On the 14th May 1940, the British Government announced the formation of the Local Defence Volunteers (later the Home Guard). But with few weapons available to equip the new militia force some units improvised! A Hampshire Home Guard unit appear to have improvised a remarkable and innovative incendiary weapon. With little information available lets see what we can learn from the remarkable colour archival footage. Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here - https://armourersbench.com/2021/05/23/home-guard-improvised-incendiary-weapon/ If you enjoy our work please consider supporting us via Patreon, TAB is a viewer supported channel and any help is very much appreciated! We have some great new perks, check out our Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench You can also now support us with one-time donations via https://ko-fi.com/armourersbench Ever wished all the best gun history content creators were gathered in one place? Check out - https://surplused.com - we're on there! Where to find TAB: https://armourersbench.com https://facebook.com/armourersbench https://ko-fi.com/armourersbench https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench https://www.instagram.com/armourersbench https://utreon.com/c/Armourers-Bench https://imgur.com/user/ArmourersBench https://discord.gg/DAjRSBc Footage courtesy of the Wessex Film and Sound Archive via the BFI - https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-home-guard-and-home-movies-in-swanmore-1935-online