Hands on History

04/10/2026

Bringing light to the darkness since 1917. I love this incredible piece of history.

02/10/2026

Please please please if you're a lover oh Military history. Subscribe to this awesome channel

I have come to know that the subject of British, Empire and Commonwealth military historical shooting is just a bit of a niche topic. The growth of BML has been proportional to this.
I happened to glance at the Channel dashboard today and it appears as though we have just stood in the door waiting for the green light, or maybe the balloon is being inflated, ready to go up, or maybe that last nervous cigarette is being hacked before crossing the start line.... whatever the metaphor, I thank those who have shared the Channel, and the videos and spread the word to get BML SO CLOSE to a milestone... Wouldn't it be great to be over the hump by the end of the year! Maybe there are just 981 more individuals who could be persuaded to come aboard?... You'd be the better judge of that. Until then, I'll keep plugging away doing what BML does with thanks to the Patrons, friends, viewers and commenters who make it all happen!

01/10/2026

Basilica Santa Maria in Bergamo
Italy never fails to blow my mind every time I visit. So much history in so many places

27/09/2026

Truth. The enemy is and always was poverty.

Proclamations are now available on: https://davyholdenhistory.com/

19/09/2026

Some more additions to the dispay

19/09/2026

A blank firing PX4 you say, don't mind if I do.

Taking a look at the blank firing copy of a Barretta PX4 pistol

19/09/2026

The Tommy and the tans. The use of the Thompson during the Irish war of independence

16/09/2026

We had an over zealous German demonstrating an Enfield because.... reason

15/09/2026

Our US paratrooper demo's the M1 carbine and 1911 pistol

02/09/2026

More firing demo's. The public really enjoyed this demonstration and the information