@scrappydoo7887 along with the wild geese the eagle has landed a bridge too far zulu tobruk battle of britain cross of iron the great escape the dam busters tora tora tora the bridge at remagen von ryan's express the longest day battle of the bulge I noticed thast in the opening scenes of the battle of the bulge...they show a captured MP44/sturmgewehr...nice touch
This was my dad's favorite film. He died last month. We used to love quoting "Broadsword calling Danny boy" as well as that silly line at the start. "Colonel Wyatt Turner: [referring to Smith] Some people have a sixth sense. He has a sixth, a seventh and an eighth." It was the last movie we watched together. It brought a smile to his face when he realized what I had put on the TV in hospice. He saw it when he was 10 years old with his brother and his brother's friends at a theatre in New Westminster, B.C. Such a good movie to this day. It makes me want to have comfort food and drink ice cold pilsner.
thank you for sharing that. I saw this movie first as a young lad and I was a ferocious reader - I can't remember which came first, me seeing the movie or reading Alistair MaCleans great book. I didn't share that joy with my Dad but I did with The Fugitive - his favourite. We watched it a few times together. He was a loved Pediatrician and I know the scene where Harrison Ford stopped to properly diagnose the child in the hospital despite the risk touched his soul.
when i was at university, the local news was reporting on one of these "no questions asked" gun turn-ins - my roommate (avid gun nut) yells out "OMG look at that" and points to one of the guns on screen & rattles off a bunch of statistics about what it was, where it was made, how rare it was (something like "only 37 were ever made") and how much it would draw at auction - the local cops had no clue & melted it down for brake drums.
The opening scene: the snow covered mountains at dusk, the JU-52 in winter camouflage flickers into view, flying towards you... One of THE greatest movies of all time.
Lovely to see Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds (which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history).
Hoping for more collaboration with Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries.
One of my favorite Eastwood movies. My father took me to see it in the movies when I was seven. Told me not to tell my mother because of the violence. What a great film.
@CastleHassallKeep him safe from what? A movie, it could not possibly have hurt him,nothing to keep him safe from,good grief no wonder the British can't own firearms anymore, before long they won't be allowed to own razor blades to shave with or electric razors either,they will be declared dangerous weapons of war ant the British will have to turn them all in to be destroyed, if this attitude had existed in Britain prior to WW2 I'm sure the British troops at Dunkirk instead if escaping back to Britain,would have surrendered to the Germans and Britain would had to negotiate a end to the war with Germany and it would have been a bad deal for Britain.
You're not kidding! Who knows how many cases of Baby Boomer's "World War Two Envy" were spawned by "Where Eagles Dare," "The Guns Of Navarone," "Battle of Britain," and other memorable WW2 films and TV shows? Think "World War Two Envy" isn't real? You'd better think again AND you don't have to be a Boomer to be susceptable!
It is an MGC (Model Gun Company) MP40 1968. It fires using a plug in the barrel that faces back towards the breech, each round has a cap installed in its nose and the bolt when you pull the trigger bumps the round forward onto plug, causing it to fire / cycle / eject and if you hold your finger on the trigger it continues firing. They are a very smart design, and are collected in Japan, and elsewhere. MGC replicas feature prominently in Vietnam films as well - such as FMJ, you will be able to notice them as for example, instead of a forward assist on an m16 they have an obvious hex bolt that holds the upper and lower together.
I had one a couple decades ago. It was pretty convincing at a distance, but up close the barrel was made of a grey alloy and the steel receiver was thinner than a real MP40. On the photos shown here, it is clearly an MGC 68, and would say so on the rear receiver cap if we could see it from that angle.
Having once owned an original German MP-40, as soon as I saw the gun in the photo, I knew it was not a real WW2 vintage German weapon, the plastic parts look much different than the real Bakelite material plus the pot metal is quite distinguishable from the real blued steel.
I'll tell you a real story about an MP-40. i knew a guy that collected antique fishing lures. The idea was to get a complete colection that matched the company catalog back in 1956-1957. He would troll obituaries and make offers to widows in northern Michigan back in the 1990's. This guy rolled up one day and said you have to see this. It was a pristine condition MP-40 with a pristine 4-6 magazine leather over the shoulder pouch setup and two swastica marked spam cans of 9mm. The widow gave him two or three tackle boxes full of valuable antique fishing tackle but he had to get rid of the machine gun that her WW2 82nd airborne soldier had kept under the bed at the cottage for 50 years. Putting my hands on something like that was a once in a lifetime experiance. I made sure i wiped my fingerprints off though.
Years back the City of Chicago had a gun "Buyback", everyone brought in junk guns to make twice the money that they were worth. There was one elderly man however who brought in a pristine Winchester M1 Garand. I approached him and asked if he would be willing to sell it and I would give him much more than a $100 gift card. He was adamant about turning it in. I told him It's not going to the smelter; it was going home with the cop who was eyeing it himself.
The idiocy of the gun buyback program. Destroying iconic historic guns or turning them in to be stolen by those who supervise the program is a CRIME. Vintage firearm history is worth preserving. Control Crime not Guns!
American cops are notorious for 'obtaining' valuable firearms. When I was in high school a friend whose father was a municipal cop told me that he was given a High Standard target pistol as a gift. I asked some questions and was told that the gun was given to him by his father who obtained the pistol from an elderly lady. The elderly lady brought a sack full of guns, some very valuable, into the local police station after her husband died. Instead of telling the old lady to take the guns to a gun dealer and sell them, the police told this old woman that they would 'dispose' of them. They certainly did 'dispose' of them, the cops divided up the pile among themselves.
I remember a news report about a buyback and recognizing one of the "firearms" turned in as a Crossman BB gun. However, I didn't see any Red Ryder carbine action 200 shot range model air rifles.
This is a touchy subject. Especially between Americans and the rest of the world when it comes to firearm ownership. First, let me say that any functional MP 40 is a cool find. As an American, The whole idea of surrendering firearms to the authorities doesn't sit well with us. While I understand that this particular firearm has any interesting history, I certainly would not have turned it in and given the government the satisfaction of seeing it confiscated or destroyed. That being said, Let me say that I enjoy and respect Doctor Felton's work and always look forward to the latest editions.
Message to those viewers who have a functioning item of W.W.2 piece of military ordnance in the attic: Don’t hand it in to the police for disposal; one of these days the ‘iconic’ example of ‘historically significant’ militaria might ‘come in useful’. * * In a re-make of ‘Where Eagles Dare, for example.** ** What? You might it might ‘come in useful’ in some other context? *** *** I couldn’t, of course, possibly comment in that regard.**** **** (In a somewhat anxious tone of voice) “Ooh, I wonder, could that be misconstrued as ‘Domestic Terrorism’, do you think?” P.S. That old song - practically Old England’s national anthem - traditionally sung as the rousing finale to The Last Night of The Proms - ‘Land Of Hope and Glory, Mother of The Free…’ is starting to sound long past its ‘Bin by…’ date, isn’t it?
@@heiner71 MGC didn't get the barrel nut right, they were very different in shape to the real ones, very angular. Also the use of zinc is clear, not steel.
MGC 68 they are marked as on the back at the top of the receiver. Quite often used in the UK and converted to fire 9mm wing mag blank ammo for re-enactments. The bluing wear on the barrel and charging handle exposes the metal underneath as cheap aluminium cast pot metal which the MGC MP40’s are made from, Same as the Bruni blank firing pistols. It’s a clear giveaway
My mom and I used to enjoy watching that movie....we Even had a special name for it. "Ein Kaboomen" It reminded me of those good times....she passed away in 2017, and we had watched the movie for a few years before that, so maybe 2013.
Fantastic film. The tension of Richard Burton's interrogation of the German officers, the high speed chase with the bus, all absolutely fantastic. One of my favourite war movies with 'The Eagle Has Landed'. Wonderful!!!!
In about 2005, I was lucky enough to buy one of the Lugers, with film authentification certs, used by Derren Nesbit et al in the dining room scene. It came up on ebay, after the prop house liquidated some of its old inventory.
I was in the "Indiana Jones and the last crusade" film, whilst filming at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire. The rifles used on location were genuine German rifles with the bolts welded shut. I met Harrison, Sean and the Irish girl, I seem to recall her name as Allison Doody or something similar. I recall the director being extremely unhappy about some of the film props, mainly the swastika things on top of a pole getting broken, these had to be repaired quickly as it delayed filming. I recall being on site there for three days, it was fun😊
I saw "Where Eagles Dare" towards the end of 1973 in a large cinema in Plymouth. It was during a time of strikes, powercuts etc. As a result, the heating in the cinema had been turned down to save power and it was chilly. The film sound effects were in full stereo, and I can assure you, the wind effects with the coolness of the cinema made you feel as if you were there in the middle of the Alps.
I absolutely love Where Eagles Dare. TNT/TBS used to play that and Kelley’s Hero’s all the time in the late 90’s. It got this teenager-at the time- into WWII history. Thanks Mark for your continued quality content.
As someone who lives in a part of the US that allows ownership and purchase of “transferable” machine guns, the MP40 is definitely something I’d like to add to my collection of historical firearms. However, the $30-$35k price tag for one will probably mean that it will remain as nothing more than want.
Back in the 70s, author Martin Caidin (The Six Million Dollar Man, among other novels) owned a Ju52 he kept at the little airport near my house in Florida. He would take his pals for rides in it and it was glorious seeing and hearing that bird zooming around. I do not know what happened to it after Marty passed.
Clint does have a fine Arms collection, who knows, that MP40 may be fully functional and in the US ! Congrats to Mark on his book becoming mini series.
I was given a " Where Eagles Dare" movie folder which contains a dozen glossy prints and the script. My friend received this from the owner of a 1st run theater, where in 1968 he and his father just watched the movie. His father was a high ranking police officer in the town, and was often given gifts for his kids. I have never seen another. Glossy prints and various loose items but nothing like this.
I hope that Clint himself ended up with the real one. Someone on the cast or crew must have it. I cannot imagine, even back in the 60s, that anyone would have destroyed it. It must be out there somewhere. Another cool story Mark, thank you.
As someone who loves history but also movies and video games it is cool that a ww2 style game but with more Sci fi and fantasy elements in Return to Castle Wolfenstein had heavy influence on level design from Where Eagles Dare. Also the first mission in the James Bond game Nightfire. Mainly the castle and cable car down the mountain.
Well done. As a German uniform and gun collector since 1975. Having a brilliant history teacher as my mentor in school. You inspired me to "rewatch" the movie "Where Eagles Dare" with an even more critical eye. It's full of discrepancies. I knew Sam Cummings (Interarms) and your account while possible only tracks the weapon to the film. Well done on that. The rest of the story, well?
That is my favorite film and my favorite firearm. I got to fire one full auto last year in Las Vegas at Battlefied Vegas. It was awesome. Great Video Dr Felton.
My uncle, while laying wounded from grenade shrapnel during during the battle of Termoli, got three in the chest from a passing German with an MP-40. He survived, got married and raised two children in Scotland. I've always thought the relatively slow rate of fire from that weapon probably saved his life.
1:35 Congratulations on on your boook being turned into a TV 📺 SERIES,you are one of the very few channels that have kept your integrity and not built a paywall and continue gifting us all the fruits of your labour. All the very best to you and yours Mark.☘️
@@bak-mariterry9143 Nope, not what he said. He originally said: "You've gotta ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" The German translation was something like "Jetzt musst du dir eine Frage stellen: 'Ist heute mein Glückstag?' Und, ist er das, Punk?"
Thanks for this video Mark. I found very interesting. I have that movie in my collection and love it. It is so good to hear someone speak about firearms who know what they're talking about. Thanks mate.
The handed in weapon is clearly a replica mgc model gun .If you want to fire a real MP40 in the UK,the best way is to join a reenactment group and hire one out from a section 5 dealer at an event. I did this at the Victory show this year,a lot of fun!
You have excellent taste Mark. Where Eagles Dare is absolutely one of my top 5 movies. I've seen it many, many times and catch myself smiling every time. The book by Alistair Maclean was also a great read.
This was one of my favorite WW2 movies. Great action, terrifically suspenseful. Another great Alastair MacLean novel brought to the screen. The flip-flops, twists & turns in the script had you on the edge of your seat. I still watch it. Burton was a brilliant selection. “I found a beautiful blonde lying in a snowdrift.”
I've read Richard Burton really, REALLY wanted to do this picture. He was tired of all the heavy cerebral roles he'd been getting and wanted to do a real pot-boiler of an action film for a change.
Another great video Mark, and an excellent bit of detective work. I have one of the 1960's Japanese manufactured MGC 68 reproductions in my collection, and can attest that they are so well made that only a knowledgable gun enthusiast would not know it isn't the real thing. They fired specially made "caps" for the sound effect.
Reminds me of the time an STG-44 was turned in to a Connecticut police department during a similar "buyback." Luckily, one of the cops at the event recognized it for its historical significance. From what I've heard, it was saved from destruction.
Reminds me of what a NJ cop told me back in the 1980s. There were a batch of criminal confiscation guns set for destruction and he noticed a Walther P-38 in the pile. It didn't seem unusual but when he picked it up to examine it he saw it wasn't a military piece but a civilian one and not in 9mm Parabellum but 7.62 Luger! Scarce and unusual to say the least! Long story short he brought the guns rarity to the attention of his superiors, they contacted the West Point Museum (about an hour away) to see if they were interested, they were, and that's where the gun went.
Mark, what a great and informative video!!! Where Eagles Dare is my all time favorite Clint Eastwood movie. I have it on DVD, and I watch it at least once a year.
I watched this movie when I was 11. I finally went to Salzburg in 2019...just to be where some of it was filmed. Little did I know that I'd fall in love with the place.
_Where Eagles Dare_ is really one of the perennial Christmas movies, at least in our household, and in the Feltons' as well. Hopefully, Clint Eastwood gets to see your work, your trip to Hohenwerfen (recommended) as well. Thanks for spreading seasonal enthusiasm!
It's not particularly exciting to watch someone changing magazines, so it's not featured. However, if you've watched WED many times, you'll know that there are several shots of them doing so. The supply packs from the parachute drop are shown to include a bunch of spare magazines, making it reasonable to assume they were used, even if every instance wasn't shown. Then again, it's just a movie. 😄
Plus lazer guided bullets that cut down rows of bad guys, wheras the Germans were just shooting 100's of rounds into the wall by Clint presumably trying to injure him from flying stone chips...
Hi matk what an interesting video buddy. Merry Christmas to you and the family. keep yhe videos coming as they are always very interesting to watch. Cheers Gary uk 🇬🇧
Very entertaining, thorough, and informative presentation on a fascinating subject. Now I'm all fired up to rewatch the '60s film for the first time in decades, and keep am eye out for yours. Best wishes for that venture.
Firearms ownership in the UK is a priviledge, not a right. In fact the UK has no Bill of Rights as we do. Not that this means Britain is a police state, I wouldn't say that, but I'm "just saying" if you get my meaning. (As I understand it some Brits may argue the "not a police state" comment but that's up to them, not me.) Quite a difference from the longbow days when all able-bodied Englishmen HAD to own a longbow and practice with it regularly in case defending the realm was necessary.
The MP40 that was handed over was an MGC68. Japanese 1/1 replica. They were available from the late 1960s onwards. I have an MGC68, and I can tell a mile off its a MGC68.
Mark, one would have to be a fool not to know that Where Eagles Dare is your favorite film. As many times that you have mentioned the film in passing over the years in your videos, it’s like using a sledgehammer to whack a fly. I love it.
Government: turn in your guns b/c they’re dangerous! Gun turned in. Mark Felton: where is this dangerous weapon? Cops: We lost track. It was probably destroyed… 🤷♂️🤨🙄
Never fails to annoy me the same people that have lost several nuclear weapons think I'm not responsible enough to own semiautomatic firearms that spend 98% of the time in my closet.
Very informative, as always. Where Eagles Dare has been one of my favorite war movies since I first saw it over 40 years ago. A true classic. I remember the hubub about the weapon being found from a few years ago and greatly appreciate the update.
As a lifelong 2nd Amendment Advocate and Activist, I really despise hearing the words "Well Regulated" used in place of the correct words "Heavily Restricted." At the time of the US Bill of Rights writing in 1789 and ratification in 1791, "Well Regulated" did not refer to restrictions, it referred to a Well and Uniformly Trained Militia. That's what Madison intended when he wrote the 2nd Amendment (which is actually an amalgamation of the three separate Amendment proposals Madison wrote, all dealing the Right of the People To Keep and Bear Arms). Pick up a history book, and there's lots of reasons given for the Revolutionary War, but one reason that isn't touched on much, but was a prime motivator for the Revolution was the Crown's Attempts to Disarm the Colonists. That was the final proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. It wasn't just Lexington and Concord that the British tried to seize weapons, but throughout the majority of the colonies, attempts had been made. Some were successful, many not, as the colonists got pretty good at hiding their caches of muskets, powder and balls. The 2nd Amendment, was actually the first Amendment the delegates at the convention discussed and debated. It became the 2nd, only because the majority of the delegates felt that making it the 1st Amendment, sounded too militant.
I dare say that what the Nazis did in Europe, what Stalin did in Russia and what Mao did in China would never had happened had those countries had a second amendment.
Sadly it doesn’t apply outside the USA, as many Canadians are discovering to their dismay. Luckily the government is so inept that the new “restrictions” may never be implemented.
My guess is that Clint has handled so many movie props he probably couldn't care less where they go or who has them after shoots...that's for us mere mortals to get super excited by...like me...I still visit movie locations when I can...and get palpatations while my wife rolls her eyes...Thanks again Mark
Sadly Burg Hohenwerfen is closed to tourists during the winter months, but I visited it in august on a roadtrip to Romania, and it is a great place to visit. Would have loved to visit during winter.
Magnificent Mr. Felton, ive been watching where eagles dare since i was 13, im 36 now and it still brings the goods, this movie started my love for the mp40 along with the american tv series Combat, i cant go even a few months without watching it! Cheers!
If the police say, "It was probably destroyed", then it most likely went home with one of them.
LOL ID HAVE PINCHED IT FOR SURE
British police are not that based, if it was nicked it was so they could sell it via their criminal connections.
That's exactly what I thought when I heard "probably". That's just the type of double speak they use. 😂
well I'm sure there will be a thorough investigation...
No way. They're all heroes and would never tell a lie.😆
Agree with Dr. Felton - Where Eagles Dare was a truly excellent WWII action film. One of the very best.
It's a true classic 👍
And with 2 gorgeous blonde actresses! ❤❤
@scrappydoo7887 Saying "cringe" is cringe-worthy.
and his comment about the iconic phrase "broadsword calling danny boy" being recognised across the english speaking world
@scrappydoo7887 along with
the wild geese
the eagle has landed
a bridge too far
zulu
tobruk
battle of britain
cross of iron
the great escape
the dam busters
tora tora tora
the bridge at remagen
von ryan's express
the longest day
battle of the bulge
I noticed thast in the opening scenes of the battle of the bulge...they show a captured MP44/sturmgewehr...nice touch
Wow! Congratulations on the TV series 🎉
Seconded 👏👏👏
Thirded!
Fourth
It's "in development" but that doesn't mean it will actually get produced. Let's hope it does get the green light!
And he STILL has his begging bowl out, jeeze 🤮
This was my dad's favorite film. He died last month. We used to love quoting "Broadsword calling Danny boy" as well as that silly line at the start. "Colonel Wyatt Turner: [referring to Smith] Some people have a sixth sense. He has a sixth, a seventh and an eighth." It was the last movie we watched together. It brought a smile to his face when he realized what I had put on the TV in hospice.
He saw it when he was 10 years old with his brother and his brother's friends at a theatre in New Westminster, B.C.
Such a good movie to this day. It makes me want to have comfort food and drink ice cold pilsner.
thank you for sharing that. I saw this movie first as a young lad and I was a ferocious reader - I can't remember which came first, me seeing the movie or reading Alistair MaCleans great book. I didn't share that joy with my Dad but I did with The Fugitive - his favourite. We watched it a few times together. He was a loved Pediatrician and I know the scene where Harrison Ford stopped to properly diagnose the child in the hospital despite the risk touched his soul.
Its sad to see all those historical weapons get destroyed
when i was at university, the local news was reporting on one of these "no questions asked" gun turn-ins - my roommate (avid gun nut) yells out "OMG look at that" and points to one of the guns on screen & rattles off a bunch of statistics about what it was, where it was made, how rare it was (something like "only 37 were ever made") and how much it would draw at auction - the local cops had no clue & melted it down for brake drums.
THE COPS LAUGHED WHEN DESTROYING VALUABLE & RARE FIREARMS IN TASMANIA IN THE 1990s GUN CONFISCATION.
It is sad to see any weapon get destroyed.
You should see what they do in Australia...no appreciation for history at all...
@@andrewmacdonald4833 what do you expect from a penal colony?
The opening scene: the snow covered mountains at dusk, the JU-52 in winter camouflage flickers into view, flying towards you...
One of THE greatest movies of all time.
There is German helicooter in the movie also.
Ron Goodwins, sound track playing in the background, without a doubt, one of the most iconic openings in any film 😁
Ron’s “tune” has been my ring tone for years. 🫡
the junkers in the movie already crashed
@@shawnr771 Bell 47 ze germanic sound alone....Sehr gut!
Lovely to see Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds (which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history).
Hoping for more collaboration with Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries.
I'd love his job........
Different styles but like Mark, Ferguson's quite the snappy dresser too.
That guy needs a new hairstyle
Love that guy.
One of my favorite Eastwood movies. My father took me to see it in the movies when I was seven. Told me not to tell my mother because of the violence. What a great film.
that's nice he took you to see it bless him.. it's nice your mum wanted to keep you safe too bless them both
@CastleHassallKeep him safe from what? A movie, it could not possibly have hurt him,nothing to keep him safe from,good grief no wonder the British can't own firearms anymore, before long they won't be allowed to own razor blades to shave with or electric razors either,they will be declared dangerous weapons of war ant the British will have to turn them all in to be destroyed, if this attitude had existed in Britain prior to WW2 I'm sure the British troops at Dunkirk instead if escaping back to Britain,would have surrendered to the Germans and Britain would had to negotiate a end to the war with Germany and it would have been a bad deal for Britain.
Where Eagles dare is one of the greatest war movies ever made . Thank you Dr Felton for making this video .
..fictional greatest war flick ever made...
You're not kidding! Who knows how many cases of Baby Boomer's "World War Two Envy" were spawned by "Where Eagles Dare," "The Guns Of Navarone," "Battle of Britain," and other memorable WW2 films and TV shows?
Think "World War Two Envy" isn't real? You'd better think again AND you don't have to be a Boomer to be susceptable!
@dallesamllhals9161 yep kind of like saving private Ryan.whats your point?
The aerial gondola fight scene still the best!
Fun Fact: It was reported that the explosions in the action scenes were so intense that director Brian Hutton's clothing caught fire.
It is an MGC (Model Gun Company) MP40 1968. It fires using a plug in the barrel that faces back towards the breech, each round has a cap installed in its nose and the bolt when you pull the trigger bumps the round forward onto plug, causing it to fire / cycle / eject and if you hold your finger on the trigger it continues firing.
They are a very smart design, and are collected in Japan, and elsewhere.
MGC replicas feature prominently in Vietnam films as well - such as FMJ, you will be able to notice them as for example, instead of a forward assist on an m16 they have an obvious hex bolt that holds the upper and lower together.
I had one a couple decades ago. It was pretty convincing at a distance, but up close the barrel was made of a grey alloy and the steel receiver was thinner than a real MP40. On the photos shown here, it is clearly an MGC 68, and would say so on the rear receiver cap if we could see it from that angle.
Having once owned an original German MP-40, as soon as I saw the gun in the photo, I knew it was not a real WW2 vintage German weapon, the plastic parts look much different than the real Bakelite material plus the pot metal is quite distinguishable from the real blued steel.
I'll tell you a real story about an MP-40. i knew a guy that collected antique fishing lures. The idea was to get a complete colection that matched the company catalog back in 1956-1957. He would troll obituaries and make offers to widows in northern Michigan back in the 1990's. This guy rolled up one day and said you have to see this. It was a pristine condition MP-40 with a pristine 4-6 magazine leather over the shoulder pouch setup and two swastica marked spam cans of 9mm. The widow gave him two or three tackle boxes full of valuable antique fishing tackle but he had to get rid of the machine gun that her WW2 82nd airborne soldier had kept under the bed at the cottage for 50 years. Putting my hands on something like that was a once in a lifetime experiance. I made sure i wiped my fingerprints off though.
Lucky😅
Is that when you pulled the pin on a hand grenade with your teeth before you tossed it and the blast wave lifted you up six feet in slow motion?
@@garyfrancis6193war take homes were exceedingly common and almost everyone’s grandparents served in ww2.
It’s a very believable story lmfao.
Think he still has it?
lucky you. great story
Know it is a good day when Dr. Mark Felton has an episode come out!
He went ahead and made my day 😃
Years back the City of Chicago had a gun "Buyback", everyone brought in junk guns to make twice the money that they were worth. There was one elderly man however who brought in a pristine Winchester M1 Garand. I approached him and asked if he would be willing to sell it and I would give him much more than a $100 gift card. He was adamant about turning it in. I told him It's not going to the smelter; it was going home with the cop who was eyeing it himself.
The idiocy of the gun buyback program. Destroying iconic historic guns or turning them in to be stolen by those who supervise the program is a CRIME. Vintage firearm history is worth preserving. Control Crime not Guns!
American cops are notorious for 'obtaining' valuable firearms. When I was in high school a friend whose father was a municipal cop told me that he was given a High Standard target pistol as a gift. I asked some questions and was told that the gun was given to him by his father who obtained the pistol from an elderly lady. The elderly lady brought a sack full of guns, some very valuable, into the local police station after her husband died. Instead of telling the old lady to take the guns to a gun dealer and sell them, the police told this old woman that they would 'dispose' of them. They certainly did 'dispose' of them, the cops divided up the pile among themselves.
Yeah I knew a widow of a ww2 vet. 2 .55 boyes rifles, 1 was stolen by a cop. I gave her a 1,000$ for the other.
I remember a news report about a buyback and recognizing one of the "firearms" turned in as a Crossman BB gun. However, I didn't see any Red Ryder carbine action 200 shot range model air rifles.
You didn't say who got it.
Real shame to see all those old webleys, with a great deal of family meaning and history no doubt, being handed in to be destroyed.
'Offspring, you must care for my weapon.'
'No.'
It’s just a terrible loss of historic weapons.
This is a touchy subject. Especially between Americans and the rest of the world when it comes to firearm ownership. First, let me say that any functional MP 40 is a cool find.
As an American, The whole idea of surrendering firearms to the authorities doesn't sit well with us. While I understand that this particular firearm has any interesting history, I certainly would not have turned it in and given the government the satisfaction of seeing it confiscated or destroyed.
That being said, Let me say that I enjoy and respect Doctor Felton's work and always look forward to the latest editions.
@@MrRexdale71 I'm British. It's obscene. Mr Felton would concur no doubt.
Message to those viewers who have a functioning item of W.W.2 piece of military ordnance in the attic:
Don’t hand it in to the police for disposal; one of these days the ‘iconic’ example of ‘historically significant’ militaria might ‘come in useful’. *
* In a re-make of ‘Where Eagles Dare, for example.**
** What? You might it might ‘come in useful’ in some other context? ***
*** I couldn’t, of course, possibly comment in that regard.****
**** (In a somewhat anxious tone of voice)
“Ooh, I wonder, could that be misconstrued as ‘Domestic Terrorism’, do you think?”
P.S. That old song - practically Old England’s national anthem - traditionally sung as the rousing finale to The Last Night of The Proms - ‘Land Of Hope and Glory, Mother of The Free…’ is starting to sound long past its ‘Bin by…’ date, isn’t it?
Where Eagles Dare probably has the highest Kubelwagen kill count in film history.
It's like the cop car kill count in _The Blues Brothers._
Bummer
The MP40 is clearly an MGC replica, in the 'police' images. You can tell at a glance by the barrel and nut.
Too bad they did not call you to authenticate the piece.
@@heiner71 MGC didn't get the barrel nut right, they were very different in shape to the real ones, very angular. Also the use of zinc is clear, not steel.
MGC 68 they are marked as on the back at the top of the receiver. Quite often used in the UK and converted to fire 9mm wing mag blank ammo for re-enactments.
The bluing wear on the barrel and charging handle exposes the metal underneath as cheap aluminium cast pot metal which the MGC MP40’s are made from,
Same as the Bruni blank firing pistols.
It’s a clear giveaway
Agreed. Ive owned several over the years.
My mom and I used to enjoy watching that movie....we Even had a special name for it.
"Ein Kaboomen"
It reminded me of those good times....she passed away in 2017, and we had watched the movie for a few years before that, so maybe 2013.
Congratulations Dr. Mark Felton on your book getting a 6 episode series on television!
Fantastic film. The tension of Richard Burton's interrogation of the German officers, the high speed chase with the bus, all absolutely fantastic. One of my favourite war movies with 'The Eagle Has Landed'. Wonderful!!!!
Best scene was at the end, when he made, or rather gave the option, to the guy to jump out of the JU-52.
@@DruidTimer Patrick Wymark?
In about 2005, I was lucky enough to buy one of the Lugers, with film authentification certs, used by Derren Nesbit et al in the dining room scene. It came up on ebay, after the prop house liquidated some of its old inventory.
An armband worn by one of the lead actors came up for auction a year or two ago.
Where Eagle Dare was one of most favorite movies of all times.......Thank you Sir.
Old F-4 pilot Shoe🇺🇸
"Where Eagles Dare" a classic from my childhood. 8 years old, when it was released. I still consider it one of my favorite WW2 movies of that era.
Same with me, I was 11. Definitely a classic for sure and it's certainly one of my top 20 movies. Have it in Blu-Ray.
Where Eagles Dare and The Guns of Navirone are my two favourite childhood movies.
I was in the "Indiana Jones and the last crusade" film, whilst filming at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire. The rifles used on location were genuine German rifles with the bolts welded shut. I met Harrison, Sean and the Irish girl, I seem to recall her name as Allison Doody or something similar. I recall the director being extremely unhappy about some of the film props, mainly the swastika things on top of a pole getting broken, these had to be repaired quickly as it delayed filming. I recall being on site there for three days, it was fun😊
Jim had quite the movie career!
I saw "Where Eagles Dare" towards the end of 1973 in a large cinema in Plymouth. It was during a time of strikes, powercuts etc. As a result, the heating in the cinema had been turned down to save power and it was chilly. The film sound effects were in full stereo, and I can assure you, the wind effects with the coolness of the cinema made you feel as if you were there in the middle of the Alps.
I absolutely love Where Eagles Dare. TNT/TBS used to play that and Kelley’s Hero’s all the time in the late 90’s. It got this teenager-at the time- into WWII history. Thanks Mark for your continued quality content.
As someone who lives in a part of the US that allows ownership and purchase of “transferable” machine guns, the MP40 is definitely something I’d like to add to my collection of historical firearms. However, the $30-$35k price tag for one will probably mean that it will remain as nothing more than want.
Alastair McLean penned this in six weeks, genius of a writer, superb film, my all time favourite!!
Thanks!
I love the film 'Where Eagles Dare'. I re-watch it every year. I particularly love seeing the Junkers 52 plane (sadly it crashed in 2018).
Back in the 70s, author Martin Caidin (The Six Million Dollar Man, among other novels) owned a Ju52 he kept at the little airport near my house in Florida. He would take his pals for rides in it and it was glorious seeing and hearing that bird zooming around. I do not know what happened to it after Marty passed.
@@thedevilinthecircuit1414 Wow, brilliant! It must have been so great to see it. I hope it went to a good home.
Clint does have a fine Arms collection, who knows, that MP40 may be fully functional and in the US !
Congrats to Mark on his book becoming mini series.
I hope Clint has it.
I was given a " Where Eagles Dare" movie folder which contains a dozen glossy prints and the script. My friend received this from the owner of a 1st run theater, where in 1968 he and his father just watched the movie. His father was a high ranking police officer in the town, and was often given gifts for his kids. I have never seen another. Glossy prints and various loose items but nothing like this.
What a fantastic result with the TV series Dr Felton and yet another interesting sojourn. Appreciate your fine work.🎉
I hope that Clint himself ended up with the real one. Someone on the cast or crew must have it. I cannot imagine, even back in the 60s, that anyone would have destroyed it. It must be out there somewhere. Another cool story Mark, thank you.
Why do you think anyone would have it? They all had to go back to BAPTY every evening.
Mary Ure firing an MP40 on full auto just epic
I love that bit!
Just rewatched this one (the movie) about 2 weeks ago. Perfect timing.
Where Eagles Dare, was a fantastic movie. 👍
As a massive fan of where eagles dare, this video is extraordinarily interesting! Thanks for another amazing video Mark 👍
Man that line brings back some great memories of watching that fm with my pops
Where Mark Felton Dares go into film history we will watch ❤
BRAVO!
That is a wild story. Where Eagles Dare is one of my Christmas eve movies. What a wonderful film.
Brilliant film. I read a comment once on RUclips....as soon as his wife goes out he puts the title sequence on a big screen with the sound up. Genius
As someone who loves history but also movies and video games it is cool that a ww2 style game but with more Sci fi and fantasy elements in Return to Castle Wolfenstein had heavy influence on level design from Where Eagles Dare. Also the first mission in the James Bond game Nightfire. Mainly the castle and cable car down the mountain.
Well done.
As a German uniform and gun collector since 1975. Having a brilliant history teacher as my mentor in school. You inspired me to "rewatch" the movie "Where Eagles Dare" with an even more critical eye. It's full of discrepancies. I knew Sam Cummings (Interarms) and your account while possible only tracks the weapon to the film. Well done on that. The rest of the story, well?
That is my favorite film and my favorite firearm. I got to fire one full auto last year in Las Vegas at Battlefied Vegas. It was awesome. Great Video Dr Felton.
My uncle, while laying wounded from grenade shrapnel during during the battle of Termoli, got three in the chest from a passing German with an MP-40. He survived, got married and raised two children in Scotland. I've always thought the relatively slow rate of fire from that weapon probably saved his life.
1:35 Congratulations on on your boook being turned into a TV 📺 SERIES,you are one of the very few channels that have kept your integrity and not built a paywall and continue gifting us all the fruits of your labour. All the very best to you and yours Mark.☘️
Sir...I can't wait for Ep.2 of the Hess Series...thank your dr Felton
Me too! I wonder what the hold up is?
@@ettajfan5882 he mentioned he is doing his research and will be out shortly
I would assume a Policeman's Loft would be full of mysteries.
Wow. Congratulations, Dr. Felton. I didn't know about your TV series!
I remember when Clint said:
Fühlst du dich glücklich, Punk?
I felt that.
Ja 👍😆
Do you feel LUCKY, Punk ?
Not happy.
Followed by....Habe ich sechs oder fünf Kugeln abgefeuert?
@@bak-mariterry9143 Nope, not what he said. He originally said: "You've gotta ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" The German translation was something like "Jetzt musst du dir eine Frage stellen: 'Ist heute mein Glückstag?' Und, ist er das, Punk?"
And thanks to American GIs we didn’t have to say it in German
Thanks for this video Mark. I found very interesting. I have that movie in my collection and love it. It is so good to hear someone speak about firearms who know what they're talking about. Thanks mate.
Not only the Great Clint Eastwood but a young Clint Eastwood.
Jim is a legend!! ❤❤ love this stuff ❤❤ thanks 😊
The handed in weapon is clearly a replica mgc model gun .If you want to fire a real MP40 in the UK,the best way is to join a reenactment group and hire one out from a section 5 dealer at an event. I did this at the Victory show this year,a lot of fun!
You have excellent taste Mark.
Where Eagles Dare is absolutely one of my top 5 movies. I've seen it many, many times and catch myself smiling every time.
The book by Alistair Maclean was also a great read.
Love "Where Eagles Dare!"
watched it prob 20x. Never gets old. Same as Guns of Navarone. Two classics.
@muskokamike127 Yep, both of those along with Dirty Dozen.
This was one of my favorite WW2 movies. Great action, terrifically suspenseful. Another great Alastair MacLean novel brought to the screen. The flip-flops, twists & turns in the script had you on the edge of your seat. I still watch it. Burton was a brilliant selection. “I found a beautiful blonde lying in a snowdrift.”
I've read Richard Burton really, REALLY wanted to do this picture. He was tired of all the heavy cerebral roles he'd been getting and wanted to do a real pot-boiler of an action film for a change.
Actually, the screenplay was written by MacLean before he turned it into a novel.
Who would have known that Dr. Felton was a “Voice Stand-in” for Richard Burton. Great video!
Always a treat to learn more lore about this iconic film from my youth. Thank you, Dr. Felton!
Bonus Sunday Dr. Felton 😍
Good on you, Mark!
🫡
Once again, Mr Felton delivers these fascinating stories! Keep them coming! Any congrats on the upcoming series, looking forward to it 😊
Mp40s , Clint Eastwood , where eagles dare …. These are a few of my favourite things
Filmed just south of Salzburg. The hills are alive....
Incredible tidbits of information Dr Mark about this beloved film I Adore! Thanks for your careful and tedious research as always ❤
Iconic gun used by an Iconic actor covered by an Iconic channel!
Grew up watching all those great WWII films. Still love them. My appreciation for them changing from that of wide eyed boy to old bloke.
Saying you can only own bolt action rifles and shotguns is basically saying guns are illegal in the UK.
Another great video Mark, and an excellent bit of detective work. I have one of the 1960's Japanese manufactured MGC 68 reproductions in my collection, and can attest that they are so well made that only a knowledgable gun enthusiast would not know it isn't the real thing. They fired specially made "caps" for the sound effect.
Reminds me of the time an STG-44 was turned in to a Connecticut police department during a similar "buyback." Luckily, one of the cops at the event recognized it for its historical significance. From what I've heard, it was saved from destruction.
Good lawd! I hope so!! 😬
Reminds me of what a NJ cop told me back in the 1980s. There were a batch of criminal confiscation guns set for destruction and he noticed a Walther P-38 in the pile. It didn't seem unusual but when he picked it up to examine it he saw it wasn't a military piece but a civilian one and not in 9mm Parabellum but 7.62 Luger! Scarce and unusual to say the least! Long story short he brought the guns rarity to the attention of his superiors, they contacted the West Point Museum (about an hour away) to see if they were interested, they were, and that's where the gun went.
Mark, what a great and informative video!!! Where Eagles Dare is my all time favorite Clint Eastwood movie. I have it on DVD, and I watch it at least once a year.
The MP 40 should be preserved if this is true. Where Eagles Dare is amazing.
Definitely
Why comment before watching the video?
I watched this movie when I was 11. I finally went to Salzburg in 2019...just to be where some of it was filmed. Little did I know that I'd fall in love with the place.
_Where Eagles Dare_ is really one of the perennial Christmas movies, at least in our household, and in the Feltons' as well. Hopefully, Clint Eastwood gets to see your work, your trip to Hohenwerfen (recommended) as well. Thanks for spreading seasonal enthusiasm!
It's right up there with Die Hard in this household. Yippee kai yay......
Right up there with Die Hard....and my new fave Christmas Movie Terrifier 3
Watched that again last week!
@@tltc191 "Now I have a machinegun. Ho Ho Ho."
@@yowie0889 welcome to the party pal
Dr Felton, you make seemingly mundane topics into most interesting and eye-catching episodes. Thanks!
Talk about that freaking helicopter in the movie. Crazy!
Why “crazy?” The Germans had several helicopters in WW2, notably from Focke-Wulf.
@@garywagner2466 I had no idea!
Good to hear Jim is still knocking around..Great guy.
You mean the MP40 that never ran out of ammunition?
Yes, that’s the one😂
😂🎯
They just edited out the reloads. 😉
It's not particularly exciting to watch someone changing magazines, so it's not featured. However, if you've watched WED many times, you'll know that there are several shots of them doing so. The supply packs from the parachute drop are shown to include a bunch of spare magazines, making it reasonable to assume they were used, even if every instance wasn't shown. Then again, it's just a movie. 😄
Plus lazer guided bullets that cut down rows of bad guys, wheras the Germans were just shooting 100's of rounds into the wall by Clint presumably trying to injure him from flying stone chips...
Hi matk what an interesting video buddy. Merry Christmas to you and the family. keep yhe videos coming as they are always very interesting to watch. Cheers Gary uk 🇬🇧
I wonder if Dr Felton will make a cameo appearance in his TV Miniseries? Maybe as a German Field Marshal handling a baton? 😮
Very entertaining, thorough, and informative presentation on a fascinating subject. Now I'm all fired up to rewatch the '60s film for the first time in decades, and keep am eye out for yours. Best wishes for that venture.
As an American, who understands firearms and the realities surrounding them…. This entire story both saddens me and enrages me!
Get over it. 😁
Cause he never reloads ?
@@jackshaftoe1715
Because Americans expect others to want and admire their gun culture.
Because WW2 was fought against the Nazis.
Firearms ownership in the UK is a priviledge, not a right. In fact the UK has no Bill of Rights as we do. Not that this means Britain is a police state, I wouldn't say that, but I'm "just saying" if you get my meaning.
(As I understand it some Brits may argue the "not a police state" comment but that's up to them, not me.)
Quite a difference from the longbow days when all able-bodied Englishmen HAD to own a longbow and practice with it regularly in case defending the realm was necessary.
Fantastic story Dr Felton, looking forward to more!
Derren Nesbitt was superb in that movie
Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.
The MP40 that was handed over was an MGC68. Japanese 1/1 replica. They were available from the late 1960s onwards.
I have an MGC68, and I can tell a mile off its a MGC68.
Mark, one would have to be a fool not to know that Where Eagles Dare is your favorite film. As many times that you have mentioned the film in passing over the years in your videos, it’s like using a sledgehammer to whack a fly. I love it.
Government: turn in your guns b/c they’re dangerous! Gun turned in. Mark Felton: where is this dangerous weapon? Cops: We lost track. It was probably destroyed… 🤷♂️🤨🙄
"probably"
Never fails to annoy me the same people that have lost several nuclear weapons think I'm not responsible enough to own semiautomatic firearms that spend 98% of the time in my closet.
@@servicerifle16 Very annoying!
Its a nonfiring replica so not really dangerous
Very informative, as always. Where Eagles Dare has been one of my favorite war movies since I first saw it over 40 years ago. A true classic. I remember the hubub about the weapon being found from a few years ago and greatly appreciate the update.
As a lifelong 2nd Amendment Advocate and Activist, I really despise hearing the words "Well Regulated" used in place of the correct words "Heavily Restricted."
At the time of the US Bill of Rights writing in 1789 and ratification in 1791, "Well Regulated" did not refer to restrictions, it referred to a Well and Uniformly Trained Militia. That's what Madison intended when he wrote the 2nd Amendment (which is actually an amalgamation of the three separate Amendment proposals Madison wrote, all dealing the Right of the People To Keep and Bear Arms).
Pick up a history book, and there's lots of reasons given for the Revolutionary War, but one reason that isn't touched on much, but was a prime motivator for the Revolution was the Crown's Attempts to Disarm the Colonists. That was the final proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. It wasn't just Lexington and Concord that the British tried to seize weapons, but throughout the majority of the colonies, attempts had been made. Some were successful, many not, as the colonists got pretty good at hiding their caches of muskets, powder and balls.
The 2nd Amendment, was actually the first Amendment the delegates at the convention discussed and debated. It became the 2nd, only because the majority of the delegates felt that making it the 1st Amendment, sounded too militant.
Well said 2A Professor Patriot and thank you for saying it!
I dare say that what the Nazis did in Europe, what Stalin did in Russia and what Mao did in China would never had happened had those countries had a second amendment.
Sadly it doesn’t apply outside the USA, as many Canadians are discovering to their dismay. Luckily the government is so inept that the new “restrictions” may never be implemented.
Great video as always Dr. Felton. Thank you.
I enjoy owning and firing my MP40. It's a durable cordless hole-puncher.
God Bless the U.S.A.
You are living the dream of many a collector or aspiring collector! Enjoy and God Bless You!
I'll agree they are "very regulated". Not "very WELL regulated"
My guess is that Clint has handled so many movie props he probably couldn't care less where they go or who has them after shoots...that's for us mere mortals to get super excited by...like me...I still visit movie locations when I can...and get palpatations while my wife rolls her eyes...Thanks again Mark
Now I want to watch Where Eagles Dare, and that's a good thing. Thanks Mark :)
sadly a fake story
@@paulpowell4871 Aye, like many WW2 films, but still a good film.
@@paulpowell4871 It's called fiction. It's for entertainment purposes.
Had no idea the "grenade guy" from Enemy at the Gates was such a film legend!
Huge fan of Jason Isaacs. Can't wait to see it.
Me too! I'd love to see Jason take on the role of Sherlock Holmes! I think he'd be the best since Basil Rathbone!
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 In the Patriot, he has my favorite line, "Tell me about Ohio."
@@agrxdrowflow958 Oh yeah, the way it just oozes out of him! Cracked up the whole theater even though he was the bad guy!
Sadly Burg Hohenwerfen is closed to tourists during the winter months, but I visited it in august on a roadtrip to Romania, and it is a great place to visit. Would have loved to visit during winter.
Magnificent Mr. Felton, ive been watching where eagles dare since i was 13, im 36 now and it still brings the goods, this movie started my love for the mp40 along with the american tv series Combat, i cant go even a few months without watching it! Cheers!
9:57 can’t trust cops 😂