Pocket-Sized Firepower: Hidden Pen Guns
Royal Armouries
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18m
In this episode of What Is This Weapon?, Jonathan takes a close look at examples of concealed pen guns from the Royal Armouries collection.
Watch as Jonathan breaks down their engineering and reveals why these unusual objects endure as icons of concealment.
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