Join the Kickstarter campaign and preorder your copy of Jonathan’s “Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms 1901 – 2020”:
Sorry for the poor audio quality – today I am back at the Cody Firearms Museum talking to Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries in the UK. Jonathan has written a new book on the history of British bullpup firearms, which Headstamp is very proud to be publishing! The book covers all the major families of British bullpups, including:
– Thorneycroft rifle
– Godsal rifle
– Korsak’s Light Automatic Gun, 7.92 mm, (E.M. 1)
– Thorpe’s Automatic Rifle, .280 inch, (E.M. 1 aka ‘Cobra’)
– Janson’s Automatic Rifle, ,280 inch (E.M. 2 aka ‘Mamba’)
– Rifle, 7 mm, No. 9 Mk. I; Rifle, 7 mm, X1E1; and Rifle, .30 inch, X2E1
– The 4.85 mm Enfield Weapon System (Individual Weapon and Machine Gun)
– SA80 Individual Weapon (L85A1, A2, A3) and Light Support Weapon (L86A1, A2)
– SA80 Carbine (L22A2) & grenade launchers
– Several more civilian, prototype, developmental, and other weapons
Jonathan is uniquely positioned to write on this subject, with access to the British Royal Armouries archives and arms collections, and he has done substantial original research as part of this book. This is a fantastic successor to “Chassepot to FAMAS”, and we hope you will help support it by ordering a copy today!
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At Forgotten Weapons I think the most interesting guns out there are the most obscure ones. I try to search out experimental and prototype weapons and show you how they work, in addition to more conventional guns that you may not have heard of before. You’re much more likely to find a video on the Cei Rigotti or Webley-Fosbery here than an AR or Glock. So, do you want to learn about something new today? Then stick around!
Items you may have missed...
Curtis 1866: The First Bullpup – with Jonathan Ferguson
Exploring the Details of an E.M.2 with Jonathan Ferguson
The EM2 in NATO Trials, with Jonathan Ferguson
Origin of the Term “Bullpup” – with Jonathan Ferguson
Archival E.M.2 Footage: Slow Motion and Janson Doing Mag Dumps
Announcing What Would Stoner Do 2020!