My favorite bit about the HS10 is that both IRL and in the game there's a big warning on the side telling the user not to fire it from the left shoulder (because then hot shell casings will be ejected directly into your cheek and neck). And yet, not only is dual wielding an option in the game, it's the only attachment available for the weapon.
You'd think in the game that allowed you to attach a suppressor on a SPAS-12 they'd allow you to jury rig a reflex sight, foregrip or an extended barrel and tube to act as alternative attachments... Not that I'm really complaining, as it's pointless in this point in time, but it's just something to note.
@@farenhitegr6493 Extended mags would have been super easy. The HS10 IRL came in two flavors (four really, but only two in regards to magazine size): One with a four round tube and one with a six rounder. The in-game weapon only has a four shell capacity, but visibly has the larger magazine. So an extended mags "attachment" wouldn't have even required a new model or anything.
@@philipgodsworth4764 Akimbo weapons actually aren't mirrored in Black Ops. When dual wielding the HS10, the one in the left hand has its carry handle swiveled to the other side, presumably so it isn't directly in the player's face but none of the other details are flipped. (And the carry handle being flipped doesn't require any modifications or anything). The lack of mirroring can be easily seen with the Python's dual wield reload animation, as well.
If you only get to know one weapon trivia in CoD:BO, let it be "the game was purely set in 1960s, a time period when most weapons in the game didn't exist" 😂
Not to mention how several Cold War (2020) guns, set in the 80s, use models that would have fit better in the game set in the 60s, like the EM2 instead of BO1'S Enfield.
Anachronism is Treyarch's schtick. BO4, a futuristic title, also has anachronistic elements, and they're purely in-universe. They're real pros at this.
I can't remember where but I heard a rumor that BO1 in it's development was originally supposed to take place in the 80's because of the anachronistic guns and a lot of the footage used in cut scenes being from there but that somewhere along the line they changed it to 60's and we're too far along to make drastic changes.
@@9000Dogs along with also having guns that wouldn't exist until later on like the QBZ-95, the exception could be the Norinco Type 86 but the campaign is set in 1981-1984 if I remember
I guess you mean Jonathon Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, home to thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history
@@knockout_jelly0615 yeah exactly, in Military Conflict Vietnam and Rising Storm 2 there's the M16A1 and XM177E2 (also XM607 for MCV). They're both distinguishable Another example is the M16A1, XM177E1 and XM177E2 for the Navy SEALs unit mod for Door Kickers 2
12:02 The stockless SMGs in Black Ops 1 have unfolded / useable stocks when using the "grip" attachment. Fun fact: on the Wii version when using "grip," the stocks also appear but appear in the folded / collapsed position.
Ahhh, the XM8. My favorite futuristic-looking swordfish gun. That one weapon in the early 2000s where every COD and Battlefield developer believed the XM8 is the next generation rifle to replace the M4.
This is correct. The 28 ga version wasn't even a commercial failure, it was just a demonstration of what they could make, as such a handgun would be quite illegal to sell without jumping through many, many hoops with the NFA 34 and GCA 68.
Battlefield Hardline has a Taurus Judge model named the .410 Jury which gives us "Judge, Jury and Executioner". Wasn't the Judge named for courtroom self-defence use by Miami judges? Plenty of dedicated personal-defence loads available for .410.
@@barticle how would a judge even use that unless the assailant was out in the open nowhere near anyone else? they'd be firing in the direction of everyone else in the courtroom lol
@cr1tikal_arc Yeah open or conceal carry seems like a splendid idea as long as you don’t think too hard about how firearms actually function in reality, but that requires thoughts and many gun nuts lack those 😂
I too remember this. Before I had online internet, I always played offline campaign and multiplayer with bots. I remember the PDW57 being so good with consistent TTK and low recoil. But when I finally got online, downloaded the patch and was tripping on why the PDW57 felt so off and different.
I own a high standard model 10 B (hs10) For anyone wondering, the reload is fudged, you have to hold down the button on the side of the receiver to unlock the loading gate/elevator. The recoil is brutal, they only like buckshot or slugs as well. Using them one handed is more of an emergency thing. Using one in the left hand would leave you eating shotgun shells. They eject pretty hard back.
A lot of older semi-auto shotguns functioned that way. SPAS-12 is probably the most famous these days, but the original Browning Auto-5 had that requirement too. It’s due to how the bolt hold open function works. Modern semi-autos updated the design to still have a bolt hold open but not have to hold down the bolt release to load, including newer Auto-5s. The SPAS-12 remains the most famous shotgun with this quirk since it’s a pop culture icon, yet never was updated with the modern way of loading.
@@gameragodzilla yeah, I was stating that it only likes buck shot or slugs to emphasize its already poor recoil control and uncomfortable ergonomics and stated the reload procedure because 99% of the people watching this video don’t have experience with those types of guns and therefore don’t know.
Weapons of Fallout: London should absolutely be reviewed by Johnathan Ferguson, the keeper of firearms and artillery at the Royal Armories Museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history
Ive heard a theory that BO1 was supposed to be set in the 1980s, because theres so much stuff from the 80s, even intel from cutscenes that talk about niche stuff about soviet special forces in the 1980s, that it looks like it was supposed to be set then. The theory goes that it was supposed to be set in the 1980s, but some higher ups at activision changed it to the 1960s to fit some cool vietnam missions in.
I’ll take this a step further to say that maybe the flashback missions in bo2 and elements from Cold War are just old ideas from the cutting room floor for bo1. It makes sense as to why the only two bad black ops games are 3 and 4
Please Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries museum in the UK, deconstruct & analyze the weapons of *METAL GEAR SOLID 3* before the remake comes out. So many weapons in MGS3 to react and comment on like;- - The Patriot's infinite ammo and drum magazine resembling an (∞) symbol as well as the tumbling bullets. - The EZ tranq gun based off a Liberator pistol. - Snake's customized officer M1911A1 and him whittling the pistol grip to use a knife for CQC. - Ocelot's dual Single Action Army and his revolver juggling skills. - The End's custom paratrooper Mosin Nagant with tranquilizer rounds. - The Davey Crockett recoil-less nuclear launcher. - Eva's chinese Type 17 mauser clone with her "bandit shooting" technique. - Tatyana's single shot lipstick pistol. - Volgin using his electricity to ignite and fire off 7.62mm bullets from his hands. - The Boss's quick ability to disarm and disassemble Snake's pistols. These are a few examples and there are so many more other interesting trivias and weapons in MGS3 so please Dave and Jonathan, please consider making a video for MGS3.
Something I remember hearing that's pretty funny is that IIRC, all the customizations on Snakes 1911 had become standard issue for the US Marines Force Recon and Expiditionary Units under the designation M45 MEUSOC pistols in 1985, 20 years after the events of MGS3
@@thetruecoollcat9370 It had a lot more than just a flashbang shell. In the Russian military it is actually designated as a carbine and not a shotgun, it's more so a tool than a weapon. With a lot of less-than-lethal, breaching and of course, the aforementioned flashbang shell. That together with some actual lethal shells like buckshot (or shrapnel shot as it is referred to) and slugs. The reason for it's cabine designation is because the barrel is rifled, as it uses recycled 23mm anti-aircraft barrels. (I believe for the Shilka SPAAG.) Very interesting firearm with a very interesting history that goes beyond "haha big bore go boom" hehe. :)
Those Black ops clips brings back so many memories. What would bring back memories too would be if Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of firearms and artillery at the royal armouries museum in the UK, looked at the games of Deus Ex games, like the Jensen Duology !
9:37 We were taught in the US Marine Corps that when you’re doing a speed reload, you “drop” the rifle down and catch it while pressing the mag release to drop the mag out. The “drop” of the rifle is to ensure the mag actually comes out smoothly for a quick uninterrupted reload.
16:14 This is actually something that always bothered me about Black Ops 2, it did treat the AN-94 like it was the next iteration of the AK, even if it was an overly complicated/expensive gun. So I couldn't help but be annoyed seeing the ragged militia group in 2025 using them as their standard firearm when it would make infinitely more sense for them to just use the regular AK-47 _that was already in the game._
Well tbf, the militia group is funded by a narco-terrorist with funds enough to hire a Cuban PMC with everything from helicopters to optical camo suits, so the "raggedy militia" having everything from AN-94s to MANPADs is somewhat more believable
I would’ve gone with the AK-103 since its offered for export. Though many of the countries that currently use it didn’t start doing so until after 2012 when the game came out.
Its interesting that Jonathan should mention the Kel-Tec P50, and how the top cover needs to be lifted up for reloads, when talking about the PDW-57. The weapon was recently added to MWIII and the devs changed the reload to put the magazine in from the side, seemingly as an intentional callback to the PDW-57.
1:49 The hi standard model 10's buttplate actually rotates with the express intent that you can turn it sideways, brace it against your bicep, and use it one handed. The idea was that police teams clearing buildings could open the door with one hand while still having the shotgun at the ready. There's the Model 10b with an integrated flashlight too.
My favourite CoD's, though much of that is because I worked in Vietnam for 3 years and Black Ops 1 did a surprisingly faithful job replicating the spirit of Vietnam with the maps. Even weapons like the China Lake are in Saigons war museum.
@@screamingcactus1753Bo3 and infinite warfare had custom loadouts. So I don’t know if your talking about a specific cod that you wanted custom loadouts or you didn’t know
These are honestly some of my fave videos. Half the time I have no idea what hes talking about but learning about the history and inaccuracies of the in game gun are fascinating.
I was 7 years old when I first played Black Ops and I’m now noticing how the same rear iron sights was used on multiple guns. Enfield Commando Famas G11 M60
Well KS-23 was originally designed with non lethal purposes in mind. Like crowd control and law enforcement in general. 23mm is no joke. It has a huge range of ammunition types like rubber bullets, flash rounds, small gas grenades, huge slug meant to stop an engine of a car in case of a police chase and yes it could launch a grappling hook.
We don't have a marine corps in the Malaysian military and the soldiers in 20:35 are from the Malaysian Navy's PASKAL (Pasukan Khas Laut/Naval Special Warfare Forces), which Jonathan incorrectly pointed out. However, the closest thing we have to a marine corps is the Malaysian Army's 10th Parachute Brigade, which is an elite division-sized hybrid airborne-marine unit.
@@razer666Lstrangely,in his older video when he covered the popular weapons that didn't get adopted (XM8 included),he somewhat mentioned them as "Royal Malaysia Navy (but didn't mention PASKAL)
Jonathan often mentions something like "that design typical for this period" or "thats a classic cold war era weapon" I'd like to see a video that shows a timeline of the overall theme of weapon design and how the different eras and their individual needs crisises affected the gun design. I guess that in times of war you go for cheap and easy designs that can be mass produced but in times of peace you go all over the place with design, materials, looks and try out new technology.
It's just portrayed in the dramatization, for style. That show awarded victory by assigning points based on presumed loadouts and then running "battle simulations" that I'm pretty sure just amounted to adding dice rolls to the total scores.
I love like when he analyzes the real weapons! Awesome to see how much they match real life. Great audio/video quality too! Glad to be out of the zoom recording era
The wiki page for the JVPC does state that it was actually called the MSMC as well! And the Kel Tec pistol you brought up later was actually just added to MW3 in Season 5! Hope you’ll cover more MW3 guns again soon
This being of course Jonathon Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, home to thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history
It would be amazing if Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history, could check out the weapons from They Are Coming.
its so endearing in the intros where johnathan is holding incredibly historically relevant weaponry but also smiling like his mom just said "say cheese"
One possible idea on improving the ballistic knife, is a captured spring/piston system (like today's AR captured buffer spring systems), and each knife has a pre-set spring, allowing for easy 'reloads' into the handle.
i hope Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries in the UK can react, analyse and decunstruct the guns and weapons of Generation Zero, they look great and i feel the game is underrated for how good it is, there are some cursed guns too fyi. also the Restistance trilogy would be great as well!
I still want to see Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armories museum in the UK, deconstruct & analyze the weapons of Cruelty Squad.
Planetside 2 actually does the same thing with the targeting computer, where it eliminates weapon sway rather than actually doing anything to help you aim. That's partly because range-finding is done by an implant, and partly because Snipers are annoying enough as is. Planetside 2 actually does have maps big enough for snipers to do the sniping thing.
Planetside! I loved that game for the PS4 but when I switched to Xbox it completely swept under my radar for all these years,and I don't have a good enough PC to play it. Is the game doing good? Is it worth getting back to if I get the chance?
That last one reminds me of an American gun shop tv show which I probably can’t name because of what the owner turned out to be guilty of. A customer came in trying to get one working, was informed that as it was, it was illegal in the states, and then the shop modified it to be propelled by gunpowder instead of a spring.
@@BrowncoatGofAZ I know, I was trying to make sure we were on the same page without saying the actual name. I watched it a lot back before I discovered GunTubers, and it had its good moments, but as with all "reality" shows it was more drama than anything else.
It's nice he realized he has a new full name. Wow! It is super wacky that most of the ballistic knife shoots out. That's the sort of info I watch these videos for
This spring knife reminded me of a one shot hidden crossbow thingy, used in Terry Prachetts 5th Elephant. Partly because of the remarks on reloading. - Vimes turned the thing over and over in his hands. It looked vaguely like a long-handled hammer, or perhaps a strangely made telescope. What it was, basically, was a spring. That’s all a crossbow was, after all. ‘It’s a devil to load,’ he said. ‘I nearly ruptured myself cocking it against a rock. You’d only get one shot.’ ‘But it’s the shot no one expects, mhm, mhm.’
For the HS10 a Guntuber by the name Kentucky Ballistics has shot the HS10 and has stated its not very good for police service, from what I remember him saying
There is a version of the SITES Spectre that has no stock and no holes for it on the rear sight protectors. Ian from forgotten weapons did a video on this specific version. It's a us import semi-auto version.
@@ARandomSpecOpexcept for the "AK74u" which gets an actual modern vert grip and still lacks a stock. This gun can have a freaking suppressed grenade launcher and lacks a stock
@@Randomly_Browsing I know all of this, but the lack of S would technically mean it doesn't have a FOLDING stock, implying it would have a normal solid stock instead. But in-game it has none, just the hinges for a side folder, making it the only "SMG" to not get a stock when equipped with a "grip" attachment
7:45 Wouldn't having the sling caught on the bolt catch potentially also run the risk of locking the bolt open during firing, even if you're not done shooting? Similar to how a poor grip on a pistol might cause the slide stop to engage prematurely.
5:27 Jonathan makes a good point here. I don't know why CoD from the 2010s was so enamored with right hand reloads when left hand reloads have been the standard procedure since using the trigger hand wasn't the best of ideas lol. I do understand it's better for paddles on the back than the ubiquitous side button.
Would be really cool to see him cover some of the guns in CoD Ghosts, say what you want about that game but it had some interesting guns. Would love to see him talk about the Bulldog/MAUL, Ameli, and FAD in particular, but the Bulldog is a must lol
On the stockless Spectre M4, there were multiple civilian variants with the US Import Spectre-HC being treated as a pistol with neither the grip or stock, though some variants would have one or the other iirc.
12:29 there are actually stockless versions of the Spectre, in order to conform with US regulations they were either sold as a 'Carbine' variant with the stock attached but a much longer barrel (much like the FS-90), or were sold with the normal barrel length sans stock as a 'pistol'. The pistol version did however still have the cross pin needed for attaching the stock, so the game is indeed incorrect due to its absence
The commando was the colt commando it was essentially an m16 that was designed to be more compact and lighter than the standard m16. It was used for covert ops for a short time during Vietnam. Forgotten we has a video on it. It's the colt 639
If I understand correctly, the ks23 did have certain ammo types where you loaded a blank and then put something down the barrel. I think they did it for tear gas grenades. A harpoon/grappling hook might not be out of the question
Killzone and The Conduit is all I need to be reviewed. The Conduit being Wii exclusive might make it a bit weird to get footage of, but still, it'll be worth seeing Jonathan's reaction to all the weapons and tech on display in it.
24:53-25:20 thank you Johnathan, thank you for explaining that. I do hope people understand why players like me, use skins that are military inspired and use builds that are based on their irl counterparts.
I’d like to see an experts react on the command and conquer series, I feel it would be interesting to see how an expert would break down some of the more advanced technology especially in the tiberium timeline
Seeing his comment at the end of the PDW section about COD games in his eyes being primarily in the past and present makes me more curious to see how he'll react to the weapons from the future era of the series (Advanced Warfare, Black Ops 3, Infinite Warfare) because safe to say that was definitely the point where they went off the rails in terms of the game's weapons lol.
I have a Taurus judge. I have a small home in the city, PDX .410 rounds are perfect for my home defense situation. That's all it's good for but it's a perfect pillow gun for me.
Slightly off topic but, I will always find it funny how a year prior, the ballistic knife would feature in an episode of spike tvs "deadliest warrior" where it was stated to be a primary weapon of Russian spetsnaz
My favorite bit about the HS10 is that both IRL and in the game there's a big warning on the side telling the user not to fire it from the left shoulder (because then hot shell casings will be ejected directly into your cheek and neck). And yet, not only is dual wielding an option in the game, it's the only attachment available for the weapon.
You'd think in the game that allowed you to attach a suppressor on a SPAS-12 they'd allow you to jury rig a reflex sight, foregrip or an extended barrel and tube to act as alternative attachments...
Not that I'm really complaining, as it's pointless in this point in time, but it's just something to note.
@@farenhitegr6493 Extended mags would have been super easy. The HS10 IRL came in two flavors (four really, but only two in regards to magazine size): One with a four round tube and one with a six rounder. The in-game weapon only has a four shell capacity, but visibly has the larger magazine. So an extended mags "attachment" wouldn't have even required a new model or anything.
Since the Akimbos weapon models are one single hand mirrored on the other side, they thankfully avoid that issue with a bespoke left handed HS10z
@@philipgodsworth4764 Akimbo weapons actually aren't mirrored in Black Ops. When dual wielding the HS10, the one in the left hand has its carry handle swiveled to the other side, presumably so it isn't directly in the player's face but none of the other details are flipped. (And the carry handle being flipped doesn't require any modifications or anything). The lack of mirroring can be easily seen with the Python's dual wield reload animation, as well.
I remember brandon and donut both agreeing this is the worst police shotgun ever
If you only get to know one weapon trivia in CoD:BO, let it be "the game was purely set in 1960s, a time period when most weapons in the game didn't exist" 😂
Not to mention how several Cold War (2020) guns, set in the 80s, use models that would have fit better in the game set in the 60s, like the EM2 instead of BO1'S Enfield.
Anachronism is Treyarch's schtick. BO4, a futuristic title, also has anachronistic elements, and they're purely in-universe. They're real pros at this.
I can't remember where but I heard a rumor that BO1 in it's development was originally supposed to take place in the 80's because of the anachronistic guns and a lot of the footage used in cut scenes being from there but that somewhere along the line they changed it to 60's and we're too far along to make drastic changes.
@@9000Dogs along with also having guns that wouldn't exist until later on like the QBZ-95, the exception could be the Norinco Type 86 but the campaign is set in 1981-1984 if I remember
There are entire videos pointing out the anachronisms in the Black ops games. And they're all absurdly long
Not many games realistically address the true horrors of war, such as accidentally hitting your mum's crockery while reloading your ballistic knife.
Indeed.
The Horror.
That would just be grotesque!
It is very on-brand that the longest segment of the video is Jonathan talking about the Enfield.
I guess you mean Jonathon Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, home to thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history
@dogsbody416 i always get thrown off reciting the full title when i get to "third of his name, lord of the Bullpups", so i just opt to keep it simple.
@@dogsbody416* which houses
@@dogsbody416*Which houses
I laughed at that too. I looked at the segments of the video and saw that it's by far the longest other than the ballistic knife.
I think the reason they removed the carry handle from the “Commando” was to more easily distinguish it from the M16
Which is something I find weird because the m4 in COD4 still had its carry handle. But it would make sense. It's still a cool rifle
@@knockout_jelly0615 yeah exactly, in Military Conflict Vietnam and Rising Storm 2 there's the M16A1 and XM177E2 (also XM607 for MCV). They're both distinguishable
Another example is the M16A1, XM177E1 and XM177E2 for the Navy SEALs unit mod for Door Kickers 2
@@OperatorMax1993 A 30 year old man calling himself an operator when he plays video games 😂😂😂😂
@@OwenMUKJust a name
@@OwenMUKcalm down its a username :D
12:02 The stockless SMGs in Black Ops 1 have unfolded / useable stocks when using the "grip" attachment.
Fun fact: on the Wii version when using "grip," the stocks also appear but appear in the folded / collapsed position.
Ahhh, the XM8. My favorite futuristic-looking swordfish gun. That one weapon in the early 2000s where every COD and Battlefield developer believed the XM8 is the next generation rifle to replace the M4.
Yup! And here we are 24 years later and its still only just happening (although I doubt it will truly replace it 100% for years)
And then the process repeated with the ACR in the late 2000s/early 2010s.
I think I first saw it in a Ghost Recon game and thought the same thing lol
@@afd19850 There is a another new weapon system working on replacement now, it even has a different caliber of 6.5mm.
It had the merits to do so
18:38 The "Executioner" was based on a prototype Taurus Raging Judge XXVIII in .28 gauge. As far as I know it was a commercial failure.
Correct!
This is correct.
The 28 ga version wasn't even a commercial failure, it was just a demonstration of what they could make, as such a handgun would be quite illegal to sell without jumping through many, many hoops with the NFA 34 and GCA 68.
Battlefield Hardline has a Taurus Judge model named the .410 Jury which gives us "Judge, Jury and Executioner".
Wasn't the Judge named for courtroom self-defence use by Miami judges? Plenty of dedicated personal-defence loads available for .410.
@@barticle how would a judge even use that unless the assailant was out in the open nowhere near anyone else? they'd be firing in the direction of everyone else in the courtroom lol
@cr1tikal_arc
Yeah open or conceal carry seems like a splendid idea as long as you don’t think too hard about how firearms actually function in reality, but that requires thoughts and many gun nuts lack those 😂
23:30 The PDW used to be very controllable, and was very overpowered when multiplayer released. It led to them nerfing the recoil insanely.
Also it used to be the ar57 before they decided to go with a completely fictional design
I too remember this. Before I had online internet, I always played offline campaign and multiplayer with bots. I remember the PDW57 being so good with consistent TTK and low recoil.
But when I finally got online, downloaded the patch and was tripping on why the PDW57 felt so off and different.
I own a high standard model 10 B (hs10)
For anyone wondering, the reload is fudged, you have to hold down the button on the side of the receiver to unlock the loading gate/elevator.
The recoil is brutal, they only like buckshot or slugs as well. Using them one handed is more of an emergency thing.
Using one in the left hand would leave you eating shotgun shells. They eject pretty hard back.
So it's like a SPAS-12 in a way...
Well, they did add the warning for left handed users
A lot of older semi-auto shotguns functioned that way. SPAS-12 is probably the most famous these days, but the original Browning Auto-5 had that requirement too. It’s due to how the bolt hold open function works.
Modern semi-autos updated the design to still have a bolt hold open but not have to hold down the bolt release to load, including newer Auto-5s. The SPAS-12 remains the most famous shotgun with this quirk since it’s a pop culture icon, yet never was updated with the modern way of loading.
@@gameragodzilla that's because SPAS-12 had stopped being produced
@@gameragodzilla yeah, I was stating that it only likes buck shot or slugs to emphasize its already poor recoil control and uncomfortable ergonomics and stated the reload procedure because 99% of the people watching this video don’t have experience with those types of guns and therefore don’t know.
I have absolutely no problem with you looking up weapons. It’s cool to see you learn with us. I also appreciate the extra effort! Thanks Jonathan!
Every day is a school day
Weapons of Fallout: London should absolutely be reviewed by Johnathan Ferguson, the keeper of firearms and artillery at the Royal Armories Museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history
Quit copying the intro. You're not original. Fallout London isn't an official licensed game. That's like he'll review DayZ on PC with mods
@@houseofchinn6112That’s great champ! Keep it to yourself next time.
@@Caliborino keep what? And why? And what will you do? Who's Champ? I'm not your son or grandchild
@@houseofchinn6112keep it up, sport
@@somethingsomething9198 sport?
Ive heard a theory that BO1 was supposed to be set in the 1980s, because theres so much stuff from the 80s, even intel from cutscenes that talk about niche stuff about soviet special forces in the 1980s, that it looks like it was supposed to be set then. The theory goes that it was supposed to be set in the 1980s, but some higher ups at activision changed it to the 1960s to fit some cool vietnam missions in.
Maybe explains it being revisited in Cold War
I’ll take this a step further to say that maybe the flashback missions in bo2 and elements from Cold War are just old ideas from the cutting room floor for bo1. It makes sense as to why the only two bad black ops games are 3 and 4
@@tommyscott8511 It's even more confusing that CW actually has guns that would fit the 60s more than BO1's.
@@ethanhayes3474 Makes sense actually
@@jaderabbit898Like the EM-2, funnily enough.
Please Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries museum in the UK, deconstruct & analyze the weapons of *METAL GEAR SOLID 3* before the remake comes out.
So many weapons in MGS3 to react and comment on like;-
- The Patriot's infinite ammo and drum magazine resembling an (∞) symbol as well as the tumbling bullets.
- The EZ tranq gun based off a Liberator pistol.
- Snake's customized officer M1911A1 and him whittling the pistol grip to use a knife for CQC.
- Ocelot's dual Single Action Army and his revolver juggling skills.
- The End's custom paratrooper Mosin Nagant with tranquilizer rounds.
- The Davey Crockett recoil-less nuclear launcher.
- Eva's chinese Type 17 mauser clone with her "bandit shooting" technique.
- Tatyana's single shot lipstick pistol.
- Volgin using his electricity to ignite and fire off 7.62mm bullets from his hands.
- The Boss's quick ability to disarm and disassemble Snake's pistols.
These are a few examples and there are so many more other interesting trivias and weapons in MGS3 so please Dave and Jonathan, please consider making a video for MGS3.
@@toastrytoaster Yes.
ignore that toaster guy I want this too frfr
You are very persistant.
Something I remember hearing that's pretty funny is that IIRC, all the customizations on Snakes 1911 had become standard issue for the US Marines Force Recon and Expiditionary Units under the designation M45 MEUSOC pistols in 1985, 20 years after the events of MGS3
They will almost certainly do that but closer to when it comes out
14:10 Actually, KS23 H,had a grapling hook head/ ammunition! Don't know if it has used widely, in fact ever used, though.
It also had a “Flashbang” shell
@@thetruecoollcat9370 It had a lot more than just a flashbang shell. In the Russian military it is actually designated as a carbine and not a shotgun, it's more so a tool than a weapon. With a lot of less-than-lethal, breaching and of course, the aforementioned flashbang shell. That together with some actual lethal shells like buckshot (or shrapnel shot as it is referred to) and slugs. The reason for it's cabine designation is because the barrel is rifled, as it uses recycled 23mm anti-aircraft barrels. (I believe for the Shilka SPAAG.)
Very interesting firearm with a very interesting history that goes beyond "haha big bore go boom" hehe. :)
@@RusskiBlusski The barrels were taken from rejected ones for the ZU-23 AA autocannon.
It was GSh-23 aircraft cannons not anti air cannons that were adapted
@@ProperJobYT Yeah sorry, my bad. I don't quite remember all the details anymore.
Those Black ops clips brings back so many memories.
What would bring back memories too would be if Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of firearms and artillery at the royal armouries museum in the UK, looked at the games of Deus Ex games, like the Jensen Duology !
9:37 We were taught in the US Marine Corps that when you’re doing a speed reload, you “drop” the rifle down and catch it while pressing the mag release to drop the mag out. The “drop” of the rifle is to ensure the mag actually comes out smoothly for a quick uninterrupted reload.
16:14 This is actually something that always bothered me about Black Ops 2, it did treat the AN-94 like it was the next iteration of the AK, even if it was an overly complicated/expensive gun. So I couldn't help but be annoyed seeing the ragged militia group in 2025 using them as their standard firearm when it would make infinitely more sense for them to just use the regular AK-47 _that was already in the game._
Well tbf, the militia group is funded by a narco-terrorist with funds enough to hire a Cuban PMC with everything from helicopters to optical camo suits, so the "raggedy militia" having everything from AN-94s to MANPADs is somewhat more believable
Or a Reskin AK-74, like that thing is still in service even in 2020s
@@yi_hou3092And knowing Russia's finances, it will more than likely still be in service in 2074.
I would’ve gone with the AK-103 since its offered for export. Though many of the countries that currently use it didn’t start doing so until after 2012 when the game came out.
An94. I thought it was a futuristic AK, but I didn’t realize it was an actual rifle. It’s a pretty sweet weapon.
It's been around for awhile. In many games, media and educational shows and channels. Offset mag
It's a Matrioshka gun, gun within a gun. Go look Forgotten Weapons episode about this.
it was adopted then removed because it cost too much. Now many years later they made the AK 100 series.
Probably my favorite rifle in BO2, the engineering on that thing is crazy
Its interesting that Jonathan should mention the Kel-Tec P50, and how the top cover needs to be lifted up for reloads, when talking about the PDW-57. The weapon was recently added to MWIII and the devs changed the reload to put the magazine in from the side, seemingly as an intentional callback to the PDW-57.
1:49 The hi standard model 10's buttplate actually rotates with the express intent that you can turn it sideways, brace it against your bicep, and use it one handed. The idea was that police teams clearing buildings could open the door with one hand while still having the shotgun at the ready. There's the Model 10b with an integrated flashlight too.
The ballistic knife being a FL Man invention, isn't something you'd first guess, but something you wouldn't question.
BO and BO II still unmatched to this day. Good days.
My favourite CoD's, though much of that is because I worked in Vietnam for 3 years and Black Ops 1 did a surprisingly faithful job replicating the spirit of Vietnam with the maps. Even weapons like the China Lake are in Saigons war museum.
I loved that you could use your own custom loadouts in campaign missions in BO2, and I'm kinda mad they seemingly never brought that back
@@screamingcactus1753Bo3 and infinite warfare had custom loadouts. So I don’t know if your talking about a specific cod that you wanted custom loadouts or you didn’t know
COD4 to BO2 “golden age”
@@Deadman4455 I didn't play those two so I wasn't aware
These are honestly some of my fave videos. Half the time I have no idea what hes talking about but learning about the history and inaccuracies of the in game gun are fascinating.
I was 7 years old when I first played Black Ops and I’m now noticing how the same rear iron sights was used on multiple guns.
Enfield
Commando
Famas
G11
M60
Now that I think about it, I don't remember ever complaining about Black Ops sights, unlike MW2 where I think the FAL has the worst irons in the game.
@@XenoSpyro And nowadays you need any holographic or reflex sight otherwise you can't even see what you're aiming at.
Well KS-23 was originally designed with non lethal purposes in mind. Like crowd control and law enforcement in general.
23mm is no joke. It has a huge range of ammunition types like rubber bullets, flash rounds, small gas grenades, huge slug meant to stop an engine of a car in case of a police chase and yes it could launch a grappling hook.
i'm proud as Malaysia's citizens when Jonathan mentioned Malaysia Marine Forces.
We don't have a marine corps in the Malaysian military and the soldiers in 20:35 are from the Malaysian Navy's PASKAL (Pasukan Khas Laut/Naval Special Warfare Forces), which Jonathan incorrectly pointed out.
However, the closest thing we have to a marine corps is the Malaysian Army's 10th Parachute Brigade, which is an elite division-sized hybrid airborne-marine unit.
We don't call them Marine,we used Navy
@@razer666Lstrangely,in his older video when he covered the popular weapons that didn't get adopted (XM8 included),he somewhat mentioned them as "Royal Malaysia Navy (but didn't mention PASKAL)
I dont even care what game or which weapons as soon as i see jonathan i know its gonna be a good and fun video
Jonathan often mentions something like "that design typical for this period" or "thats a classic cold war era weapon"
I'd like to see a video that shows a timeline of the overall theme of weapon design and how the different eras and their individual needs crisises affected the gun design. I guess that in times of war you go for cheap and easy designs that can be mass produced but in times of peace you go all over the place with design, materials, looks and try out new technology.
I remember Deadliest Warrior attributing the knife to Spetsnaz and it was the reason they "won" their mock - battle , lol.
It's just portrayed in the dramatization, for style. That show awarded victory by assigning points based on presumed loadouts and then running "battle simulations" that I'm pretty sure just amounted to adding dice rolls to the total scores.
So funny how Jonathon thinks he would bore us by with too much detail. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR JONATHON!!!
I love like when he analyzes the real weapons! Awesome to see how much they match real life.
Great audio/video quality too! Glad to be out of the zoom recording era
The wiki page for the JVPC does state that it was actually called the MSMC as well! And the Kel Tec pistol you brought up later was actually just added to MW3 in Season 5! Hope you’ll cover more MW3 guns again soon
MSMC (Military Sub Machine Carbine) is a former name,the manufacturer changed it to JVPC (Joint Venture Protective Carbine)
Fun fact
There is actually a harpoon-like shell used with the KS-23, it's called ОЦ-06.
No clue what it is used for, but it surprisingly exists.
My favorite gun from Black Ops was the FN FAL. I just fell in love with the design, I can't really explain why.
Jonathan should have a look at the guns of SAO Fatal Bullet and COD Advanced Warfare.
The MWIII Conversion Kits 💀
This being of course Jonathon Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, home to thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history
I am once again requesting you cover the firearms of Red Faction 1 and 2.
Whoa, someone who remembers Red Faction? Heck yeah.
Valkyria Chronicles, please. I just know Jonathan would have some interesting things to say about that series.
It would be amazing if Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history, could check out the weapons from They Are Coming.
its so endearing in the intros where johnathan is holding incredibly historically relevant weaponry but also smiling like his mom just said "say cheese"
One possible idea on improving the ballistic knife, is a captured spring/piston system (like today's AR captured buffer spring systems), and each knife has a pre-set spring, allowing for easy 'reloads' into the handle.
When we gonna have gun expert react to Plants vs zombies garden warfare weapons?!
I'm glad he's covering this. The Black ops series is full of interesting weapons.
i hope Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries in the UK can react, analyse and decunstruct the guns and weapons of Generation Zero, they look great and i feel the game is underrated for how good it is, there are some cursed guns too fyi.
also the Restistance trilogy would be great as well!
ohh yes let him look at the experimental weapons too!
11:56 Those random gunshots while he unloads the SMG made me laugh
I did not know they had an AN94. Pleasant surprise!
Jonathan looks so happy in the thumbnail that's enough reason to watch it alone. ^^
I still want to see Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armories museum in the UK, deconstruct & analyze the weapons of Cruelty Squad.
That’s what I’ve been saying
Planetside 2 actually does the same thing with the targeting computer, where it eliminates weapon sway rather than actually doing anything to help you aim. That's partly because range-finding is done by an implant, and partly because Snipers are annoying enough as is. Planetside 2 actually does have maps big enough for snipers to do the sniping thing.
I'm so glad to meet a fellow Auraxian! Which faction do you fight for? I'm a TR person mostly
@@jaytrashwade1-1 I don't play very often, but I usually just play a Nanite Systems operative.
Planetside! I loved that game for the PS4 but when I switched to Xbox it completely swept under my radar for all these years,and I don't have a good enough PC to play it.
Is the game doing good? Is it worth getting back to if I get the chance?
That last one reminds me of an American gun shop tv show which I probably can’t name because of what the owner turned out to be guilty of.
A customer came in trying to get one working, was informed that as it was, it was illegal in the states, and then the shop modified it to be propelled by gunpowder instead of a spring.
Red Coat Firearms? 😂
@@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz jacket actually
@@BrowncoatGofAZ I know, I was trying to make sure we were on the same page without saying the actual name.
I watched it a lot back before I discovered GunTubers, and it had its good moments, but as with all "reality" shows it was more drama than anything else.
@@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz honestly I thought they went through Way too much drama when they upscaled.
I liked the show, but now it’s tainted.
Ohhhhh the nostalgia for good COD games is real!!
Loving this serie !would love to see Jonathan reacting to the firearms in Fallout London!
The XM8 is my favorite gun of all time, so when I played BO2 I exclusively used the M8A1 haha
28:44 "Mom's croquery", how very British 😄
i swear Jonathan sees this guy more than the actual museum visitors
It’s so cool the research they did into guns that were being developed in 2012 for bo2.
Johnathans smile on the thumbnail is bringing me joy
It's nice he realized he has a new full name. Wow! It is super wacky that most of the ballistic knife shoots out. That's the sort of info I watch these videos for
This spring knife reminded me of a one shot hidden crossbow thingy, used in Terry Prachetts 5th Elephant. Partly because of the remarks on reloading.
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Vimes turned the thing over and over in his hands. It looked vaguely like a long-handled hammer, or perhaps a strangely made telescope. What it was, basically, was a spring. That’s all a crossbow was, after all. ‘It’s a devil to load,’ he said. ‘I nearly ruptured myself cocking it against a rock. You’d only get one shot.’
‘But it’s the shot no one expects, mhm, mhm.’
The older Black Ops games do such a great job at authentically representing guns
I’ve been waiting for this one for a long time!
For the HS10 a Guntuber by the name Kentucky Ballistics has shot the HS10 and has stated its not very good for police service, from what I remember him saying
Still remember when i pack a punched that gun and got akimbo
@@jasaiahacevedo7689 lol
@@LoonatheHellhoudgaming strange account name btw
@jasaiahacevedo7689 it's meme reference if you know TF2 memes
@@LoonatheHellhoudgaming engineer gaming
Please more black ops 1 guns. Some of the most interesting weapons in history I’d love to learn more about
There is a version of the SITES Spectre that has no stock and no holes for it on the rear sight protectors. Ian from forgotten weapons did a video on this specific version. It's a us import semi-auto version.
One weird thing I've noticed that's always slightly bothered me, not a single SMG in BO1 has a stock
I think cuz they decided to use the stocks as the “foregrip” attachment
@@ARandomSpecOpexcept for the "AK74u" which gets an actual modern vert grip and still lacks a stock. This gun can have a freaking suppressed grenade launcher and lacks a stock
@@Alex_D_Vasilkovsuppressed grenade launcher does exist,and technically AK74U would means it doesn't have stock since the "S" means skeleton stock
@@Randomly_Browsing I know all of this, but the lack of S would technically mean it doesn't have a FOLDING stock, implying it would have a normal solid stock instead. But in-game it has none, just the hinges for a side folder, making it the only "SMG" to not get a stock when equipped with a "grip" attachment
@@Alex_D_Vasilkov funnily enough, it's not technically SMG since it's ammo type is similar to AK-74, making this either a carbine or PDW
The best era of CoD . Have been playing BO1 on the 360 the past week , literally haven't seen a single modder and have been having a lot of fun
And here is 1 of 2 of our AN-94s.....ultimate flex
7:45 Wouldn't having the sling caught on the bolt catch potentially also run the risk of locking the bolt open during firing, even if you're not done shooting? Similar to how a poor grip on a pistol might cause the slide stop to engage prematurely.
Not having the G11 covered on here is a legitimate crime
Perfect timing to show off the Deadpool shirt.
23:45 it does have a resemblance to the Magpul PDR as well
i believe its a play on the ar-57 as well
5:27 Jonathan makes a good point here. I don't know why CoD from the 2010s was so enamored with right hand reloads when left hand reloads have been the standard procedure since using the trigger hand wasn't the best of ideas lol. I do understand it's better for paddles on the back than the ubiquitous side button.
finally waited so long for this
Would be really cool to see him cover some of the guns in CoD Ghosts, say what you want about that game but it had some interesting guns. Would love to see him talk about the Bulldog/MAUL, Ameli, and FAD in particular, but the Bulldog is a must lol
Much nostalgia from this one! I played a ton of Black Ops multiplayer.
We need to do a continuation of the Black Ops 2 weapons. I really wanna hear his thoughts on the Chicom CQB!!
A stocked Spectre would’ve been better cuz the stock would help me not get confused with the Kiparis
love to see Jonathan review about guns on fallout london there maybe comfort guns for Jonathan becasuse there some beloved gun on the game
On the stockless Spectre M4, there were multiple civilian variants with the US Import Spectre-HC being treated as a pistol with neither the grip or stock, though some variants would have one or the other iirc.
12:29 there are actually stockless versions of the Spectre, in order to conform with US regulations they were either sold as a 'Carbine' variant with the stock attached but a much longer barrel (much like the FS-90), or were sold with the normal barrel length sans stock as a 'pistol'. The pistol version did however still have the cross pin needed for attaching the stock, so the game is indeed incorrect due to its absence
The commando was the colt commando it was essentially an m16 that was designed to be more compact and lighter than the standard m16. It was used for covert ops for a short time during Vietnam. Forgotten we has a video on it. It's the colt 639
The ballistic knife coming from Florida makes so much more sense
17:10 it's not an FN Ballista it's a Barrett M95b Ballista. Chambered in .338 Lapua.
The m98b is not the ballista. It’s the M98B MRAD.
There is no such thing as the M98B Ballista
The MRAD is .338L tho so you’re right there
Finally, these were the best games and the cold war weapons and modern experiment weapons it shows were awesome.
If I understand correctly, the ks23 did have certain ammo types where you loaded a blank and then put something down the barrel. I think they did it for tear gas grenades. A harpoon/grappling hook might not be out of the question
Yes,Munanco Inc covered it
You guys could do a dedicated video to the AN-94. What media it’s appeared in and where is it accurately represented. Stuff like that.
The PDW did have a similar magazine gimmick featured in the anime Code:Geass which used somewhat futuristic weapons alongside small mechs
very nice you have an AN-94 in your collection, I really like that gun.
Killzone and The Conduit is all I need to be reviewed. The Conduit being Wii exclusive might make it a bit weird to get footage of, but still, it'll be worth seeing Jonathan's reaction to all the weapons and tech on display in it.
Nice to see something sensible again. Wouldn't have been surprised to see the weapons of Warframe or High On Life being reacted to.
Was surprised the FAMAS never showed up, I'd imagine Johnathan would have some choice words to say lol
24:53-25:20 thank you Johnathan, thank you for explaining that. I do hope people understand why players like me, use skins that are military inspired and use builds that are based on their irl counterparts.
I’d like to see an experts react on the command and conquer series, I feel it would be interesting to see how an expert would break down some of the more advanced technology especially in the tiberium timeline
Seeing his comment at the end of the PDW section about COD games in his eyes being primarily in the past and present makes me more curious to see how he'll react to the weapons from the future era of the series (Advanced Warfare, Black Ops 3, Infinite Warfare) because safe to say that was definitely the point where they went off the rails in terms of the game's weapons lol.
I have a Taurus judge. I have a small home in the city, PDX .410 rounds are perfect for my home defense situation. That's all it's good for but it's a perfect pillow gun for me.
Came to see today's t-shirt, was not disappointed, stayed for the video.
The specter was my go to smg with a suppressor, it would absolutely shred
Slightly off topic but, I will always find it funny how a year prior, the ballistic knife would feature in an episode of spike tvs "deadliest warrior" where it was stated to be a primary weapon of Russian spetsnaz
Worth noting that in game the executioner is referred to being chambered in 20 gauge instead of .410, at least in its description
Yessss, finally! After years of asking!