Videos tagged with Military Trials

This video explores the evolution of the Glock G45, tracing its journey from initial military trials to its eventual adoption by law enforcement agencies. The content likely delves into the design philosophy, development process, and the reasons behind its selection for police duty, offering historical context and insights into Glock's popular pistol platform. The #shorts format suggests a concise overview.

This video delves into the historical NATO PDW trials of the early 2000s, exploring the solicitation for Personal Defense Weapons and the criteria sought by European NATO members. It directly compares the FN P90 and the HK MP7, the primary contenders, and aims to uncover which weapon ultimately won and who benefited most from the program. The description emphasizes the difficulty in finding and referencing these trial reports, positioning the video as a deep dive into this often-overlooked military procurement history.

This video delves into a fascinating prototype of the Johnson Model R Military Rifle, specifically the variant designed to utilize a 10-round rotary magazine. The description details how Melvin Johnson initially faced issues with box magazines during US military trials in 1938. He subsequently withdrew the rifle to revise the design, leading to the development of the rotary magazine version. Manufactured by Taft-Peirce under contract, seven military-pattern examples, featuring a bayonet lug for Krag/Springfield bayonets and a wooden handguard, were produced for further testing. The video expresses gratitude to the Cody Firearms Museum for granting access to film this historical firearm.

This video delves into a rare prototype .45 caliber Roth-Krnka pistol, specifically developed for US and UK military trials. The firearm is described as an interesting intermediary design, blending elements from the 1907 Roth-Steyr and the Roth-Krnka models, featuring an exposed hammer. It utilizes a proprietary 11.5mm Roth cartridge, with early performance figures noted. The description also highlights the availability of merchandise and support for the creator through Patreon and Floatplane.

This video delves into the Hotchkiss Universal, a compact 9mm submachine gun designed in the late 1940s for French military trials. Despite its innovative folding design, including a folding stock, grip, magazine well, and telescoping barrel, it was ultimately rejected for being too expensive and complex, losing out to the MAT-49. The video details its design, manufacturing variations (CMH and CMH2), and limited sales to countries like Venezuela and Morocco, as well as its testing by the French Foreign Legion in Indochina. It's presented as a fascinating example of prioritizing extreme compactness, perhaps at the expense of practicality.

This video delves into the US military's 1907 automatic pistol trials, focusing on Colt's Model 1907, an evolution of their Model 1905. Despite initial positive judgment, the pistol faced significant issues during a year-long cavalry field trial, including jamming, part breakages, accuracy problems, and handling difficulties on horseback. Modifications were made in 1909, but John Browning continued developmental work, leading to substantial mechanical improvements. The video explores the trials and the pistol's performance.

This video delves into the operational trials of the E.M.2 rifle in the Malaya combat zone, a fascinating discovery made during research for the "Thorneycroft to SA80" book. It highlights the inclusion of a detailed section on these trials and their outcomes in the upcoming book, promoted through a Kickstarter campaign. The content focuses on historical firearm development and real-world military application.

This video delves into the Beretta Model 1934, specifically exploring a variant developed for Italian military trials in the early 1930s. The Italian military favored the Beretta submission but also admired the Walther PP, prompting a request for Beretta to incorporate a Walther-style slide-mounted safety into the Model 1934. This dual-safety version was produced for the initial trials contract, but the requirement was later dropped, resulting in a limited production run of these unique pistols. The presenter speculates on the engineering implications and the relief felt by Beretta's designers when the feature was removed.

This video delves into the evolutionary history of the 1911 pistol's safety features, tracing their development from John Browning's earlier self-loading designs. It examines models like the 1900, 1902, 1903 (Hammer and Hammerless), and 1905, as well as US military trial pistols from 1907, 1909, and 1910. The analysis aims to explain why the 1911 ultimately incorporated a grip safety and thumb safety, contrasting it with its predecessors that often lacked safeties altogether, offering insights into the standards and practices of the era.

This video delves into the history of the Luger pistol's involvement in Swedish military trials. It details the 1904 trials where the Luger was found to be accurate but expensive, leading to the adoption of the Browning 1903. The video then covers the 1938/39 trials, where a new model Luger was tested alongside the Walther HP and Lahti M35. While the Luger again proved most accurate, its cost and reliability concerns persisted. The narrative highlights the procurement of 300 Mauser-produced 1938 Lugers for these trials, detailing their configurations and markings. The eventual adoption of the Lahti M40 due to wartime disruptions is also discussed.

This video delves into the Heckler & Koch P7A13, a pistol developed by H&K for the US military's XM9 pistol trials. It details the evolution from earlier P7 models, highlighting the A13's key features like its double-stack 13-round magazine, altered magazine release, and heat shield. Despite its development, the P7A13 did not win the trials, partly due to its higher cost compared to the eventual winner, the Beretta M92. The advancements made for the A13 were later incorporated into commercial and police models like the P7M8 and P7M13.

This video explores the innovative 1885 Dimancea revolver, a unique hammerless design featuring rotating sprockets instead of a traditional hammer. Developed by Romanian officer Haralamb Dimancea, the design was produced by Gatling Arms Company in England and tested by the Romanian and French militaries, but ultimately not adopted. The video details its .38 caliber, 6-shot configuration, double-action-only operation, and its complex yet ultimately unbeneficial mechanism compared to conventional revolvers.