"Paul Ribeyrolles, he was born in 1874. No clue when he passed away yet so he may still be out there." LOL

> *just woke up, alarm still wringing* > *C&R uploads a video on RSC 1917* Today is a good day )))

Feed me steak and veggies firearms history Othias, F E E D M E

French ordnance: Rifle must shoot at least 20 rounds per minute British soldier with a smle: Hold my tea

I'm mostly here for the vegetables. the steak is a bonus.

Also I feel a certain moustachioed Francophile is excited to see this rifle covered

You can also use the same logic for the MAS 44. France, 1913: We'll have an auto loading rifle as standard issue soon! 1914: War Were Declared France, 1938: We're working on developing an auto loading rifle to keep up with America and the USSR 1939: War Were Declared

This thing is so long that if you stacked a Rosalie on it, you could stab the guy in the opposite trench without even leaving yours.

It's kind of shocking to hear how this wonder-weapon prototype actually functioned enough to be worth taking into battle.

M1 garand: behold I am the first practical auto loading infantry rifle RSC 1917: am I a joke to you?

Sleep is for those not addicted to French auto-loaders. Keep up the excellent work guys!

I really like how Mae did the voice over for the animation. Keep up the great work guys. I learn a ton from these videos.

"firearms stake is served with historical vegetables" best line ever

The May 9, 1907 issue of The Automobile has a photograph of M. Ribeyrolles displaying his car to French military cadets along with M. Darracq and M. Vacherot. At least one of his cars still runs - the 1905 V8 world land speed record holder (122.45 miles per hour at the 1906 Daytona-Ormond trials) that Ribeyrolles designed for Darracq was restored earlier this decade.

I've been waiting years for this one. And here it is. Also the shirt I got was great. Worth every penny

I was in sheetmetal fabrication for 20 years. I have put your request out among former co workers. I challenge (request ?)others in metal working to do the same .

The very first time Othais say "Hi" in a foreign language when introducing firearms!! Ever!!!!!! "Bonjour, I'm Othais! And THIS is................."

this channel is so much better than anything on cable tv. keep up the great work guys, i will continue to watch every episode you put out.

°looks at the clock sees 12:02am and then 1hr video length° I will sleep when I'm dead!!! 🐻

Damn the fact that I have school tomorrow! Oh well, lunch time video it is. I can tell this will be a great video already.

"Most advanced infantry rifle of the Great War[!?!]" Pfft! Sir Charles Ross' ancestor would scuttle your domicile with a cannon over such slanderous bravado!

Diesel Punk, it's diesel punk, steam punk is super ornate, hand crafted and brass. This metal, wood and leather, early c20th look, slightly brutalist, form follows function; it's called Diesel Punk. Complex, looks like it's built by artisans, richly decorated - steam punk Factory produced, over complex, brutalist - iron and leather - diesel punk.

1:36 he says that the historical context are veggies and you have to eat them. Me: ommm this is why I came here

So basically, Lebel and a Chauchat had a baby. Cool!

Mae's hair is looking great these days, relevant as it obviously contributes to the art of working with firearms.

Historical vegetables. Yet another reason why C&Rsenal is just plain fantastic.

FINALLY been waiting for this episode for months ever since mark did the video fixing this thing

That firing at the end though! Can't wait to hear the history on that one!

The Carbine RSC's make me salivate, such a shame they were never mass produced.

I'll be a senior citizen by the time the MAS-49 video is posted but it'll be worth the wait

My favorite feature...lack of a nylon cocking knob to slowly crack and fall apart for future collectors and shooters. Bravo for this video.

The French use of these resembled that of the Red Army's use of the SVT-40, another semi-auto but used in WW2. It was also somewhat delicate and tended to be issued to NCOs or selected troops who could be trusted to look after it, although it was made in much larger numbers - well over a million were made.

THAT'S NOT STEAMPUNK THAT'S DIESELPUNK !! -throws empty bottle of scotch at the screen-

Its always a good day when a new episode of Primer is uploaded!

Been waiting for this bad boy for a while, and as always, was not disappointed. I also love how Mae has become much more confident and animated on camera. Y'all are absolutely smashing the production value game. Makes me all the more happy that I was able to contribute to the berry campaigns.

I have been waiting for this one, can't wait to see what you say about it!

Another great episodes I do enjoy these so much. As always keep up the great work.

I was waiting for this episode! Amazing!

Yes, I've been waiting for this one

*insert happy dance here* I've had a bad past 3 days... So I needed the sultry tones of the Othais, and whimsical parlance of Mae... Bring on the History!!!!!!!!!

Been waiting for this one! Teasing me so much on the wall, that darling has. edit: wasn't expecting Mae during the animation, that was a pleasant and welcome surprise! edit 2: Mae Portion Boogaloo: Mae's reaction is similar to when I got handed a classic style Browning Bar and was asked to "remove" the magazine and looked weird and made a weird follow through when the magazine hinged forward instead of popping out.

Nice job guys! And kudos to Morphys. Well done.

BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OTHIAS SENT ME AN EARLY BIRTHDAY PRESENT

I have been waiting for this beautiful moment.

Paul is only 145 years old, totally still out there.

This was excellent, well done😀 This really brought the RSCs into a light I haven't seen before😀

This guy knows his stuff thank you very much

Really enjoyed that one. Thanks Y'all

The content on this channel is so damn good. Bravo

Awesome! I just got off work. Perfect timing thanks guys 👍👍😄 Btw thanks John and morphy's👍👍 that looks cool😁

Very interesting, as usual. Thank you.

ive been waiting for this episode

This almost sounds like a DMR in application with how it was issued amongst the troops.

I love the jab at Springfield Armory XD mod.2 with that grip zone joke. Another great episode as always though.

What a cool gun from a technical aspect. Great video!

THIS is tied for my Dream gun between the RSC, M1918 tank gewehr and M1895 Winchester Russian contract even if I was a billionaire I’d rather have one of these over transferables

Great job as always, team

You should totally refer tho this improved episode of the lebel as Episode 1 Modifique 19.

God damn it, Beardy! First Ian made me fascinated with this and I wanted to buy it, now I know I NEED IT! Also, BELLE ROSALIE

Any rifle that WORKED with the 8mm Lebel... has my respect. I have reloaded for this round and it is ... not a easy round to work with.... Well Done folks. This was informative, and added to history. My Compliments...

9 & 1/4 "freedom units" made me laugh so much. I like using Freedom Unit measurement.

Awesome episode guys

Your work us amazing!!!

Hey, you actually got an ad for this video. The first I’ve seen in 40-50 videos. Good job.👍

yes, all semi-auto's mitigate recoil. jc garand's weapon shoots noticeably softer that a Springfield 03 for sure.

I have bought from both Morphy and RI and all I can say about them is they are both fantastic, great service, great shipping, great service after the sale. I have never been unhappy with anything I have bought from them.

Thanks for the history

Yes BF1 brought me here years ago... and I have been waiting for this episode! Love learning about these historic firearms despite my contrary feelings about guns ;)

Ooooo I'm looking forwards to that episode!!!!

Très bien! and hope that thumb heals quickly miss Mae.

“ Chris with the stroke again “(remember?) a fascinating episode. I could follow the description, a personal victory: progresss! Thanks! Now, if I dropped enough hints on get the ‘cycle of violence’ T- shirt, we are getting somewhere! Thanks!

39:21 Thank you such much for reminding me Othias 🙃

Seeing Mae struggle a bit to open the „basket“ during the discussion, the first thing that came to my mind: „i wouldn't want to try that with cold wet hands….“

Thanks to the C^Rsenal team. I had never heard of this beastie before. A fascinating look at what the French WANTED versus what they had to USE. A couple years of troops trials would probably have corrected many of the faults of the 1917, although the French responded pretty quickly (for a government at war) in rectifying things and getting the 1918 into production quickly. Despite the French Army jokes that have gone the rounds in the US, the US Army was VERY influenced by the French Army, especially in the early 20th Century. I would give the opinion that the French interest in a self-loading rifle had to provide some of the support for the project that ended up producing the Rifle, Cal..30, M1. That makes theRSC even more significant to firearms history.

Always been fascinated by this rifle definitely ahead of its time. Also fascinated by the goshdang Villar Perosa can’t wait for that one good lord!!

Ian's gun and Othias's pokey hands make a great team.

Each time im here for the historic and my greens are the shooting and ergonomics

Great Thank You!!!

A rifle I did NOT know existed. Thanks, Othias.

Historical vegetables?? That’s what I’m here for!!

As a frenchman I think "La Chanson de Craonne" - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Chanson_de_Craonne - could be a good french song for a 1917 rifle. A translation of lyrics The Song of Craonne When after eight days, the rest over We go take back the trenches, Our place is so useful That without us we'd get crushed But that's over, we've had enough No one wants to march any more And with a heavy heart, as if in a weep We say farewell to civvies Even without drums, even without trumpets We climb up there, keeping our heads down - Chorus : Farewell to life, farewell to love, Farewell to all women It's all over, it's forever For this infamous war It's at Craonne on the plateau That we must kick the bucket Because we're all condemned We're the sacrificed Eight days of trench, eight days of suffering But we still have hope That tonight will come the relief That we're waiting without truce Suddenly in the night and in silence We see someone approaching That's an officer of rifles Who comes to replace us Softly in the shadow under the falling rain The little rifles are looking for their graves - Chorus It's sad to see on the main boulevards All these fat ones partying If for them life is great For us, it's not the same thing Instead of hiding, all these shirkers Had better climb to the trenches To defend their ownings, for we own nothing We the poor miserous All the comrades are buried there To defend the ownings of these gentlemen - Chorus : Those who've got the dough, they'll come back For it's for them we die But it's over, because the soldiers Will all go on strike It'll be your turn, fat gentlemen To climb on the plateau For if you want to do war Pay it with your own blood a French audio of this song : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sJOphcR2vreygac.html

Sure, a 1917 rifle may have been the most advanced rifle in French service at the start of WWII, but it still one of the most advanced in the world. The Garand was adopted in 1937, but was the deeply flawed gas trap version. It wouldn't be until 1940 that the gas port Garand was entering service. The SVT-38 is the only other semi-automatic rifle I am aware of in real service, and it was also deeply flawed leading to the SVT-40.

Clearly all the thumbs down are people that had to be forced to eat their greens.

It's quite interesting that we went from muzzleloaders to this in ~50 years.

Ah yes. A "Gripzone" for bayonet fighting. Now I understand why Springfield did it.

Othias: Its time for you to eat your greens and understand a bit about what led up to this doohickey right here I cant be the only one here who enjoys history segment more than shooting one

Looks to me pretty advanced in terms of manufacturing simplicity compared to the complex nightmares of other nations. Making it to fit a giant was probably a wrong move.

How fitting to see Monsieur Ribeyrolles belatedly get his due. I'll be sure to let him know at our squash match next week. He will be most pleased.

Deep dive on the RSC, YAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSS!!!

So that is what was wrong with my buddy's Garand! He let me fire it and said "be careful, she gets a little finicky." (Finicky, my ***!) Every time I pulled the trigger it would mag dump... NOT a pleasant experience. I just told him to check the sear after watching this and he said it looked like it had been damaged or worn down. It is a frankenrifle, cobbled together from several manufacturers, I suspect somebody was lazy and slapped in a damaged sear. He is going to be ordering a sear from...I dunno, wherever the hell he gets his Garand parts from.

Waiting for this one. Thank the rifle and beard gods.

No special tools are needed to service this weapon. I have owned several, only a steel rod or SKS punch is needed to hold the gas system rearward when removing the Op Rod. A screwdriver for adjusting the gas system, and tightening screws, that is all that is needed...A soldier does not need to remove the operating knob, it pulls out against the internal spring, enabling the removal of the bolt...Other than that, a good video.

Would love to see a series about inter-war firearms development whenever you guys are done with WW1. Also guns from the late 40's to the fifties would be super neat, last gasps of military bolt guns and the dawn of the "battle rifles". Also also Civil war guns would be super neato.

1:20 “YOU CAN’T HAVE YOUR PUDDING IF YOU DON’T EAT YOUR MEAT!” “HOW CAN YE HAVE ANY PUDDING IF YE DONT EAT YER MEAT?!”

Patiently waiting on the new episode while rewatching this one lol. I'm officially a C&Rsenal junkie.

thanks

When the SA80 started to be issued, the LSW was the version they were most focused on keeping running (they were less concerned with the rifle). So the LSW gunner was issued spare firing pins, gas plugs, recoil rods etc. I'm willing to bet the RSC gunner was the same and had the spares and extra training to keep the weapon system firing.

Now I really want that musketoon, look how cute it is!

Freedom units is now how I will refer to pounds in the future.

That musketoon looked cool as frig.