What went wrong with this British take on the ArmaLite AR-18? With firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

Larry Vickers, a recognized small arms expert, details the ArmaLite AR-18. He highlights its historical significance as a highly influential design despite limited military adoption. The video covers its development, manufacturing by ArmaLite, Howa, and Sterling, and its key features like the stamped receiver and short-stroke piston system. Vickers also touches on its design flaws, such as the stock hinge durability, and its impact on modern firearms like the HK G36 and HK416.

This guide details the disassembly and reassembly process for the rare Paramax, a South African semi-automatic firearm. It highlights key differences from its predecessor, the LDP Kommando, particularly in its construction and internal components. The process involves removing barrel nuts and caps, and careful attention to the bolt assembly and barrel orientation.

Ian McCollum and Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries present a challenge to find three unique firearms based on appearance, mechanical oddity, and historical impact. They showcase experimental and rare pieces like the Charlton Automatic Rifle, Sterling 7.62mm prototype, Schwarzlose Model 1898, Gabbett-Fairfax Mars pistol, an SA80 prototype, and a BSA Machine Carbine, highlighting their unusual mechanisms and limited adoption.

This entry details the Knight's Armament KS-1 (L403A1), the British Army's new Alternative Individual Weapon, adopted under Project Hunter. Expert Jonathan Ferguson from the Royal Armouries provides an in-depth look at its features, intended use for specialized units, and its role in supplementing existing platforms like the SA80.

This guide details the process of arming an 11th-century Norman knight, as explained by an institutional expert from the Royal Armouries. It covers the sequence of donning essential protective gear, including padded undergarments, a mail hauberk, a nasal helmet, and a kite shield, emphasizing weight distribution and historical construction techniques.

This guide details the installation and operation of the Harston's Patent Mark IV magazine, a rare modification designed to convert the single-shot Martini-Henry rifle into a repeater. Expert Jonathan Ferguson explains the mechanism, its inventor Captain Charles Gravelle Harston, and the historical context of its development. The guide covers fitting the magazine, the cycling process for feeding rounds, and the use of the cutoff device for single-shot operation, while also noting potential reliability issues and the high conversion cost.