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...

Download audio as a podcast here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DsAJl1ysTR95alU-dsuLQ7AHTzjbb_Jz/view?usp=sharing

Mike's followers provided questions for Calvin, and Calvin's followers provided questions for Mike. That seemed logical to us at the time!

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Enjoy this festive (Christmas) cracker of an episode that is specially unabridged and extended for History of Weapons and War, featuring two wise men, Jonathan Ferguson and Ian McCollum.

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So from the muzzleloading musket era until relatively late, infantry fought in very tightly packed lines. The trope is that this was very, very dumb. But was it? Bloke discusses with Rob of @britishmuzzleloaders for about 2 hours!!!

Today I'm speaking with retired Master Sergeant John Keene, the NFA export for Morphy's. John is a machine gun collector himself, and between this and his work with Morphy's he has exceptional experience and expertise. So we have a slate of questions for him from Patrons:

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Rather than doing a monthly Q&A myself, I decided to take advantage of a visit from Charlie Hobson and answer some questions about flamethrowers. These questions all ca...

There are thousands of machine guns currently in the National Firearms Act registry registered to people born before 1900. Think about that for a moment - every one of those owners is deceased, and those machine guns are still out there somewhere.

Periodically, the family of a deceased vetera...

Today I am speaking with retired Master Sergeant John Keene, who is the NFA specialist for the Morphy's. Specifically, we are discussing the terminology and categories of legal machine guns in the United States. From the very common misconception of a "Class III License" (which does not exist), t...

I am often asked how a C&R license (Curio & Relic, also called a Type 03 Federal Firearms License; not to be confused with "Class 3") affects the purchase of a machine gun. So, I put the question to John Keene, NFA specialist for the Morphy Auction Company...

The short version is that a C&R li...

More than a whole hour of Ian and Mike shooting the... erm... breeze about four annoyingly persistent, and persistently annoying, gun myths! Complete with whisky, a veritable multitude of digressions and a Lindybeige cameo!

In order to help you navigate and split watching this video up over s...

John Keene is the NFA specialist for the Morphy Auction Company, and I spent a week filming particularly cool guns there recently. They have more than 80 machine guns in this upcoming auction (May 18th), and I couldn't cover nearly all of them. I thought it would be interesting to some of you to ...

I recently spent a weekend taking a TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care) course from Myles Francis at Archangel Dynamics. TCCC is a program originally developed by the Naval Special Warfare School to improve battlefield survivability by specifically modernizing immediate pre-evacuation care doctr...

Today's Q&A was filmed in Finland, with special guests Mike and Fabien from Bloke on the Range, who came out to shoot the scaled-down Finnish Brutality 2021 with me.

01:48 - Most effective first generation smokeless rifle?
06:04 - Swiss straight pulls ever fired in anger?
06:56 - "Bring back...

I am excited to have the opportunity to talk suppressors today with Kevin Brittingham. He has been working with them for more than 25 years, over that time founded Advanced Armament, sold it to Remington, and then founded his current company, Q. He was responsible for the commercial popularity of...

0:00:47 - What happened to the "Worst AK I've Ever Seen"?
0:02:23 - My filming logistics
0:06:47 - PDW vs SMG?
0:08:54 - Do I still do gunsmithing and restoration?
0:10:29 - Did France ever make a 9mm FAMAS?
0:12:09 - What would I do to make a modernized M1 Carbine?
0:14:24 - Did the Britis...

01:15 - 20th Century weapon for medieval battle
02:44 - Viability of a reproduction repeating flintlock like a Lorenzoni or Kalthoff?
05:21 - Hypothetical new gunpowder twice as powderful as today's
08:00 - Early CMMG delayed systems. Guest answer by CMMG!
13:10 - WWSD 2020 content on Forgott...

00:00:32 - What is the "elevator pitch" for Polenar Tactical?
00:02:26 - How did you get your channel name?
00:04:49 - What are the Slovenian gun laws like?
00:07:11 - How do EU rules impact an individual country's laws?
00:11:37 - What do you think will be the most prevalent rifle and cartri...

Today I am speaking to Len Antaris of Historic Investments, aka "Fireplace Guy". Len has a tremendous collection with an emphasis on unusual and prototype handguns, and he has been very generous in allowing me to film much of it for you over many years. So, I figured we should talk to him about s...

Today we have a bunch of questions about gun shops, and I am joined by Kurt Stancl, of Bear Arms in Scottsdale AZ. You can find him at:

https://www.facebook.com/BearArmsAZ
https://www.instagram.com/beararmsaz

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0:02:02 - How have online sales impacted the business?
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I decided to try a bit of an experiment for this month's Q&A, and took questions from Forgotten Weapons Patreon and Utreon supporters to ask directly to exhibitors at SHOT Show 2022. It turned out quite a lot shorter than I was anticipating, but I think I got some good answers for you. Thanks to ...

0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Powernap - How do PMCs handle NFA issues and training.
2:46 - Tyler - Thoughts on the influx of MP5 copies?
4:40 - Beef Supreme - Advice for first-time Brutality match competitors
10:25 - Josh - Ketchup on hot dogs?
11:16 - Kurosawa - Do I consider myself a competitive ta...

Today we have a Q&A guest: Jari Laine, CEO of Varusteleka. Jari is active in the Finnish reserves in addition to his role as CEO, and exemplifies the company's practical expertise in designing and producing topicality military gear as well as sourcing all manner of surplus. Located just north of ...

0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:28 - What am I using to learn French?
0:01:21 - How difficult is a C&R license?
0:04:06 - Thoughts on FB Radom's return to the US commercial market?
0:06:22 - Do milling and optics on slides impact pistol reliability?
0:08:09 - Maxim-Tokarev
0:09:29 - Suppressing...

Thanks to John Keene for joining me again for today's Q&A! John is both a professional in the business and a passionate machine gun collector himself, and we're here to answer questions specifically about collectible machine guns...

0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:12 - What MGs are over/under val...