Guns of the Royal Hong Kong Police - a British Colonial Police Force (the RHKP)

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    Far-Eastern faces, British uniforms, American and German guns: The Royal Hong Kong Police no longer exists.
    For decades, the Royal Hong Kong Police was considered Asia's finest police force: a well-funded, educated and organized group of men from a mix of backgrounds.
    So how did they get this reputation? What were the firearms that they used?
    If you enjoyed this episode, check out the @9HPodcast episode where we interviewed Officer Wong of the RHKP on things that he experienced in the RHKP: • The Royal Hong Kong Po...
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    00:00 - SBI
    00:08 - Intro reel
    01:09 - RHKP Overview
    02:10 - RHKP History
    05:18 - Guns!
    05:55 - 9H Podcast
    06:25 - Pistols
    10:11 - Shotguns
    13:15 - Rifles
    16:32 - SMGs
    20:01 - Specialty Weapons
    22:47 - HK SAR (China)
    24:37 - Closing Words
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  • @9HoleReviews
    @9HoleReviews  Рік тому +176

    If you enjoyed this episode, check out the @9HPodcast episode where we interviewed Officer Wong of the RHKP on things that he experienced in the RHKP: ua-cam.com/video/hq9hTm2HRe0/v-deo.html
    People we need to thank:
    James (Teufelshund Tactical) ua-cam.com/video/nPAMTVxHF28/v-deo.html
    Ian (Forgotten Weapons) ua-cam.com/video/gBYfbtoSHxo/v-deo.html
    Jonathan (Royal armouries) ua-cam.com/video/iRhw-l602s4/v-deo.html
    The Gun Room ( for FFL support)
    Also you may be interested in :
    BBC's Hong Kong Beat - ua-cam.com/video/datZu9zyRqU/v-deo.html (there are 8 episodes)
    The Final Option (90's era HK movie on the SDU) - ua-cam.com/video/ZEyoK1UMycw/v-deo.html

    • @Valorius
      @Valorius Рік тому +2

      You need to bring back your practical accuracy short range shooting course videos.

    • @kaunghtet6928
      @kaunghtet6928 Рік тому

      Can you test with Myanmar Junta's MA series please.

    • @stephenpierce2726
      @stephenpierce2726 Рік тому

      Waiting for the Headstamp Publishing 1st Edition of this.

    • @COIcultist
      @COIcultist Рік тому +4

      The Chinese colonies (Shanghi and HK) were always a rough beat as can be testified to by the Fairburn Sykes fighting knife and Defendu(?).
      I can remember a 1970s British TV series looking at Hong Kong policing and I particularly remember the treatment of refugees. If they made it to land on HK all well and good but Chinese refugees caught en route were sent back to mainland China with not a care about their treatment in China. This was to prevent HK being flooded with refugees.

    • @ktiger1766
      @ktiger1766 Рік тому +1

      @@COIcultist yeah, but now it's more South Asian fake refugees coming to stay and join the local crime gangs make Hong Kong people fears & angry !

  • @CGTjong
    @CGTjong Рік тому +564

    RHKP inspired me to become a police officer. I remember growing up in HK thinking these are the coolest looking and most professional police in the world. I remember I had wondered off in Kowloon after church and a RHKP officer was able to find me and bring me back to my parents.

    • @jason200912
      @jason200912 Рік тому +9

      Did you like their short shorts and short sleeves?
      I think their transition to blue uniforms look much better but less functional

    • @NateWongSongs
      @NateWongSongs Рік тому +34

      How times have changed

    • @edwardching827
      @edwardching827 Рік тому +55

      Not anymore. They are just cowards who shot civilian/teenage with gun and cry for injury by a laser pointer. If I were you, I rather keep it in mind as a beautiful memory instead.

    • @Echophone2046
      @Echophone2046 Рік тому +15

      Time for story telling:
      I was once lost at the Repulse Bay beach during a summer outing (late 70s'). I was seperated from mom because of a huge wave. When I got back to the shore, I lost my orientation and couldn't find my mom. As a kid I remember I was scare. I was then picked up by a plain cloth PC that took me to a local police kiosk (many locals will know what I'm talking about).
      I remember very clearly, the office told me "Don't be scared. If you are scare, we can be scared together." My mom found me at the police kioosk shortly. There were many good officers back then.

    • @mikeycraig8970
      @mikeycraig8970 Рік тому +29

      @@edwardching827 1) Hes not talking about the new police. They are a totally different CHINESE organisation.
      2) Who the F are you to tell him to 'keep his memories to himself'.
      You sound like those new police you so hate!

  • @joshbritton3268
    @joshbritton3268 Рік тому +294

    Hong Kong is an amazing place, It's very sad to see some of the recent events happening there.

    • @nickching8178
      @nickching8178 Рік тому +20

      Same. Wish the Hong Kong police the best.

    • @borkwoof696
      @borkwoof696 Рік тому

      Fuck the CCP.

    • @novajuice1
      @novajuice1 Рік тому +76

      @@nickching8178 haha u r funny

    • @KarmaFlight
      @KarmaFlight Рік тому +8

      I have spent a fair amount of time in HKG over the years. I agree with you.

    • @AtreusX5
      @AtreusX5 Рік тому

      @@nickching8178 Royal hk police? Yup probably, communist police?🤡🥱

  • @nick_yawn
    @nick_yawn Рік тому +364

    what a great episode!! I feel the warmth and the nostalgia and I've never even lived in Hong Kong...

    • @9HoleReviews
      @9HoleReviews  Рік тому +43

      :) I miss it
      Also thanks for joining the formidable #newslettergang

    • @OscarPanzer
      @OscarPanzer Рік тому +21

      @@9HoleReviews I missed living in the colonial era of HK

    • @p99guy
      @p99guy Рік тому +7

      Just be careful Nicholas, 9-Hole Reviews uses a compelling mind control that causes firearm purchases, warmth, and Nostalgia …. The Israeli Beretta M71 .22 video, personally cost me almost
      A thousand dollars! But I do have a nice example of one now. Lol

    • @zaferozveren1244
      @zaferozveren1244 Рік тому

      Such a unique city and history!!

    • @SnakePlissken-gk7ix
      @SnakePlissken-gk7ix 7 місяців тому

      ​@@9HoleReviewsI don't know about you but I miss British HK.

  • @xSRGman
    @xSRGman Рік тому +435

    "Most of Asia does not have a deep culture with civilian arms ownership, despite a very apparent interest in how weapons work"
    Absolutely hit the nail on the head describing East Asia's relationship with firearms!

    • @mrs.vasquezz
      @mrs.vasquezz Рік тому +28

      So fuckin weird considering CHINA INVENTED GUNPOWDER and Turkey/China is thought to have developed rifles around the same time

    • @holeeshi9959
      @holeeshi9959 Рік тому +24

      it is really unfortunate yet kind of fortunate, because the last time China had a Mauser Broomhandle in every hand is when they are fighting a brutal civil war, and the last time Japan did they are fighting to the last child against the Americans, and when Korea did, well, it's when the war was really hot.....I hope one day get get their civilian gun ownership back....without the nasty war things

    • @tedhubertcrusio372
      @tedhubertcrusio372 Рік тому +1

      @@holeeshi9959 the reason why China don't have civilian gun ownership is Communism.

    • @15241
      @15241 Рік тому +8

      @@holeeshi9959 This is an dumb reason considering they can still own civilian guns, the laws are just strict. Wars are not the reason.

    • @jayslomine4280
      @jayslomine4280 Рік тому +2

      @@holeeshi9959 that is a moronic argument
      This is why you are SLAVES in the East
      Free yourselves

  • @cupajoe60
    @cupajoe60 Рік тому +248

    Truly, thank you for this episode.
    Growing up in Hong Kong in the mid/late 90s and through the handover was a very formative experience. Having only gotten into firearms in the last 5 years, seeing this rich and detailed look into the RHKPF's history and equipment is fascinating. Guess I need to go watch some John Woo films now.
    #newslettergang

    • @thedude6810
      @thedude6810 Рік тому +3

      Hello fellow HKer

    • @kelvinleung2236
      @kelvinleung2236 Рік тому +4

      HKer here as well!

    • @K0Y0I_sis
      @K0Y0I_sis Рік тому +4

      Don't forget Johnnie To's crime films, his whole flimography before the late 2010's pretty much depicted every branch of the RHKPF one could imagine of.

    • @cupajoe60
      @cupajoe60 Рік тому

      Thanks for the rec, this is definitely a new area of film that I need to dive into!

    • @K0Y0I_sis
      @K0Y0I_sis Рік тому +2

      @@cupajoe60 If you understand cantonese enough you could also check out some more recommendations below from the final years of the handover grace period where the creative lead still have enough autonomy to skirt around the agenda requirements the CCP wanted them to convey. As a bonus these production's casts were also stacked with alot of familiar faces from the film circle.
      OCTB by Viu TV (whole series is accessible from youtube)
      depicts the Organized Crime & Triad Bureau during the early 90's Young & Dangerous Triad fever, More of a Means Streets story.
      The Defected (2019)
      take it with a grain of salt about the bureaucracy but this film highlighted the structural change of the Police force throughout the late 90's to the 2010's and the power struggles between the leadership figures loosely based on a real life story.
      Edit: The "Lee Rock" series serves as the prequel to Chasing The Dragon's event.(This one's a legit portrayal about the Colonial Era PF without any CCP whitewashing, you should start here first.)
      Chasing The Dragon
      Kowloon walled city at it's prime and the rampant corruption during the late 60's mentioned in the podcast. Stars Donnie Yen and Andy Lau.
      Optional: the whole TVB “The Academy series”。
      It's just a whole HKPF promotional campaign spanning multiple series depicting multiple character's career journey starting from day one.

  • @amiranda6308
    @amiranda6308 Рік тому +19

    Had the pleasure of shooting with the RHKP and Royal HK Customs personnel in 1995/1996. While we were shooting for center mass, the RHKP and Royal HK Customs personnel were doing mainly head shots, even from up to 15 meters with their issued S&W model 10s. When we transitioned to carbines and shotguns, they were spot on too.
    I'll tell you it was impressive to watch and they were a great bunch to train and shoot with. Confident in their ablity without arrogance and very professional. Thank you for the video, it was a good trip down memory lane.

    • @daddybeagleaz907
      @daddybeagleaz907 4 місяці тому

      My understanding is that they now have hollow point rounds for the .38s?

  • @etanallthefood
    @etanallthefood Рік тому +53

    Fantastic video, I finally get a better sense what my parents mean when they say how they missed the old police officers they'd call "uncles", also always fun to see someone of non- asian ancestry putting in the time and effort to familiarize themselves with the local language. Even if it seems a little unnatural, the effort shows.

    • @9HoleReviews
      @9HoleReviews  Рік тому +15

      the old times shall be missed, sadly it lives on only in our minds now.

    • @Braveplantt
      @Braveplantt Рік тому

      @@9HoleReviewsagreed, we are sad due to the poor management of the government because, the thing that happens between 2020 to 2023

  • @clelandrogers6730
    @clelandrogers6730 Рік тому +53

    Thanks for putting together a really informative video. I was an RHKP officer from 1984 to 1994. In my time I served in PTU both on Company and as training staff, EU HKI and was also a firearms trainer so I recognised a few faces. I also travelled across SE Asia as a competitive handgun shooter. You clearly researched this very deeply. You might be interested to know that RHKP also had a few SA only Colt AR15 HBARs fitted with bipods. These were later interations with M16 A2 rear sight.

  • @AdministrativeResults
    @AdministrativeResults Рік тому +6

    Henry really putting in that leg work

    • @9HoleReviews
      @9HoleReviews  Рік тому +1

      Thanks man, we need some balaclava episodes

  • @marks1638
    @marks1638 Рік тому +45

    I have a surplus RHKP Model 10 S&W I picked up at a pawn shop back in the 90's. Nice gun and very accurate. Looks like it was carried a lot, but not really fired that much.

    • @chemistryofquestionablequa6252
      @chemistryofquestionablequa6252 Рік тому +3

      It's like that with almost all surplus police pistols. May not have the best finish, but mechanically like new.

    • @GafJoeII
      @GafJoeII Рік тому +1

      Pencil or heavy barrel? As I known that rhkp replaced pencil barrel to heavy barrel. Recently HK press says will adopt China made pistol soon.

    • @marks1638
      @marks1638 Рік тому +1

      @@GafJoeIIPencil barrel M10. Serial number shows it was made in the early 60's. Came with RKHP stamped on backstrap with a lanyard loop on the bottom of the grip.

  • @DagaYute
    @DagaYute Рік тому +71

    Awesome video. Growing up in HK this video was spot on.

    • @9HoleReviews
      @9HoleReviews  Рік тому +19

      Thanks man, I miss seeing the sam browne belts on the green

  • @jadiswong170
    @jadiswong170 Рік тому +12

    Respect from Hong Kong!
    I bron after 1997. Thank you for doing this episode to show me more of the RHKP!
    God bless you brother!

    • @dawnnadir
      @dawnnadir Рік тому +1

      You missed out the best time of Hong Kong😢

  • @J-P88
    @J-P88 Рік тому +127

    One of my favourite videos and very informative. I would love more similar episodes

  • @briantindle7115
    @briantindle7115 Рік тому +37

    I could tell this episode meant a great deal to you. I hope to see more LE related episodes. For instance the Dallas PD "Shotgun Squads" which gave birth to "DPD Tactical". They carried FN Uzis, Remington 870s, and Remington 700s with 20" heavy barrels chambered in 6mm Remington.

    • @p99guy
      @p99guy Рік тому +4

      I spent a little over 2 decades as a Peace officer in the DFW area, and still work armed security, protecting a
      College campus.
      The “Shotgun squads” in the 1960-1970 time frame here in DFW
      Functioned much like that special squad in NYPD headed by Jim Cirillo
      Where they would stake out stores that were under unusual risk for a violent armed robbery, and would confront the suspects…. With a fair amount of suspects getting ended right there on the spot, to the point robberys went way down, really quickly because no robber in thier right mind wanted to tangle with the shotgun squad. The NYPD squad heavily used the .30 M1 carbine with expanding bullets, which worked 100% of the time in close range shootings.

  • @DOKZAONE
    @DOKZAONE Рік тому +106

    This is so well put together. I think this captures history buffs and gun nerds alike. As a European I gotta say you and Ian (Gun Jesus) are my favorite gun channels to watch as you guys satisfy my historical and engineering curiosity as well entertain without bringing too much US politics into everything. Pure professionalism and great sense of humor. Love you man

  • @Spacewolves
    @Spacewolves Рік тому +64

    Would love a series more on RHKPF. Grew up in HK and love the nostalgia. Sharing to the world more on HK content that people don't ever think about with such a content rich place would be amazing!

    • @c1ph3rpunk
      @c1ph3rpunk Рік тому +10

      HK was, hands down, one of my favorite cities on the planet. I fear those days are gone though.

    • @sheep8618
      @sheep8618 Рік тому +9

      @@c1ph3rpunk that’s true sadly, the skyline is still as beautiful but the uniqueness from its colonial history is definitely fading away, slowly becoming just another Chinese city.

    • @jimbobhk2009
      @jimbobhk2009 Рік тому

      Same. Never thought I’d say this but I miss the hot rain and the sound of the cross walks. You know, that dinging sound haha.

  • @kennykenny3329
    @kennykenny3329 Рік тому +9

    第一次睇你節目 好好睇 97年前我都有槍牌 而家冇囉 好希望你節目 有中文就好啦 多謝曬你

  • @g-lo2782
    @g-lo2782 Рік тому +68

    What an absolute gem of an episode. I got a full taste of Hong Kong colonial weapons history and then some. This was quite a video and arguably the best. Well done!

    • @9HoleReviews
      @9HoleReviews  Рік тому +4

      Thank you! It's been a pleasure and full of great memories to recall while working on this episode!
      Also thanks for joining the #newslettergang!

  • @whatis8964
    @whatis8964 Рік тому +61

    I've been waiting for this since I realised you were from HK as well, incredibly well done. A bit after my time, but this brings back the stories my parents used to tell. I particularly remember something about the SDU repelling from a black hawk onto a building in North Point to bust some communist cells where they used to live.

  • @CBCNamja
    @CBCNamja Рік тому +27

    Great episode! My grandfather was a Royal HK police officer. My mom told me they use to live in the police dormitory when she was young. My friend's dad was also from the Royal HK police force. He was an Inspector, but retired and moved to Canada. Thanks for the interesting history of the RHKP!

  • @ca9968
    @ca9968 Рік тому +108

    Great content!
    My uncle did several stints in Hong Kong when he was in the British Army back in the late 50`s and early 60`s, he always spoke very fondly of the people he worked with there and the work he did...a great place during a better time...
    Some other units i`d love to see featured:
    The Rhodesian P.A.T.U (Police Anti-Terror Unit)
    South African Koevoet (Crowbar) Police Unit
    South African I.S.U (Internal Stability Unit) later to be renamed The Special Task Team

  • @PvtPetey-ok5is
    @PvtPetey-ok5is Рік тому +22

    Thank you soo much for this in-depth review about the Royal Hong Kong Police as well as a glimpse into Hong Kong's bygone era.
    Even though I was born after the 97 Handover, I still feel nostalgic about the past and Historical events which I never got the chance to experience XDDD
    也想在此感謝陳生及 9-Hole Reviews 背後製作團隊! 👍👍
    ~A viewer from Hong Kong

  • @ck4583
    @ck4583 Рік тому +54

    This is one of my favorite episodes yet! The combination of Henry's discussion with historical footage, modern-day range footage, and even the HK action film really conveyed the spirit of the RHKP. I really liked learning about these firearms within the context of their use within a unit. Thank you 9-Hole.

  • @Ming-Chan
    @Ming-Chan Рік тому +67

    I love your Chinese/Hong Kong content Henry. As a Chinese-born, American-raised guy, I would watch some the Hong Kong police dramas on TVB with my parents at home and this takes me back. We spoke cantonese at home so this really feels nostalgic even though nowadays I can barely speak it anymore from not using it.

    • @dawnnadir
      @dawnnadir Рік тому

      You are Cantonese, not Chinese! In the end, thete is no such thing as Chinese. It's a lazy description within and outside the ethnic people fall into the category.

  • @echodelta2172
    @echodelta2172 Рік тому +21

    Love these firearms profiles of lesser-known organizations. Please keep these up!
    Edit: That transition at 14:25...

  • @geekmansegraves
    @geekmansegraves Рік тому +68

    Cool concept, and good work, Henry. I think the format works very well and gives context for WHY the guns were adopted and how they shaped the organizations they served in.
    Seeing the short range course again was a cool callback. Any chance we'll see any new firearms there again?

  • @MaxwellAerialPhotography
    @MaxwellAerialPhotography Рік тому +24

    Fantastic episode.
    I’d love to see an episode on the firearms of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, if you continue with this format.

  • @johannkwanlaw
    @johannkwanlaw 11 місяців тому +2

    This was so nostalgic for me. Lots of my family were RHKPF.
    Seeing HK police goose stepping for the first time made me so sad.

  • @Zuludawn1
    @Zuludawn1 Рік тому +7

    I knew nothing about the British Colonial Police Force before I purchased a surplus RHKP stamped S&W model 10 revolver. I have been doing research on this subject ever since. This quality video provided a lot of info that answered many questions for me. Thank you very much for your work.

  • @Brenslinger
    @Brenslinger Рік тому +16

    My favorite episode so far! Well done!

  • @nickolas101
    @nickolas101 Рік тому +12

    Favorite episode so far, loved the history aspect of it, would LOVE to see more like this!

  • @petesheppard1709
    @petesheppard1709 Рік тому +3

    A most excellent video! Thank you for bringing life to the history and guns of a storied organization.
    I eagerly look forward to more!

  • @jeffprice6421
    @jeffprice6421 Рік тому +20

    I enjoyed this episode very much. As a history buff, I very much appreciate this approach. I also enjoyed the interview podcast episode...

    • @9HoleReviews
      @9HoleReviews  Рік тому +3

      thanks jeff! they've been a lot of fun to work on, and honestly the extra "non-gun" information helps give context to the guns.
      Also thanks for joining the #newslettergang!

  • @JacksonWalter735
    @JacksonWalter735 Рік тому +14

    thanks for making this video! My sister's boyfriend is an exchange student from Hong Kong and I learned so much about his culture and Hong Kong in general through him. It's so cool to learn more about the Hong Kong police through this video.

  • @biggtoe90
    @biggtoe90 Рік тому +2

    The production, organization, and quality on this episode are fantastic. Well done!

  • @johnwalton1771
    @johnwalton1771 Рік тому +1

    Great episode! Have been watching for over a year and this is my favorite so far. Very cool to see the focus shift from just the firearms to the people who depended on and used them (with just the right amount of firearm detail/love).

  • @FuryTomic
    @FuryTomic Рік тому +10

    Excellent documentary about the Royal Hong Kong Police! The quality of these videos are getting better each video man. 👍

  • @dan725
    @dan725 Рік тому +14

    Wow this was just so insanely well done!! This is on level of high-quality documentaries, and there’s no other better person ever to talk about this!! Henry, given your heritage, background, experience, passion, and incredible presentation talent and marksmanship skill; there simply wasn’t a better person to present this amazing history lesson. Thank you so much for making the time and effort to show this to us!!!!

    • @9HoleReviews
      @9HoleReviews  Рік тому +4

      Thank dan, you're way too kind! There was an incredible amount of nostalgia as I put this together. Lots of memories of a place that doesn't exist anymore.

  • @stamp6763
    @stamp6763 Рік тому +1

    This was a great episode. I loved your podcast episode with Officer Wong and this as a follow up showcasing the firearms used by the RHKP was really cool. I think episodes like this showcasing the equipment used by iconic groups and units would be a really neat addition to the content of the channel.

  • @bravo-kilo230
    @bravo-kilo230 Рік тому +13

    I personally love this format. It gives the viewer a great broad view look of how a force developed and the reasons why they supplied themselves with certain firearms. It puts the faces and logic behind the weapons at the forefront of the video.

  • @johnsanko4136
    @johnsanko4136 Рік тому +5

    As much as I enjoy the range videos, I do love the historical deep dives. Excellent video guys.

  • @theritchie2173
    @theritchie2173 Рік тому +24

    Fantastic episode Henry. I have a friend who grew up in Hong Kong, his (Brit) dad was pretty high up in the RHKP, and on my last (tourist) trip there I was lucky enough to get some insider scoop from people who had been there and done that (but didn't buy the t-shirt).
    What a fantastic city it was, sadly I don't see myself ever going back.

    • @Quacktical
      @Quacktical Рік тому

      Wouldn’t recommend going back any time soon sadly, it’s an amazing place otherwise

    • @connorm4145
      @connorm4145 Рік тому

      @@Quacktical literally nothing has changed about it. What the fuck is wrong with you people. It doesn’t even have mainland chinas covid protocols

  • @adrianmcmahon5731
    @adrianmcmahon5731 Рік тому

    A great companion piece to the earlier Officer Wong discussion. I really appreciate just how much time and effort that you've put into this video collating all the information, the weapons and the historical footage of the period. I do hope whatever comes next can live up to this as you've set the bar damned high with this one. 👍

  • @northidahoguy5549
    @northidahoguy5549 Рік тому +1

    This was a genuinely fascinating video. Thanks!

  • @GunFunZS
    @GunFunZS Рік тому +3

    I really like this format Mr Chan. And you were singularly well positioned to give us a good perspective on the matter.

  • @em7291
    @em7291 Рік тому +5

    Another excellent video, displaying ever increasing production value. Well done mates, keep up the exceptional work!
    As a suggestion, I would love to see a clip devoted to the weapons and tactics of the various maritime security units and forces of the world.

  • @salaadin
    @salaadin Рік тому +1

    Felt this episode is by far the most personal from you Henry! The nostalgia and emotion was definitely felt throughout the episode.

  • @pant0sand0hat
    @pant0sand0hat Рік тому +1

    I always get so excited when I see you've uploaded. Fantastic episode. Thanks!

  • @rgsoda
    @rgsoda Рік тому +3

    Superb video! It is amazing, i hope this video will be available forever!

    • @9HoleReviews
      @9HoleReviews  Рік тому +1

      Thanks! Thank to you guys for the encouragement!

  • @Sam-et3bv
    @Sam-et3bv Рік тому +3

    I loved this episode. I would love to see more like this one.

  • @Kanaloa47
    @Kanaloa47 Рік тому

    Excellent topic, format and execution. Thank u

  • @slyzit5613
    @slyzit5613 Рік тому

    Excellent episode! Keep on that way!

  • @southernmarksman
    @southernmarksman Рік тому +4

    I loved this episode - I’d like to see about an even mix of episodes revolving around a firearm and episodes revolving around an organization.

  • @PaulAJohnston1963
    @PaulAJohnston1963 Рік тому +3

    That was really great, it's important IMHO that we consider firearms within a social context just as much as a technical one. Ian brings this sort of thing to a lot of his French stuff. I for one would like to see similarly themed content more often.

  • @WhenKittensATK1125
    @WhenKittensATK1125 Рік тому

    I enjoyed this new format and hope you do more in the future.

  • @LOVEMUFFIN_official
    @LOVEMUFFIN_official Рік тому +1

    Love this format! Your supporters are onto something with this!

  • @scoreboredgaming
    @scoreboredgaming Рік тому +11

    I'd love to see more episodes based on the units and history, and covering the development of their arsenal.

  • @OceanKing6725
    @OceanKing6725 Рік тому +4

    Even if the guns aren't perfect clones, you capture the essence of them for the purposes of telling the greater story that is the video. Thoroughly enjoy it, would love to see more in this format. Great work as always.

  • @alanfox1309
    @alanfox1309 Рік тому

    THAT WAS A GREAT VID HENRY. THANK YOU.

  • @paulcoleman8824
    @paulcoleman8824 Рік тому +2

    Cracking episode, really enjoyed the style of history of the unit along with weapons used would like to see more of this style

  • @pnkemp
    @pnkemp Рік тому +9

    Great episode Henry. Weirdly my first firearm I ever handled was also a Sterling at Shek Kong, when I was a little cub scout in the early 80s.

  • @dphitch
    @dphitch Рік тому +4

    This video brought back memories of my stop in Hong Kong back in the early nineties as a Marine aboard the Belleau Wood LHA3 as part of the 31st MEU. I saw there for the first time Gurkhas and met a retired officer of the RHKP who had some very interesting stories to tell of his time on the force.

  • @michaelnault5905
    @michaelnault5905 11 місяців тому

    Great video! Format and content was outstanding!

  • @bryananderson3772
    @bryananderson3772 Рік тому +2

    This is absolutely a fantastic video format! You can do episodes on different rebel groups, police forces, terror groups, and militaries of small nations that have to be very cost conscious about what they choose as a firearm. I like this concept of revolving around an organization. Keep it up

  • @JonJonGTA
    @JonJonGTA Рік тому +15

    As someone who has currently only two weeks of law enforcement adacadmy so far. I say this episode hit me different. Seeing and understanding from a new perspective. Marching, shouting orders, uniformity,learning use of force etc. And nostalgic feeling from all the HK films i watched as a kid growing up. Being a gun nut who can't stop collecting and loves practical training/shooting. Just feels strange and good with a little bit of warmth at the same time.

  • @jsok128
    @jsok128 Рік тому +1

    This was a fantastic episode, I really enjoy this format, there is a lot out there on military service rifles however, police firearms are equally as interesting and not so much talked about. Please make more like these. Great video !

  • @robertjones5593
    @robertjones5593 Рік тому

    Great episode! Really enjoyed how you presented the material. It would be interesting to see more episodes done like this.

  • @heinrichfuhrmeister1244
    @heinrichfuhrmeister1244 Рік тому +4

    Sdu mp5 is so iconic. It’s pretty much the standard in all 90s hk films. I set up my sp5 the same way due to nostalgia with sf 628 light, a3 stock, aimpoint srw mount and an m2

  • @kelvinleung2236
    @kelvinleung2236 Рік тому +5

    Hey Henry. I am so glad to watch this episode as a fan from Hong Kong! "These stuffs" are vanishing in HK now and is good to be preserved in this video. Cheers!
    btw the Remington story was real haha

    • @9HoleReviews
      @9HoleReviews  Рік тому +2

      中秋節快樂!and ain’t that some truth with the Remington haha

    • @kelvinleung2236
      @kelvinleung2236 Рік тому +1

      @@9HoleReviews 中秋節快樂!細個嗰陣老竇就係教我講雷明登😂

  • @WildBill1989
    @WildBill1989 11 місяців тому +1

    One of the most fantastic videos on UA-cam. I am fascinated by the RHKPF. This was exactly what I needed to see.

  • @pongpolrojananon407
    @pongpolrojananon407 Рік тому

    Keep up this series. This is the best one. A nice informative detail about firearms and organization relation. Can't wait to see the next one.

  • @giovannibattistaponzetto5860
    @giovannibattistaponzetto5860 Рік тому +3

    Thanks! it is something I was looking for, and in a way it is also poignant that it comes out the day after Her Majesty passed away.

  • @paleoph6168
    @paleoph6168 Рік тому +3

    7:39
    The good ol' Smith & Wesson Model 10
    9:44
    and Browning Hi-Power.
    Good choices of sidearms.

  • @dksdg
    @dksdg Рік тому

    Excited for this, really enjoyed the podcast the other day!!

  • @Point221b
    @Point221b Рік тому

    Wonderfully enlightening and professional production. Love the background behind iconic firearms, selection and usage.
    I bet you enjoy your work!
    Thanks, Martin.

  • @FORDboy357
    @FORDboy357 Рік тому +12

    Super interesting and would love to see more like this. I'd especially like to see one on the equipment of the IRA

    • @9HoleReviews
      @9HoleReviews  Рік тому +12

      I actually did a lot of my masters on NI affairs and ended up staying with some former revolutionaries.

    • @FORDboy357
      @FORDboy357 Рік тому +2

      @@9HoleReviews I stayed in NI for a couple weeks in 2009 and heard a lot of really fascinating first hand accounts

    • @stewbacca117
      @stewbacca117 Рік тому +1

      @@9HoleReviews now I'm even more interested in you doing a NornIron episode 🤔😬🍻

    • @davem2369
      @davem2369 Рік тому +3

      Equipment of the IRA? Whatever they could steal, buy, build, have sent to them by Americans or Libyans. RUC issued weapons would make an interesting video because of the political shenanigans in getting stuff from the US.

  • @OscarPanzer
    @OscarPanzer Рік тому +4

    I wish there is an episode of HK Defense Corp

  • @fabiomiranda74
    @fabiomiranda74 Рік тому

    Great and very interesting episode! Congratulations!

  • @misiekmisuek4421
    @misiekmisuek4421 Рік тому

    Thank you. Always interesting and instructive materials

  • @Akibatai00
    @Akibatai00 Рік тому +4

    Back then, the HK police was a force that protected the citizens. Nowadays....

  • @Kelvin_Foo
    @Kelvin_Foo Рік тому +5

    If you grew up watching 1980s Hong Kong police action movies and serials, go ahead and click that like button...

  • @aaronyfong
    @aaronyfong Рік тому

    Absolutely amazing episode. Please more like this! Thank you!

  • @GabyHannaheavenseeker
    @GabyHannaheavenseeker Рік тому

    great format , great episode.

  • @Horizon344
    @Horizon344 Рік тому +12

    Good presentation. It's unfortunate that the Government in Beijing wants to stamp out the unique interaction of Chinese & Anglo-Saxon cultures that is HK & Tiawan, rather than using them as gateways of cultural exchange between the two worlds. It shows a limitation of imagination & vision.

  • @Crimerenegade
    @Crimerenegade Рік тому +16

    23:49 Jesus how can I be so emotional about this moment. I'm not British nor a Hong Kong national (i'm Polish), but still had tears building up in my eyes. Britain should never give back Hong Kong to CCP... I know it's "futuresign" talking , but well...

    • @Horizon344
      @Horizon344 Рік тому +4

      If we had refused it would have been treaty breaking, & the Beijing Government would have had legal grounds for military invasion, which England could not have stopped.

    • @jic1
      @jic1 Рік тому +4

      @@Horizon344 Well, technically Britain could have kept Hong Kong itself, but it wouldn't have been viable without Kowloon and The New Territories.

    • @TheNapalmFTW
      @TheNapalmFTW Рік тому +1

      I'm sure at the time, a 99 year lease seemed a long time lol

    • @MintyLime703
      @MintyLime703 Рік тому +1

      People always talk shit about colonialism and such but you cannot deny the positive effect it has had around the world on many peoples. Everyone focuses on the bad and never the good. Never those who ended up better off. The Opium Wars are considered to be just evil English imperialism and yet the people of Hong Kong quickly discovered that, by comparison, western rule wasn't all that bad. And now they're being absorbed by the CCP. The rights they used to have, gone. The ability to freely speak out, gone. Every election is manipulated. CCP party members are everywhere, in office and hidden amongst the population on the streets. Secret police disguised as protesters who then beat the fuck out of dissenters.
      Everyone felt bad for Hong Kong and then suddenly forgot about it with Taiwan taking its place in the public's eye. I couldn't imagine what it's like living there now knowing that nobody is coming to help you and everyone seems to have deemed you a lost cause. And yet there are still people out there who genuinely believe socialist ideology is actually a good thing despite directly causing WW2 and much of the current suffering and injustices of the world.

    • @kkjohn2136
      @kkjohn2136 Рік тому

      @@MintyLime703 : Now I am still in Hong Kong, feeling very bad and frustrated, and is planning to leave, like many others HongKongers.

  • @IAmSwatchingYou
    @IAmSwatchingYou Рік тому

    I love this video style so much. So long as you keep making videos like this I'll gladly keep on watching

  • @drysori
    @drysori Рік тому

    Excellent documentary!! Thank you.

  • @ajaj3196
    @ajaj3196 Рік тому +3

    In a sea of bone headed guntubers, channels like this stand out and shine. Excellent videos, keep up the great work.

  • @lee-ld7er
    @lee-ld7er Рік тому +2

    And Now the HK police is now switching from S&W model 10 revolver to QSZ-92B pistol.....

  • @Jack-wp4eh
    @Jack-wp4eh Рік тому

    That was a great episode and i hope to see more like it

  • @Ptoksik
    @Ptoksik Рік тому

    Great video! Thoroughly enjoyed the nostalgic trip 🙂

  • @HnKP7M10
    @HnKP7M10 Рік тому +18

    The RHKP SDU is where I really got in to fire arms. Always highly thought of the RHKP. But kind of lost respect for them for the way how they treated it’s own people of recent. The RHKP to me is not the same as it’s modern day version. RHKP a era of police history gone.

  • @rizaradri316
    @rizaradri316 Рік тому +3

    While goose stepping isn't that bad of a deal (I think it's very cool). However, in my opinion they should retain the original British Army foot drill (open palm salute, presenting arms from slope/shoulder arms, 90 degree arm swing, raising your feet) and incorporates it with goose stepping, symbolises the One Country, Two Systems Policy (I saw a mainlander making comment like this)
    Sadly CCP main goal is to incorporate HK into the mainland as soon as possible, rather than waiting for 50 years.

  • @Alangon77
    @Alangon77 Рік тому

    I love the format of video. More of this please!

  • @lentztu
    @lentztu Рік тому

    I love content like this from ya’ll. Thank you for painstakingly trying to be as accurate as possible or just pointing out where things were close but not the same. Cool episode and interesting organization. I’ll need to listen to the podcast now.

  • @sunny.s112
    @sunny.s112 Рік тому +6

    But now just a ccp toy

  • @user-ms8qg2rz5s
    @user-ms8qg2rz5s Рік тому +3

    May the CCP get out of HK soon

  • @maguaNZ
    @maguaNZ Рік тому +1

    Really enjoyed the RHKP episode and podcast.

  • @bassettraceengines
    @bassettraceengines Рік тому

    Great job!! enjoyed it very much.