“We’re gonna try thaat... but we’re not gonna make you sit through thaat.” Aww but I’m here for all that! I’ll even bring my own chips

Gunsmith, Artiste, Chansonnier. Truly a Renaissance Man.

Having only seen and handled one K43 in my life I was really interested in this video. The K43 in question "wandered" across the Atlantic in 1946 when a gent from York County, SC was "repatriated" following an exciting deployment to Europe in June of 1944. For many years that K43 was utilized, by the former soldier, as his go to deer rifle. Today his son has that K43 in his collection and makes it a point of utilizing it at least once every deer season here in SC in honor of his Dad. I know his Dad took a number of nice deer with his K43 and his son has followed suit since 1985 after the passing of his Dad.

A song comes to mind, it was the touch of the masters hand. Always a joy to watch.

I believe that the AR was designed in the '50s so 'liberating' the FCG from the K43 really isn't too surprising.

Watching Mark work is like watching a painter paint. If not for painting it self, but the art of the craft.

I know this is just for entertainment and not a tutorial, but I'm learning a lot from you videos. Thank you for posting all your content sir.

As always, it is good to see some more history brought back to life and made to do its job. I just finished a G43 a month ago and that was an amazing items to go through and research and bring to life after the client had it in storage for so long. Mark as always, amazing information and great to get it from someone that knows what and how to do it. Thank you sir.

that's a neat sound it makes when firing

That’s an extremely timely video, I just got my shooters kit in the mail from the Netherlands!!

i could watch hours of you working on this, not that you would want to film it, but i would watch, just to watch a master work

If nothing else that pan over shot of the rolling block in the intro keeps me coming back to watch. Thanks for sharing another cool old gun with us.

Your videos are extremely entertaining, and I find myself checking everyday for new content. Thanks for all the insight and inspiration!

Hey Chief, I see where you have it ingrained in you that your videos are for everyone. this is about information, and may I say I rate your show four "O" with an outstanding commentary of your integrity, personal commitment, mission readiness, and professionalism. where others are still tied up to the pier, you are ready to cast lines and set sail. Outstanding Chief. -Dave

Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge

The best craftsman channel on YT. I am mesmerized by the mechanics of those machines and you make a great job explaining what makes them go pop-pop-pop.

Congrats to you and your daughter. Love the show. Outstanding

At around 15:20 you're talking about the gas system and it's actually super interesting to know that nowadays it is more than recommended to change the gas system on your G/K43 as the originals were made according to the fact that those guns would be issued in russia where the temperature were so low that the gun required a much higher gas pressure in order to successfully cycle the bolt assembly and operate it. Used in normandy, these guns had to be adapted or the gas system would blow up. At least, this is what I've heard and it makes sense, will have to definitely double check that

As always....he is a national treasure and must be guarded at all times. 👍

Thank you, Mr Novak! Such a pleasure to learn from you about stuff I'll never do myself

Thank you sir. A pleasure to see you work.

Best part of working with mark is you get to shoot some of the coolest guns sign me up....

I love your videos, it is a privilege to see a master at work!

Literally out there doing gods work

"Not burning up an Anvil on one of these things" YESSS THANK YOU MARK!

Thank you Mark. Great job on the camera Bruno! Outstanding as ever!

Just used some of your tips and tricks when restoring a 1898 Mosin Nagant, worked like a charm!

. It's nice to see someone who is proficient in their craft share it with others.

You Sir are my zen . Already used your instructions to clean up a VZ-52 . She looks great now and runs. "Out Standing" Thank you

Thank you Mark, I always enjoy and appreciate your Anvil videos. I'm sure with you as a master gunsmith/teacher your apprentices will continue your tradition of quality work for decades with the knowledge, common sense, technique, and work ethic you're imparting. You sir, are the master of your profession.

Congratulations on your daughter's big day, and to your family!

This is one of my favorites. Wish he put one out every day.

Keep doing your thing Mark. Kudos!

Always the finest taste in music Mark.

Your vocabulary 😳 I'm mesmerized 👍👍😎

I think I had an opportunity to buy this rifle 4 or 5 years ago. I was in a small gun shop in Washington County, NY and was asked what I was looking for. I said I was into world war 2 era semi automatic rifles and was interested in a svt-40 or g43. I was shocked when they said they had not one, but two and half g/k43s on consignment. I remember one had a zf4, the other looked a little rougher but was in its original configuration, and then there was this one with the holes in the barrel for the sporting sight and in the rail and the parts for the gas systems in a bag. I was interested in the one with the zf4, but unfortunately I had to buy them all or go home empty handed. I had about next to no knowledge on what to look for when buying a g43, so I didn’t know if $6000 was a steal or a great deal and at the time that would have broke the bank. It was really cool to be able to pick one up and see how it worked. I remember it seemed a less balanced than my SVT-40, but definitely would love to add to my collection some day.

Starts with a bag of parts ... ends with a REALLY nice gun. Anvils are always over too soon!

Always educational, thank you Sir

"Rubbing the Cat" What a great metaphore, hope it sticks araond for me as well. Thank you for everything!

love the music! and yes the trigger mechanism is almost identical.

Great content (as usual) Mark. Thank you. Rich.

ARTIST ! ! ! Love your videos...👍🏽

Thank you for sharing! Very interesting, I LOVE trigger groups!😍😍😍

Such a cool piece

This is just the best channel ever, you Sir are a master craftsman and you make me laugh too. Both the wife and myself started laughing reminding us of Sesamie Street.

Very nice, you are very talented!

Above par as always . Total viewing pleasure

That was fun. Thanks Mr Mark.

great as always

Nicely done

Now that’s a real gunsmith

A great addition to the G 43-K 43 is a 25 round Magazine. A MG13 mag can be easily converted by adding the same sized lumps as on the G 43 MAG. MINE works fine.

Really enjoyed the welding music!!!!

Always a joy to see these milsurps getting a second chance at life. G43/k43 are a joy to shoot and I’ve had the same gas system problems, those shooter kits really make the difference. Thank you Mark for all that you do

One thing I use for inletting compound is running a pencil across fine sandpaper to make graphite dust.

Thanks for the video!

thank you Mark!

Beautiful!

Great video

Im fixing a broke in half stock from a semi auto 22lr. Its from france and its older so they dont make stocks anymore. Its called gevarm e3 and its a open bolt 22. I ordered a 15 shot mag for it. Cant wait till its fixed.

I for one would not mind a "boring" video of you parkerizing and bluing this... just saying...

Very good video. Just a little short because I always more, more more. Thanks for sharing this.

Yes I agree Nicholson # 49 and 50 a must for stock work they are mandatory at Colorado school of gunsmith .and yes my old ones are much better than the new ones the older ones are flexible vs newer ones are stiff and a little thicker . Good video mark

Don't scrub your hands too much, and definately don't break out the wire brush. Just boil them for an hour or two, then buff them back and oil them. Bingo, good as new!

3:28 so true, if you have original Nicholson 48s, 49s or 50s you hang onto them, newer ones made in Brazil are way more uneven on their cuts and plenty of cabinet makers on the internet have complained about them at length.

a very beautiful weapon. There's a lamp-like charm to these old killing machines

Excellent video Mark. Great choice of music also. It's a brave man who admits to using ladies lipstick. lol

Ill add safe edge file to my gunsmithing tools list. this reminds me alot of fitting an ax head to a new handle

Old wood is so beautiful.

Would love to see a disassembly/reassembly of a savage 99

I like the welding music.

I think some of those casings will be in earth orbit for quite a while lol. Great work as always!

THANK YOU SIR.FOR ANOTHER FINE LESSON ....I LOOK FORWARD TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR VIDEOS.EVEN AN OLD BACKYARD GUNSMITH LIKE ME CAN ENJOY AND INTER TO MEMORY WHAT WE CAN OF YOUR VAST EXPERENCE OF THIS SOON FORGOTTEN ART.OF GUN UPKEEP AND SMITHING....PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING.......

Great job boss.. 👍

...I'll be back after happy hr...this just too darn relevant. Excited for tomorrow !¡¿?!!!

Really want one of those

Mark, before you give it back, inspect the firing pin carrier near the front end. The originals are perilously thin around a couple of the holes. Be prepared to reinforce there. Numrich number is #11 on their diagram.

Thank you!!!

More great work Mark! I would love to see a Winchester 1876 and Schmidt Rubin 1889 sometime 😊

Very cool gun. You get all the neat projects, but I’m sure you also get your share of plastic, fantastic “operator” stuff too. (I like both myself but old Drilling’s and double guns are my jam).

Bravo sir

Plastic,cnc,investment case NO, walnuut,forged & machined awesome YES!✔

Had a couple of those back when Oz had a sense of humour about such things. The first one was missing its extractor. Apparently, that is the "great, undocumented feature" of the design. The extractor retention system left a LOT to be desired.Oddly enough, it would extract and eject, barely. Residual bore pressure? Black-Forest magic? Absolutely ZERO primary extraction in these "flapper" locked jobs A fascinating piece of history and engineering. Nice resuscitation work there, as always.

Awesome !

Great video but I'll admit for myself that I am never bored watching you weld, and repair guns in any fashion, Now, the area of a circle calculation is Area = Pi x Radius^2 so if you know the bore size it is an easy answer, just subtract the smaller from the larger and convert to % (divide by 100 or move two decimal places). Mathematicians and 13 year old 'experts will probably mention there is a more accurate way to calculate this so I'll mention that I know, I took Algebra in the 60s...

Congrats on your daughter’s wedding. I hope you have a good son in law in the bargin.

Ah,the Blue Danube Waltz if my ears aren't deceiving me. Been a long time since I've heard it. Thanks

Very cool.

Mr. Mark love your show and sharing of your knowledge and work. However, as a retired sailor, I must be a smartass and make another comparison that was missed when you said what do these two weapons have in common. Well they are both rifles and they both at one time they went bang or pew pew. LOL. Respect brother.

Super cool stuff I only wish I could afford your skill

I'm pretty sure I remember watching this before - but here's a thumb and a comment for the algorithm. Besides, it was interesting, and so worth watching again. :-)

Tight like prom night

Is anybody else jealous that Mark is welding in shorts? It's been dipping well into the negative digits here and with wind chill feels like -30...

Tig welding the holes, do you copper rod backstop the bottom of the hole?

The sound!

I never look at the episode numbers, and I always get about half-way through an episode before Mark says something that makes me realise I've seen it before. But whatever. My retention is garbage and I'll re-watch Anvil episodes on my on purpose sometimes anyway.

Engagement comment is engaging! Fight Ze algorithm!

What tig rod do you use and do you have finish matching issues with it? Thanks for the video.

You should watch Jimmy Diresta restore an 1873 Winchester, it will make you cringe for sure!

Tales of the Vienna Woods during the welding... Johann Strauss....