Jonathan Steven Ferguson (born 3 January 1979)[1] is a British firearm historian and author who is currently the Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, England.[2][3][4] He is also a technical specialist with Armament Research Services, a consultancy firm.[5]
Jonathan Ferguson | |
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| Born | 3 January 1979 |
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| Nationality | British |
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| Subject | History of firearms |
Career
editFerguson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in archaeology from the University of Exeter in 2000, and a postgraduate diploma in museum studies from the University of Leicester in 2002. He held posts at the Colchester Museum, Imperial War Museum Duxford, and National War Museum of Scotland before joining the Royal Armouries Museum in 2009.[6] He has appeared in two documentaries: Sean Bean on Waterloo (2015) and Sword, Musket & Machine Gun (2017).[6] He was also an interview subject in the mockumentary Cunk on Earth where he was interviewed as an expert on the Colt Single Action Army revolver. Ferguson is also a Technical Specialist with Armament Research Services, a technical intelligence consultancy.
Since 2020, Ferguson appeared on the GameSpot YouTube series titled "Firearms Expert Reacts". In the series, Ferguson analyses depictions of firearms from video games such as Escape from Tarkov,[7] Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War,[8] Insurgency: Sandstorm,[9] and Cyberpunk 2077,[10] and compares their design and function against their real-life counterparts using pieces from the Royal Armouries' collection. In 2021, Ferguson began a series on the Royal Armouries' official YouTube channel[11] in which he explains the history and functionality of select firearms from the Armouries.[12]
Select bibliography
edit- Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms, 1901–2020 (Headstamp Publishing, 2020)[13]
- Black & Grey: The Illicit Online Trade of Small Arms in Venezuela (Armament Research Services, 2020)[14]
- An Introductory Guide to the Identification of Small Arms, Light Weapons, and Associated Ammunition (Small Arms Survey, 2018)[15][16]
- Arms and Armour of the First World War (Royal Armouries, 2018)[17]
- The 'Broomhandle' Mauser (Osprey Publishing, 2017)[18][19]
- Raising Red Flags: An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine (Armament Research Services, 2014)[20]
References
edit- ^ "Ferguson, Jonathan, 1979-". Library of Congress. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Gun amnesty: Second Boer War era rifle surrendered in Wales". BBC News. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Jonathan Ferguson". Royal Armouries. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Ferguson, Jonathan S. (2020). Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms, 1901–2020. Nashville, Tennessee: Headstamp Publishing. p. 5. ISBN 9781733424622.
- ^ "Headstamp Publishing launches British bullpup rifles book!". Armament Research Services. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Jonathan Ferguson". Royal Armouries. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Firearms Expert Reacts To Escape From Tarkov's Guns". GameSpot. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Firearms Expert Reacts To Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's Guns". GameSpot. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Firearms Expert Reacts To Insurgency: Sandstorm's Guns PART 2, retrieved 20 January 2023
- ^ "Firearms Expert Reacts To The Weapons Of Cyberpunk 2077". TheGamer. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Royal Armouries - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Was this the world's first belt fed gun? With weapon and firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson, retrieved 10 September 2021
- ^ Ferguson, Jonathan S. (2020). Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms, 1901–2020. Nashville: Headstamp Publishing. ISBN 9781733424622.
- ^ Pérez, Pedro; Ferguson, Jonathan; Jenzen-Jones, N.R. (July 2020). Black & Grey: The illicit online trade of small arms in Venezuela (PDF). Perth: Armament Research Services (ARES). ISBN 978-0-6485267-7-3. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "New Handbook: An Introductory Guide to the Identification of Small Arms, Light Weapons, and Associated Ammunition". Armament Research Services. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Jenzen-Jones, N.R.; Schroeder, Matt (2018). An Introductory Guide to the Identification of Small Arms, Light Weapons, and Associated Ammunition. Geneva: Small Arms Survey. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Ferguson, Jonathan; Traynor, Lisa; Yallop, Henry (2017). Arms and Armour of the First World War. Leeds: Royal Armouries. ISBN 9780948092787.
- ^ Ferguson, Jonathan (2017). The 'Broomhandle' Mauser. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781472816153. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Morton, Ben. "Review: The 'Broomhandle' Mauser". IPMS/USA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Ferguson, Jonathan; Jenzen-Jones, N. R. (2014). Raising Red Flags:An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine (PDF). Perth: Armament Research Services (ARES). ISBN 9780992462437. Retrieved 6 April 2022.