Engraved Tranter 577-Caliber Hand Cannon

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4 жыл бұрын

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William Tranter’s Model 1868 revolver was his first centerfire design, and became very popular, made in a wide variety of sizes and styles. One of the very rarest of these today is the 5-shot .577 Boxer caliber, an absolute monstrosity of a revolver made for British adventurers worried about facing down lions and tigers. This is the only known engraved example, and it is beautifully done.
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@1SaG 4 жыл бұрын

"I say, old chap ... do you currently feel particularly fortunate?"

@haroldellis9721 4 жыл бұрын

You Sir, have won the Internet today. Well played.

@LewisSkeeter 4 жыл бұрын

Did I fire four or five, old bean?

@baker90338 4 жыл бұрын

1SaG I’m using this.

@CiastoToKlamstwo 4 жыл бұрын

*young chap

@kevingooley8510 4 жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@nolanolivier6791 4 жыл бұрын

I know what perplexes you; did he discharge the replete quintuple of cartridges, or merely quadruple? Well, in the interest of verisimilitude, in all the hullabaloo we did misplace our account. Notwithstanding this being the .577 Tranter, the most efficacious handgun in the world, posessed as it were of the capacity to cleave head cleanly from nape, one is compelled to singularly but earnestly enquire in introspection: does luck inform my inclination? Well, does it, catamite?

@bunkstagner298 4 жыл бұрын

Nolan that is priceless! Good on you

@afwaller 4 жыл бұрын

Uncouth Harold, the constabulary officer

@skepticalbadger 4 жыл бұрын

Good, but period English would dictate "pistol" or "revolving pistol" if you prefer.

@markfergerson2145 4 жыл бұрын

@@skepticalbadger If one was feeling historical, "hand gonne" would work.

@matthaught4707 4 жыл бұрын

KZfaq seriously needs a "love" emote

@kcole-xi9km 4 жыл бұрын

" if 5 rounds of .577 don't do it, you're in deep trouble" ...a understatement worthy of a true Englishman. :)

@ianj1828 4 жыл бұрын

any more than 5 rounds would be un-sporting, old chap.

@kevingooley8510 4 жыл бұрын

True. I remember in the 1980s when the Street sweeper shotgun hit US markets, people complained about the slow reload time, the thought was if you can't handle it with 12 rounds of 12 gauge, you weren't going to do it with 24. I'm sure Tranter felt the same way.

@Daniel-Weaver 4 жыл бұрын

You need to find another solution.

@alexanderstrickland9036 4 жыл бұрын

‘In dire fortune’

@matthewhelton1725 4 жыл бұрын

This is a play on the old soldier's adage: "If you find yourself in a fair fight, someone screwed-up..."

@DonMeaker 4 жыл бұрын

Triple threat revolver: You shoots them until you run out of ammunition, the muzzle flash sets them on fire, then you beat them to death with it. If that fails, you escape in the cloud of blue smoke.

@oscarbaezsoria1650 4 жыл бұрын

...with a couple of broken wrists for good measure.

@StrayGiaco450 4 жыл бұрын

Forgot that, if the situation calls, you can take off the cylinder to end him rightly

@andrewbroeker9819 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like quadruple threat to me

@angelsfallfirst7348 Жыл бұрын

@@StrayGiaco450 Finally, a man of culture

@Torus2112 4 жыл бұрын

Five rounds of pure "Rule Britannia" in your pocket...mostly.

@StutleyConstable 4 жыл бұрын

If your pocket is big enough.

@wernesgruder1 4 жыл бұрын

Tranter and Adams.......British hand cannons. The backbone of the British empire

@wana3667 4 жыл бұрын

SKAVENSLAVEEESSSS

@bverheijden 4 жыл бұрын

A big enough pocket is not the thing. You'll need some seriusly reinforced fabric for this beast. I propose sheetmetal

@nazarderkach9320 3 жыл бұрын

After I took a look at the ammo, I think it's more like "Wide Boris Johnson walking"

@RockIslandAuctionCompany 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone please make fun of Ian for featuring such a pretty, engraved gun on his channel. It will delight me.

@turbowolf302 4 жыл бұрын

I'm more worried you let Gun Jesus break quarantine.

@vDullahan 4 жыл бұрын

Thy will be done, my lord. But wait, if we make fun of Gun Jesus, aren't we heretics? Then I say NAY, BEGONE FOUL BLASPHEMOUR!

@jan-hendrikbussmann4644 4 жыл бұрын

@@turbowolf302 I believe that the videos are recorded not one at a time, but several videos at one place which are released some time apart and mixed up with other videos to make it more interesting for us. I also do not think they let him visit the HK grey room every other week, but he recorded a LOT of videos at once. So, this has probably not been filmed after the quarantine.

@hakonandreasolaussen1949 4 жыл бұрын

@@turbowolf302 He has a very substantial backlog of videos ready to be published, so he's probably not out and about. Any videos currently being made are probably being made at home, about one of his own guns or something else he can talk about without leaving home

@thetruthexperiment 4 жыл бұрын

A perfect gun for your bagina.

@EeekiE 4 жыл бұрын

577 Gauge just slapped on the frame at any angle and spacing. Must have given the engraver an aneurism.

@judsongaiden9878 4 жыл бұрын

Also, .577 caliber is larger than 28-gauge.

@johnfisk811 4 жыл бұрын

Possibly added for sale in the USA otherwise it would be either .577 or 24 bore.

@StarSwarm. 4 жыл бұрын

The irony is that almost all 577 firearms of that period are never 577. Nearly all are considerably bigger. My 1867 “H. Holland” 577 rifle is actually 586. Even quite a few of the Enfields actually exceed 600.

@ekscalybur 4 жыл бұрын

Everybody: About that bore axis Tranter: I REALLY dislike your wrists. In fact, I want to break them. Yes, especially you.

@wingracer1614 4 жыл бұрын

You would think but judging from the specs it's about the same power (see edit) as .45acp out of a very big and heavy gun. So I suspect it would be quite easy on the recoil. Edit: I thought he said a 300 grain bullet for some reason but he actually said 400 grain so yeah, that's a lot heavier than .45acp. Still a bit slower but yeah, it's a good bit more power than .45acp.

@MalleusSemperVictor 4 жыл бұрын

@steve gable Wouldn't it be 525 ft/lbs?

@mattisvov 4 жыл бұрын

Gives you leverage for when you need to pistol-whip a lion.

@blahorgaslisk7763 4 жыл бұрын

@starshipeleven If it pushed the bullet at 725 ft/sec then physics doesn't care if it's pushed by black powder, smokeless powder or a fricking spring. It's all going to recoil the same if all else is equal. (Though if you could make a spring loaded pneumatic gun where the piston was pushed backwards it might negate some of that recoil, but I doubt it could be done within the weight limit if at all and certainly not within the physical dimensions of this gun so it's only theoretical. Well I kind of doubt you could design a way to launch that bullet at that speed using a spring at all given the constraints either, but it's a fun thought experiment..)

@CanalTremocos 4 жыл бұрын

@@blahorgaslisk7763 Smokeless powder puts higher acceleration on the projectile than black powder so there's some difference, the bullet takes a few more milliseconds to reach muzzle velocity. The shooter will feel the same recoil, but with lower impulse, and that may be the difference between taking a step back and taking a step back with a fractured wrist.

@gustavoscottifraga4541 4 жыл бұрын

"Engravings bring no tactical advantage" -Ocelot, revolver

@braddoc4087 4 жыл бұрын

It brings one tactic; the Tactic of Cool

@jakeb9188 4 жыл бұрын

Revolver Ocelot

@thesturm8686 4 жыл бұрын

But .577 does And yes, i was looking for this comment

@mwnciboo 4 жыл бұрын

*Standby for Colonization - Soviet gunslinger*

@damascus1111 4 жыл бұрын

Jake B Revolver Ocelot

@davidgreen40 4 жыл бұрын

Ian will OWN the next backup gun match.

@michaelfodor6280 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine Ian hitting a spinner with that. Probably hit the target so hard that it will spin like a turboprop and take off. :D

@exploatores 4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelfodor6280 I got the same thought, it would hit the spinner hard. but I don´t think it will take of.

@thegoatboy102 4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelfodor6280 i bet it would spin it in 3-4 shots.

@littlebigheroman 4 жыл бұрын

Complete with lightning fast cylinder removal and reloading!

@thesturm8686 4 жыл бұрын

I mean, just shoot near the cardboard targets and the sheer airblast will shred them up to bits

@lukesarazin1097 3 жыл бұрын

In the Warhammer 40,000 role-playing-game Dark Heresy, there is a very powerful heavy pistol named the ".54 Tranter." I always wondered why the designers called it that specifically, and I now suspect it was inspired by this gun.

@joseestevezhernandez558 Жыл бұрын

Aahhh the "poor man's boltgun"

@thepoliticalgunnut8018 Жыл бұрын

In the grimdarkness of the 41st millennium even revolvers are still relevant.

@SMAXZO 8 ай бұрын

@@thepoliticalgunnut8018 Dude...in the 41st Millennium...folks still carry M1911s!

@jagerdergroe8604 8 ай бұрын

@@SMAXZO it conquered the galaxy, twice!

@Swampy-ci3np 6 ай бұрын

wait really?@@SMAXZO

@Kaihatdiemacht 4 жыл бұрын

At first I read “.577 trainer” and wondered what possible caliber you would need a .577 to train for.

@Salesman9001 4 жыл бұрын

Have you heard of Bullet Immunization technique? To reach .600 you would need to train with .577 first or risk fatal Bullet Rejection Syndrome. If you have not heard of this technique before I happen to have one seat left at my next seminar on Advanced Bullet Immunization just for $350. Act fast or risk catching BRS!

@DH-xw6jp 4 жыл бұрын

@@Salesman9001 is "bullet rejection syndrome" the british equivalent of high velocity lead poisoning?

@hailexiao2770 4 жыл бұрын

That .600 Nitro Express revolver, of course

@WraithOfMan 4 жыл бұрын

It's training for artillerymen...

@coolspruta 4 жыл бұрын

The T-72 has a 14.5mm sub-caliber training barrel. That's pretty close actually.

@rotwang2000 4 жыл бұрын

"The .45 ACP is still the ultimate manstopper." Laughs in .577 ...

@joshshirley9488 4 жыл бұрын

rotwang2000 laughs in 10mm

@bluecaptainIT 4 жыл бұрын

@@joshshirley9488 *best caliber

@Apis4 4 жыл бұрын

In other words, be it .577, 44 Mag, 10mm, .50, or a slew of other proprietary rare calibres like 11mm..... there's actually about three dozen hand calibres out there that make 45.ACP look anemic? Yeah pretty much.

@PerceptionVsReality333 4 жыл бұрын

@@joshshirley9488 10mm isn't that much of a hot load most loads are just slightly higher pressures than 40S&W which ballistically isn't much different than 45ACP. If you really want a hot 10mm you have to get buffalo bore or Underwood ammo which is expensive for only 20 rounds.

@alltimelow2345 4 жыл бұрын

Attica Centurius. Laughs in 45/110

@ianmacfarlane1241 4 жыл бұрын

A beautifully engraved handzooka - perfect for social distancing. Won't kill viruses but it'll keep everyone well away from you.

@georgec8859 4 жыл бұрын

handzooka... im stealing that.

@sliceofbread2611 4 жыл бұрын

if only it was a handzooka, you would not have to buy new wrists after each shot.. just mind the backblast

@thesturm8686 4 жыл бұрын

Well, the muzzle blast from that would pretty much sterilise anything, assuming it wasn't evaporized in the process

@TheRivieraKid 4 жыл бұрын

Victorian era anti tank revolver.

@moconnell663 4 жыл бұрын

Tanks? It's for those pesky airships!

@FelixstoweFoamForge 4 жыл бұрын

As a Brit I can say that this is us at our best. Elegant, understated, modest. The fact that it can destroy small buildings is just a bonus "old boy".

@SafetyProMalta 4 жыл бұрын

I'm smelling big bucks at auction. She's a beauty.

@mdd1963 4 жыл бұрын

I read that most speculate only a hundred or so were made! That's pretty damn exclusive company!

@colinmcgrath2392 4 жыл бұрын

And if whoever buys it spends all their money, they can just live inside it! It's massive!

@stunitech 4 жыл бұрын

It really is something special. From the looks of the grip angle it would probably break your wrist firing those big chunks of lead. Amazingly rare. Gun Jesus always delivers the goods.

@left-2-write28 4 жыл бұрын

@@stunitech a broken wrist would be merciful compared to whatever is on the business end.

@SafetyProMalta 4 жыл бұрын

@Nicolas Broszky Ain't nothing wrong with a gold shitter, I saw one in al-sijoud got me a taste for the finer things in life. 🤣😂

@Guhonter 4 жыл бұрын

It always blows my mind that a gun like that is 150 years old and not only still around but in such great condition.

@jimmyrustler8983 2 жыл бұрын

Made to last. I dig Victorian era bottles, most of them are still in perfect condition.

@brunoratto253 4 жыл бұрын

Victorian hand-cannoneering: wip this thing out, shout "LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!!!", shoot five times at the target, and declare whatever remains of it "colonized". *"Rule Brittannia" plays in the background*

@steamboatmodel 4 жыл бұрын

If the Target does not stop an Officer draws his saber, or a Gentleman draws his sward cane and bravely meets his end.

@upgradesky56 4 жыл бұрын

@@steamboatmodel A American draws another revolver of the same type and caliber

@Nightdare 4 жыл бұрын

@@upgradesky56 Then calls in for Artillery strike, air support and ocean launched cruise missiles ....just to make sure

@Gyrfalcon312 5 ай бұрын

I'm bellowing in laughter! Thank you.

@eghandcraft6106 4 жыл бұрын

I got to say, you are a big help to me. I suffer from anxiety and insomnia stemming from past trauma. The methodical nature of your posts, coupled with the calm demeanor of your voice has gotten me through many restless nights. It's something I can tune into and calm my nerves, especially in these uncertain times. Thank you!

@AshleyPomeroy 4 жыл бұрын

If there had been a film industry in 1868 this would have been the hero gun, like the Desert Eagle in the 1980s. Someone on the Victorian internet would claim to have met someone who saw a hussar carry one into battle, and people would politely accuse him of shooting a line.

@Arthurzeiro 4 жыл бұрын

2 known examples?! Either fireplace guy has the other one, or he's betting in this auction.

@alexsis1778 4 жыл бұрын

He generally seems to prefer prototypes over just generally rare pistols

@Brekwon97 4 жыл бұрын

He should join this chanel and just have his tag be fireplace guy.

@TitouFromMars 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ian, I just received your book. It's gorgeous. Greetings from France.

@ForgottenWeapons 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@bills6093 4 жыл бұрын

I love the look of the muzzle with the rounded corners.

@widowpeak6142 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta love the contrast between the silly huge frame and the rather pretty engraving.

@jimmyrustler8983 4 жыл бұрын

I like that frame size, that looks like it'd sit in an average mans hand quite easily. Shooting it, on the other hand...

@foreststalkerbrothers 4 жыл бұрын

I'll trade it for 10 rolls of TP and 5 bean cans. Take it or leave it, Ian.

@MagronesBR2 4 жыл бұрын

I cover your 10 rolls of TP and bean cans, and I raise two bottles of desinfectant.

@izzfitri6888 4 жыл бұрын

I rather ask for that M48 Medusa. Double all you guys have with 2 sack of 10 kg of rice.

@sleepyrasta14820 4 жыл бұрын

100 bottle caps

@terri200026 4 жыл бұрын

That is certainly no "Show case Princess." Though it was obviously cared for, the scratches and wear marks show that it was close to hand on many an adventure. Can you imagine the stories in those scratches?

@curtc2194 4 жыл бұрын

45 ACP : Proud of the damage I can inflict @ 900fps .577 : hold my beer

@GjVj 4 жыл бұрын

Tea, my dear fellow. Hold my tea. ;)

@Atzy 4 жыл бұрын

@@GjVj If you think they drink beer in the UK you're sadly mistaken

@curtc2194 4 жыл бұрын

@@GjVj lol! I stand corrected...tea it is old chap

@markfergerson2145 4 жыл бұрын

@@GjVj Depends on the time of day, don't you know. In the evening it would be "Hold my port".

@stevenbaker8184 4 жыл бұрын

@@markfergerson2145 No A bit too refined,"hold my Pint dear chap."

@209turtleboy 4 жыл бұрын

If 5 shots don't do it you could always throw it at them, that thing is a beast!

@1anthonybrowning 4 жыл бұрын

It may be a beast, but it’s not a Hi Point. You don’t have to through it, maybe dazzle the bad guy with the beautiful scroll work, lol

@jizzmonkey9679 4 жыл бұрын

As boris the blade said "heavy is good", "heavy is reliable", "if it doesn't work you can always hit them with it".

@steamboatmodel 4 жыл бұрын

@@vksasdgaming9472 Retreat Never reverse the bloody thing grab the smoking barrel (with out flinching) and club the target into submersion. That is how you build an Empire.

@karlbush89 4 жыл бұрын

@@jizzmonkey9679 That's one of the best movies ever, in my opinion.

@Gyrfalcon312 5 ай бұрын

@@jizzmonkey9679"Boris the Blade? Boris the... _Bullet Dodger_ ?"

@fastmongrel 4 жыл бұрын

I feel this should be loaded with Silver bullets or Sabot jacketed Crosses

@Gyrfalcon312 5 ай бұрын

I bet Mike Mignola drew _heavy_ inspiration for the Samaritan from this old monster-slayer.

@easterriot1916 4 жыл бұрын

I’m guessing this is going for a considerable amount.... can’t wait for the selling price video. Thanks as always.

@seanthompson8071 4 жыл бұрын

I'd say $20k - $40K US

@agentswipe6662 4 жыл бұрын

I'd pay 100,000$ if I had that much

@TubeRadiosRule 2 жыл бұрын

I read an article in an old magazine that talked about these huge revolvers. One early Tranter .577 they showed in the article actually had the interchangeable cartridge and cap-and-ball cylinders, in case you were out on the frontier where powder and lead and caps were plentiful but cartridges weren't. A real cannon, either way!

@quinnarends4204 4 жыл бұрын

What Ian failed to mention, granted I don't blame him since it's a gorgeous gun and it would destract from the video, is Holland and Holland is a gun brand in England where you would spend a LOT of money for a pair of hand fitted, hand made, side by side shotguns that the upper echelons of society use for bird hunting

@Gyrfalcon312 5 ай бұрын

...and some damned fine side-by-side Express rifles for taking down African dangerous game.

@JDB1878 4 жыл бұрын

A lot of the British percussion cap and early cartridge were so mechanically fascinating especially the double trigger adams and tranters

@Mr7o4 4 жыл бұрын

I always wonder why they take so much time making the engraving text look so nice, and then stamp the proof/gauge markings in as fast as possible while presumably drunk.

@EeekiE 4 жыл бұрын

The engraver gets a finished gun to engrave that already has slapped on required proof/gauge markings.

@ianmacfarlane1241 4 жыл бұрын

Probably done by a completely different person. I really can't imagine an engraver doing such a thing.

@blackstone777 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like something a space ork would have. "OY! MOR DAKKA! NO? BIG BOOM!"

@joevines3428 4 жыл бұрын

Stole it of a rogue trader.

@jackmcslay 4 жыл бұрын

It's a shame clint eastwood didn't use this gun in any of his old west movies, otherwise you could say such character would be Harry Callahan's great-grandfather

@ianmacfarlane1241 4 жыл бұрын

The "did I fire five shots or only four? Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself."

@ianmacfarlane1241 4 жыл бұрын

"Would you mind waiting ten minutes while I reload?"

@TacticoolCraig 4 жыл бұрын

Eastwood wouldn’t carry a British gun, don’t know him but if you have watched gran Torino think about it

@ReonMagnum 4 жыл бұрын

He did carry a pair of Colt Walkers in The Outlaw Josey Wales, which were the most powerful handguns at the time. The Walker Colt was only later surpassed in power by the Mars Automatic Pistol and much later the Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolver.

@gavinbissell8847 4 жыл бұрын

I say, does one feel lucky old chap

@cleanerben9636 4 жыл бұрын

For when your tank needs a back up weapon.

@j_d_gamer2091 4 жыл бұрын

CleanerBen no the backup to this is a tank

@Ashfielder 4 жыл бұрын

When a Lancaster Howdah won’t cut it against five tigers.

@ArcturusOTE 4 жыл бұрын

Or a Webley Pryce

@coolspruta 4 жыл бұрын

@Jake Roberts Tigers? In Africa?

@ArcturusOTE 3 жыл бұрын

@@coolspruta They exist but not as much as it is on South Asia

@fredford7642 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian, I had the opportunity to handle a Tranter revolver many years ago, it was a .50 cal. percussion revolver.I was impressed then, and once again with your viewing of this revolver.They were not as wieldy as a Colt, but they certainly had smack down, perhaps as much as a Walker.

@jayfelsberg1931 4 жыл бұрын

A story involving a Tranter design feature came about in 1862, as related in Shelby Foote's "Civil Wat: A Narrative," when Union generals "Bull" Nelson and Jefferson Davis (bad name fir Davis' career, as you can guess), ending in the 300-pound Nelson slapping the crap out of Nelson. The furious Davis fled, yelling, "Does anyone have a pistol?" A nearby officer said, "I always carry the item," and passed the weapon to Davis. As Davis headed back into the fray the officer said, "It has a Tranter trigger, work light." Davis killed Nelson with one shot. Amazingly, Davis was cleared of charges and returned to service.

@jerryjohnsonii4181 4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous engraving !!!!!!!! Thanks for showing this gorgeous revolver , Ian

@thelonerider9693 4 жыл бұрын

When dinosaurs attack... Tranter's got your back... Also: Hellboy wants his pistol back...

@leighrate 4 жыл бұрын

When you look at these loading systems they really have to be considered against the cap & ball or rimfire systems of the day. By our standards it's painfully slow, but by the standards of it's time it is quick, and being center fire a quantum leap in reliability.

@agate_jcg 4 жыл бұрын

Ian, it would be great if you could do a historical bit on the transition from rimfire to centerfire. Why was hitting on the rim so important early on? What technical problems needed to be solved to make centerfire work, etc? Maybe show us some weird examples that buck the trend -- centerfire guns before their time, or big / modern guns that are unexpectedly rimfire?

@dylantegg5322 4 жыл бұрын

I imagine all the rest of them are lost to the desert or the jungle

@curtismundie4931 4 жыл бұрын

Soooooo what you saying is safari time ?

@drbreeden4093 4 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate this whole series and it’s well researched, true and told history! I still would love to see these guns demonstrated in addition to everything else...

@theamazingspiderwuss4236 4 жыл бұрын

“If 5 rounds of .577 doesn’t do it, you’re in deep trouble and you’ll have to come up with something else” I think that if you can’t kill something with five .577 boxers, the pistol is probably heavy enough to beat it to death

@balancedfordaylight1 4 жыл бұрын

I would love to see an episode on the bowen 577 caliber redhawk ......... the bonus being we might get some 577 caliber shooting footage out of that ...

@pacificcoastpiper3949 4 жыл бұрын

Or some footage of Ian getting his arm sewn back on

@StarSwarm. 4 жыл бұрын

“If five shots of 577 don’t do it... you’re in serious trouble!” - Gun Jesus, March 2020 Truer words were never spoken!

@michelguevara151 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing, Ian. this is a magnificent piece.

@RiderOftheNorth1968 4 жыл бұрын

It is a work of art! Not the engraving but the concept as a whole, BIG bore allstopper making no excuses to nobody. I love it.

@pekkaseppala3999 3 жыл бұрын

Very pretty, and i like that the barrel isn't too long. Pleasing look.

@MrKaido93 4 жыл бұрын

That's a beauty! William Tranter was an awesome brilliant enginutive creative man! Who is said to have made both the best British percussion and cartridge revolvers. Too bad that none of the replica arms manufacture makes any of the percussion or metalic cartridge British revolvers. I think they could make money replicating these especially in the behemoth caliber revolvers. Ian, I hope you get to auction off and show some of the Behemoth Percussion Cap and Ball revolvers in 50/55/577 calibers by Adams, Tranter and the Austrian Scheinigg 55 caliber model 1860.

@larrys.3992 4 жыл бұрын

I imagine the 577 was spectacular to fire with black powder. Nice looking!

@jonathangriffiths2499 4 жыл бұрын

Tranter is an English dialect word for owner , operator horse and cart business. So the makers ancestry was modest.

@bigbud6842 4 жыл бұрын

Lol okay? As is most of the worlds. Most people CAN NOT trace their family back to royalty. This has nothing to do with the gun or anything else.

@mrsaturdaynightspecial3055 4 жыл бұрын

@@bigbud6842 He just threw it out there for general information. Don't act as such a SJW.

@jonathangriffiths2499 4 жыл бұрын

Mr Saturday Night Special thanks mate 👍

@enriquekahn9405 4 жыл бұрын

That cylinder design is a great example of something pointlessly awkward and complex existing as a carryover from a previous iteration where it was actually super clever and useful.

@tdugong 4 жыл бұрын

Is that Hellboy's pocket revolver?

@jjforcebreaker 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome looking chunk of metal. Engraving does provide tactical advantages- distracts enemy with it's beauty=more time to aim.

@juliuspeperwood1128 4 жыл бұрын

Hey I'm a new subscriber. During this lockdown I've watched like 10 hours of Forgotten Weapons haha. Ian I'm pretty sure you're one of the coolest guys alive. I pride myself in firearm knowledge and I dont hold a candle to you. I appreciate the content and wish you well.

@asharnygee 4 жыл бұрын

I've actually been waiting for a Tranter since started watching this channel [real bushranger hand arms]... Cheers from Australia

@LifeisGood762 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I just read an article by Bowen Classic Customs where he made a Ruger Redhawk use a .577 caliber cartridge based on these guns. These are so cool!

@RobertPilla 4 жыл бұрын

Being stuck at home working I love letting your videos ryn in the background. There is something calming about your voice. Just saying

@easterriot1916 4 жыл бұрын

I’m going to share something personal. I have tinnitus and a falling asleep problem because of it. I use Ian’s video on proof marks to help me fall asleep. I think I might be responsible for maybe 10% of the views of that video, no joke.

@filypefx 4 жыл бұрын

A mix of beast and beauty.

@elementalist1984 4 жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful revolver, I'd love to have one just like it.

@AG-gk3rd 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone else a little jealous of Ian's extremely cosy looking jumper?

@anzaca1 4 жыл бұрын

I'm officially dubbing his sweater "Ian's Quarantine Sweater".

@MUFFINSTUFF3R 4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what brand it is or where he got it?

@loupiscanis9449 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you , Ian

@HappisakVideos 4 жыл бұрын

500 Magnums great-great-great eccentric British uncle. :)

@BrianJohnson-tz6xl 4 жыл бұрын

That is a beautiful revolver!!

@matthewhelton1725 4 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted a Tranter. Very well designed for the day.

@donaldbarden7745 4 жыл бұрын

For some inexplicable reason, I love that pistol!

@johnchristopherrobert1839 2 жыл бұрын

Loving the handle

@63snampook 4 жыл бұрын

What utterly beautiful 5-shooter !!!

@Nukle0n 4 жыл бұрын

At least you aren't getting any blown out cartridges with that solid backplate.

@lashlarue7924 4 жыл бұрын

Old handguns seem absurd by modern standards, which is funny considering they still are primarily intended to blow holes in things. I guess a long, complex, awkward frontal reloading process is still far better than manually swabbing then ramming 1.) powder and 2.) a mini ball down the shooty end … What ho, tarry forth, Hastings, wot wot!

@redjacc7581 4 жыл бұрын

lovely engravings.

@vincentmalab3289 4 жыл бұрын

But sad to say it dosn't give any tactical advantage whatsoever. The engravings is pleasing to the eyes... Pretty good.

@ThaiEgho 4 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to seeing a demonstration.

@ChristianThePagan 4 жыл бұрын

Huh? I thought these things used to come with a limber and four horses, sort of like a modern day .50 cal Deagle ships with a self propelled tracked mount and an artillery spotting drone for counter battery work.

@Hawk1966 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone want to bet Fireplace Collector nabs this gun? One of two, the only engraved copy. Granted it's not war 2 or German but still his kinda rare. With that high bore axis, even though it's black powder, I bet it's a wrist breaker.

@stevenbaker8184 4 жыл бұрын

This is the type of weapon that causes the brown shorts factor. Someone breaks into your house and you fire one round and your local burglar gets brown shorts.And as to reloading who needs fast reloads when you just evaporated your opponent.

@whistlingsage9817 Ай бұрын

Yeah, that's a gorgeous and historically significant revolver, but what I really want to know is where Ian got that awesome sweater.

@toooldfortwowheels2048 4 жыл бұрын

Tranter, Adams and Bulldogs, my absolute grail revolvers I need them.

@austinhughes6852 4 жыл бұрын

I was actually expecting something bigger.When Ian said it was in .577 caliber.

@DavidThomas-sv1tk 3 жыл бұрын

Sold for $34,500 - twice the estimate. Ian: "Could I feature your gun on FW?" Any sane seller: "Hell yeah!"

@richardanderson2742 3 жыл бұрын

Since having more money than brains seems to be a common condition these days, I'm surprised it went that cheap. I'd love to have a .577 pistol of any type, but common sense keeps getting in the way of my gun collecting.

@blackguard5181 4 жыл бұрын

That... is a fine looking firearm. I already feel envy towards its future owner.

@DomRivers67 4 жыл бұрын

Nearly 500 ft/lbs, might not be a magnum load nowadays but was a good 20% ahead of the original Long Colt and Remington black powder metallic cartridges and with 400-450gr would smack hard downrange.....ideal for pesky tigers I'd have thought.... especially in the 1850's and 60's You'd really have to go for a black powder Walker or a mad Lancester to get more heft back then

@pandabuluk 4 жыл бұрын

....i would need new save playlist for these big-caliber revolver.

@qwertzy121212 4 жыл бұрын

look at that bore axis... gotta be the only gun you can get a good sight picture on while firing from the hip

@PebelWasTaken 3 жыл бұрын

I like your jumper Ian.

@garethfairclough8715 4 жыл бұрын

Next week, we see Ian run this Tranter .577 as both guns in a 2 gun match! :D

@63DW89A 4 жыл бұрын

That .577 cal 400 gr bullet at 725 ft/sec would move a 100 pound ballistic pendulum 2.05 inches. That is incredible striking force from a handgun. For reference a 357 Mag 125gr @ 1450 ft/sec would move a 100 pound Ballistic pendulum 1.28 inches and a 5.56X45 62gr @ 2900 fps would move a 100 pound Ballistic Pendulum 1.27 inches. A 44 Mag 240 gr @ 1200 fps(typical 4" revolver) would move a 100 pound Ballistic Pendulum 2.04 inches. So the .577 revolver actually strikes as hard as a 44 Magnum! NOTE: "Muzzle Energy[ME]" is NOT bullet striking force; ME is the accelerating force of the powder charge. Example: the ME of the 357 Mag 125gr @ 1450 fps is 584 ft/lbs, or 1.06 horsepower to accelerate a 125 gr bullet to 1450 fps. The ME of the .577 400gr @ 725 fps is 467 ft.lbs, meaning that the .577 requires 25% LESS accelerating power to strike 60% harder than the 357 MAG!