Harmonica, or pistol? With firearms and weaponry expert, Jonathan Ferguson

As if you couldn’t get enough of the weird and whacky on this channel, this week Jonathan’s pulled out a firearm that looks less like a gun, and more like a musical instrument. Get to know the harmonica pistol, designed by Pierre-Joseph Jarre. While this relatively rare weapon wasn’t widely successful, it gets extra points from us for its cool factor. 0:00 Intro 1:00 Firing Position 2:30 How Does One Fire? 3:25 Jarre Harmonica Pistol 4:30 Pop Off 6:05 Pinfire Loading 9:05 Jarre-ing Case Ejection 11:00 Historical Context & Patent 13:50 Outro Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour. Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: ⚔Website: ⚔Blog: ⚔Facebook: ⚔Twitter: ⚔ Instagram: We are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom’s national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we’ll do our best to answer it.