D-Day 80th Anniversary Special, Part 1: Paratroopers, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson.

This entry details the M1A1 Carbine, focusing on its historical significance for paratroopers and identifying key features of early production models. Expert Miles Vining highlights its portability, combat use, and the specific gear associated with its deployment. The information is derived from a TFB TV presentation, offering insights into collector value and historical accuracy.

This guide details the technique for shooting a suppressed Sten gun, based on Ian McCollum's demonstration. It covers safe handling, proper grip, stance, and the nuances of semi-automatic versus full-automatic fire with an integral suppressor. McCollum, with his high authority level in historical firearms, emphasizes operational considerations like ammunition type and potential malfunctions, offering practical advice for engaging with this unique firearm.

This entry details the M1 Carbine Paratrooper model, focusing on its iconic folding stock. Expert insights from Jerry Miculek highlight its historical significance, compact design, and practical application for paratroopers and other personnel requiring a smaller firearm. The video provides a demonstration of the stock's functionality and compares it to other firearm variants.

This video features a comparative analysis of the M2 Carbine and the MP44 Sturmgewehr by firearms historians John Keene and Ian McCollum. They discuss the historical context, technical specifications, and practical combat effectiveness of each rifle, with Keene favoring the MP44 for its armor-piercing capabilities and McCollum advocating for the M2 Carbine's lighter weight and ergonomics. The discussion also touches on the relevance of long-range accuracy in modern warfare.

This guide details how to modernize the classic M1 Carbine for civilian Personal Defense Weapon (PDW) use, focusing on installing optics, lights, and ensuring suppressor compatibility. It leverages insights from Garand Thumb, a recognized firearms expert, to enhance the platform's tactical capabilities while maintaining its lightweight and handy characteristics. The modifications discussed aim to improve reliability and usability for modern defensive applications.

This video features a humorous, informal comparison between a WWII M1 Carbine and a modern AR-15, hosted by Civilian Tactical. The test focuses on projectile energy by shooting canned goods, with the M1 Carbine ultimately 'winning' by completely demolishing its target can. The host, a firearms enthusiast, demonstrates proper handling and discusses bullet mass versus velocity.

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.