The Aluminium Model 1928 Thompson 'Tommy Gun' with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson.

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Jonathan has a festive conservation-wrapped box for you all today, with something shiny inside... Stick around until the end of the video for an announcement - you can take part following the link below: https://forms.gle/YF8cq4cF3GaH9Uqy5 0:00 Intro 0:43 Unboxing 1:26 Model 1928 Thompson 2:14 There is an I Next to the U and N Though... 3:02 The Mysterious Droop 5:50 Gun History 7:18 Science Lessons with Jonathan Ferguson 8:00 Receiver Material Considerations 9:20 Duralumin? (What's next, Unobtanium?) 9:50 Kodak (Plastic, not Gold) 10:18 Existing Receivers 11:10 Differences 13:46 Ownership History 14:30 Weight 17:00 Conclusions 18:42 Outro with Special Announcement... Sources mentioned: Frank Iannamico. 2013. 'The Aluminum Thompson SMG', Small Arms Review V17N3 - https://smallarmsreview.com/the-aluminum-thompson-smg/ Tracie Hill. 2009. ‘The Ultimate Thompson Book’, Collector Grade Publications, pp. 404-405. 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.