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As a South African I am proud of what my country once manufactured...

District 9 is just one big Vektor commercial.

Wearing the Lion lager cap is next level

A South African Spec Ops soldier managed to take out a target at 2.1km with the NTW 20 in the 14.5mm configuration

Bro is wearing a Lion Lager cap. Can't get more South African than that 🙂

That Lion Lager cap assures me you understand South Africans😂

Served in the old South African Defence Force early 80's. Did 3 tours in the Angolan Bush War ...never once had an issue with the Denel R 4 .556, absolute gem...was my wife for a while

I worked for Denel as an engineer for two years. We were building drones that travelled cross borders in 1999

South Africa and Rhodesia were truly heroic and inspiring in their warfare techniques. Their weapons were as tough as the African bush environment. Their written war history accounts will inspire all who are weak at heart. They were truly tough soldiers.

As a South African I thank you for your research and time

The Vector CP1 is safe to shoot. Just don't keep it chambered, and bang it on a table or something similar if ithas not had the upgrade. That was how Denel workers discovered the fault. There was a recall for a fix, and I believe those that were fixed, worked and functioned fine after. I had one of those, and I can tell you that it was a beast to carry, weight wise. Recoil was snappy but manageable, and was a mess to clean being a delayed gas blowback. Other than that, it will kill.

There's no ways that Vector pistol is a danger to shoot...carried one for years.

What is this Non Balaclavalessness ?

I'm a VERY proud South African.....❤❤😊😊

Many of the ZA youth have since inherited their parents gear. We all have a cupboard somewhere with medals, Browns(SADF uniform) and Ammo creates with belts of empty casings, some boots, you name it. I often see some folks wearing them playing Airsoft. Lil nostalgia, a reminder of the days before South Africa got fked over by a bigoted Commy regime, hence you dont see any new gear and tech. We have private companies that design and build equipment but they sell abroad as i think the SANDF is too bankrupt to afford any new gear.

Tony Neophytou is a fucking G

South African Marine veteran here ❤

Forgotten weapons has done treatments on many of these weapons.

I still fantasize about the NTW-20

They fixed the problem with CP1 with a drop safety yeard before Glock. It was the sevond polimer frame pistol from SA the first one was designed by Alex Du Plessis years before Glock. Triger safety years before Glock. Broard triger guard years before Glock 1)Polimer frame 2)Dropsafety 3)Triger safety 4)Broad triger guard CP1 is a Real Modern design decades ahead of his rivals

I grew up on halo and never even knew the rich history

I completed my basic training with the R1 and this rifle is deadly accurate with open sights at a 1000 meters no problem. You can hit the chest area everytime. One other thing dude, if you slammed a magazine into a pistol like that on my firing range you would be doing push ups for a fkn week!

My first handgun ever was the CP1. After the recall they had zero issues. However most interesting is that excess gas from barrel is directed through a small hole in barrel to a piston below to help slow down slide recoil.

This brings back many memories as I carried the R1 with a shortened barrel and folding stock and a R5 for many years in the police. The CP1 was designed to be used by the SA Police detectives in civilian wear and wasn’t a bad weapon.I tested one with about 10k rounds and found it to be accurate and comfortable but definitely not reliable or safe.Women in the police carried their pistols in their handbags back then and the CP1 had no parts that could snag clothing or anything inside the bags.Had one fire full auto when I chamber a round on the range. I shot on the police combat shooting team and worked on a specialized unit where I got issued the Vector SP1 and SP2 pistols. The SP1 was chambered in 9mm for duty use and the SP was 40 S&W for competition shooting.They were both awesome weapons.

Side note, the SA browns became lighter when worn regularly and blended in with the Savanah

The fact that you also chose to wear a Lion Lager hat, makes you a true South African now haha MOER HULLE!

Well done!! Shout out from Bloemfontein South Africa

I was 5 & 1/2 years Rhodesian Army, blessings to all of you, hang in there.

I’ve put about 200 rounds through my CP1. It was transferred to me from my mom and she can’t remember how many rounds she has put through it. You should have shot it, super smooth. The delayed blowback system is a nice feature. It handles like a dream. With that being said I don’t EDC as its rare but I still use it because what’s the point have owning something and not using it

I have the LM4, semi auto version of the R4. Bought it in 1986, awesome rifle. Quite a bit heavier than the AR platform but still holds its own on the range.

jungle is infact massive. great taste

Oh man! I miss those Super C's @6:34 .... took me right back to my childhood in 90's South Africa. Gonna go wear my Rhodesian camo pants and my 84' battle jacket now. Thanks for the video.

We still using Vektor R5 in Mexican Police.

Yay south Africa gets military recognition

The introduction of the first R4 and the progression to R5 to R6. Specifically the changes made from Gallil to R4. Keep up the good works

Jussie, thanks for the awesome and informative video

"Super C" sweets? 😂 I'm so glad I stumbled on to this page. I didn't work for Denel but I stayed at a hostel with guy that worked there as engineers before starting my job at the SANDF back in 2003. Good to know someone appreciates our stuff 😉🇿🇦

The iconic days of the old South Africa. Today Denel is a bankrupt organisation nothing more than glorified buyers.

Very cool, I am from SA and I like what you have done here. Have a lunchbar!

Great work!

Super C ...you do your homework very well 😂. Thank you for showing the world where most future weapons and vehicles actually started ...like the Buffalo mine clearing vehicle 😉

Vektor also made a direct copy of the Beretta 92 FS called the Z88. All parts are interchangeable between the two platforms. I was lucky enough to get one for a steal about a year ago. The Z88 was our police service's service pistol from the early 90's till about 2020 where they started phasing them out and replacing them with the current Beretta PX4 Storm.

I have had my CP1 for almost 30 years.. It has never exploded or discharged a round accidentally.

About +- 20 years ago there was a world wide recall of all Vektor Compact 1 pistols. The safety problem was rectified by Denel . A certificate regarding the safety rectification was issued by Denel with every pistol when it was returned to the owner. Said certificate is in my gun Safe. No problem has ever been experienced by me ever,and if I feel that I am in an unsafe environment I always have a round chambered. No problem whatsoever,provided that you had adhered to the recall requirement.

Love the Lion Lager badge on the cap!

I have a Vektor CP1 - Awesome firearm !!! Love it. Bought it new, and had it for over 30 years now

I've worked at the denel factory in south Africa, crazy cool facility

You forgot about the SS-77 and mini-SS

The vector handgun was also used in BSG. The NTW-20 was aldo used to take down the mech in District 9

The Vektor CP1 also (briefly!!) featured in the Ron D. Moore Battlestar Galactica 2003-2009 reboot

I knew the R4 from Ghost Recon Wildland lol

i fucking love the neopup

6:33 DUDE SUPER C'S! That was my go-to snack growing up as a kid in South Africa. Need to go see if i can still get some at the store

Did you know the word commando also comes from South-Africa?

As a South African that had to do national service of 2 years in 1989-90 I used a R4 and R5 as well as a chance to use a MGL grenade launcher.

Nice Lion Lager cap dude. One of my local favourite beers here.

Love the lion hat

Afrikaner / Dutch South African Engineering.

I really like the fact that you had a Lion Lager cap on ! That beer is also known as a 'No. 17' which is simply, LION spelt backwards. Great vid on Denel, sure brings back memories on the R1 and R4. I had a Vektor SP40 S&W Generals Model. You should give that a run if you can find one.

My favourite the LMG the chain saw

The back track got me acting up

I live I SA. The cp1 was recalled and a safety fitted, never since 1998 had a unwanted discharge. Great weapon

A gun that goes of itself takes the automatic way to literal.

love the halo refrence lmfao

The Grenade launcher was used in the film chappie

Jazz DNB and African Guns oh yeh 😍

Don't forget about the FT 5 anti tank rocket launcher and my favourite the multiple 40mm grenade launcher.....belt fed. Yip that's our design South African), not the Yanks. It was my weapon of choice. Loved that beast! I was a battle commander over ten special infantry units until 1994. We where trained in Russian and South African weapon systems due to the nature of our operations. Loved every moment of it. No regrets. Saw some fantastic weapon systems.

Here is looking at you jnco wearing sig owner! Awesome video.

As a S.A.D.F veteran who served S.A during the border war. I must say that the weapons that was manufactured by S.A was very affective and reliable. Thanks to the ANC and the corruption. The company has liquidated. But yes. The R.1 , R.4 is excellent weapons. Thanks for covering S.A arsenal. Sgt. H. Nortje 32BN.

Loving the jungle dnb

Used the R4 and a scoped R1 during my service..best rifles ever

Forgotten weapons has a very good review of the NTW 20

FN FAL is an awesome gun.

I was in the Military in the 80's and used a R4 rifle as my service weapon. - Greetings from South Africa

Lion Lager hat. Still available at your nearest liquor store in South Africa.

I was in the SA Army and was issued with both FALs and SA built R1s. One difference between the R1 and FAL is that R1s were built without the carry handle. Even FALs in SADF almost always had the carry handle removed. The only time I can remember seeing carry handles on R1s in SADF was on the heavy barrel models with a bipod which were used as SAWs. Rhodesian FALs had carry handles. They also received a lot of R1s, but I suspect those did not have the handle. So if you want your FAL or R1 to be authentic then remove the handle. That was also a difference between the Galil and R4. In fact early batches of R4 were built in Israel without the carry handle.

KS, I own a real SSO Smersh, and yall are the only ones who make a good repro, so I think it would be very cool if yall made pouches I could run on mine, I already have AK Smersh, sadly I can not find PKM pouches (under $500 that match the real color) that I need

never saw a Hi Power in my military service- std pistol issued in 1SSB was the star Super B with a rateling good fit

I'm a South African gun enthusiasts. I actually had to modify a R1 rifle this week for a guy. He wanted to relocate his sling mount. I have alot friends from the private security sector and another client in the bullet proof vest industry who i can put you in contact with.

You midded the Z88 (Beretta Clone), Vektor SP1/2 9mm/40SW and General model. Also the RAP 9mm and LM5/6.

Where did you get your brown gloves and watch from that at the beginning and throughout the video?

We also had the R 5..

😂love the cap....Lion Lager..... Also broudly south african beer we used to have.

Traveling Raptor... a real life sci-fi rifle. Or at least one that looks sci-fi.

The CP1 had a minor drop safety issue. Most have been fixed though...

The Striker is a semi-automatic shotgun worth a mention, go find one if you can...

Ah the good old days live on.

Great

Super C is life!

5:39 neopup is such an interesting grenade launcher

The CP 1 was recalled and had been changed an extra safety was add.

Used all 3 in the 1980s. R1 was the gentleman. Shot excellent groups even over 100m. Beautiful but not so good in the dust. R4 was rugged and would run in any conditions. I could not shoot for squat with it though. The high power was amazing and bought one as my EDC after service. Vector 9mm was terrible but was later improved.

As a South African. I hope I can get me some of these

Denel doesn’t exist anymore ANC looted everything 😢😢😢😢

He c21 is a R 4 build into the bulpop

my grandfather had a FAL when he was in the rhodesian war

Bud it's an insult to say the sadf is comparable to the sandf NO comparison except country of origin And I spent most of a range session clearing jams from a shooters cp1 disaster weapon

Been trying to get a Neostead 2000 imported for years, if I can find another auction

Just out of curiosity, do you ever intend to bring back the "Acidtarn" field shirts?