Videos tagged with Stanley Thorpe

The Royal Armouries' Jonathan Ferguson details the Thorpe EM1, a 1949 British bullpup rifle designed by Stanley Thorpe. Unlike its competitor, the EM2, the EM1 utilized stamped steel construction influenced by German designs like the Gerat 06. It was chambered for the .280 (7mm) intermediate cartridge and featured a non-magnifying optical sight and a unique bayonet system.

The Thorpe EM-1, a British bullpup rifle developed post-WWII, is a complex derivative of the German Mauser Gerät 06 roller-locked system. Chambered in .280 British, it featured a unique gas-piston long-stroke mechanism and a non-magnified optical sight. Despite its innovative design, its intricate disassembly and firing mechanism led to its rejection in favor of the EM-2.