The story begins with 3 dudes trying to start a company, it ends with an angry mob torching a weapons factory. I love history.
@Fritzi22532 жыл бұрын
A thief stuck a pistol in a man’s ribs and said, “Give me your money.” Victim, “ Don’t you recognize me? I’m your congressman.” The thief replied, “Oh, sorry, give me MY money.”
@teutonicbohemian6 жыл бұрын
I love how he talks a lot the gun and adds history into it. This guy rules.
@drustybhackleford69722 жыл бұрын
Gun Jesus
@frederikclaeyssens92016 жыл бұрын
And as Gun Jesus told of the tales back in the olden days, the apostles gathered around and listened.
@omegamanprivate71326 жыл бұрын
Frederik Claeyssens it is a parable, did you understand the hidden truth?
@WineScrounger6 жыл бұрын
Often and eagerly
@LeCharles076 жыл бұрын
And God sent Gun Jesus to tell the people tales of gun history and the people subscribed to hear: and God saw that it was good.
@dankdark9746 жыл бұрын
omegaman private Riots suck
@derekhugh4 жыл бұрын
fucking LoL
@Chevypotamus6 жыл бұрын
"No corruption going on here"-The Mayor. probably.
@DarkSnideoftheRainbow6 жыл бұрын
I actually found a video of the Mayor responding to the accusations of corruption kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oKuSn5Cm0tmqf4E.html
@Commie626 жыл бұрын
Meeoow, indeed.
@thegoldencaulk27426 жыл бұрын
Incompetence? Corruption? In New York? Say it ain't so!
@willkriegforkartoffeln48786 жыл бұрын
No, it couldn't be. Absolutely preposterous assumption.
@hawks1ish6 жыл бұрын
Dude go back to trolling libtards
@lukemillen74866 жыл бұрын
Joshua Lansell-Kenny go back to having a sense of humor
@andybateman24786 жыл бұрын
Joshua Lansell-Kenny are you a New Yorker?
@Flergenbergen6 жыл бұрын
There is no corruption in NYC comparable to the good old boy network in these Dixie shitholes. Are you familiar with the history of firearms manufacture in the South around 1862?
@gosonegr6 жыл бұрын
Came for the gun, stay for the story, be robbed by your Mayor. Classic
@robdavideogamer41195 жыл бұрын
It's not really robbery. The citizens burned the factory to the ground, they should be the ones to pay for it. Fair is fair.
@74groundhog6 жыл бұрын
Usually the firearm is the focus of the video but I also love the videos where the story behind the firearm is the fascinating part. Every once in a while you'll click on a video and get a treat like this one. Wonderful!
@christopherzarcone13636 жыл бұрын
“Don’t worry we’re not corrupt, probably” The Mayor of New York (who looks a lot like the local crime boss but maybe he has an evil brother or something)
@brandonbentley85325 жыл бұрын
Elected officials in nys are so obviously mobsters it's like dressing a wolf in a sheep coat...it's so obvious!
@semi-useful51784 жыл бұрын
@Lil' Connor Peterson You obviously don't know about the political machines and vote fraud.
@Sivartius4 жыл бұрын
@The Dead Peterson Kid Doesn't matter how the citizens of New York vote, there's enough dead people to outvote them every time. That plus the vote counters are the mayor's friends, and if you vote the wrong way, you might just get introduced to "Guido" and "Slugger"
@greycatturtle71323 жыл бұрын
XD
@POTUSJimmyCarter3 жыл бұрын
Incorrect. The mayor is actually the crime boss's evil brother.
@lightbluehaze5 жыл бұрын
The nonchalantness when he said “well doesn’t seem to be a bad gun and then the civil war broke out.” Got me so bad
@oldgysgt4 жыл бұрын
I have a Gibbs carbine that I bought as a relic. It had been in a fire, and there was no wood, only a set of blackened metal parts. I Cleaned it up, straightened the Lack plate and the plate on the left side, (the fire had warped them), and then using pictures from the internet, made a new stock. It is now in working order, and even thought it had been in a fire, I feel it would be safe to shoot Black powder loads in it. I had always assumed the gun had been in a resent fire, but now I wonder if this gun could have been one of the guns that had been burned in the New York factory fire, and someone had picked up the parts out of the factory ashes and kept them as a souvenir.
@derekstocker66614 жыл бұрын
That sounds a very plausible account, really makes the tale of these carbines come to life, I once had many years ago a pair of Tower flintlock pistols that were welded together that came from a fire at the manufactory, no wood just iron and brass.
@SStupendous2 жыл бұрын
Amazing, what is it WAS one of those that had been in the fire.... more likely that it was than you may think!
@Dreska_6 жыл бұрын
'Eagle or possibly chicken' my first thought was a phoenix (as in Phoenix Armoury)
@charlesprokopp2766 жыл бұрын
It does look like it's on fire, doesn't it? Rather ironic, considering the fate of the armory.
@ZGryphon6 жыл бұрын
Maybe, although it's holding a bunch of arrows and an olive branch, just like the eagle in the Great Seal of the United States.
@Dreska_6 жыл бұрын
I choose to believe its a phoenix because that would be one ugly eagle haha
@howler6490 Жыл бұрын
Nah, its a chicken...oops
@sailingmaster6 жыл бұрын
How does someone downvote a story that good?
@b.griffin3176 жыл бұрын
anti's
@allewis40086 жыл бұрын
The occasional SJW rodent.
@WineScrounger6 жыл бұрын
21000 views/9 downvotes. Disapproval rating under 0.05%, better than some public servants I could mention.
@itsconnorstime6 жыл бұрын
Reb sympathisers.
@Snubrevolver6 жыл бұрын
sailingmaster teh youtube
@fscreations73736 жыл бұрын
I love story time with Ian
@perochialjoe6 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite kinds of Forgotten Weapons videos. When the story is more interesting than the gun. Great work as always, Ian!
@TheGhilamonster6 жыл бұрын
Great bedtime story, uncle Ian.
@French_Cumnuck6 жыл бұрын
These kind of episodes are my favourite I love hearing the stories behind forgotten weapons
@Sabroe_ffs6 жыл бұрын
I mean at this point, this isn't really a gun channel so much as a history channel. Might be why it's the only gun channel i'm still subbed to!
@pixelkatten6 жыл бұрын
So the Phoenix Armory went up in fire? What were they expecting?
@lemeres24785 жыл бұрын
Well, the mayor's fortunes certainly rose from the ashes....
@willkriegforkartoffeln48786 жыл бұрын
Oi, Gibbs the carbine! *points stabby thing in your direction*
@xmm-cf5eg6 жыл бұрын
You must gibbs carbines! Tink of da chillrun!
@arizona-47345 жыл бұрын
This is a particularly good example of why I enjoy this channel. Interesting engineering and crazy backstories.
@fastmongrel6 жыл бұрын
US Eagle.....or Chicken LOL
@Sakuxxx1x6 жыл бұрын
Yeah that was funny, but it does looks a litle bit like a chicken rofl ^^
@SgtKOnyx6 жыл бұрын
Could have actually been a turkey
@shawnr7716 жыл бұрын
Its a chicken hawk.
@LeCharles076 жыл бұрын
"Story time with Ian" is one of the best channels on KZfaq.
@ianmacfarlane12416 жыл бұрын
Gun Jesus has got the lot - you want guns, I got guns, you want history, I got history, you want stories, I've got them too.
@Dumbo82346 жыл бұрын
Oh no, it's the american chicken! Run for your lives!!!
@moosemaimer6 жыл бұрын
CHICKEN OF FREEDOM
@George_Doc6 жыл бұрын
Colonel Sanders have a different opinion
@vaclav_fejt6 жыл бұрын
That was a Kentucky fried lobby.
@b.griffin3176 жыл бұрын
it could be a t-rex.
@allewis40086 жыл бұрын
Speaking of chicken, the Marxists want to put a carbon tax on your meat and eggs and have you eat bugs instead. www.nytimes.com/2018/03/17/opinion/sunday/carbon-tax-on-beef.html
@giorgigarsevanidze63346 жыл бұрын
"...And the lock plate has this nice little U.S. eagle, or possibly a chicken."
@DirtyHairy16 жыл бұрын
I just love listening to Ian telling these stories.
@MumblesMarbleMouth5 жыл бұрын
A fine example that rioting and looting doesn't do any good. The people will pay for all the damage that is done with their taxes. The stories that follow these old guns are more interesting than the history of that era.
@ILikeToLaughAtYou4 жыл бұрын
This title... is foreshadowing...
@stevenandbobthedog6 жыл бұрын
Can we just all take a minute to appreciate this channel? It must be hard to keep content constant and informational in the same regularity that Ian does.
@vaclavnikl68423 жыл бұрын
What a story! Really enjoyed listening to this one. Gun's nice as well.
@padi5star6 жыл бұрын
Great story and even greater presentation. Totally entertaining. Thank a bunch! I hope KZfaq keeps their dirty hands away from your work! Keep it up, please.
@billwillis34166 жыл бұрын
Nice job on research, and good presentation.The weopons of the past really make you aware of the courage you would need to use a rifle like that. The reload is a little more difficult than modern-day . I bet there was a many soiled soldiers.Thanks Ian! Good one!👍👍
@kkarnik033 жыл бұрын
I have enjoyed watching your videos over the years and listening to the history associated with the gun. I think this narration was the best.
@OzarksWildman6 жыл бұрын
It appears the cartouche is in fact the Phoenix. Pretty neat.
@MrAlumni726 жыл бұрын
"er ... umm ... er ..." - Mayor Quimby
@filmfreak9886 жыл бұрын
I think that this is the best story behind a gun you've shown off, and you've told us some pretty crazy stories!
@AustinLutz014 жыл бұрын
Probably my favourite Forgotten Weapons video still to this day. Love this story
@lagrasta6664 жыл бұрын
Add weapons with history and you have the perfect video. Thank you Ian, that was a very interesting piece of history.
@Quetzocoatl226 жыл бұрын
"And the lockplate has this nice little U.S. eagle, or possibly chicken." With a talent for deadpanning like this, Ian should be in showbiz.
@lnichols11115 жыл бұрын
Well done, history lesson and a description of a historical gun. Good context.
@dandhan876 жыл бұрын
Pretty hard to detect sarcasm in gun Jesus's words
@moehoward015 жыл бұрын
You're a good storyteller, Ian. Thanks.
@Zdrajev4 жыл бұрын
I just love the stories of the weapons almost as much as the guns themselves. Very good, high quality and entertaining content! Keep up the good work!!
@timadams39793 жыл бұрын
A very nice gun for the era
@carbon44546 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else find the bridge between the old muskets and bolt action rifles of World War 1 fascinating?
@normtrooper43925 жыл бұрын
This is actually my favourite part of firearms history
@benec58166 жыл бұрын
Thank you once again for a great story to go along with the weapon. Stay safe
@Deftonesdsm6 жыл бұрын
Very good video Ian. You did a really good job summarizing that history. Id love to see a longer indepth history of gun and gun co.
@REXOB93 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the interesting history behind this firearm.
@libertyprime37533 жыл бұрын
“W.W. *Marston*” *intense breathing*
@PABQ7794 жыл бұрын
Very interesting history. Thanks!
@daltonmiller82166 жыл бұрын
That has really excellent sights for that era gun.
@peterisaacs13442 жыл бұрын
Bloody marvelous.
@hugebartlett18844 жыл бұрын
Actually,it is a very good looking carbine,smooth,pleasing shape,and well balanced. Just tough luck it all came into being at a bad time.
@philiproseel35066 жыл бұрын
The fact that Missouri was a split state, half union, half confederacy, is even more interesting.
@EvocativeKitsune6 жыл бұрын
The mecanism on this gun is very cool!
@criffermaclennan6 жыл бұрын
Pitfalls, politics and dodgy dealings....what an unlikely combo 😂😂
@johnvanhul77996 жыл бұрын
Great historical tidbit!!!
@PoindexterG4 жыл бұрын
I love this type of video! It's an interesting gun without any extra context, but the story behind it is pretty crazy and really interesting.
@troy94776 жыл бұрын
Quite a story. Tammany Hall at its finest. Looks like a potentially good design, but that camming system looks like it would get loose. The sight picture looked very good to me. No mention of caliber, but i assume it is .50. A .45 or even a .40 would make sense for a lightweight carbine- lighter bullets for less recoil, and they might shoot slightly flatter (say, 200 gr at 1200-1300 fps). Just a thought. All of these paper cartridge rifles and carbines are interesting. So many differences in one theme. The Sharps certainly seems the best, but there were some good also-rans. Great video as always. Thank you
@Tripp4266 жыл бұрын
Ian's "oops" at 8:49 is perfect.
@stephenhensley70046 жыл бұрын
The history is great. Thanks!
@tonyktx444 жыл бұрын
what a beautiful little rifle
@panzerzh98646 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this remarkable story for sure!
@hughbarton5743Күн бұрын
A very lovely thing, but I'll bet you measure the lock time with a calendar. Thanks, Ian.
@shoominati236 жыл бұрын
Hey Ian, when are you going to do a Tour of Lithgow Arms? I'm sure they would allow someone of your standing into the factory as they want more international contracts and I hear that they have a good museum of all the arms they ever manufacturer dating back to the 1st world war and before. Would be worth a shot (pardon the pun ;)
@jimkoonce65746 жыл бұрын
Great story, I really like the back stories on the different guns, oops, with the new policies, can I say "guns"?
@pfootball63636 жыл бұрын
Damn you Mark from C&Rsenal. Now all I can see is the grain pattern in the wood is way off and the toe of the stock will break off eventually
@panzerzh98646 жыл бұрын
"And the lock plate has this nice little US eagle... or, possibly, chicken" - made my day! ))))
@roberttherrien3526 жыл бұрын
You are my favorite weapon related site. Your presentations remind me of the old magazine "La gazette des armes". You have historic,technical and esthetic information that make your site so interesting. Keep up the good work Ian . You are the best.
@user-me8hc3bs7i6 жыл бұрын
This is the quality content I subscribe for
@budgetcommander48493 жыл бұрын
Now *THAT* is a title!
@gogou94896 жыл бұрын
Ha4...love the part where he says " probably an American eagle or a chicken"
@BillRoyMcBill6 жыл бұрын
Excellent story and a cool gun.
@SamuraiPie81116 жыл бұрын
"I'm putting together a team..." - Lucian Gibbs
@waynedaley70486 жыл бұрын
Really like your videos. Keep up the good work
@jasonirion66646 жыл бұрын
great history lesson thx ian
@brianfuller58686 жыл бұрын
Very good. Thanx for the video.
@squirrelonmapletree6 жыл бұрын
One of the most interesting background story.
@scottmccrea18732 жыл бұрын
Perish the thought that corruption would ever into defense contracting!
@stompingpartridge2586 жыл бұрын
Cool story, thanks Ian.
@candidmoe87416 жыл бұрын
I imagine Grandpa Ian, with grandchildren at his feet, ecstatic listening to his stories (children's stories)
@ianfurqueron58506 жыл бұрын
Neat. A bit surprised the auction price estimate is so low. I'd love to have this.
@vojdanzaprov46432 жыл бұрын
"Or possibly chicken"😂 Thanks for your work and making me laugh, in this case.
@thelonerider56446 жыл бұрын
That is the best story ever...
@ferrusfylax6 жыл бұрын
Very cool
@Bigrednumber776 жыл бұрын
"Possibly chicken" xD Love it!
@murderousintent78385 жыл бұрын
hearing the word "Marston" in a video about a gun from the 1800s ***RDR2 INTENSIFIES***
@scottmccrea18732 жыл бұрын
"Officer Ripley? *Flight Officer* Ripley?"
@JohnDoe-ff2fc6 жыл бұрын
great back story!
@nosaltiesandrooshere74884 жыл бұрын
👍 excellent, thank you!
@Noobish_Camper555 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing story
@howler6490 Жыл бұрын
To go off-topic, that is a pretty good-looking carbine...pity it never made it...
@meenki3475 жыл бұрын
So cool video. I bought your mug.
@kahlzun6 жыл бұрын
The bird on the side is likely a phoenix, as in "phoenix arms"
@mykalpennings59685 жыл бұрын
Ah the Tammany Hall days of New York... What a wild time
@Rif_Leman5 жыл бұрын
True or not true, it is a good story well told.
@stanthecomputerman6 жыл бұрын
Cool story. Thanks!
@Tallmios6 жыл бұрын
3:16 "So once you've got a (terminus technicus) cartridge in there,..."
@ZGryphon6 жыл бұрын
("fire hole" joke redacted)
@ajvanmarle6 жыл бұрын
If it took that long to get them in production it's no surprise they didn't get a good report. By that time Henry rifles were already in production, using brass cardridges and a magazine.