{"id":24392,"date":"2024-03-10T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/10\/qa-with-jonathan-ferguson-of-the-british-royal-armouries\/"},"modified":"2024-03-10T08:00:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T13:00:35","slug":"qa-with-jonathan-ferguson-of-the-british-royal-armouries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/10\/qa-with-jonathan-ferguson-of-the-british-royal-armouries\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A With Jonathan Ferguson of the British Royal Armouries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZmO-NDLEC5A?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>All the best firearms history channels streaming to all major devices:<br \/>weaponsandwar.tv<\/p>\n<p>Today I am joined by Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the British Royal Armouries for a Q&#038;A session, with questions provided by the fine folks who support Forgotten Weapons on Patreon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>1:02 &#8211; Would the L85A1 have been better if Enfield wasn&#8217;t being privatized while it was in production?<br \/>3:22 &#8211; How does the Armouries obtain modern small arms?<br \/>7:22 &#8211; Distinction between Pattern Room and Royal Armouries<br \/>10:39 &#8211; Best water-cooled machine gun?<br \/>11:01 &#8211; Silent telescoping-piston rounds like 7.62mm SP4<br \/>13:50 &#8211; How did the L4 Bren fare in the world of GPMGs?<br \/>17:21 &#8211; Differences between first and last L1A1 rifles?<br \/>20:38 &#8211; How did you get started with GameSpot, and did video games get you interested in firearms?<br \/>23:38 &#8211; Thoughts on old guns being used in Ukraine?<br \/>27:28 &#8211; WHY NO METAL GEAR SOLID?<br \/>29:53 &#8211; If you were John Wick&#8217;s sommelier, would you make different recommendations for him?<br \/>34:46 &#8211; History of breech-loading artillery<br \/>38:23 &#8211; Information about NATO PDWs?<br \/>39:50 &#8211; What specific influence has the UK had on firearms development and evolution?<br \/>44:17 &#8211; What are your responsibilities at the Royal Armouries?<br \/>47:20 &#8211; If you could have one British cap &#038; ball revolver made as a reproduction, which would it be?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! 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