Jonathan Ferguson

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Jonathan Ferguson
Jonathan Ferguson at the royal arouries.jpg
Born (1979-01-03) January 3, 1979 (age 42)
OccupationWriter, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery
NationalityBritish
Alma materExeter University
Leicester University
SubjectHistory of firearms

Jonathan Steven Ferguson (born January 3, 1979)[1] is a British firearm historian and author, and keeper of firearms and artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, England.[2]

Career[]

Ferguson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in archaeology from the University of Exeter in 2000, and a postgraduate diploma in museum studies from the University of Leicester in 2002. He held posts at the Colchester Museum, Imperial War Museum Duxford, and National War Museum of Scotland before joining the Royal Armouries Museum in 2009.[3] He has appeared in two documentaries: Sean Bean on Waterloo (2015) and Sword, Musket & Machine Gun (2017).[3]

In 2020, GameSpot began a series titled "Firearms Expert Reacts". In the series, Ferguson analyses the firearms from video games such as Escape from Tarkov,[4] Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War,[5] and Cyberpunk 2077,[6] and compares them to their real-life counterparts. In 2021, Ferguson began a series on the Royal Armouries' official YouTube page[7] in which he explains the history and functionality of select firearms from the armouries.[8]

Select bibliography[]

  • Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms, 1901 – 2020 (Headstamp Publishing, 2021)
  • An Introductory Guide to the Identification of Small Arms, Light Weapons, and Associated Ammunition (Small Arms Survey, 2018)[9]
  • Arms and Armour of the First World War (Royal Armouries, 2018)[10]
  • The 'Broomhandle' Mauser (Osprey Publishing, 2017)[11]
  • Raising Red Flags: An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine (Armament Research Services, 2014)[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ferguson, Jonathan, 1979-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Gun amnesty: Second Boer War era rifle surrendered in Wales". BBC News. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  3. ^ a b "Jonathan Ferguson". Royal Armouries. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  4. ^ "Firearms Expert Reacts To Escape From Tarkov's Guns". GameSpot. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  5. ^ "Firearms Expert Reacts To Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's Guns". GameSpot. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  6. ^ "Firearms Expert Reacts To The Weapons Of Cyberpunk 2077". TheGamer. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  7. ^ "Royal Armouries - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  8. ^ Was this the world's first belt fed gun? With weapon and firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson, retrieved 2021-09-10
  9. ^ "New Handbook: An Introductory Guide to the Identification of Small Arms, Light Weapons, and Associated Ammunition". Armament Research Services. 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  10. ^ "Arms and Armour of the First World War". University of Chicago Press Books.
  11. ^ Morton, Ben. "Review: The 'Broomhandle' Mauser". IPMS/USA. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  12. ^ "Raising Red Flags: An examination of arms & munitions in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine". academia.edu.
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