Seven barrels better than one? The Nock volley gun with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson.

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Famous from The Alamo, Master and Commander, and of course Sharpe, the volley gun is an iconic weapon. Today Jonathan explains why this curious weapon was more than a novelty and teaches us how it was used.
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@gudea5207 3 года назад

People think they are hot shit until Sergeant Harper unloads one of these

@Shamelesscritique1 3 года назад

The glorious paddy bastard

@samsowden 3 года назад

so they do

@scrappydoo7887 3 года назад

Unless its obadia hakeswill pointing it at you..... Then you onlyget a ball in the thigh lol

@balaklava6420 3 года назад

@@scrappydoo7887 Obadia got his comeuppance in the end.

@scrappydoo7887 3 года назад

@@balaklava6420 that he did but only after killing Sharpes wife lol

@DefinitelyEllie 3 года назад

Doing a video on the favoured weapon of Sgt. Harper? Now that's soldiering.

@JnEricsonx 3 года назад

Hell, imagine giving Harper just a classic double-barrel break-open 12-gauge. He'd be praising to the moon and back-at least because he could reload quickly.

@Heegaherger 3 года назад

I was not surprised in any way at this comment.

@scrappydoo7887 3 года назад

@@JnEricsonx no i dont think so. I think he would be thinking its a girls gun

@mikecimerian6913 3 года назад

Brazing the barrels, that's soldering.

@admiralsquatbar127 3 года назад

God saves Ireland.

@Taistelukalkkuna 3 года назад

Gun Fucious Say: "Double the barrel, double the fun. So that gun is total party party gun."

@Shining_Whit 3 года назад

A 'Party Seven'...... I'll get my coat........

@johnmccallum8512 3 года назад

@@Shining_Whit Quite right as well that stuff was horrible.

@gilde915 3 года назад

it looks more like a party crusher

@theglitchcounter264 3 года назад

This feels like one of the fortune cookies from shadow warrior. Example form shadow warrior 2 To maintain perfect accuracy, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

@newman793 3 года назад

You won't be saying that when you feel the recoil

@oldmanwinter3597 3 года назад

From watching Sharpe, I know that this gun is easily fired from the hip, and reloaded off screen in about 8 seconds.

@Bruciando 3 года назад

Not the Nock, but the modern version of it (a concept developed for the CIA about 25 yrs later as a long arm equivalent to the Liberator pistol) was a 4bbl break action with packet loading & Sharps derringer style revolving firing pin (because what lunatic wants to unload all their bbls at once? Heh!)

@michaelstanley5215 3 года назад

I don't think we ever saw Harper reload the Nock gun, so I always just assumed that it generated its own powder and ammunition and reloaded itself.

@randomstranger9442 3 года назад

@@michaelstanley5215 hey ! No full auto in this era !

@michaelstanley5215 3 года назад

@@randomstranger9442 Even full auto guns don't generate their own ammunition, please read before you comment.

@randomstranger9442 3 года назад

@@michaelstanley5215 I am refering to the "no full auto in the building" joke

@Duke_of_Petchington 3 года назад

wiping out a section of french troops with a single trigger pull. Now Thats Soldiering.

@Jafmanz 3 года назад

and fantasy

@exilestudios9546 3 года назад

@@Jafmanz i mean not really since this weapon was used and capable of doing so it just was used by the navy rather than the army

@robbuelens 3 года назад

@@exilestudios9546 Maybe you could hit two people, and in very crammed spaces sometimes three. The Idea that almost every bullet would hit another target is an elementary school Rambo fantasy.

@SamToulouse 2 года назад

Brits are allowed to make that joke. The colonies are not.

@amgonnabakeyobread 2 года назад

get 'em pat!

@sapiotone 3 года назад

“Sharpe fan or a historian” Is a Venn diagram of this set possible? 😂

@abergethirty 3 года назад

or Young Riders fan. They used a crate of them to catch some bandits.

@SitInTheShayd 3 года назад

Its a circle

@timjowitt4882 3 года назад

O - there's your Venn diagram.

@julianmhall 2 года назад

Yes. There is no reason one cannot be both. I have an MA in Military History /and/ I enjoy the Sharpe series - low budget TV that it is. TV drama is Entertainment, it's not meant to be absolutely accurate and/or educational. That's what documentaries are for.

@dylanmilne6683 3 года назад

6:40 "the rest of them in our stores are in a bit of a sorry state" Could you say they had a hard Nock life?

@johnladuke6475 3 года назад

You can have your like but I'm still angry I read that.

@Heegaherger 3 года назад

Oh my God, that was too perfect! lol Take my like!

@platobach8309 3 года назад

OK … I gave you a ‘like’ … you can show yourself out now …

@kevinhayes3672 3 года назад

Nice

@GuinessOriginal 3 года назад

Like he said, they have been nocking around for quite a bit

@rexmcstiller4675 3 года назад

Could you make a special episode only about the guns in Sharpe?

@MrPh30 3 года назад

Have a look at " British Muzzle loaders" he cover them and many more, not the Nockgun however.

@dash1141 3 года назад

With guest star Sean Bean

@MongooseTacticool 3 года назад

@@dash1141 There is a Waterloo documentary with Sean Bean where he visits the RA museum. It's on RU-vid :)

@SJJensendk 3 года назад

Suddenly "Over the hills and far away" intensifies.

@bjorntrollgesicht1144 3 года назад

I love how the British do their museums in the age of the internet. Bovington does a splendid job with their online presence, others follow their example. Told it at Bovi, will tell it again- those videos will produce more than a few future historians!

@richieb7692 3 года назад

The Tank Chats with David Fletcher are Wonderful. I found him by accident a few years ago, now I'm hooked.

@paulleach3612 3 года назад

@@richieb7692 That man is a national treasure.

@whyjnot420 3 года назад

@@paulleach3612 That man is a treasure to the entire English speaking world.

@andywilliams1160 3 года назад

"He's a funny fella, just jumped head first down the wishing well so he did."

@CrimsomLeo 3 года назад

Capt Brand was always a funny man jumping in to a wishing well

@Caesar_Himself 3 года назад

Now that's volley gunning

@piotrczuchowski1080 3 года назад

Now that's commenting on Sharpe related video!

@tsoliot5913 3 года назад

@@piotrczuchowski1080 now that's replying to a "now that's..." Sharp comment

@scrappydoo7887 3 года назад

Sharpe. That is all Edit : Harper would be proud 👍

@samsowden 3 года назад

that's soldiering

@scrappydoo7887 3 года назад

@@samsowden yes it is lol but only when you stand in front of a fort to get shot and deliver counterintelligence to the enemy lol Yes i have seen the whole series multiple times 😂😎

@scrappydoo7887 3 года назад

@@samsowden I wonder if piecroft knew that line would become immortal lol

@MajesticDemonLord 3 года назад

Came for the Sharpe memes. Was not disappointed.

@LordSpleach 3 года назад

" Bringing a makeshift shotgun to a musket fight. Now that's Soldiering!"

@AlexHalt100 3 года назад

Remember to always jump into stance and yell "AAAH!" before firing.

@markthemaniac3350 3 года назад

"A gift from Mr. Sharpe, Sir"

@scrappydoo7887 3 года назад

"shouldn't have it, sir, h'officers weapon sir"

@markthemaniac3350 3 года назад

@@scrappydoo7887 ah, a man of culture

@scrappydoo7887 3 года назад

@@markthemaniac3350 loved the series since I was a kid 👍

@scrappydoo7887 3 года назад

@@markthemaniac3350 my old man was a royal green jacket so it became a bit of a fascination lo

@andrewtyler881 3 года назад

So mind your bloody business Lt. Ayers

@richieb7692 3 года назад

" You wouldn't notice the difference, and you wouldn't care" What a wonderful phrase.

@googleyoutubeaccount 3 года назад

7 barrels instead of one? Now that's soldiering.

@mats7492 3 года назад

Good sir, how many barrels do you fancy on this new firearm.. Mr. Nock: YES!

@katiejackson3900 3 года назад

I think Sgt. Harper might have some combat reports.

@skoshman1 3 года назад

Like that time a 'silly' officer decided to go face down a well.Or that time in Spain when he had a 'bit of a blarny'. Harper's after-action reports I am sure are something to behold.

@unpaintedleadsyndrome 3 года назад

"We don't have any combat accounts" The gun features heavily in the memoirs of one Sgt Harper

@ArcBing 3 года назад

No joke I just started watching Sharpe this week, the timing couldn't be more perfect for me haha

@scrappydoo7887 3 года назад

😳😳😳 You only just started watching it? Is it a rewatch or a genuine first time for you?

@ArcBing 3 года назад

@@scrappydoo7887 genuine first time. I was a bit young when it first came out and hadn't even heard of it until RU-vid's algorithms put a clip of it up for me. Fantastic show though, and getting to see an actual rifle from it here made it all the better 🙂

@scrappydoo7887 3 года назад

@@ArcBing man you have an absolute epic series unfolding before you 👍 i wish i could go back and experience it for the first time 🙂 Its one of my all time favourite series, i hope you get as much enjoyment from it as i did

@ArcBing 3 года назад

@@scrappydoo7887 so far it's holding up to your praise, and I'm sure it'll stay as good through the end

@scrappydoo7887 3 года назад

@@ArcBing which episode are you on?

@azmike3572 3 года назад

Richard Widmark carried one in his role of Jim Bowie in "The Alamo" (1960), but when he fired it when standing at the front wall, viewers can see the electric cable going to the gun to fire it.

@GodzillaKaijuGK 8 месяцев назад

LOL

@MrAndrewfreeman 3 года назад

Literally been watching Sharpe the past few days, damn coincidence.

@mmclaurin8035 3 года назад

7 barrel naval gun? Now that's soldiering!

@einheri 3 года назад

Sailoring?

@milkapeismilky5464 3 года назад

Patrick Harper says "Boom!"

@leakycheese 3 года назад

The Nock Volley Gun: the only effective counter to the Knights Who Say “Ni!”

@derekp2674 3 года назад

If they're hiding in a shrubbery :-)

@HanSolo__ 3 года назад

... and Polish Winged Hussars to my knowledge.

@johnladuke6475 3 года назад

Oh, what a sad world we live in when passing ruffians can unload seven barrels at will into a shrubbery.

@PostProteusKitten 3 года назад

Man, the algorithm is a helluva thing. First I get a random scene from a show I've never heard of(lennox answered with his life), then I fall in love with the damn show. Three episodes in and all of a sudden this video featuring the gun that debuted in the third episode shows up.

@MediumRareOpinions 2 года назад

Great scene, lot of great actors in that part of the series. I did miss Hogan in the later series.

@pathardage1880 3 года назад

Delighted to see Patrick Harper's weapon of choice. Thank you.

@Dustbinlid1 3 года назад

You know you've got a Monty Python fan when they say "shrubbery" and snigger

@andywilliams1160 3 года назад

Bring out the "Holy Hand grenade" Next weeks episode!

@Zelousmarineinspace 3 года назад

Indeed, but this is more of a Sharper reference. Now that’s soldiering

@butziporsche8646 3 года назад

Sergeant Harper kicking ass! Pat Rocks!

@svenhaheim 3 года назад

Perfect fit since I just started watching Sharpe again last week.

@derekp2674 3 года назад

Thanks Jonathan, it was nice to learn the history behind the real ones.

@thepayne7862 3 года назад

So happy to see so many Sharpe's Rifles fans commenting.

@Zologe 3 года назад

This looks like something straight out of a steampunk-y cowboy shooter game. I love it. So over the top

@chrislaws4785 3 года назад

I really love this channel. I'm ex US military and I have always loved old weapons and their history of use and how they were made. Keep of the awesome work. If I EVER get a chance to to get over seas I will FOR SURE be paying this place a visit.

@ChibiViolin 3 года назад

Now that's soldiering.

@Tadicuslegion78 3 года назад

"Say Hello to Mr. Nock"

@Stigstigster 3 года назад

What a beast of a historical weapon. Crikey!

@UpontheGreyWind 3 года назад

Love the Sharpe reference

@mundaneMindanao 3 года назад

I feel like I'm the only 18 year old that knows who sharp is. Thanks dad!

@jamesh9647 3 года назад

I’m 17 and I know who sharpe is

@thomaswikstrand8397 2 года назад

All teens think they are somehow special. It'll pass.

@ZGryphon 3 года назад

"Disperse in the name of His Majesty's Imperial Fruit Company!"

@georgebardsley7129 3 года назад

Showing off a classic bit of weaponry, now that’s soldiering

@vape42 3 года назад

If ever end going anywhere near your museum I'm definitely going to give it a visit. This looks like 10 year old me's idea of the coolest museum; everything from suits of armor to experimental machine guns. Actually it still sounds like one of the most interesting museums I've heard of in quite a while. Glad to hear you're back open.

@MrTechstyles 3 года назад

"GOD SAVE IRELAND!"

@piotrczuchowski1080 3 года назад

GOD! SAVE! IRELAND! GOD! SAVE! IRELAND! GOD! SAVE! IRELAND!

@slaughterround643 3 года назад

who needs an Armalite when you have a Nock?

@scrappydoo7887 3 года назад

Cpl lynch is still shouting it in his grave after he stopped being called filth and he died lol

@JnEricsonx 3 года назад

LOUDER!

@ayoungconservative1051 3 года назад

FILLLTHHHHHHH

@BiggDoggJake 3 года назад

Johnathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery Wears an H&K Lapel Pin Wears and Alter Bridge T-shirt God Bless you, mate, and live on!

@robertclayton5029 2 года назад

Jonathan, I've got to say. Not only do you speak to my love of firearms but you always seem to be wearing my favorite bands t-shirts! ✌from 🇺🇸

@danielrose8305 3 года назад

Wonderful work and Informative. Going through the Sharpe series again and this was very fun to know. Thank you!

@robertgeorgewerner 3 года назад

Jonathan, you are such a great advocate for your institution. I look forward to the day I come to England and visit your museum. Until then I will keep watching online.

@jameslewis2635 3 года назад

You guys should let Ian from Forgotten Weapons have a look and take it out on the range. If for no other reason I like the idea of him firing the gun and flying backwards from the recoil like some cartoon charecter.

@jacobklunder8552 3 года назад

Here for the Sharpe references

@kasferret 2 года назад

Knowing that Jonathan is an Alter Bridge fan makes him that much cooler in my book!

@Bhartrampf 2 года назад

Colonel Thomas Thornton used one for hunting, he mentions it in book " A sporting tour through the northern part of England, and great part of the highlands of Scotland". 1804. Interesting reading.

@baffled4life 3 года назад

This channel is so good. Giving the people what they want!

@RMMilitaryHistory 3 года назад

Another top episode! Keep up the great work buddy!

@laheu 3 года назад

The second and third x-ray pics linked are pretty interesting, they came out fairly well. Fascinating bit of construction with the way the holes were done, wouldn't have guessed that.

@chooselife2477 3 года назад

Beautiful piece..

@archer8492 3 года назад

I'm going to visit the Royal Armouries in a couple of days, can't wait! I'll definitely have to check this one out in that Naval weapons display Jonathan mentioned.

@JDB1878 3 года назад

Sharpe, historical firearms, and an Alter Bridge shirt? Now that's soldiering

@mikeuk666 3 года назад

Keep up the great work 💪

@jonathanferguson1211 3 года назад

Thanks Mike!

@judgeboony2695 3 года назад

"RAAGH!!" _BLAMMO!_ Sgt. Harper's gun in a nutshell

@Avatar1977 3 года назад

"you would die for a shilling??" "Well that's what I signed up to do"

@iansands8607 3 года назад

In the first episode of Young Riders there was a scene where they used the volley gun. Until I saw the Sharp series I thought it was a weapon of the old west.

@shadowclothes 3 года назад

Nice a Sharpe reference

@TheHolyGash 2 года назад

Loving the t shirt! Great band!

@not-a-theist8251 3 года назад

Oooh I know this one from sharpe Loooove the song

@IntrospectorGeneral 3 года назад

Several Nock volley guns were included as part of the armament of HMS Pandora which captured 14 of the HMS Bounty mutineers in 1790. HMS Pandora was wrecked in 1791 on the the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia while returning to Britain with the mutineers manacled and locked in a cage on the deck (predictably called "Pandora's Box"). About a third of the wreck site has been excavated but no Nock guns found so far.

@ezzreacts9791 3 года назад

okay, i'm going to be honest, i'm not that interested in fire arms, but this guy talks with passion about them , and now i love watching and listening to him while he talks about the gun. Plus he plays videogame so, that's awesome.

@SafetyProMalta 3 года назад

Jonathan, rcvd the book yesterday. Fantastic!!!

@jonathanferguson1211 3 года назад

Glad to hear it Stephen! Hope you didn't need a steel bookcase to take it..

@SafetyProMalta 3 года назад

@@jonathanferguson1211 Nope...gonna sit right next to Chassepot and thanks for the signature!!

@scottheaton8469 3 года назад

The Navy had abandoned the weapon because of its propensity to shatter the shoulders of the men pulling its trigger, but in Patrick Harper the seven-barreled gun had found a soldier capable of taming its brute ferocity. The gun was a cluster of seven half-inch barrels which were fired by a single lock, and was, in its effect, like a small cannon loaded with grapeshot.

@William_Rivera_X 3 года назад

Badass gun !

@sapiotone 3 года назад

Saw an excellent program on a recreation version whilst in the States in 2015. The recreation offset the outer touch holes to slightly delay each round, reducing the recoil

@johnladuke6475 3 года назад

Hmmm. Would be curious to hear from the tiny group of people who have fired both that recreation and a faithful recreation (maybe even original?). I wonder whether the one-six wha-WHAM recoil would be better, worse or just different compared to the roman-candle offset version.

@brandonstevenlesher1964 3 года назад

Honest, the first time I ever heard of the nock gun was in the old PS2 game Gun. A underappreciated western of it's time

@sweepingtime 3 года назад

I've only read the books. This is the first time I've seen Patrick's weapon. What a beast it is.

@thepayne7862 3 года назад

Speaking of the Sharpe's books if you didn't l know there is a new one coming out this year Sharpe's Assassin.

@MrSheckstr 3 года назад

You mention smooth bore versus rifle and reload speed around the three minute mark. What OFTEN gets overlooked is at the time Military Black powder muzzle loading rifleman would often carry as small supply of “fast balls”, lead balls of a slight smaller diameter than the rifling which allowed them to switch to close quarters musketeers where speed and shots per minute became desperately more important than longer ranged accuracy

@OriginalOwner777 3 года назад

There was a nock volley gun on the antiques roadshow. That particular gun had evidence of use in both the Royal Navy and the french navy if I remember correctly it could be worth looking into.

@MostlyPennyCat 3 года назад

"Nock Nock Bitches" _Only surviving account of combat use of the Nock gun_

@thrashstronaut 2 года назад

At the Armoires the other day, it is a joy to behold and an even better joy to stick a fiver in a slot to know you are keeping this up :)

@ncage2621 3 года назад

This film has inspired me to re watch my Sharpe collection, thanks. 🤓👍🇬🇧❤️🇵🇸🍉.

@BattlePantaloons 3 года назад

Complaints about the recoil seems like a good thing to get for a seven barrel gun. I fall people are complaining about is the recoil it both means the user is surviving the encounter where they used it and there aren't many complaints about it

@DanOughton 3 года назад

Gary Moore reference straight off the bat! Awesome.!

@eggsaladsamich7396 3 года назад

We value the royal armouries too and of course you good sir

@graemestansfield6170 3 года назад

A beautiful weapon a seven barrel wicked.

@onkelmicke9670 3 года назад

Marvellous

@stephensmith4480 3 года назад

I saw one of these in an Antique Gun auction about two years ago, the minimum bid, was £25.000

@foamdataservices 2 года назад

Was it genuine or a Nock off?

@KimTiger777 3 года назад

I don't know how effective this weapon was but I am sure it gave the enemy psychological terror when the volley blast came. Also this kind of looks like a Gatling gun.

@tombstone1055 3 года назад

That Alter Bridge shirt is awesome!

@mateuszwesoowski9583 3 года назад

Dear Mr. Ferguson. The way I see it: it's the combination of your nerdy knowledge on a badass topic with your British mannerisms and character that makes this so compelling to watch. That's why your game videos are so popular. In them You largely talk about "nothing" (i.e. fictional stuff) but they are interesting because of your reactions. My point is: You're already giving us great knowledge. You're good at it, but I feel that the story/"Ferguson take" part is under utilized. Give us stories. Either way, great work!

@jonathanferguson1211 3 года назад

Thank you, but these videos are meant to be five minutes long, so I'm already saying twice as much as I'm supposed to :) What sort of stories are you thinking of?

@mateuszwesoowski9583 3 года назад

@@jonathanferguson1211 Gun stories from the books. Your opinions on the subject. And real life stories/anecdotes from the gun world. I'm speaking from a point of an European, whose access to guns is highly regulated. But I'm interested in history, engineering and GUNS! I liked the story about the etymological origins of the word "thug". But you quickly stopped and chimed yourself for budding digressions. I say don't. Steer into the skid so to speak. That's what Ian the Gun Jesus from forgotten weapons does;)

@HanSolo__ 3 года назад

@@jonathanferguson1211 Stories, Sir. I'm from the same country Mateusz is. Its awful regulations regarding guns made 100-200 years back in the past, like the Lefaucheux system to become available. The free possession. And a few years later, the law changed and made the Lefaucheux (as single piece load) illegal. This leads to confiscating all of the historical Damascus-patterned Lefaucheux pieces from their legal owners. Ends up with these guns thrown into the furnace. Since this time, I became the real enthusiast of the Lefaucheux odd constructions from multi-chamber revolvers to multi-barrel shotguns, all powered by the pin. :)

@D3thTr4p 3 года назад

Does Jonathan work on Sundays? I’m visiting the Royal Armouries tomorrow!

@PaulAJohnston1963 3 года назад

Have to agree with the comment at the end, the cafe does a damn good cup of coffee.

@SaulTink 3 года назад

You bring us another one of these videos, Demo Ranch Matt shows off his entire arsenal... this is a good day!

@keithallardice6139 3 года назад

I share your enthusiasm for the Nock - such a cool-looking firearm and how very interesting to hear the real purpose for which it was intended and what it ended up being used for! On a sidenote, the table behind you is most distracting, trying to work out what's "on show" almost detracts from the video! Thanks for this, I really enjoyed it.

@megazenn22 3 года назад

I was the first visitor to see your new display :)

@kieranfitz 3 года назад

7 barreled volley gun sir. By Mr knock of London

@ZacLowing 3 года назад

The first time I shot a 12 gauge, I held it really tight, fired it and marveled at how easy it was. The second time, I didn't hold it as well and gave the shotgun just enough room to smack my shoulder so hard I almost didn't want to shoot again!

@Bramswarr 3 года назад

the first time i shot a 12 gauge, i used the low recoil buck which was fun and easy. then i switched to full power slugs and had a bruise for 3 days

@petethebastard 3 года назад

One of those barrels has a BIG DING in it...!!!

@MarkGoding 3 года назад

7 barrels? .. now that's soldiering!

@NomadShadow1 3 года назад

Cool

@adrianburchell8075 3 года назад

Jim Bowie (Richard Widmark) used one in the John Wayne Alamo movie, first time i saw this gun, then i read the Sharpe books years later, then the tv series.