Why the British army strapped a rattle to a Lewis Gun, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson скачать в хорошем качестве

Why the British army strapped a rattle to a Lewis Gun, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

The early 20s saw a dramatic reduction in spending from from the European powers who believed the Treaty of Versailles had put pay to any future conflict on the scale of the First World War. This slashing of military expenditure explains this weeks hand-cranked rattle attachment for the British Lewis light machine gun. Jonathan explains how and why such a device would be used. 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... Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us... ⚔Website: https://royalarmouries.org/home ⚔Blog: https://royalarmouries.org/stories/ ⚔Facebook:   / royalarmouriesmuseum   ⚔Twitter:   / royal_armouries   ⚔ Instagram:   / 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.