An Orwellian Sterling Submachine gun with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

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No it's not from Star Wars, but it *might* fire lasers? That is, in the film it's likely from - 1984. Based on George Orwell's famous novel, this firearm has a star-studded history. 0:00 Intro 0:10 Sterling Submachine Gun 1:10 Star Wars (in scare quotes) 2:05 1956 '1984' (Not to be confused with the 1984 '1984') 5:25 Bayonet 8:54 Big Brother Says Subscribe (Please) 9:10 Chrome-plated 10:20 Wood? Wood. 13:10 Conclusions 14:03 Outro Sources mentioned/shown: '1984' (1956) [Film] Directed by Michael Anderson. United Kingdom: Colombia Pictures 1984 Premiere photo courtesy of ALAMY and COLUMBIA [Available here: https://www.alamy.com/military-police-film-1984-nineteen-eighty-four-uk-1984-literaturver-filmung-based-on-the-book-by-george-orwell-director-michael-anderson-06-march-1956-warning-this-photograph-is-for-editorial-use-only-and-is-the-copyright-of-columbia-andor-the-photographer-assigned-by-the-film-or-production-company-and-can-only-be-reproduced-by-publications-in-conjunction-with-the-promotion-of-the-above-film-a-mandatory-credit-to-columbia-is-required-the-photographer-should-also-be-credited-when-known-no-commercial-use-can-be-granted-without-written-authority-from-the-film-company-image486814219.html] Premiere footage courtesy of BRITISH PATHÉ. [Available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMVKQXutl2w] 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/donations/ Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership/ ⚔Website: https://royalarmouries.org/home ⚔Blog: https://royalarmouries.org/stories/ ⚔Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum/ ⚔Twitter: https://twitter.com/Royal_Armouries ⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/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.