Inside a One-of-a-Kind Prototype Submachine Gun
Royal Armouries
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19m
In this episode of What Is This Weapon? Jonathan unboxes a bizarre, hand-built SMG consisting of of Sterling mags, SLR furniture, and home-shed engineering. It's crude, complex but maybe ahead of its time?
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