Firearms Expert Reacts to Captain America Franchise Weapons

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Jonathan Ferguson, an expert in firearms history and the Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, breaks down the weapons of the Captain America film franchise, including Cap’s iconic Colt 1911, the retro-futuristic, Tesseract-infused Hydra arsenal and Bucky’s M249 (that, as it turns out, isn’t Bucky’s at all…)

In this episode of Expert Reacts on EXP, Jonathan Ferguson--an expert in firearms history and the Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK--breaks down the guns of the Captain America film franchise, and compares them to their real-life counterparts with artefacts from the Royal Armouries archive.

00:00 - Intro
01:33 - Red Skull’s Laser Luger
03:02 - Thompson Model 1921
03:59 - Walther PPK
05:47 - Walther P38 vs Lucky Star Car Company Door
07:45 - Should Cap use a gun?
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09:33 - Captain America’s Shield and Colt 1911 Combo
11:41 - Hydra Mech Suits
12:25 - Black Widow’s Glock 26s
13:01 - The Winter Soldier
14:25 - Hipfiring a Minigun
15:34 - The Winter Soldier Part 2
16:50 - Falcon’s Steyr SPPs
18:13 - Bucky’s M249…or is it?
20:06 - The final time Captain America uses a firearm
21:01 - Outro

If you're interested in seeing more of Jonathan's work, you can check out more from the Royal Armouries right here. -    / royalarmouries  

If you would like to support the Royal Armouries, you can make a charitable donation to the museum here. - https://royalarmouries.org/support-us...

And if you would like to become a member of the Royal Armouries, you can get a membership here. - https://royalarmouries.org/support-us...

You can either purchase Jonathan's book here. - https://www.headstamppublishing.com/b...

Or at the Royal Armouries shop here. - https://shop.royalarmouries.org/colle...

You can subscribe to the Armax Journal that Jonathan Associate Edited here: https://www.armaxjournal.org/