Firearms Expert Reacts to Captain America Franchise Weapons

EXP March 8, 2025
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EXP is the new destination for your favourite expert-driven content, all funded by the fans. Get Early Access and Extended Episodes every week at: https://Patreon.com/WatchEXP 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? 08:52 - Want even more? Check out our Patreon! 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. - https://www.youtube.com/user/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/donate And if you would like to become a member of the Royal Armouries, you can get a membership here. - https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/become-a-member You can either purchase Jonathan's book here. - https://www.headstamppublishing.com/bullpup-rifle-book Or at the Royal Armouries shop here. - https://shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/thorneycroft-to-sa80-british-bullpup-firearms-1901-2020 You can subscribe to the Armax Journal that Jonathan Associate Edited here: https://www.armaxjournal.org/