4-barrelled Lancaster pistol: Who did it first? With firearms & weaponry expert, Jonathan Ferguson

At the same time the revolver mechanism was taking the pistol market by storm in the late 19th century, three companies were were vying for their very own slice of the handgun market. While you may have heard of the four-barrelled Lancaster, Jonathan takes a look at two similar designs to see who copied who in this mini arms race. Be sure to check out our next exhibition, Re:Loaded opening this Saturday (16 December 2023) which was curated by Jonathan himself: https://bit.ly/47m5wTg 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - Not-so Spin-offs 2:42 - Martin 5:05 - Martin Internals 5:55 - Dry Firing 7:00 - Historic Differences 7:45 - Bland & Sons 9:15 - Bland Internals 10:45 - Dry Fire 11:50 - Historic Details 14:00 - Outro Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us... Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us... ⚔Website: https://royalarmouries.org/home ⚔Blog: https://royalarmouries.org/stories/ ⚔Facebook:   / royalarmouriesmuseum   ⚔Twitter:   / royal_armouries   ⚔ Instagram:   / royalarmouriesmuseum   We are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.