Britain’s Rare Forgotten .50 Cal: The BSA Model 1924 with Curatorial Assistant Joe Ford
Royal Armouries
May 6, 2026 15:15
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This week, Curatorial Assistant Joe takes a closer look at the BSA Model 1924 .50 calibre machine gun, a rare British experimental aircraft gun from the interwar period.
Why did this strange British .50 cal become an evolutionary dead end?
Watch to find out.
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