The world’s best named gun? With weapon and firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

Experts at the time called it: 'Clumsy ill-balanced and altogether unpleasant to handle.' Charming.
However, the Experimental Bang Model B1 might have been unfashionable, and not performed very well in trials, but its innovative features mean it deserves much more attention than it got at the time.
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