These guns were more powerful psychologically than they were physically, with Jonathan Ferguson

Homemade weapons are often the result of forces of insurrection or rebellion who don't have a ready access to firearms. These ones in particular would not have been particularly accurate or effective on the battlefield but there wide usage hints at a greater value than mere ballistics alone, as Jonathan Ferguson explains. 0:00 Intro 0:57 Mau Mau Guns 2:36 The Power of the Idea of Firearms 4:22 Firearm Details 12:21 Second Firearm Details 16:03 Police Evidence Label 17:50 Combat Effectiveness? 19:40 Firearm Iconography 21:22 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.