{"id":93758,"date":"2025-06-09T02:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T06:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=93758"},"modified":"2025-06-08T09:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T13:28:56","slug":"qa-british-small-arms-of-world-war-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/06\/09\/qa-british-small-arms-of-world-war-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A: British Small Arms of World War Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XbrSATYGUUg?si=JTdR-aY7D5yPTNvm\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 24 Jan 2025<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Q&#038;A is brought to you by the fine folks at Patreon, and by Penguin Brutality: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEFDWTU4WlpET2pWQTBmQ2JKazZEQ1lpNExOUXxBQ3Jtc0tsUmQzanJnOF9TRDVxV0FucmtMVEJqOXJMOWZieEg5ZEV6QzR5Vy1zSHA4NmVRZGJBUXJZRW1TVVl2dkU4QlprdE1oUXVRTnRIcnBlUkV3QjBuTWptdE1tQURmeEt4NXVzTGUwUzktSlU2WjhHd3lDSQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.varusteleka.com%2Fen%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dpenguin&#038;v=XbrSATYGUUg\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.varusteleka.com\/en\/search&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>01:11 &#8211; Was the Vickers .50 any good, and why did the British use four different heavy cartridges instead of consolidating?<br \/>\n07:35 &#8211; The Sten and its single-feed magazine design<br \/>\n10:27 &#8211; Owen versus Sten, and German use of the Owen.<br \/>\n14:38 &#8211; British wartime work on an &#8220;assault rifle&#8221; sort of weapon?<br \/>\n15:44 &#8211; Why no British semiauto rifle during WW2? &#8211; Jonathan Ferguson on British semiauto rifle trials: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ac5psNc445k&#038;t=2531s\" target=\"_blank\">Q&#038;A 43 (feat. 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