@@losonsrenoster the fork and spoon is a thing that's pretty old far older

*cough cough* gewehr 88.

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@@losonsrenoster well, the basic action of the Gatling is pretty popular today. And that era saw the invention of interrupted screw breech-loading cannons.

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Yes, I was looking for video on the Westley Richards breechloaders just 2 weeks ago, got nothing worth mentioning.

I do believe that he also has a whole series on the Second Anglo-Boer War, covering everything from a Lee Speed from the Jameson Raid to some of the ZAR Mausers from the official Boer government purchases once war seemed inevitable.

@@luisnunes3863 Here is an original Boer paper cartridge one being fired: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sOCAa6tysc6mmn0.html

An optics history video would be awesome, I really hope he does that. Kinda seems like we’ve hit a plateau with firearms development and all the meaningful improvement is in stuff like optics now.

I was thinking it was basically a trapdoor breech with an extra out-of-battery safety.

Was thinking the same thing upon first viewing. Interesting all the engineering that went into breechloaders as they moved from paper to metallic cartridges.

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Probably very similar to a 1866 Chassepot round. There are several youtube vids showing how to make the Chassepot rounds.

Very nice rifle. Keep it in good condition and it will be a gem for your following generations.👍🏼

You might want to email Ian direct at his email under the description. He can't read all the comments.

If you check out British Muzzleloader he has some episodes on making paper cartridges.

Link to one of their playlists kzfaq.info/sun/PLkOVIw4NSWVKLj6tnVaE13GshHB8uxbK2

Check out the capandball channel, he often shows how he makes paper cartridges for various guns.

@@alexanderthomas2660 also Duelist 1954 has some videos on paper cartridges.

Some of the best riflemen of all times the Boers were.

I am very suspicious of the claim of 20 rounds per minute. 20 well aimed rounds per minute is actually no mean feat for the slower magazine fed bolt actions with stripper clips, like the Mauser 98. Maybe in the hands of a very well practiced trick shooter who doesnt really aim 20 rounds per minute is doable. For the typical infantrymen taking proper aim the Monkey Tail should have a maximum rate of fire similar to the Snider Enfield or Springfield Trapdoor, around 10 rounds per minute.

They're either fully ejected or burned up entirely. Otherwise the next cartridge will most likely explode out of battery, upon loading.

@@SlavicCelery My problem with your theory is Newtonian physics. The explosion of the charge is in front of the wad and percussion cap. As the explosion is pushing the bullet forward down the barrel, it is pushing the wad and cap back onto the breach face. There is a possibility that the wad is non-flammable, such as wool.

@@danliberty734 the wad is directly behind the bullet and ahead of the powder. The force of the explosion forces it down the muzzle. Behind the powder stops the detonation from happening.

@@danliberty734 Think wad like shotgun shells. Putting the wad between the cap and the powder makes a non-functional cartridge.

@@SlavicCelery Traditionally, yes, but my understanding of Ian’s description is the wad is a gas seal for the breach, not the bullet, and the firing pin punches through it to hit the primer.

Even if it was made with standard rifling that would be awesome.

I think that may have been the second time when Churchill was involved.

@@doctorverruckt5114 There are Forgotten Weapon videos on the 2nd Boer War Mausers. A lot of guns happened between 1880 and 1899...

Those were bought shortly before the Second Boer War. Ian tells the story in detail in his Boer War Mauser video.

The Boers used what ever they could get their hands on.😉

The Boers adopted this gun in the 60's and 70's before magazine fed bolt actions and smokeless powder became the norm. The mauser really came into the market in the 90's.

@@fredo51 in the first one no,but the second one yes

The movie Majuba is one very good one and show clearly never understimate ones opponent and good hide spots.

The lenght of the firing pin makes me think that it is almost a hybrid between needle fire and percussive primer fire. The primer seems to be seated fairly deep in the paper cartridge, much like in a needle fire. Just a reflection from me.

@@RiderOftheNorth1968 Guessing the primer is seated inside the cartridge past the felt obturator wad.

@@RiderOftheNorth1968 good observation, the firing pin is rather fat and long

@@g-dcomplex1609 Fat and long.... Yeah thats ONE way to put it.... lol.

@@Kaboomf Exactly! I use one of these regularly (albeit the separate paper cartridge and percussion cap version). I would take issue with one thing Ian said, namely that (in the percussion cap version at least) the greased wad at the rear of the cartridge does not disappear up the barrel after the bullet. Its whole purpose is to seal the breech and thus the black powder explodes in front of it, pushing it back against the brass breech face and sealing any gaps. It remains at the back of the chamber and when you open up the tail for the next shot, there it is. What you then did was to load the next paper cartridge, pushing the old felt wad up the barrel in front of it. This not only saved you from having to hook it out, but it had been slightly flattened to the diameter of the chamber and was thus larger than the bore. That way, it scraped its way up the barrel in front of the bullet when you fired it, clearing out much of the fouling. Yes - it seems counter-intuitive to us today to have something in front of the bullet (bore obstruction!) but that's what was done. I must admit, I don't, and an old dentist's pick comes in handy to hoik out the old wad. The "bolt" set up (as Ian called it), with the brass plunger, is exactly the same as in the versions I shoot, except that there is no firing pin of course. The rear wad would therefore be needed to seal the breech, and it would need to have a hole in it to let the firing pin pass. (The length the pin protrudes does look about right for the thickness of wad we use when making the paper cartridges).

Actually it doesn't! (Well, not so much as you'd think, anyway). I use one of these regularly, albeit in the separate paper cartridge and perussion cap set up. The one thing I would take issue with Ian on is that (in the percussion cap version at least) the greased wad at the rear of the cartridge does not disappear up the barrel after the bullet. Its whole purpose is to seal the breech and thus the black powder explodes in front of it, pushing it back against the brass breech face and sealing any gaps. It remains at the back of the chamber and when you open up the tail for the next shot, there it is. What you then did was to load the next paper cartridge, pushing the old felt wad up the barrel in front of it. This not only saved you from having to hook it out, but it had been slightly flattened to the diameter of the chamber and was thus larger than the bore. That way, it scraped its way up the barrel in front of the bullet when you fired it, clearing out much of the fouling. Yes - it seems counter-intuitive to us today to have something in front of the bullet (bore obstruction!) but that's what was done. I must admit, I don't, and an old dentist's pick comes in handy to hoik out the old wad. It's not perfect and , yes, the mechanism does get fouled after a while, but this is a carbine designed for cavalry scouts and the like, and they aren't likely to be firing continuous volleys. From my experience, I'd have been happy to have had one of these back in the day. It IS accurate and I can get a 3-5" group at 100 yards, which isn't bad for a black powder, paper cartridge setup.

The greased felt wad at the rear of the cartridge remains behind on firing and is pushed up the barrel by the nose of the next round. Greasing and wiping the barrel on each shot.

The sealing was done with the greased wad that formed the base of the cartridge.

It wouldn't be a cap as we know it today but more of a fulminate pellet stuck the waxed felt base (in lew of a case head) that's why the firing pin was so wide it's more like a liner hammer

The 'cap' would have been like a modern primer containing the anvil. Probably more like Berdan than anything else, but considering the inventive nature of Richards there's no telling how clever he might have made it. Would like to see that investigated and might be worth a short video to those interested.

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing.

Metallic cartridges are almost certainly more consistent than paper cartridges, making them more accurate. I'm not sure what all the advantages of centerfire over rimfire are but one of them is that centerfire cartridges can be reloaded.