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A rifle-round revolver brings Fallout connections to Royal Armouries

Jonathan Ferguson examines a Philippine museum piece whose unusually long cylinder comes with serious questions about practicality.

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This Revolver Fires AR-15 Ammunition: The Danao MPC with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

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1:02The Danao MPC revolver was made in the Philippines around 1998 and chambers rifle ammunition.
2:11Ferguson connects the unusual handgun with fictional weapons in Fallout and Blade Runner.
3:20Danao's manufacturing history includes a collective formed to legitimise local gunmaking.
5:15The Philippine Ministry of Defence gave the revolver to the Royal Armouries collection in May 2000.
5:51Ferguson questions whether the frame and workmanship can safely accommodate the cartridge's pressure.
13:45The short barrel reduces velocity, weakening the practical case for using rifle ammunition in this revolver.

Royal Armouries posted three videos spanning prehistoric combat, a Witcher sword and a revolver that looks more at home in a fictional armoury. It was the last of those that drew the week's biggest new audience, reaching roughly 380,000 views.

In "This Revolver Fires AR-15 Ammunition: The Danao MPC with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson", the museum's Keeper of Firearms & Artillery examines a Philippine handgun made around 1998. Its conspicuously long cylinder accommodates rifle ammunition. Ferguson connects it with the imagined weapons of Fallout and Blade Runner, then gets into the less cinematic business of rough finishing and questionable engineering.

The Philippine Ministry of Defence gave the revolver to the collection in 2000. As a museum object, it offers a route into Danao City's gunmaking history; as a practical firearm, Ferguson finds much less to recommend. He questions its safety and explains why the short barrel undermines the performance of its rifle cartridge. Viewers pick up the fictional-weapon connection, while others discuss the unusual extraction system or imagine the noise and flash.

Elsewhere, Andrea Dolfini's winter lecture uses experiments and wear on surviving weapons to explore how Bronze Age warriors fought. Dr Iason Tzouriadis closes the Witcher III sword breakdowns with Aerondight, including its resemblance to a Scottish claymore and details that leave him unconvinced.

The channel added about a thousand subscribers over the week, and daily views are running comfortably above their usual level. Among fellow museums, The Tank Museum and Imperial War Museums are having slower-than-usual viewing days. Royal Armouries' strongest momentum belongs to the Danao examination, with Ferguson's older silver-bullet folklore investigation also continuing to draw viewers.

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Oh it's That Gun!
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Went to Leeds Armouries for the first time ever in October. An incredibly interesting museum.
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1:25 “You may recognize it from such firearms as AR-15.” Oh, Jonathan! 😂😂😂
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I think the integrated solution to moon clips is quite clever and nicely implemented.
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the way it handles rimless ammo is actually quite ingenious. the gunsmith that made this was probably really proud of it
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