The IRA's Homemade .22 "Zip Gun" with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson
Royal Armouries
Oct 7, 2026 15:15
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In this episode of What Is This Weapon?, Jonathan examines an unusual craft-produced firearm associated with the Provisional IRA and captured by British forces.
Sources
RA object PR.3824
https://balaclavastreet.wordpress.com/2014/12/16/terminal-effects-the-guns-of-the-loyalist-paramilitaries/
^Please note our object is pictured on that page incorrectly captioned as Loyalist in origin.
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