him and you can see that smile on the German's face!

[@rabidspatula1013]

The Canadian Rangers just retired their Lee Enfields in 2019, replacing them with Tikka T3s. Canadian Army is still using Browning Hi Powers though they are due for a replacement.

[@dhardy6654]

Nobody cares....gay

[@cookingwithjesus]

@@dhardy6654 clearly the subject of the video went right over your head. Go back to watching Anime incel.

[@josephpostma1787]

What them 'nadians do with them enfields? Sell them to the Taliban?

[@nickvalentine3464]

@@dhardy6654 cringe

[@wombatwilly1002]

And knowing Justin the replacements will be Roy Rogers cap guns (complete with sheriff badge).

[@OvidiuHretcanu]

it is truly astonishing how you were able to research this... actually all the clips on this channel. My favorite channel in the past weeks!

[@Sleepy1988]

This was a great video, I learned some new things (some RAF pilots use a pistol chambered in something other than 9x19mm). Mark mentioned that some bolt action rifles like the German K98K and Russian Mosin Nagant still are in use in countries throughout the world, but they’ve also been exported (especially variants of the Mosin Nagant) as military surplus rifles to civilian markets in countries like the US and Canada. In years passed they were a common sight in gun and sporting goods stores in the US and can certainly still be found there.

[@fretted4life]

Missed mentioning the Bren LMG still in service with Indian Army chambered in 7.62 NATO, the reason behind its long life is its reliability at high altitude and sub zero conditions. Although it is being phased out by Negev LMG right now.

[@anggastapratama2370]

Indian didn't have too much choice with their budget lmao.. i mean their police still using Sten and Lee Enfield too

[@pivkemrzli2297]

bren guns were also used in yugoslavian war. not extensively, but there are pictures and footage of people using them in combat.

[@magnusiversen4759]

The photo at 11:19 is incorrect, the rifle is an American made M1903 Springfield, not a Mauser K98k.

[@raulviloca]

I served in the Spanish army at the end of the 80s and we used the MG 42 machine gun

[@Mishima505]

The Bren gun (but with a 7.62mm calibre) was still being used by the British Army up to the mid-80's when it was replaced by the LSW. Also the MP40 Schmiesser had a interesting history, after WWII ended the factory in Erfurt ended up behind the Iron Curtain but there were some licensed-built versions from CETME in Spain which some German Special Police units bought when the Red Army Faction got going in the late 1960s. I have a photo somewhere of an early Hessen police SWAT team using them in 1971, and they were also employed during the Munich Olympic Games siege in 1972.

[@foxxy46213]

Always bugs me seeing the mp40 named as schmiesser... He made the mp18 an had nothing to do with the 40. It comes from the mags being stamped schmiesser so the allies just called it one. Not digging it's just one of those things that bugs me.

[@andrewboros8388]

Thank you, beat me to it! @@foxxy46213

[@slurpat7162]

This is just amazing--pure Felton gold!

[@JelMain]

The Enfield factory's been a housing estate for at least 20 years.

[@martinwarner1178]

And not one Englishman living there.

[@JelMain]

@@martinwarner1178 There's only one road in or out, mind you.

[@MrOlgrumpy]

LSA,? Fazakerly ? BSA ?

[@JelMain]

@@MrOlgrumpy Because the UK had attempted to pursue a pacific foreign policy, it was desperately underequiped when war broke out. The Hawker Hurricame, for example, was essentially a WW1 aircraft, simply mounting a stronger engine. It's fabric body was both cheap and easy to repair. The Mosquito learned those lessons, and was produced by furniture companies and upholsterers. In the case you're refering to, the Liverpool and Birmingham Small Arms Companies were, like the Enfield Royal Small Arms, effectively light engineering companies which specialised in weaponry during the Napoleonic Wars, when the second wave of standardisation happenes in the Industrial Revolution. The first was in 1568, when the Royal Ordnance at Monmouth teamed up with the industrial base attached to the Cistercian Tintern Abbey, to produce the standard cannons which broke the Armada - they could be resupplied from a central stock, Spanish cannons, each unique, could not, reducing them to ballast when the shot ran out. That then led to standardisation of rogging, and uniforms, whence muskets, and a standard gunpowder from the Waltham Abbey mills, just a mile north of the Ordnance Factory.

[@josephstevens9888]

Brand-new Mark Felton Production - Time for an afternoon work break! It is amazing how long some of these weapons have been in use. If it is durable and effective, then use it!

[@brittakriep2938]

Wooden clubs are known from stoneage onwards and still in use by more policeduty units.

[@videodistro]

If it's cheaper to keep than replace, and you need millions of them and they are on hand.... use it.

[@Mike-tg7dj]

The M3 grease gun was a piece of work. It's really a spray and pray weapon anyway. It was really used to lay down cover fire so you could move under fire.

[@Rzagski]

1911 is a masterpiece! Still very serviceable and in 45 cal, quite effective.

[@edcoughlan1035]

Would love to hear your musings on the German raid of Eben Emael mark 👍🏻

[@lolkevandewitte1713]

That is a must do! Just visited the fort at Eben Emael; quit impressive what the Germans pulled of there. The capturing of fort Eben Emael was of great strategic importance for the further battle for Belgium and France.

[@713devereux]

Would like to hear that story myself

[@hemantvaidya4443]

Interesting

[@Michael_Veritas]

The M1911A1 was replaced by the adoption of the 9 mm Beretta M9 pistol as the standard U.S. military sidearm in 1985.

[@aliceconroy8706]

I love the Inglis Hi-Power...was a good sidearm for me in Afghanistan

[@derekp2674]

Our OTC had them when I was at Uni. Later on I had access to a nice commercial Browning made one as a club gun, obviously that was before the UK decided that GB citizens were not fit to own such kit.

[@aliceconroy8706]

@@derekp2674 They are a solid gun, but...Canada is severely overdue for a new sidearm. I wish that they would go for a 45 ACP. Makes a bigger hole.... :)

[@jason200912]

Marines tried it. They found 9mm was simply better

[@terrywarner8657]

@@aliceconroy8706 Not according to the latest news. It will likely be another 9mm, for a lot of reasons and not a 45. The buzz is a SIG and not a GLOCK or Colt Canada model.

[@aliceconroy8706]

@@terrywarner8657 I know....I wish it wasn't so, especially since the likely chosen P320 is not that good.....

[@jeffgo8658]

This brings back memories of my country's Citizen Army Training course for high school students. Trained and fired the M3 Grease Gun, the Colt 1911, the Springfield rifle and the M2 heavy machine gun. It was bloody tiresome to train and service these weapons but my God, it was orgasmic when we were allowed to fire them at the Philippine Army gun range. The single best experience I had in my high school life 🤣

[@Spartan265]

The 1911 is my favorite gun of all time. I'm so glad I live in America because one day I will own one of them.

[@user-bh4rx8mf8g]

3:12 The Lee Enfield is still used by cadets in Great Britain as well: the No 8 Lee Enfield, chambered for .22 rimfire is used as a target rifle.

[@robin6469]

A version of the Lee-Enfeild was the standard-issue rifle for the Canadian Rangers until 2015

[@klondikechris]

It still is or many patrols. While the new rifle might have been named in 2015, actually getting it is taking a LOT longer.

[@gabagaba10000]

Still used to this day, and not just by the rangers. I was issued one when I went to the arctic in 2019, and 2020.

[@jonathannelson103]

@@gabagaba10000 yeah, there are still places where the temperature will cause a semi auto to freeze up.

[@Gopniksquat]

Mark, at some point would you be able to cover the plans for Operation Downfall? I know a lot is publicly available, but I just know you’d be able to find some interesting stuff the rest of us can’t.

[@Matt-if3mb]

My favorite history channel on KZbin

[@GypsyHunter232UK]

Another excellent presentation from the Great Dr Felton

[@BennieVredestein]

2:10 I believe this is footage from Operation Market Garden, shot in Oosterbeek!

[@bbella3467]

Minor Mistake: In the photo with Chinese troops 11:21, the soldier is actually armed with an American M1903 Springfield. Still a Mauser derivative but hey... Love the vids!

[@SirZanZa]

he says they were produced under licence. M1903 Springfield is a derivative of the Mauser under licence. so technically not incorrect

[@teamdiscoverychannel1608]

@@SirZanZa what lol?

[@bbella3467]

@@SirZanZa If you’re going to share “expertise”, take 5 seconds to verify what you wrote before spreading misinformation… The rifle pictured is a Remington Model 1903 (Omission of Lightning Cuts, Straight “S” Stock with grasping grooves), produced immediately prior to the US’s entry into WW2. Remington never produced the M1903 “under license”.

[@mo45327]

@@SirZanZa What are you talking about? Mark put up a photo of Chinese troops armed with a 1903 Springfield with a caption "Chinese troops with a 98k". How can that be "technically not incorrect"?

[@SirZanZa]

@@bbella3467 the 1903 was, in fact, a Mauser design, and after that company brought suit, the U.S. government was judged to pay $250,000 in royalties to Mauser Werke. it is a direct copy........ i never said Remington made anything do NOT put words into my mouth, the 1903 is an American made German weapon "American M1903 Springfield. Still a Mauser derivative but hey..." . .... ^^ you said that yourself... how high are you?

[@andrewbrown2392]

The hostile veterans:”Kids, that’s the gun took the lives of my brothers,remember this.”

[@haden7123]

Guns don’t kill, crazed dictators do