You can see the amount of production experience attained since the original episode. In other words, this ain't Othais' first Bodeo.

I love that "Bo-don't" was the go-to rating of trenchworthiness, when *clearly* it should be a Bodé-no

12:30 Couple of reasons why you might want the gate to be steel instead of iron if it is actually steel: 1.) When working on small metal parts, a "stiffer" metal may be easier to machine because it won't flex so much when tools are interacting with it, too much flexing potentially causing warping or work-hardening or other effects that might compromise the integrity of the piece. The money spent making the steel is made up for by the reduced costs machining the steel because it doesn't have to be handled with the same care as iron might. 2.) Often overlooked when machining metal on an industrial scale, but you often have wastage from another part's fabrication that may just be the right size for a different part. A chunk of steel left over from something else could have been found to be convenient for the gate, and so they just used that instead of specifically creating iron stock. Not unlike cutting a smaller cookie of a different shape out of the dough left behind after you cut out a big cookie. Not saying these were the reasons, but they are possibilities that would fit with the limitations of the tooling and workers of the time.

Considering how much Othias fell in love with and continually referenced the Bodeo, I shouldn't be surprised he made this do-over.

These revolvers really make the ejector rod on the colt peacemaker seem like the most ingenious revolver design pre cylinder extractor

It never ceases to amaze me how different the internals of each of these old revolvers are.

I love the Update episodes almost as much as the new content. Its always nice to see dedication to accurate scholarship even if it means going back and doing it again. You guys are exemplar in this!

I picked up a 1913 version of this about a month ago. Not knowing anything about it, I fell back on my knowledge of contemporary revolvers on condition. The pawn shop had it priced at 500, I got it out the door for 350. As I researched it, I realized how much I liked it. This video has cemented that. Thank you for great research. Now I need to get the other versions.

The more I watch Beardy and Drach talk about Italy, the more amazed I am at how much they did with not all that much AND with their own resources. On this episode and the Vetterli-Vitali for like the 30th time.

I always find Italian engineering to be so interesting, in some points so ingenious and in others they were out of there minds.

Wow, the nostalgia. Pretty sure the Bodeo was the first episode I watched when it was new.

Must be time for bed if a C&Rsenal episode is dropping... Wait a minute!

Pistols were so militarily important to Italy that they survived 80 years and are still functional using Iron in the construction. I think they were more a feel good measure like bayonets in the modern era. It's cool to see that basic of a design that is reliable. Nice video.

The Italian revolver with the foldy trigger bit love the history behind it

I'm starting to get a real appreciation for these european revolvers

My first exposure to one of these was while watching The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, and I kinda fell in love with its... *unique* aesthetics.

I wasn't expecting the Bodeo to get an updated episode; It seemed like such a simple story. I'm glad to be wrong, this was really interesting!

I had a negligent discharge many years ago, my daughter is 39 yrs old now

I was in Italy in 1986 shortly after Gadaffi's goons shot up Rome Airport. I saw a grizzled old guy on guard in a village square with a large revolver and a belt full of short, fat cartridges. It surely had to be one of these.

"No one likes a negligent discharge!" :-) Are you guys planning a video on the schwarloze machine gun?

This is my engagement post until I can watch the whole thing later

Good one to revisit because Othias was genuinely just happy to do this specific gat over again.

Having watched today's clips episode, 11/19, on this gun that at 6:42 the bottom right of the schematic drawing shows exactly that spring retention application.

Have you considered switching Minute of Mae to the KZfaq Shorts format? With the way the algorithm is currently set up, it would definitely boost your exposure

The animated side-by-side comparison of the different revolver actions was super helpful!!! 👍

You must imaging that we used the Bodeo Revolvers and variants in target Shooting at the distance of 25-50 meter since the '50s :)

I'm rewatching this 2 years later and I still think this was one of your most entertaining and educational episodes. The Bo-don't is a pun carved in history now.

Every time there is a C&Rsenal episode I grow ever more :) I'm even wearing a C&Rsenal shirt!

As a Patron, I'd rather you take the time to try and lay this paperwork issue to rest and get it off your shoulders and minds. Praying it resolves safely for the channel!

New C&Rsenal...another beautiful way to start my week

Excellent research Othias. Very nice that you could show so many pieces with the differences.

Love to see a remake of some of the older episodes, especially anything from my father's country of origin. This really highlights how far the show has come, you guys have improved a huge amount! Even the early episodes are still great, but these are on a whole new level! I especially appreciate the longer run time with more history and technical detail.

That's some brilliant engineering getting parts to do multiple things well.

Another great episode! Thanks guys, hope you're safe.

thank you for all that you do

I'm a simple man. I see a new C&Rsenal video I click. I can sleep later.

as always great episode, and more in depth than the first bodeo.

Great episode as always.

Love the detail in your videos

I loveee your videos keep up the amazing work!! It is greatly appreciated by everyone

it's amazing that in just few months you got 40k new subs!

Excellent content as always!

Posting a way to fix a Bodeo revolver here, because I found a really weird problem they can run into that I managed to fix on mine. And there is nowhere else to post this. Bodeo revolvers have a rubber spacer in the hammer that pushes against the hammer nose. It can dry up and degrade over time. Just cut a piece off the sole of an old boot in about the same shape and put it in the hammer, it'll fix almost all jamming and trigger pull issues.

Thank you fir the wonderful videos

This is why top 10 revolvers & pistols of WW1 lists need to happen, cause weird wacky choices like the Bodeo might make it into those

You guys are amazing. Thankyou.

Gosh, these remakes make me want for a new episode on the revolver mle. 1892 .

thank you for your content

I liked the detail in this episode!

I am fairly convinced the folding trigger/lack of a trigger guard was there to allow use of the pistol with gloved hands.

Camera work has improved immensely. Thanks Mae👍

Love the redo episodes

euphonious - a sound that is pleasing or beautiful to the ears. Just the term for that lovely little ~clink~ the shells make. =)

Nice and early! I've been hoping for a Bodeo episode.

Another old revolver episode! Keep em coming!

Great job

Revolver actions are an interesting study. One thing that I have noticed is that it seems some ideas seem to pop up in different countries at or around the same time. One thing we do have to remember is arms were shown at the world's fair, where ideas were shown and shared. I think some people did what you are suggesting and either traveled around to different countries or spent time at the world's fair to get ideas to patten in a country where their wasn't a patten for that idea, then either updated it or just copied it and sold it as their idea. Also, rebounding hammers have been in long guns for awhile, wanting in in a hand gun to prevent primer drag is something they would want for sure.

god as someone who loves learning firearms mechanisms and wants to make his own stuff I'm in awe at the simplistic beauty of the bodeo

good work yet again!

"'You'll see this in the Reprocussion series' - oh yeah, where's my Walker at?!" - Quote from everyone on KZfaq in the whole world.

I never heard of or saw one of these until today, and I am not referring to this video. I saw this revolver today at a gun show. Tonight, I was watching youtube videos without any thought at all to researching this revolver and having completely forgotten seeing it earlier. I just happened to glance at the list of "suggested" videos on the right side of the screen and saw a shape I thought I recognized. Eerie!! I probably should have bought the gun!

Man, watching this 2 years later is a tad rough. Othias has learned so much!

Soldier: Why on earth would you design a trigger like that? Italy: *shrugs*

the remake i didnt know i wanted until now

Wonderfull! More Italian beauty.

This gun in Italy is also well known for its appearance in the comic book Dylan Dog as the protagonist's gun... In London. Not even Dylan Dog can explain how it got there (he found it in a cave), but considering it still works well even when he has to have the ammo custom-made, it was a good choice.

Great video! Greetings from Italy!

They've been teasing us for 3 years, the wait for the 1911 is killing me. Ian did the g11 and the pancor jackhammer already.

I think this is one of the funniest episodes of the primer series and 2k likes are way under what this video deserves, you ungrateful fellow viewers.

Another ingenious design! I bet its a trip telling yourself it's ok to pull the trigger when it is pointed at your feet for loading!

A super simple amalgamation of concepts already in use with other firearms, boiled down to the simplest system with as few parts as possible and made of inexpensive materials? Late 1800s Italian Glock revolver confirmed!

Goddamnit Othias I was about to go to bed

Hooray, engagement! Plus a great sidearm in BF1.

Othais: Gun the Baptist. Mae: Marry of Magazine. Thoughts?

The Bodeo revolver - the gun that finally led to Mae getting bleeped.

Thanks guys . Love it all . Told a friend I was going to order some merch now he want's a t.. his wife wants a t Another friend wants a hat. Wait what do I get? Hope your both very well we do appreciate the great history and your dedication.

Oh hey, a remake of one of my favorite C&R eps

Blast from the past episode😊

The pug of guns is back! Yay!

Good video

Coming from the newer Bodeo side plate spring vise video, I just noticed the drawing for it in the patent shown at the bottom of 7:28. Pretty cool and I was a little surprised that it was missed until my hearing tuned back in as Othais was talking about the sort of brain pattern recognition shenanigans thag happens with revolver actions lol.

Sorta reminds me of the Belgian pin-fire revolver I bought, for some reason, last month. The folding trigger and rather ornate ejector rod in particular.

Othais, I love these guns too. Much like the Sten gun, I love the idea of such crude but simple guns having a major effect on the war effort. And unlike a Sten, I was able to buy an original fairly cheap! Now onto th Rast and Gasser

If this is your First C&Rsenal Primer experience... please go back and watch THEM ALLLLLLLLLLLLLL.... Then watch Everything else they've done!!! Click "like" on Everything... Then tell 10 friends!!!

I enjoy the history

something something comment... Love the show and keep up the great work.

The grip angle you hate seems to be a direct result of the action spring that you love.

My favourite leg of lamb that I can't eat. Great to see this piece come back.

I do love this pistol so much I dream of owning one someday

I just picked one of these up 2 days ago lol. A first year of production “R-RAB D’ARMI, BRESCIA 1889” (only made them from 1889 - 91) with 90% original blue remaining. Too funny to see this video, I had never heard of them before and just stumbled across it as part of a Militaria deal. Such a coincidence lol.

Thank you. 🇺🇸👍🇬🇧

Some revolver love, I see

lovely pistol design and OMG every variant produced even by the Spanish..... this is why I am a Patron

Cool

The longest gun to reload in bf1. After you reload it the war will be over.

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

Othais back then is just starting down the old revolver rabbit hole. If only he knew what was coming, lol

Gotta stop until tomorrow. Falling asleep at the computer.

The Bodeo is the Bob Sample of the firearm world.

Tracing Lineages and trying to figure out who copied who is the real trick here. The last half of the 19th century had so many rapid changes in gun design and manufacturing processes that there's no doubt its the most fascinating era of gun design. We go literally from muzzle loaders in some armies to Machine guns in the space of under 30 years. I'm all for deep dives into the origins of these guns.