Sterling's Rare AR-18 Bullpup Mock-Up with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

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This week on #whatisthisweapon, Jonathan looks at at bizarre and 'cursed' rifle - a bullpup conversion of the Armalite AR-18. With no trigger linkage, a mismatched upper and lower, bodged welds, and a "front sight on your front sight," this prototype bullpup is more at home in a video game than a battlefield. Books, pins, keyrings, and more featuring Jonathan Ferguson – available now! https://shop.royalarmouries.org/products/jonathan-ferguson-what-is-this-weapon-bundle 0:00 Intro 0:33 AR-18? 2:36 Bullpup Definition 3:41 Our Old Friend the SA80 5:25 What's Going on With It? 6:25 The Worst Kind of Cursed 7:19 Sterling AR-18 Bullpup 9:20 The (Alleged) Story Behind It 12:20 Non-functional Details 15:39 Conclusions 17:39 Outro Watch the EXP episode featuring this gun here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGo0dzhZeKU 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.