Dreams Come True (Living Vicariously) – Forgotten Weapons Disassembles the British Thorpe EM-1 Bullpup Rifle

Despite using the arguably backward L85A2 ( which Ian did a great series on that Nathan S. covered), after World War II, the British were one of the foremost thinkers in terms of individual small arms. Almost immediately after the war, the British Army and start arsenals started development of various bullpup designs, which ultimately resulted in the adoption (briefly) of the EM-2 bullpup – an arguably fantastic weapon system especially if one likes the .280 British.*

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