Today we have some video of a British 1918 Farquhar-Hill rifle at the range. This rifle was an early semiauto design that was accepted by the British army too late to see service in World War I, but was used as an observer’s weapon in two-seater British aircraft. It is chambered for .303 British caliber, and feeds from a 19-round drum magazine. For more photos and history of the Farquhar-Hill, check out the Farquhar-Hill page in the Vault. Also, we would like to thank LuckyGunner.com for generously donating the S&B .303 FMJ ammo we used in this video.
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Thanks for the video !
The rifle is a really impressing one !
Slow motion parts in your videos are nice improvement !
Thank you for the video!! It is great to see such a truly forgotten weapon being handled and fired!
Well, that ammo drum isn’t the most briliant design around, even for a Great War vintage weapon, that’s sure!
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Was it developed for use in planes, because by then mg’s had long since replaced rifles? as an infantery rifle would a normal magazine have been a big improvement, or was it still to sensitive to dirt?
I like the slow motion parts.
“Farquhar” is pronounced “Farcher”. It is a common Scottish name. The English pronounce it “Farker” which is horribly wrong but closer than the appalling variant used here.
Alternative pronunciations are very, very annoying.