Hands-on with Hidden Pen Guns with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

In this episode of What Is This Weapon?, Jonathan takes a close look at examples of concealed pen guns from the Royal Armouries collection. Watch as Jonathan breaks down their engineering and reveals why these unusual objects endure as icons of concealment. Objects in this video: https://royalarmouries.org/collection... https://royalarmouries.org/collection... 0:00 Cold Open 1:50 The “Pen”, Revealed as a Gun 2:31 Calibre, Rifling & Loading explained 5:55 Practical Challenges & Covert Use 9:08 Suppressor 9:58 Suppressed Pen Gun, .22 LR (1986) 13:04 Parker-style Pen Gun & Firing Methods 16:36 Legacy, Curiosities & Outro You can buy the Sexton badge here: https://shop.royalarmouries.org/produ... You can buy Jonathans' 'Big Boys Book of British Bullpups' here: https://shop.royalarmouries.org/produ... #WhatIsThisWeapon #ConcealedWeapons #PenGun #FirearmsHistory 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.