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Bavarian Lightning: The 1869 Werder Pistol
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Күн бұрынThis is a lot in the upcoming February 2020 Morphy Field & Range auction.
Adopted by Bavaria in 1869, Johann-Ludwig Werder’s breechloading rifle was a brilliant piece of engineering, offering an automatically ejecting falling-block system with a remarkably high effective rate of fire and a wonderfully modular system of parts. Removing a single screw releases the entire breech and fire control system as a self-contained unit for easy maintenance and servicing.
The Werder was made in rifle, carbine, and pistol form, with the carbines and pistols chambered for an 11x35mm short cartridge (340 grain bullet over 66.4 grains of black powder), while the rifle used an 11x50mm cartridge (386 grain bullet over 66.4 grains of black powder). The rifles saw a relatively short service life, as attempts to convert them to 11mm Mauser (11x60) were plagued by problems (the Mauser cartridge being substantially more powerful than the original Werder cartridge). The pistols and carbines were not converted in this way, but left service at the same time that the rifles did.
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@colonialrebel9964 4 жыл бұрын
This gun, loaded like a trap door, launches expended shell out like a M1 Garand, disassembles like an AK, all with the class of a modernized flint-lock...I Iove this gun!!
@shallows529 4 жыл бұрын
Dude was probably a time traveler.
@DAKOTA56777 4 жыл бұрын
Loads more like a Martini Henry, to be nitpicky.
@jakesolver4359 4 жыл бұрын
Also auto ejects much like a lee carbine Ian did a video on, falling block as well
@aharr3437 4 жыл бұрын
@Shutbyotch I think what he meant by that is that an AK is not very hard to work on, like this gun.
@Kr0noZ 4 жыл бұрын
@@aharr3437 I think he misheard Ian say that the whole internals come out like an HK fire control group.
@MesiterSode 4 жыл бұрын
The weirder pistol. The werder rifle was chosen for bavarious reasons.
@juliuscaesar5197 4 жыл бұрын
r/angryupvote
@Nm_09 3 жыл бұрын
Best comment.
@Zakk_Zero 3 жыл бұрын
It seems like the history of some of these firearms went from just plain werd, to evern Werder, to outright werdest before things got completely Wänzl resulting in the Werndl....
@imperialgermanbayonets9244 4 жыл бұрын
The unit marking 2. A.r. 2. 68. means that this pistole was used by the royal bavarian field artillery regiment no. 2, mounted battery no.2, pistole no. 68. Great video Ian, as always. Cheers, Vincent.
@fnym9rdsavsffdik9a25 4 жыл бұрын
you probably got the most niche channel i have ever seen, how do you even get an interest for that?
@Bluesnipible 4 жыл бұрын
That is some knowledge you have got there.
@MrRobbi373 4 жыл бұрын
@@peteraugust5295 I think that "r." in "A. r." is lower case, because Artillerieregiment is a single word in German.
@imperialgermanbayonets9244 4 жыл бұрын
@@peteraugust5295 The lower case "r" stands for "reitende" (eng. mounted) battery. If the "R" would have been stamped in upper case letters then it would translate to a "Rekrutendepot" (eng. recruitment department). Cheers, Vincent.
@imperialgermanbayonets9244 4 жыл бұрын
@@fnym9rdsavsffdik9a25 Thank you very much! My Grandpa was collecting british rifles and bayonets so i grew up with that kind of thing arround me, i just "chose" the prussian/german side later on.
@cliffracer_ 4 жыл бұрын
For a pistol that's ~150 years old it's in amazing condition
@defaultusername123 4 жыл бұрын
i thought that too. I'm guessing thats because they (or this one) didnt see much action in conjunction with that easy breakdown
@LoanwordEggcorn 4 жыл бұрын
@@defaultusername123 Ian mentioned the rifle version being in short service. Perhaps the pistols were taken out of service when the Mauser rifle round replaced the Werder rifle?
@jumpkickman1993 2 жыл бұрын
Try 180 years
@daltonbecker4494 2 жыл бұрын
Thats Germa- er... Bavarian engineering for you!
@crazysilly2914 Жыл бұрын
a revolver, which came out decades before this, would be way quicker to shoot than this. although revolvers of that era were muzzle loaded, whereas this used cartridges.
@AsbestosMuffins 4 жыл бұрын
Now for Today's round of "Is it German!" *serial numbers on the serial numbers* "Yes!"
@Grimmwoldds 4 жыл бұрын
"Is it German?" "Wanted: Firearms engineer. Must have at least 15 years experience in clock making"
@paul-sparky-sparr4160 4 жыл бұрын
@@Grimmwoldds And must be able to drink bavarian Beer......🍺😁
@defaultusername123 4 жыл бұрын
German- It works AND its complicated!
@paul-sparky-sparr4160 4 жыл бұрын
@@defaultusername123 Then take a look at the trigger unit of a Mauser C-96 M1930 "broomhandle"pistol (often called M712). Not a single screw in it and a technique so complex that a watchmaker might get jealous.😁😁😁
@defaultusername123 4 жыл бұрын
Paul Sparr G11
@falloutlover5443 4 жыл бұрын
What happened to the Werder: Long answer: When a series of small kingdoms come together as a single nation state, it really is the best idea for those kingdoms to standardize on a single pattern of primary military arm. In this case, that arm just happened to be the Mauser. Short answer: Prussia
@AnimeSunglasses 4 жыл бұрын
Dammit Prussia! (Again!)
@christopherreed4723 4 жыл бұрын
Or, as they say in southern Germany... ..."Saupräuß!" (pronounced "sow-price" with a very hard "s")
@defaultusername123 4 жыл бұрын
What happened to the Werder: its was in Ian's hands....
@mr.bobcyndaquil4214 4 жыл бұрын
I know hindsight is 20/20, but Mauser's sysyem was more extendable than this.
@secretbaguette 2 жыл бұрын
I could make a longer answer
@TheRumbles13 4 жыл бұрын
The machining quality is incredible when you consider the vintage its from
@SimpleProductions 4 жыл бұрын
Yes. 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
@jayzenitram9621 4 жыл бұрын
It wouldn't surprise me if there was an inordinate amount of hand fitting by very skilled craftsmen as well.
@LoanwordEggcorn 4 жыл бұрын
@@jayzenitram9621 Frankly they remind me of hand fitted watch components.
@draconus15 2 жыл бұрын
It's probably why everything is serialized so you know it fits together. Looks like a hand fit job
@17MrLeon 4 жыл бұрын
Random colector: I have really wierd pistol in my collection Ian: I have "werder"
@Ph33NIXx 4 жыл бұрын
Badum-tsh - this comment made my day
@FantadiRienzo 4 жыл бұрын
Number of Werder Rifle in the "Franco-prussian war": July 1870: 6.000 December 1870: 32.414 January 1871: 40.843 Build overall: ~127.000 (+ 4.000 carbines & 4.000 pistols) Source: book by Dieter Storz
@tomasespada5893 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing book.
@nehcrum 4 жыл бұрын
Is there a Weirder rifle?
@taggartlawfirm 4 жыл бұрын
Sickend Sour do you know the publisher?
@praeceptor 3 жыл бұрын
@@taggartlawfirm Let's assume it is this one: Deutsche Militärgewehre Band 1: Vom Werdergewehr bis zum Modell 71/84, German Military Rifles Volume 1: From the Werder Rifle to the M/71.84 Rifle, Publisher: Verlag Militaria
@tythosdelta2650 4 жыл бұрын
You know it’s a well made gun when Ian can pull the trigger without slowing the hammer down and dissemble it all without gloves
@BatCaveOz 4 жыл бұрын
Ian has confirmed, dozens of times (in his Q&As) that he prefers no gloves, as there is less chance of dropping the gun or getting rubber or cotton snagged in moving parts etc. His choice of gloves, and their material is entirely due to the preference of the collector/auction house/museum... and has nothing to do with the age/value/quality of the gun.
@neruneri 3 жыл бұрын
@@BatCaveOz Bingo. Gloves are often an outdated idea that turns out to be more harmful than beneficial in a lot (but not all) circumstances. They're becoming more and more out of fashion as time goes by. But as they say, when in Rome, do as Romans do.
@koltray8576 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Ian. Just wanted to say that I absolutely love these videos. Please keep it up as long as you can. In all honesty if I cant sleep at night because its too quiet. I turn on your videos and watch them until i fall asleep. I reference these videos all the time for information. In fact, these videos have inspired me to start my own collection. Ive not been collecting too long so my collection is pretty limited. However so far I’ve managed to get a Remington model 81 in 300 sav. A Winchester 1897 in 16 gauge. And a damascus double barrel Baker from Batavia. I reload my own shells for each gun. ESPECIALLY for the baker as it is black powder. Okay realizing I’ve rambled on too far. So I’ll just finish with ,I love these videos and please keep it up. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@ghhg-je8wv 4 жыл бұрын
I too watch through Forgotten Weapons on the Ipad often before bed, then the next morning I go back to see where I knocked out and pick the learning up from there. Thank you Ian for all you do.
@itsapittie 4 жыл бұрын
Just what every content creator wants to hear: "Your videos put me to sleep." :-D
@weeksey49 4 жыл бұрын
kolt ray keep collecting I started in early 70's when most surplus was 20 to 50 dollar range and I bought anything I could find now it;s much more expensive and I target a gun and wait and search till the deal comes along and great deals are still out there got a dryse needle for 250
@scottr291 3 жыл бұрын
Praise be to gun Jesus, amen
@moretar 2 жыл бұрын
Ian's voice and calm demeanor hace a nice ASMR effect for sure, it's great
@laaslassen6928 4 жыл бұрын
The Omega shaped Spring explains the high resistance when cocking the gun :D
@joe2987 4 жыл бұрын
i wonder if they still use those springs on more Current guns?
@donjones4719 3 жыл бұрын
Or... An officer who liked it could say "My pistol functions like a fine watch."
@keithklassen5320 3 жыл бұрын
Ohmy, what a joke!
@littlebigheroman 4 жыл бұрын
Huh, never seen a Werder pistol...yeah, gotta be the Werdest.
@DarthWillSmith 4 жыл бұрын
Werdest pistol I ever seen.
@DybbukHolden 4 жыл бұрын
A Barvarian system, sturdy as a hatchet.
@denniswhite166 4 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there. LOL - clever!
@cikame 4 жыл бұрын
Oh Werd?
@kiwi_comanche 4 жыл бұрын
@@cikame Werd!!
@CatalinaThePirate 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful engineering! I was half expecting to hear that the Werder had been designed by a watchmaker. Simply, this pistol mechanism is a work of art. I love it when Ian gets to tear down a piece. 😏 When I was a kid I used to take things (like my father's windup alarm clock!) 😆 apart. (What a little PITA I must have been, LOL!) I think it's likely I'd enjoy this kind of design work.
@jamesslick4790 4 жыл бұрын
I too began my "career" of being a mechanical "nerd" by doing an "autopsy" on a wind-up alarm clock.⏰ I never got it back together,but that did not deter me! I took apart locks🗝,light fixtures,radios...If it had screws, it was NOT SAFE AROUND ME, 😊
@JerryEricsson Жыл бұрын
Me to, it ended when I tore the heads off dad's 1944 International Farm Truck he had parked behind the garage. I learned to valuable lessons, 1 always ask permission before you tear apart farm implement, 2 that damn razor strop STINGS like hell on the bare ass. I was 8 at the time.
@davidherbst 4 жыл бұрын
Never heard of this gun. This is why I’m here.
@cristianvillanueva8782 4 жыл бұрын
@Shutbyotch and that's why we love it!
@jamesslick4790 4 жыл бұрын
@Shutbyotch YES, Then they become FORMERLY Forgotten Weapons!
@Alpostpone 4 жыл бұрын
@Shutbyotch "Recalled Weapons" No, wait.
@Ian343Sco 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing engineering. The internal workings wouldn't look out of place in an art gallery. Great video Ian.
@ulasgursoy2838 3 жыл бұрын
being an engineering student and seeing these designs, simple as they are, designed in the 19th century with no CAD programs or anything of the sort, is really mind blowing
@AshleyPomeroy 2 жыл бұрын
When he popped the internals out at 05:20 I was reminded of the G11. The stereotype that German engineering is overcomplicated has a grain of truth to it!
@curatorartium 4 жыл бұрын
In the early 70's I got to clean and shoot a werder pistol for Uwe Mai's Gunshop in Bremen, West-Germany. Cleaning antique Guns was my job as a benchman, one cartridge for the Werder was my bonus for the job. Uwe had made the cartridge from existing brass, i believe from cut down 71 Mauser. I still recall how pleasant the gun handled and pointed. Thank you for jogging my memory bank.
@ScottKenny1978 4 жыл бұрын
Color me green with envy!!!
@tomp538 4 жыл бұрын
The mind of the men that design such mechanisms never ceases to amaze...
@holykuhmeinefresse 4 жыл бұрын
Born Bavarian, in the comments 13 seconds after the video was released, title is Bavarian Lightning. This is not a coincidence. :D
@thearousedeunuch 4 жыл бұрын
"I'm faster than fast, I'm Lightning." - Lightning McQueen. :)
@TheGreg6466 4 жыл бұрын
the close up shots are great, so many other channels don't do this, it's much appreciated, thanks ian.
@seancarter1275 4 жыл бұрын
Martini-Henry-Obrez!
@CarterG4Y 4 жыл бұрын
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@esotericschizoidoccultconjurer 3 жыл бұрын
The Martini Henry Pistol doesn't exist it can't hurt you. The Martini Henry Pistol:
@TheFanatical1 4 жыл бұрын
You are an extremely brave man Ian. Not sure I'd have taken that spring system apart.
@Ned-Ryerson 4 жыл бұрын
I believe Block on the Range did it earlier with the rifle/carbine, so Ian definitely knew what he was letting himself in for.
@Duchess_Van_Hoof 4 жыл бұрын
Intro didn't lie, this may be the coolest pistol I ever seen, even including revolvers.
@pennsylvaniafellow4409 4 жыл бұрын
If the artilleryman's problems can't be solved with the field gun then having a rifle won't help him much more than a pistol, haha
@Lowlandlord 4 жыл бұрын
Just as a note, Bavaria had it's own army after 1871, until 1919. There were a few kingdoms in the German Empire, which is part of the definition of empire actually, and they were able to maintain certain rights. Not as decentralized or fragmented as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which actually had three different armies with different funding, it was still there and they swore their fealty to the King, not the Emperor. Reminds me a little of the Lord Lovat, who was leading the 1st Commando Brigade, when he was coming ashore on D-Day he told his personal piper Bill to start up the bagpipes he was told there were army regulations against using them the Lord Lovat stated "Ah, but that's the English war office. You and I are both Scottish, and that doesn't apply". For an aristocrat with a name like "the Lord Lovat" he was a pretty cool dude, also let the French Troop of the Marine Commando land in France first, retaking their country and all.
@jeramyw 4 жыл бұрын
This needs a modern day counterpart. Edit: It's more modular than I thought.
@ianshaliczer 4 жыл бұрын
Jeramy Whitwell I would totally buy a reproduction of this, if chambered in a modern cartridge... It’d be a hell of a plinking pistol.
@jeramyw 4 жыл бұрын
@@ianshaliczer Unless modified, it would probably need a good rim. 357 mag, 44 mag, 30-30, etc.
@ianshaliczer 4 жыл бұрын
Jeramy Whitwell I was thinking .38 Special / .357 Magnum. Popular and proven cartridges, readily available from just about anyplace that sells ammo, and fun to shoot.
@sthenzel 4 жыл бұрын
Just the grip looks a little strange, maybe add a hump above the hand, like a beavertail. Or, like on some vintage target guns, a saw grip.
@ianshaliczer 4 жыл бұрын
sthenzel Looks a lot like the grip on most revolvers too me. Obviously, I’ve never handled one and certainly never shot one... But you could be right. Guess my theoretical firearms company will have to do some R&D on my hypothetical gun. ;^)
@anthonytherapper6638 4 жыл бұрын
Man can you imagine, 160 years ago without technology, pulling this design from imagination and creating something that should have been revolutionary?? Outstanding! Good show!
@TheASSedoTV 6 ай бұрын
Ian, how are you not afraid to dismantle all these rare guns? And how do you end up being so confident knowing every little detail about them? Mind blowing…
@miguelburgueno4891 4 жыл бұрын
I love the way you show us the functioning of all these complicated stuff... It´s really instructive. In each of your videos I learn a lot. Many thanks..!
@yomaze2009 4 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite videos of yours recently. The action was very interesting and you did a great job making it understandable for the layman. Thanks Ian.
@nocturnalrecluse1216 4 жыл бұрын
This is why I fell in love with firearms. It's the mechanics behind the iron. I love it.
@johncashwell1024 4 жыл бұрын
That is a magnificent piece of engineering for the 1860s. Model of 1869 but I feel certain that it took at least 2, if not more, of the preceding years to actually develop this firearm. The amazing thing about it, to me, is that looks like it was designed/developed in the 1880s to 1890s. Great video Ian!
@bat2293 4 жыл бұрын
"Hmmm, this might be a problem". For a moment there, I thought I was watching a _Mr. Puzzle_ episode intro.
@slickcustomline 3 жыл бұрын
I just recently found one of these actions in my late father's parts. He was a 3rd generation gunsmith. I have a newspaper clipping of me great grandfather developing a magazine gor the 03 springfield to hold 25 rounds. If your ever in Louisiana I'd love for you to stop by for an hour. My collection is predominantly percussion that will take me a life time to identifying not to mention parts. Your always a first stop go to
@ottch8670 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian I love to see the skill old gunsmiths had, this is a really clever little pistol and in wonderful condition too
@KnightsWithoutATable 4 жыл бұрын
The ease with which you could take apart this weapon for servicing was amazing.
@blackguard5181 4 жыл бұрын
Looks like a Martini pistol! This needs to be reborn as a scifi blaster.
@Tito_Viera 4 жыл бұрын
If this fine piece of history doesn't have 124 years, would be soooooo cool give it a try in the range.
@markfergerson2145 4 жыл бұрын
Welp, now Disney has to get one of these into The Mandalorian.
@Taistelukalkkuna 4 жыл бұрын
You have a good idea. This gun would lend itself as blaster/plasma/laser, for sci-fi setting. Insert ammo battery like cartridge. After it´s empty eject like original.
@williammagoffin9324 4 жыл бұрын
A disruptor pistol like the Mandalorian's single-shot disruptor rifle.
@Riceball01 4 жыл бұрын
The outline of the pistol (minus the 2nd trigger) kind of reminds me of Mal's pistol from Firefly.
@Taolan8472 4 жыл бұрын
@@Riceball01 Captain Mal's sidearm from Firefly was a dressed up taurus 85 inspired by a Volcanic Arms repeating pistol.
@Not_An_Alien 4 жыл бұрын
Disney needs to get itself out of Star Wars.
@Za7a7aZ Жыл бұрын
If I were a gun collector I would collect guns like these. Every time I am amazed by the ingenuity of gun designers. How they come up with new ways to load and unload a gun over time..very fascinating..😊
@TheLobstersoup 4 жыл бұрын
This is like a well-kept pocket watch, but it's even more ingenious. Wonderful condition. I love the artistry involved in the brilliant mechanics.
@zolafuckass8606 4 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the craftsmanship that went into these older weapons.
@herbertbrown119 Жыл бұрын
The artistry of the engineering of guns like this is the prime reason for my love of them
@noahboat580 4 жыл бұрын
A revolver with no revolving cylinder? And it has a hammer that looks like its from a flintlock? Fancy fancy
@Ghelasin 4 жыл бұрын
Not a Revolver, it's a single shot pistol
@unclesamuk8687 4 жыл бұрын
its a breachblock mechanism.
@isaiahcampbell488 4 жыл бұрын
I study pretty much anything to do with late Reniassance/early Industrial era production. I could picture a clockmaker adding an early fixed skeletonized magazine to the top, making it roughly .22 and selling it as a parlor gun. Also with a "rougher" version with an enclosed magazine as an early repeating pistol.
@sevenproxies4255 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, the internals are gorgeous. All of them individually numbered, and no pesky coil springs to deal with either.
@trent4356 4 жыл бұрын
If we ever just lost our current technology, this is the kind of stuff I'd want to go back to. When everything is still kind of developing and everyone is trying to make the new best thing even if it only gets used for the next 10 years.
@LoFiBaseMusicLab 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Ian, I am from Bavaria and had no idea of this piece of interesting history, thank you 👍
@sambaggins2798 4 жыл бұрын
I have been waiting forever for you to cover this breach system. I became a fan because of a series written by SM Stirling. It sounded fascinating it the book and proved cool in real life. Evidently SM Stirling and Ian would be blood brothers if they ever met. They both appreciate unique gun lore.
@Michaelfatman-xo7gv 7 ай бұрын
No. Dude is bit of a liberal.
@stevenveltrie1868 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing how many "new ideas" are actually old ideas. Great video. Love see a modern version in 22LR.
@Taolan8472 4 жыл бұрын
This is a wonderfully Bavarian piece of mechanical artistry. I would love to have something like this chambered for a modern cartridge as a range toy or a hunting pistol.
4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant explanation with "exploded" parts. Thanks Ian.
@randywatson8347 4 жыл бұрын
Dang it's a marvel of machining and engineering work.
@weeksey49 4 жыл бұрын
The Victorians never cease to amaze me these guys were made of different stuff the amount of innovation they produced in firearms made the previous 500 years look like a snails pace with a few exceptions
@wolvie90 3 жыл бұрын
I always love when you include a semi-serious outtake in the beginning.
@oldesertguy9616 4 жыл бұрын
The ingenuity of some people still amazes me.
@USSEnterpriseA1701 4 жыл бұрын
On some level, the way this comes apart reminds me a lot of the C96 pistol, gotta wonder if there was some inspiration drawn from this for it. Also, I totally want a repro carbine of this system in .45 Colt or .44-40.
@itsapittie 4 жыл бұрын
I'd buy one in .45 Colt. I can't think of a single thing it would do that one of my current handguns can't, but the cool factor is just irresistible.
@AnimeSunglasses 4 жыл бұрын
Mmmmmm, yes! And, heck, like any falling block design, this could be adapted to almost any cartridge... a .357 mag carbine sounds fun to me!
@hailexiao2770 3 жыл бұрын
I'd prefer .44 Special so I can actual buy the ammo at a regular gun store.
@daltonbecker4494 4 ай бұрын
Shoot considering how well designed this thing is, and how much materials have improved since the mid 1800's. I bet you could get this thing to fire some pretty powerful stuff.
@cheesenoodles8316 4 жыл бұрын
That pistol is just to cool. The single shot military pistol are fascinating....and this video shows why.
@michelguevara151 4 жыл бұрын
that pile of parts immediately shouted 'bits of martini henry', a look in the breech seems very similar.and the similarity ends there, that fire control group is an engineering work of art.
@Chris-pb3se 2 жыл бұрын
The Wiha bitdriver to disassemble the Bavarian pistol is a nice touch
@ayebraine 4 жыл бұрын
Goddamit, I missed the usual, and fondly loved, introduction by Mr. McCollum because I was laughing, loudly and unsightly, at the sight of the handgun. It's an odd one indeed. Time to watch the rest of the episode!
@judgebigmansion3492 4 жыл бұрын
Like that Khyber Pass Martini pistol, but with some more engineering behind it. What a cool concept
@fuzzythoughts8020 4 жыл бұрын
I wish there was still companies developing cool single shot pistols, rifles and shotguns. They're really neat and I've always liked the simplicity in a gun with just a few moving parts
@Psiberzerker 3 жыл бұрын
That trigger group is fantastic, and I love how it just drops right in the receiver. I want one.
@ThisFinalHandle 4 жыл бұрын
Amazingly technical mechanics for getting one round into a breach.
@GuitARPlayr100 4 жыл бұрын
This is quite possibly the coolest single shot action I've ever seen, let alone in a pistol. I'd love to see a modern variation of this chambered in something like .357 Magnum, .45 Colt, or maybe even .223
@ScottKenny1978 4 жыл бұрын
Would be tough to get it to work with a rimless case, but any rimmed cases would be trivial.
@balrajsingh-zp4wq 4 жыл бұрын
ਪੁਰੀ ਘੈਂਟ ਚੀਜ ਆ ਵੀਰੇ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਧੰਨਵਾਦ ਥੋਡਾ ਇਹ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਵੀਡੀਓ ਲੲੀ ਸਹੀ ਨਾਂਮ ਰਖਿਆ ਹੈ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਚੈਨਲ ਦਾ ਭੁਲੇ ਹੋੲੇ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਧੰਨਵਾਦ ਜੀ।
@astrogug 4 жыл бұрын
These pure mechanical explanation videos are my favorite.
@GARDENER42 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the clear & concise demonstration of how this pistol works Ian.
@otm646 4 жыл бұрын
Is this the earliest version you've seen of a modular self contained fire control group?
@itsapittie 4 жыл бұрын
It would make this thing really easy to clean because you don't really need to disassemble it further than just taking the sideplate off the FCG. Dunk it in hot water to get rid of the black powder salts, dry, oil, and you're done.
@AnimeSunglasses 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe? The action is hand-fitted as usual for that era, but the question then becomes whether the side plates and breech face were standardized enough. I sure would like to think they were, but I wouldn't be surprised either way...
@LoanwordEggcorn 4 жыл бұрын
@@AnimeSunglasses I am by no means an expert on this era, but I'd guess the receiver and fire control group (FCG) module sizing is standardized, but the internals of the FCG are hand fitted. Just a guess though. That would be a logical interface to standardize.
@AnimeSunglasses 4 жыл бұрын
@@LoanwordEggcorn It would indeed, but it's still early enough that there's no guarantee...
@vahtikoira2125 4 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't a common flintlock mechanism fit that same definition? Think of the expression "lock , stock, and barrel" , 3 major components often fabricated by separate makers in earlier gunmaking endeavors. The lock was the complete fire control group of it's day and usually a single unit/assembly mechanism that could be used in a variety of firearms.
@cyphre 4 жыл бұрын
Dang, that is slick. I really love the ingenuity of these classic pieces, especially that old!
@AnimeSunglasses 4 жыл бұрын
Well, this one is immediately added to my Most Coveted list. Unitary actions and falling blocks, two of my favorite things in firearms in one place!
@svenjonsson9 4 жыл бұрын
That action is true elegance to get a lot of functions out of a limited number of actions.
@von_nobody 4 жыл бұрын
This is not V spring but Alpha spring, this mean we have Alpha-Omega springs :D
@SALTrips 4 жыл бұрын
Finally something NOT complicated from Germany..
@randymagnum143 4 жыл бұрын
Yea, right.....figure out the geometry on all those lock parts!
@stefanb5189 4 жыл бұрын
It isn't german.
@SALTrips 4 жыл бұрын
@@randymagnum143 Well might as well ask me how to figure out a nuclear reactor. What kind of question is that?
@SALTrips 4 жыл бұрын
@@stefanb5189 Yes.
@skyflier8955 4 жыл бұрын
This looks like something that’ll be in a Star Wars movie soon
@nicholaspatton5590 4 жыл бұрын
At one point in time a Frenchman saw a Kraut rolling up with this UNIT of a gun and exclaimed "Sacré Bleu!"
@pepperspray7386 4 жыл бұрын
You should do a side series called "Only their mother could love them." Would be great to specifically showcase these interesting looking firearms.
@cristianvillanueva8782 4 жыл бұрын
XD I'm sure most European pre 1890s would make the cut. It's a great name for playlist.
@GARDENER42 4 жыл бұрын
Or "Steam Punk Firearms", as the Werder would fit right in with that genre.
@mkfreel 4 жыл бұрын
Lovely mechanism. How interesting to have your breech block actively trying to open under spring pressure.
@bverheijden 4 жыл бұрын
One of the coolest gun mechanisms I've ever seen. Just trying to imagine to come up with all of these sequenced actions...Without a PC model.
@Bearthedancingman 4 жыл бұрын
I love the two second intro clip! Please keep doing that! Super fun and makes me really want to watch the video.
@awmperry 2 жыл бұрын
Love the sweeping lines of that mechanism. Art as much as mechanics.
@JonatasAdoM 4 жыл бұрын
A weapon literally brought to you by your king.
@inhumanfilth681 4 жыл бұрын
Always look forward to these nice morning bits, thank you Ian.
@stevesandford7442 4 жыл бұрын
Oooo, dry firing that is probably a big no no. I remember dry firing my Martini Cadet years ago, and was rewarded with the (now broken) firing pin hitting the wall on the other side of the room. It was a costly lesson, lol
@yt.602 3 жыл бұрын
What an elegant piece of mechanical design. Great explanation of the workings too, thanks.
@lukejolley8354 4 жыл бұрын
Wow you are brave sir, taking that mechanism apart with such confidence!
@SKALS-ICY-TOM 4 жыл бұрын
it is cool to see the insides of a gun like that... Alot of thought and knowledge goes into making stuff like that, very cool and yet very simple
@KommandantDahl 4 жыл бұрын
Pulling those springs out of the trigger group gave me anxiety. My immediate reaction was "can I even get this back together?!"
@hamm6035 4 жыл бұрын
Again sir, the absolute coolest stuff. It has a Martini/Peabody vibe. Way cool. Thanks
@ashaynale9146 2 жыл бұрын
This ain't a gun, it's a work of art!!! 😍😍
@isaiahcampbell488 4 жыл бұрын
In the first few seconds where Ian showed a pile of parts and said "this may be a problem." my tinkerer brain responded with "oooooooo" followed by "CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!"
@balrajsingh-zp4wq 4 жыл бұрын
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@eieichtih9384 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful simple gun, thanks for bringing its story to our homes.
@JerryEricsson Жыл бұрын
I love that gun as well, I went through a single shot pistol phase with a Remington nylon Fireball in .223, and a Thompson Center Contender in .41 magnum. Both were fine handguns, in fact my nephew purchased the Fireball and still uses it for teaching his grand kids gun safety. Wish I had the money to pick up one of those, I love that martini type action, like to have one of those in perhaps 45-70 with the pistol in probably .45LC or even .44 mag if the action would handle the pressure (probably not, sigh.)
@idontknowwhereiam5801 4 жыл бұрын
Oh cool! A gun from my region! Greetings from Bavaria!
@SH-zj5pd 4 жыл бұрын
That is just about the coolest mechanism I've seen.
@itsapittie 4 жыл бұрын
It's interesting to think of the service rifle and the service pistol using the same action. Given how slow most contemporary revolvers were to reload, it's possible this single-shot pistol was actually capable of a higher sustained rate of fire than the sidearms it would face.
@uncompressed_wav_file 4 жыл бұрын
Sir, is there a place where you go to meet & greet people yearly? I wish to shake your hand one day. Your content is the type of thing that deserves such consideration. Have an awesome 2020.
@theluftwaffle1 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian for the lovely content over the last few years! I know we’ve all had a blast.
@johngroberts952 4 жыл бұрын
Incredible piece of machinery.
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