An old video, but one I felt needed a RePost as it reinforces the conservation theme. Try this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qLmYesJ3nZu7YY0.html many questions answered here. Our production value has come a long since this, and it shows.

It's amazing how turning the "patina" into something other than destructive rust transformed that revolver. It went from blah to museum display piece with just some boiling water, carding, and a good reassembly oiling. Mr. Novak, you are a craftsman of the highest order, and I enjoy watching you work your magic on all those old firearms.

Mark I love your taste in music. Chopin's Nocturne in E Flat Major is such a calming piece of music to listen to.

It's always a pleasure to watch a real craftsman at work , Mark You are a tradesman of Distinction . Thank You ! , Stay Safe & Stay Well.

I’m sure Ian will be pleased

Watching your hands work to Chopin is brilliant. I need this kind of beauty in my life.

I just finished manually conserving an 1896 Krag carbine, gutter tray boiling over a gas Weber, 0000 steel wool, used motor oil and mineral oil. Results amazing! Some screws look absolutely NEW,!! Mark, I wish we had you and KZfaq 40 years ago!!

Thanks so much for these uploads/re-uploads Mark. I consider these to be the best and most satisfying episodes of the channel.

Bought my Carting wheel from Brownells, best thing I ever did for my conservation jobs, thanks Mark!

Music is actually Polish (Chopin). Superb work, as always.

the most relaxing firearm assembly I've watched, the music was the best

Always great watching how the shine on these old guns come back to life after a trip to the firearm beauty spa.

Watching the process of you assemble the firearm should be in all your videos. I learn so much froM this guy it’s unreal.

As an Englishman who never gets to handle firearms, I love your workmanship Sir

a French gun, owned by Ian... what wild divergence from established convention

Nice work my friend. Always a pleasure to see a true artisan show his stuff.

I love how after the conservation and the clean/polish from the carting wheel, the bluing has a beautiful blue/purplish hue

I think I may have liked this the last time it was posted... It is amazing to see that deep blue come out from under the carding wheel. I need you to do an early 1911 for me. First you will need to provide one. :) As always thanks for making your years of practice look easy.

You make it look so easy, as if I could just put my name out there for $100/hr to clean up rusted guns, but I've seen those moments when you have to custom make parts and screws. Beautiful work, good sir.

You are a pleasure to watch, and the music you chose for your assembly was classic. Nicely done.

Love watching how you gleefully spray all the various stuff on your fingers. I'm the same way, been absorbing unknown amounts of hydocarbons for decades, following that up with a nice premium cigar.

I wonder whether Ian is actually also gonna make a video about this revolver. It is so satisfying to see you restore these pieces of history btw. Just stumbled across your channel yesterday, and I am already in love. Just makes you feel good knowing someone with some dedication to quality and the experience has put time into these pieces of history. Love it!

I absolutely lovew your videos, but you need to do something about those socks. God, man... ;) Thank you, Mark. dit: I listened to music like this when I was having cancer surgery, and it really helps. Thank again.

Absolutely love to rewatch and relearn!!! Thanks, Mark!

You're are a true artist and craftsman.

😀 Usted es una de las pocas personas con las que aprendo cosas viendo sus videos... lo felicito por su forma prolija de trabajar... usted es todo un artesano como los de antes... Saludos desde Buenos Aires, Argentina

hey mark, my name is will.. i am a fellow gunsmith, i have been working at a local shop for about 3 years now. i was a little late to the game here but i found my calling. let me start by saying your videos are incredible and all inspiring. So thanks for all of your hard work. that being said, i have a firearm that came across my bench that is giving me a very hard time. i believe that it is a belgum pocket pistol possible a bulldog of some sorts..the customer is a friend of mine and so the story of the pistol is as follows. it was taken off a german during ww2, brought home and the grandfather removed a part to make it non shooting. well the current owner would like to get it in at least functioning order. i cant find any schematics nor any technical data. i am having a really hard time removing all of the screws to fully disassemble the piece.they are frozen and very soft.. is there any way we can have a chat . so i can pick your brain.

l appreciate getting to watch you work...My.... friend...Thanks once again...!

when Gunsmithing God conserves one of Gun Jesus' personal weapon systems you just know it's gonna be both joyful and triumphant!

Ian has french pistols too...not a shocker

Cleaned up very nicely

Watching you do your magic was like watching a master watchmaker bring a fine (but poorly maintained) antique timepiece back from the brink. I’ve never been a fan of early French revolvers. But after seeing what’s “under the hood” - and what it looks like after proper conservation and refurbishing - I’m in love! (Please don’t tell my wife.) 😘

Please keep educating us.

The music is actually from a Polish guy who happened to live in France for some time; Chopin, for those interested. Nocturne, Op.9 No.2

I absolutely Love watching Gun Buddha work his wizardry on Gun Jesus' weapons! It is just so cool. I'm also impressed that Mark brings in outside experts like in this video. This is easily one of the very best channels on KZfaq!

Beautiful work

I do a lot of my own gunsmith work. I usually get guns that have problems that I can fix. But Thursday I came on a Colt SAA NIB made in 1996. The price was too good to pass up. As I'm a shooter, not a collector, I cut the wire bundle tie to prepare to shoot it. It wouldn't cock! I took it apart and found the bolt rusted in place. I had to drive the base pin out from the rear as the oil had dried up. I have it cleaned up and it's working now but it's something I didn't expect to find. Maybe if you've encountered this situation, maybe make a video. Thanks, enjoy your videos.

master of his trade at work.

GREAT WORK + MUSIC !!!

Thank you Mark.

ART AND ARTIST

Awesome job.

mfw Ian said that he thought Mark was too busy and wouldn't send anything mfw I've been bamboozled

amazing change!! i bet the owner smiled when he picked that one up!!! I wish the "flash rust" theory black powder shooters would watch some conservation videos!

Nice video and love the high falutin music! A little mournful Chopin for the FeO (RIP).

Hi Mark. Very good work, as usual. It just seems that you are not very familiar with the particularities of the French 73/74 revolver. After removing the cover plate and main spring, the next step is to remove the trigger guard by pulling back and down its rear tab, just like you would with a Garand or Mini 14. This will release the pressure of the trigger spring. Then the trigger, the sear and its spring will be easily removed without the need for any tools. Coincidentally, carding the inside face of the trigger guard will also be easier.

very nice! A trick for the trigger spring that's always very hard to place back and VERY fragile : remove the trigger guard, place the spring and then put back the trigger guard, that's its front leg that puts pressure on the spring.

Gorgeous.

You had me worried with the boiling cuz it looked so terrible even compared to before....but it took no time and it was beautiful

Col Metaldetector ho trovato questa rivoltella...100 anni sotto terra....sbloccarla sara' da piangere...il vostro video mi aiutera' molto...

small trick...the trigger guard swings off (easily) by pulling back (like a trigger pull) and then rotating downward. Makes re-insertion and removal of the trigger return spring far simpler and less prone to damage when mounting or dismounting it.

Wonderful!

The gun doctor and gun jesus (forgotten weapons) need to do a collab.

Still my favorite anvil of all time.

I have Two of those revolvers in Nickel Plate. I know we've seen glimpses or edited on here but this one showed more detail which I love. Looking forward to Part Deux . Also curious about how to best handle conservation on a Rifle that originally didn't have a blueing finish. Just a thought for another time and Thank You for your Service.

Mark, I honestly love your videos! It helped me a lot to maintain my guns properly. I just have a question regarding metal that was finished in the white. What is the proper way of maintaining that "finish"?

This dude has tougher dermis than I have. After only ten years of cleaning rifles one day per week, even 20 years later my thumbs crack and bleed due to that solvent abuse at the edges of my nails. I have to fill the cracks with crazy glue, press together and sand to keep them from getting worse. A dermatologist taught me that trick. Wear nitrile gloves on at least one hand, my friends! I'm just sayin' ...

Mark is an absolute maniac, man doesn't care one bit about hosing his hands down with brake cleaner, lol.

the last part was really relaxing, i wish i could be that calm while assembly my nagant or my gf ww2 very aussie flare launcher

Yes

LOL I could small the cleaner as you sprayed it LOL

wonderfull !!

It's amazing this was in some mechanical engineers head and he was able to make this before the advent of CAD/CAM lol.

This will be the second time I have seen this I think. Out of curiosity, how much material do you think this process removes ? I mean you’ve done it, and a Froggy armoury probably, there must be some sloppiness comes from doing this ?

Thank you

Bravisimo!!!!!

Mark, do you boil in distilled water or just tap water? After watching some of your other conservation videos I've been boiling and carding several guns. Thanks for sharing how to do it! I could watch these videos all day long!

Ah...the ol’ hot wrench....the last resort before the welder comes out to play.

How do you address the spot in between the barrels of a drilling

I love watching and I am truly impressed with the conservation results you achieve! Do you take on projects from viewers? I have a lever action Winchester model 64 chambered in 219 zipper that has been in my family a couple generations. I would like to make it ready to pass on to pass on to one of my kids or grandkids.

Hello, Ian!

I have two questions, first is this only for rust bluing and second what brush did you use? Thank you

heerlijk !!!!! opa

anyone know the episode where he goes over the chemistry on the white board of the conversion process?

awesome work ...... have you been able to remove the barrel on this or the 1873 model ? i have a 1873 that i rechambered to 45 schofield , the barrel is on the worn / formerly rusty side / loose side , that i wouldn't mind making a new barrel for . i've been told the barrel is threaded , but i'm really hesitant to try to remove it , and there doesn't seem to be alot of info on these guns out there

I have an Official Police that needs this treatment. I want to try it myself. I believe it is within my capabilities but I want to make sure that I understand the steps 1.) Dismantle 2.) Degrease 3.) Boil 45ish minutes 4. Card 5.light oil and reassemble The one aspect I'm iffy on is the carding, I can use 0000 steel wool? What else,sort of a wheel on a motor? Thanks for your work Mark!

Great as always. One thing that I never see in rust conversion videos is what do you do whit the inside of the barrel or the inside the cylinder if rust has to be removed?

You are a artist

👏👏👏Bravo! 👍👍

Well done Mark. I wish I could have seen you open the ejector on the cylinder and card that also. Or, maybe you didn't do that.

OK, that was impressive

Background music during reassembly is awesome! Are you the one playing it?

I bought a carting wheel but don't know how much air to put in the inner tube???

With that rust in secret places, you can tell that's an old black powder revolver. I really like your buffing/polishing/cleaning setup. What motor is that?

Le revolver 1873 ou 74 tel que celui-ci ont le pontet démontable ce qui est plus facile pour le brossage. De plus, la détente, le marteau et la portière de chargement ne sont pas noirs mais passé au jaune. Le 1873 peut utiliser de la poudre AS française (smokeless) mais pas le 1874 à cause du barillet plus fragile car évidé. Dans les pires moments de la résistance française au cours de la seconde guerre mondiale, les résistants utilisaient des cartouche de colt 1911 maintenues par du chatterton dans le barillet car les cartouche de 1873 étaient impossibles à trouver. Bravo pour cette restauration.😀

Mark, It looks like you can remove the trigger guard. Is there a screw up front, or am I not seeing this properly?

Ian you owe Mark big time for this! she is pretty! sure he did not do it cheap! lol

Excellent work, dou you recomend to the owner use this revolver with original ammo (11 mm black powder)? or reload ammo with less power? PS The music is great, polish frederic chopin, nocturne opus 92 number 2

Round about what does it cost to a conservation done on something like a Remington 1917

Carb or Break clean? 30w non-detergent? or other

Excellent video (and music). I would like to have this done to a Remington 1858 Cartridge Conversion that hung in my pa's basement for decades and after that in my basement for decades before I took it to a local gun shop just to find out what it was. Although not in good enough shape to ever shoot again (trigger spring is broke, too) it would be nice to have it cleaned up correctly for display. I don't know if there is anyone in my area (central WI) that would do this and I wouldn't trust myself to do it properly. Any suggestions?

Is it wrong that I find the sound of the carding wheel, even sped up, to be very relaxing?

What's going on at 17:36, it looks like he's rethreading a hole with a screwdriver?!, with the requisite shavings coming off?

Oh wow.........mr. gun jesus himself is requesting service. Mr. Novak is now officially part of gun history and lore........

I do the maintenance on my 1975 Itoh road bike.

How often should I fully disassemble my firearms to properly maintain them?

Wonderful! I wish I'd watched your preservation videos before tackling my uncle's Iver Johnson. Oh well, it looks fine for what it is :-|. Oh, if you're looking for something besides Chopin for the next one, may I recommend Beethoven's "Stille"?

How do you card the bore and chambers? Bronze brush on a drill motor??

What is the brand and model of the lubricant you are using here? I'm rather fond of Ezzox, but could be converted to something else?

What is the specification of the carding wheel? Description? Material? Purchased of fabricated?? Links to where you got it from