Cursed Guns History Should Forget

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ZIP 22 is something you can play Russian Roulette with without dying.

The zip 22 was the most dangerous gun ever made. It killed its own company.

The zip-22 is a technological advancement, it’s literally sentient. it only fires and ejects when it wants to

The SA80 was an assault rifle used by British soldiers. It was nicknamed the “Civil Servant” because it never worked and you couldn’t fire it.

To be fair the Chauchat was the best the French could do for a light machine gun. It was cheap and simple to produce despite being terribly flawed. Not to mention it didn't help that French factories and railroads were targeted by German Air raids which made production difficult. And yes its true the 30-06 version used by US troops was much worse

6:51 *Ian McCollum has entered the chat*

Hammering a piece on an anvil and then quenching in the forge itself to make a plastic gun is top tier bullshittery, I love it.

Battlefield 1 made the Chuchat an absolute OP rifle 😂

“History should forget” that honestly made me laugh

The reising was a stop gap substitute never meant to "replace" the Thompson. It wasn't completely parts interchangeable. So when Marines cleaned them and put all the bolts, springs sears etc in separate buckets then just grabbed random parts and reassembled a weapon it wasn't necessarily reliable.

that thumbnail is some tom and jerry type stuff

I have no idea how anyone would look at the Zip22 and think, "yeah, that's a GREAT idea!"

3:40 nearly all semi automatic pistols have the magazine behind the trigger. But that doesn't make them a "bullpup" pistol. The action is still ontop/in front of the trigger.

Interestingly, the Belgium Chauchat, which fired mauser ammunition was incredibly reliable. So much so the Chauchat was still in use by Belgium in 1940

You should talk about "the dai hong dan incident". Where in 2007, a north Korean cargo ship got hijacked by Somalian pirates. And a US warship came to the rescue after hearing their distress call. Fortunately, the NK sailors took the ship back after killing 2 of the baddies, and capturing 5 more. 3 of the sailors needed medical treatment, where US Navy medical personnel helped them. When the news spread around NK, they made a VERY RARE statement, PRAISING the US navy for answering the distress call for the their sailors. Worth talking about it. I'mma keep posting this comment ONTO EVERY VIDEO THEY UPLOAD until I get Simple History's attention! 😅😅 BREAKING NEWS: Simple History got back to me on Instagram DM, and they said they’ll do it!!!

“If a bullet to the chest won’t stop you, my words will!” Winston Churchill

1:40 I love how the soldier just pulls out a knife and continues charging the enemy!

I am so happy to hear that the channel is opening up a patreon! The entirety of the WW2 themed playlists kept me from burning out through peak season at my truckyard job. Glad to hear this is a way I can help the channel out now

I have a Reising M65, which is a .22 LR trainer rifle. It simulates the sights, sight plan radius, weight and safety location as the M1 Garand. Personally I don't mind the plunger charging handle under the forend, but can understand how it would be awkward for users that aren't familiar.