Videos tagged with NFA Specialist

This video features Ian from Forgotten Weapons and NFA specialist John Keene discussing how original US military machine guns become available on the civilian market. They differentiate between models that are commonly found in original condition, like the Reising, and those that are rare in original form, often appearing as parts kits built on new receivers, such as the Browning 1917 and 1919. The discussion aims to explain the factors driving these market availabilities.

This Q&A session features John Keene, an NFA specialist and retired US Army Master Sergeant, discussing various aspects of machine guns with the host of Forgotten Weapons. Topics range from favorite WW2 machine guns, investment potential of transferrable MGs, delayed development of heavy machine guns, the NFA registry, specific US and German machine gun designs (like the MG42 and its US variants, and Soviet MGs), early machine gun developments, caliber conversions, the MG3, reactivated NFA items, budget-friendly collector options, machine gun value factors, surprising transferable guns, unusual firearms from auctions, NFA item relocation, belt choices, NFA fakes, registry numbers, the BAR's role in WW2, and post-WW2 souvenir machine guns. The discussion also touches on the impact of the bump stock ban on machine gun prices.