British Army’s latest SA80: The L85A3, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

The SA80 is, no surprise, not a stranger to this series but this week we get to showcase the latest & greatest iteration of it’s hotly-debated legacy: the L85A3. Jonathan will reveal all in this week’s episode of #WhatisthisWeapon 0:00 Intro 0:15 L85A3 0:50 A Small Flex... 1:20 And a Small Plug. 2:23 Firearm History 3:21 Changes from A2 7:20 A2 Comparison 8:44 Disassembly & Features 11:57 Features Continued 20:11 Weight Difference 20:37 To Conclude... 21:05 Outro Jonathan’s Book: Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms, 1901 - 2020. United States: Headstamp Publishing. Available at: Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: ⚔Website: ⚔ Shop: ⚔Blog: ⚔Facebook: ⚔Twitter: ⚔ Instagram: We are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom’s national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we’ll do our best to answer it.