"We've gone from three rounds a minute required with the Brown Bess, to 15 rounds a minute with the Lee Enfield. It was affordable, accurate, reliable and extremely dangerous..." Watch the full video 🎥 https://access.historyhit.com/videos/the-sharp-end-part-2 Filmed at the Royal Armouries, Leeds, Dan Snow gets hands on with the weapons that helped define history, handled by ordinary soldiers on the frontline - from Anglo-Saxon swords to World War I machine guns. In part 2, Dan is joined by expe

"With the bolt-action rifle you get multiple shots rapidly, which is just unheard of for anything muzzle-loading..." Under the supervision of British firearm historian and expert Jonathan Ferguson, Louee Dessent and Luke Tomes got the chance to shoot a Lee Enfield bolt-action rifle at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. To see the firearms challenge video in full, featuring an arquebus and Brown Bess musket, head to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL6rKRYPQEY | History Hit

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