Videos tagged with Covert Weapon

This video from the Royal Armouries features Senior Curator Mark Murray-Flutter discussing the covert 'Welrod' pistol, a silent assassin weapon from World War II. The description highlights Mark's expertise and directs viewers to his academic article on the topic. The Royal Armouries, the UK's national collection of arms and armour, aims to bring history to life through its content, including behind-the-scenes looks, combat demonstrations, and expert insights. The video encourages audience engagement through comments and offers support through donations and museum memberships.

This video details the suppressed Carl Gustav M/45, a Vietnam-era submachine gun with CIA connections. Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries highlights its unique features, including a single-diameter suppressor and sanitized markings for covert use. The M/45B variant's reinforced end cap and the standard model's 600 rpm rate of fire are discussed, alongside a comparison of suppressor designs and barrel porting.

The CIA's Deer Gun, a successor to the WWII Liberator, was designed as a cheap, disposable covert weapon. Made from cast aluminum and chambered in 9mm, it featured a manual loading process and a hollow grip for ammunition. Despite high initial tooling costs making it expensive per unit, its primary value was deniability, with only 1,000 units produced and most likely destroyed.