The Armourer’s Bench is a collaborative project from two British small arms historians; Vic Tuff a www.armourersbench.com
The Armourer’s Bench is a multimedia project using video, photos and written content to showcase the history of some of the world’s most interesting and important fi****ms.
06/14/2026
🚨NEW VIDEO!🚨
In the past six months, however, there have been a number of sightings of much more complex Chinese weapons; FN-series man portable air defence systems, in this video I take a look at the sightings!
http://armourersbench.com/2026/06/13/chinese-manpads-in-ukraine/ (Link in our bio)
06/09/2026
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
This week's video is a collaboration with Vickers MG Collection & Research Association, taking a look at their Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr (aka VG1-5)! The Volkssturmgewehr a last ditch carbine developed in 1944, initially rejected before being locally adopted and seeing action in the last stages of the war on the Eastern Front.
Check out the full video and accompanying article on the 'VG1-5', linked in the comments below! 👇
05/17/2026
🚨NEW VIDEO!🚨
The F1 is a fragmentation gr***de, adopted by the Australian Army in the late 1990s, it began to appear in the hands of Ukrainian forces in 2023.
Link to video, in stories/bio 🤙
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05/03/2026
💥NEW VIDEO - HK MP7s in Ukraine💥
In this video we'll survey some of the sightings, examine how the guns have been set up and I'll share some opinions and insights shared by Ukrainian soldiers who have experience with the MP7.
[Link in bio / stories - http://armourersbench.com/2026/05/03/hk-mp7s-in-ukraine/ ]
04/19/2026
📢 NEW VIDEO 📢
In my latest video I take a look at two of the rarest modern hand gr***des to turn up in : the Mk14 Mod 0 Anti-Structural Munition and the Nammo Scalable Offensive Hand Gr***de. Sightings of these are extremely rare!
Watch at https://armourersbench.com/2026/04/19/rare-mk14-anti-structure-gr***des-scalable-offensive-hand-gr***de-in-ukraine/ (link in bio/stories)
03/22/2026
📢 NEW VIDEO 📢
Here's my deep dive on Canada's new rifle, the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle (CMAR). They're buying 65,000 rifles from C**t Canada, prioritising the replacement of the C7 with initial buys.
Check out the full article and video here:
https://armourersbench.com/2026/03/22/canada-adopts-new-rifle/ (link in our bio)
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A British L31A1 Drill gr***de (inert) used to train on the L2 series (known as the M26 in US Service), one of the many fascinating items held in collection!
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Visiting my friends at today!
03/15/2026
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
It is 58 years since the US Army adopted a new offensive gr***de, the new M111 Offensive Hand Gr***de is intended to provide enhanced capability in confined spaces and augment the M67 frag gr***de.
Full vid & article linked in our bio/story
https://armourersbench.com/2026/03/15/us-army-adopts-new-m111-offensive-hand-gr***de/
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