Thorneycroft's Lee-Speed Rifle with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson
Royal Armouries
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17m
Hopefully you all know about Thorneycroft by now (if you don't, there's probably a book on it), so in this episode Jonathan get's hands on with a weapon owned by the man himself.
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