Q&A With Jonathan Ferguson of the British Royal Armouries
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Published 2024-03-10
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Today I am joined by Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the British Royal Armouries for a Q&A session, with questions provided by the fine folks who support Forgotten Weapons on Patreon...
1:02 - Would the L85A1 have been better if Enfield wasn't being privatized while it was in production?
3:22 - How does the Armouries obtain modern small arms?
7:22 - Distinction between Pattern Room and Royal Armouries
10:39 - Best water-cooled machine gun?
11:01 - Silent telescoping-piston rounds like 7.62mm SP4
13:50 - How did the L4 Bren fare in the world of GPMGs?
17:21 - Differences between first and last L1A1 rifles?
20:38 - How did you get started with GameSpot, and did video games get you interested in firearms?
23:38 - Thoughts on old guns being used in Ukraine?
27:28 - WHY NO METAL GEAR SOLID?
29:53 - If you were John Wick's sommelier, would you make different recommendations for him?
34:46 - History of breech-loading artillery
38:23 - Information about NATO PDWs?
39:50 - What specific influence has the UK had on firearms development and evolution?
44:17 - What are your responsibilities at the Royal Armouries?
47:20 - If you could have one British cap & ball revolver made as a reproduction, which would it be?
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All Comments (21)
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Glad to see Jonathan Ferguson Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK. Which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history
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In Jonathan’s defence, I’m not entirely sure even Hideo Kojima knows what’s going on in Metal Gear Solid.
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I love the fact we all just started calling Jonathan the full thing "Jonathan Ferguson, keeper of firearms and artillery at the Royal Armouries™ Museum in the UK, which houses some of the most iconic weapons throughout history" instead of just Jonathan Ferguson 🤣
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Is that THE Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery At the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, Which Houses a Collection of Thousands of Iconic Weapons Throughout History?
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I knew that was his legal name
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As an Englishman, the idea of Ian walking around Leeds and interacting with the locals is very amusing to me
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It was really great to listen to a couple of gents that I really admire in the YouTube gun space sit down and chat. As much as I've spoken to Jonathan over the years, as a bit of a gun nerd myself, I really enjoy hearing his deeper dives that we don't always get to feature on GameSpot. And what an honour for my name to have been dropped into a Forgotten Weapons video now too <3
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Way to go mentioning Ahoy. I wish he had more consistent uploads.
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Short answer no. Long answer noooooooo…. More bangs for your clicks. 😆 great interview.
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I'm a simple man. I see Ian and Jonathan Ferguson Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK. Which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history. I watch. Simple as.
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Jonathan Ferguson (Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom, Europe, Earth, Solar System, Orion Arm, Milky Way, Local Group, Virgo Cluster, Laniakea, Universe, Multiverse) never disappoints.
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Lovely to see Ahoy get a shout-out from Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armories Museum in the UK, Which Houses a Collection of Thousands of Iconic Weapons From Throughout History. That man does great work.
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Q&As are some of my favorite FW videos, and I wish they’d come out monthly again
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Can you imagine a monthly podcast with these two?
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Happy to see Jonathan Ferguson Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Musuem in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history collabarate with Ian McCollum in Forgotten Weapons! 👍
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"Don't quote us!" -Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of firearms and artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK. Which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history. Wonderful video! Thank you so much for your work. Best regards from Germany.
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To give a bit more explanation to the first question, The Royal Armouries Museum will have a Section 5 authorisation under the Firearms Act and also probably Section 7.1 and 7.3 as well. This allows them to purchase firearms the most of the British Public can't buy. It should be noted that no gun in the UK is actually banned but rather classified into categories that impose restrictions on who can buy and own them.
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Maxims and M2s will be in service for a long long time, I expect to see them both during the invasion of anchorage in 2066
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Watching Ian and Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK. Which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history, is like watching Captain America and Iron Man sitting down for a chat.
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A Scotsman invented the percussion cap. That was a massive step forward. Can't believe Jonathan didn't mention that.
