Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down the weaponry of the original Tomb Raider trilogy, including Lara’s iconic dual pistols, the in-game Uzis, which are actually Ingram MAC-10s, and Jonathan’s favourite, the MP5.
00:00 – Opening
00:39 – Dual Pistols (Tomb Raider)
02:42 – Shotgun (Tomb Raider)
03:07 – Uzis (Tomb Raider)
06:56 – Automatic Pistols (Tomb Raider 2)
08:17 – M16 (Tomb Raider 2)
09:31 – Harpoon Gun (Tomb Raider 2)
10:44 – Grenade Launcher (Tomb Raider 2)
12:07 – MP5 (Tomb Raider 3)
13:24 – Desert Eagle (Tomb Raider 3)
14:20 – Rocket Launcher (Tomb Raider 3)
In the latest video in the Firearm Expert Reacts series, Jonathan Ferguson–a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries–breaks down the guns of the original Tomb Raider trilogy and compares them to their potential real-life counterparts.
Firearms Expert Reacts playlist – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4T78VQoWUs&list=PLpg6WLs8kxGMgYb13XjPgOKbm5O-CDq7R
If you’re interested in seeing more of Jonathan’s work, you can check out more from the Royal Armouries right here. – https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalArmouries
If you would like to support the Royal Armouries, you can make a charitable donation to the museum here. – https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/donations/
And if you would like to become a member of the Royal Armouries, you can get a membership here. – https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership/
You can either purchase Jonathan’s book here. – https://www.headstamppublishing.com/bullpup-rifle-book
Or at the Royal Armouries shop here. – https://shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/thorneycroft-to-sa80-british-bullpup-firearms-1901-2020
You can subscribe to the Armax Journal that Jonathan Associate Edited here: https://www.armaxjournal.org/
