Posted: 7/24/2005 12:53:13 PM EDT
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Here's some pics of some guns that you might find interesting These were taken at the Pattern Room when it was in Nottingham This is the Enfield EM1. Calibre was .280. This is the only one in existence, and was, I believe, the first Bullpup. Alas, it was never manufactured as the US forced NATO to accept 7.62 as the standard cartridge  This is the EM2, the EM1's successor. Cal 4.85mm  This is a M16 in 4.85mm Cal. The British were the first nation to propose the SCHV concept. SCHV= Small Calibre, High Velocity. It was never adopoted.  This is a Springfield M1903 fitted with a Pederson device. This was a set of working parts that was fitted to the rifle and enabled it to shoot a special .30 type of pistol style ammo in Semi-auto. It's role was for trench clearing. There are believed to be only 17 of these rifles in existence.  These pics are of an AR10 that was modified to be belt fed   The Pattern room has over 12,000 working firearms. A vast majority of which are the original prototypes. They even have the HK G11 caseless ammo rifle. It is being relocated to Leeds and will hopefully reopen later this year. It's a must see for anyone who is interested in firearms Mark |
And now the Americans have come up with their new wonder cartridge for military rifles… the 6.8mm SPC… nothing like reinventing the wheel 55 years later.  Nice pictures! ANdy |
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OK here's some more pics. As I said earlier, they aren't the best quality, due to lighting etc, but enjoy anyway Gatling Gun  Hydramatic M16  FN P90?  Thomson  M1941 Johnson LMG  SMG's  Machine Guns (There were literally hundreds)  HK21 cutaway  HK MP5 w/grenade launcher  Diemaco C8 (I think)  HK G36k   More SMG's  Twin barrelled thingy  DeLisle .45ACP suppressed Enfield  P14 Sniper rifle  RPG's  Bren Guns and Breda's  40mm GMG  Vickers .303  British made and improved M2. This has a quick change barrel  The original Barret .50 (the prototype)   Twin Maxim's ??  MG42 on Lafayette mount  Twin MG34's  Minigun      And finally, rocket launchers. In the mid '90's, the IRA fired a rocket at the MI6 building in London. Once the police had identified what type of missile was fired, they discovered that the pattern Room had a similar one. That's why there is a gap in the display below. They borrowed it.   Hope you enjoyed the pics Mark |
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OK How does one get into these places?.... Invite/contacts/cost etc etc Looks very interesting. There are a small selection of older pistols and rifles in the Welsh Museum of Life which always gets my attention. Taffy Does ARFCom membership carry any weight getting inot these places  
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Remind me to Google before asking questions MoD Patern Room Taffy |
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It doesn't cost anything to get in, but you have to apply. The collection at the Royal Armouries is not open yet, but will be later this year apparently. Apply to visit as a club etc. It's worth it. There's over 12,000 firearms, and you can play with them all It's the finest collection in the world and it's right on our doorstep Mark |
Does it say anything about "Bright Light " Photography  Turn up with a few spotlights on stands...backgrounds etc and a few babes for BOTD pics 
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Glad it's not just me then,,,,  Could it be the UK Server part of ARFCom is not used to so much traffic?
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Yep, It's a busy night |
Might I suggest the missus needs some Ex-Lax Taffy |
Back in the 90's the IRA fired a missile at the MI6 building on the Thames (you might remember it). When the feds identified what type of missile was used, they discovered that the Pattern room had one, so they borrowed it for forensics and evidence etc Mark |
A guy at our club wants to organise a club trip, this has got to be THE place to visit !!!