The Armourer's Bench
The Armourer’s Bench is a multimedia project using both video and written articles to showcase the history of some of the world’s most interesting and important firearms. We will be bringing you detailed examinations of historic and modern small arms from around the world as well as occasionally looking at larger weapon systems. We will delve into the history, use and operation of the weapons using videos, articles and high resolution images to tell their story.
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The M45 Quadmount
In this slightly rough and ready video Matt looks at the history of the formidable American M45 Quadmount. Boasting 4 .50 calibre Browning Heavy Machine Guns the M45 was designed for anti-aircraft duties but often found itself engaging ground targets. Production Note: This video is a little rough...
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The Australian Sten - AUSTEN Submachine Gun
In this video Matt looks at the history of Australia's attempt to improve the British STEN gun - the AUSTEN. Despite efforts to improve on the austere STEN, the Australian Army quickly discovered their other indigenous design, the Owen Machine Carbine, was superior. Production Note: This video is...
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Maxim-Tokarev Light Machine Gun
In this video Matt takes a look at the extremely rare Maxim-Tokarev Light Machine Gun. Less than 10,000 of these early Soviet light machine guns are believed to have been made. They were quickly replaced by the DP-28 but saw action during the Spanish and Chinese Civil Wars. Matt stumbled across t...
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X11E4 Belt Fed Bren Derivative
In this video Vic takes a look at a fascinating footnote in British machine gun design. The X11 was developed by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield in the mid-1950s. The X11 went up against a number of other GPMG and eventually lost out to the FN MAG which was adopted as the L7. Check out ou...
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Breech Loading Durs Egg Carbine
In this video Matt takes a look at an early breech loader made by gunsmith Durs Egg, based on Giuseppe Crespi's action. We examine how the action worked, the weapon's unusual bayonet and some of the history behind the weapon. Check out our website https://armourersbench.com for an in-depth articl...
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The Armourer's Bench - Channel Introduction! (2017)
Welcome to our new project, we're going to be looking at some rare and fascinating firearms. Filmed in June 2017. Check out https://armourersbench.com/ for more information! If you enjoy our work please consider supporting us via Patreon, TAB is a viewer supported channel and...
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The Mysterious Burton Machine Rifle ft Danny Michael of the Cody Firearms Museum
In this video we talk to Danny Michael, curator of the Cody Firearms Museum, about the mysterious Burton Machine Rifle - our own research into the rifle and how it links to the republishing of some important, out of print volumes of the ARMAX journal.
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Russia's Switchblade - BAS-80
This week Russian company Android Technology unveiled their version of the Switchblade 300 loitering munition. The BAS-80 is a small kamikaze drone with a 500g warhead. It is reportedly now being tested in Ukraine in small numbers.
Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video he...
