Maxim-Silverman .455 Caliber Behemoth of a Pistol

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Hiram Maxim’s hired shop supervisor was a man named Louis Silverman. He was a skilled engineer, who was treated rather poorly by Maxim, and whose contributions were systematically understated. One of the most interesting projects Silverman partook in was the design of a self-loading pistol in 1896. A patent was taken out in the names of both he and Maxim, but the lack of discussion by in Maxim’s papers makes it clear that the idea was Silverman’s.
The pistol was simple and efficient; easy to make and quite forward-looking. However, it was crippled by the choice to use cartridges too powerful for its simple blowback operation. Today we are taking a look at the particular massive example made in .455 Webley. The other two regular Maxim-Silverman pistols are rather large, and this one is a true behemoth…
For more information, see my full article on the design, and my video on the surviving 7.65mm Borchardt example:
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@herosstratos 3 жыл бұрын

A: You can kill a horse with this pistol. B: What kind of caliber is that? A: Oh yes, you can shoot with it too.

@51WCDodge 3 жыл бұрын

Don't fire it from a horse.! If your lucky the horse won't go over backwards with you.

@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын

"Just hit it in the forehead, it won't damage the gun" "Oh I was thinking you discharged your weapon" "No, it's ammunition conservation at it's simplest"

@OmikronZeta 3 жыл бұрын

Hemingway reported killing many horses with a .22 pistol from Abercrombie & Fitch

@herosstratos 3 жыл бұрын

@@OmikronZeta Btw.: It is possible to kill a horse using a pencil.

@herosstratos 3 жыл бұрын

@@OmikronZeta Btw.: It is possible to kill a horse using a pencil.

@DrEisenhower 3 жыл бұрын

As an Australian, I think if I threw that it'd come back to me.

@alexflieshigh823 3 жыл бұрын

😂 Excellent comment !

@ericpode6095 3 жыл бұрын

in Australian accent "you call that a gun? THIS is a gun!"

@WuKuVex 3 жыл бұрын

nah it would fall to the sun since they dont make ground harnesses for these bad boys

@fluffnstuph85 3 жыл бұрын

@@ericpode6095 Beat me to it 😂! “You call that a knoife?!”

@CylerH 3 жыл бұрын

Someone give this man some vegemite!

@Kevin-mx1vi 3 жыл бұрын

So only three Silverman pistols ever existed and Ian manages to have two of them in front of him ? What sorcery is this ?

@noecarrier5035 3 жыл бұрын

Some guns only reveal themselves to true pilgrims of the double-base trail. They resonate with Ian for he knows them as no other does.

@RZombie45 3 жыл бұрын

He has powers to summon them at will

@noecarrier5035 3 жыл бұрын

@@RZombie45 Some of the older texts refer to it as black powder magic.

@Kneb587 3 жыл бұрын

Not only that but he's handled all three now. The Silverman pistol he did a video on previously had a smooth barrel, the smaller one in this video had an octagonal barrel.

@noecarrier5035 3 жыл бұрын

@@Kneb587 Legend holds that, if all three are brought to the same place and fired, the gunsmoke will form into an arrow shape showing the way to the true grave site of John Browning, where the fabled Holy 1911 is kept. Made out of pure gold and filigreed silver, the bullets were hand loaded on the thighs of Cuban virgins. The story goes that firing it will grant the holder their hearts desire.

@SMAXZO 3 жыл бұрын

Maxim: Wait...why do you even need a gun THAT big? Silverman: That guy on the moon keeps flipping me off....

@rodgerjohnson3375 3 жыл бұрын

"It will hold 7 rounds of whatever goes in it."

@marvindebot3264 3 жыл бұрын

Gun Jesus - 2021

@moderatemexicanamericanpat4904 3 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@konstantin.v 3 жыл бұрын

What she said 🤭

@workingjoe5599 3 жыл бұрын

*Casually loads paper cartridge*

@Ugly_German_Truths 3 жыл бұрын

Fiat Pandas?

@matthayward7889 3 жыл бұрын

Some weapons manage to look futuristic for over 100 years.

@maksim5120 3 жыл бұрын

Очень красивый пистолет

@rodgerjohnson3375 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if this is the genesis of the 'tube gun'?

@baconsarny-geddon8298 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, doesn't this show up in Star Wars? Seems too big for Leia's gun, but (from memory) looks similar to the one she has in the first movie. Either way, definitely has that scifi vibe.

@jessehaenen5915 3 жыл бұрын

@@baconsarny-geddon8298 doesnt padre use a similar pistol too?

@otterpop5551 3 жыл бұрын

I'd show you the gauntlet that directs microwaves but I'm positive that the U.S government and KZfaq guidelines would simply delete the footage from the internet

@Guysm1l3y 3 жыл бұрын

Ian throwing truckloads of shade at Maxim and his ego and I'm all here for it.

@poopybuttcheeks 3 жыл бұрын

He Watches the Watchmen.

@SenSiminov Жыл бұрын

I love that Ian just manages to have a 1911 for scale almost anywhere he goes

@Momo_Kawashima 7 ай бұрын

I think it's just his personal 1911. He doesn't use it for self defense, he never would. Ian 100% uses some obscure 1920s french pistol chambered in the weirdest round ever made. He just carries it around everywhere and whenever he needs to measure something he pulls it out and uses it as a comparison

@user-kv5lq9xm8c 7 ай бұрын

You don’t?

@aliensasquatch7485 7 ай бұрын

@@Momo_Kawashimalike how some carry a tape measure everywhere, yeah.

@bencejuhasz6459 3 жыл бұрын

It's a manstopper for a man who shall not be stopped.

@squirrelhunter1300 3 жыл бұрын

So your saying john wick used it

@bencejuhasz6459 3 жыл бұрын

@@squirrelhunter1300 I don't think so. Mr. Wick would probably use something like a Glock 18 with a supressor. This was probably used by one of his unknown cousins(Russian-Polish), Veniedict and Krystof Wyckovksi,who are going for the crude overkill effect as well.

@Nerdnumberone 3 жыл бұрын

Are you sure it's not a bearstopper?

@thawk1435 3 жыл бұрын

The Juggernaut?

@marekotec2540 3 жыл бұрын

And Maxim stopped him

@Ashfielder 3 жыл бұрын

The Desert Eagle of choice for all reputable time travellers.

@maxkennedy8075 3 жыл бұрын

For when you absolutely have to stop a charging Brontosaur

@lordtachanka80 3 жыл бұрын

@@maxkennedy8075 💀

@88porpoise 3 жыл бұрын

Except .455 Webley is less powerful than ,45 ACP.

@franciscoschwarz6451 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@namehere9922 3 жыл бұрын

@@88porpoise imagine this gun in 50 accion express

@aleksvitek798 3 жыл бұрын

Desert Eagle: Who are you? Silverman .455: Ich bin Du, aber besser

@cinamonfire 3 жыл бұрын

I understood that and I only know basic german 🤘🏻

@jishaharidas695 3 жыл бұрын

Idk German but meme knowledge tells me that u said "I'm you but better"

@EtherFox 3 жыл бұрын

There might be more parts in the DE, but the DE works.

@cinamonfire 3 жыл бұрын

@@slaughterround643 dolan pls

@ChukN0rris 3 жыл бұрын

@BloodLord81 Nope, Du is correct.

@matthewkriebel7342 3 жыл бұрын

“Only 3 in existence” has two in the same room.

@HeatherSpoonheim 3 жыл бұрын

All praise Gun Jesus!

@benjamindavidovichwaals2899 3 жыл бұрын

he is our good lord

@Petryfied 3 жыл бұрын

Has the 3rd too 👌🏼🔥

@marclagalle1486 3 жыл бұрын

No, he had one, the smaller model may have had many more manufactured.

@HouseholdDog 3 жыл бұрын

He materialized it with his noodly appendage.

@Vanilla0729 3 жыл бұрын

Now, I want a photo of this on a Tee shirt with the phrase, "Hiram Maxium was a jerk."

@jeeplife2035 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao!!! Great comment 😝👍

@franciscoschwarz6451 3 жыл бұрын

@@jeeplife2035 with the note: "Ian McCollum, 2021" That would be hilarious! I'm in, give me two of these shirts 😄.

@jeeplife2035 3 жыл бұрын

@@franciscoschwarz6451 heck yeah I’m in with ya

@danielwetzel3272 3 жыл бұрын

Sign me up!

@hurricane567 3 жыл бұрын

like a patent drawing?

@prettyokandy230 3 жыл бұрын

andre the giant: "so i need a handgun, and..." *silverman slams the table*: "I HAVE JUST THE THING FOR YOU PAL!"

@sammaxgoof8507 3 жыл бұрын

"Anybody want a peanut" * *smashes the entire bag with the pistol butt* *

@prettyokandy230 3 жыл бұрын

@@sammaxgoof8507 entire bag? ENTIRE TABLE!

@Hybris51129 3 жыл бұрын

"That's wonderful."

@gyneve 3 жыл бұрын

@πe3 He couldn't fit his finger into the trigger guard.

@dakchang63 3 жыл бұрын

😄

@matiasojedaoporto8663 3 жыл бұрын

"Because Hiram Maxim was a jerk" I laughed way to loud to that one

@weldonwin 3 жыл бұрын

Well, he was a man, who according to legend invented the modern machine gun, because someone told him "If you want to make REAL money, you should invent something that will help those Europeans slit each other's throats faster"

@ngkngk875 3 жыл бұрын

@@weldonwin Are you sure that’s legit kind of sounds like bs

@weldonwin 3 жыл бұрын

@@ngkngk875 Maxim was a man who wanted to get rich and someone told him he would get seriously rich if he invented weapons. You will notice that I preface that quote with "According to Legend"

@warshipsatin8764 2 жыл бұрын

@@weldonwin who is more of jerk - the man who makes a knife or the man who just wont stop slitting peoples throats?

@jalpat2272 16 күн бұрын

@@weldonwin he basically edison of firearms world.

@J.DeLaPoer 2 жыл бұрын

I love the aesthetics here, extra long grip and all. It's just so clean, simple and elegant; futuristic in a timeless way.

@sofa_king_kool 3 жыл бұрын

You had 2/3 of all the Maxim/Silverman pistols ever made on the table in front of you! Some people have all the fun.

@RiderOftheNorth1968 3 жыл бұрын

He had the third one in a IWB-holster on his back. On his way to the mud testing place!

@hectorpilgaardgertz5377 3 жыл бұрын

@Rider of the North Wait actually?

@RiderOftheNorth1968 3 жыл бұрын

@@hectorpilgaardgertz5377 No. Not at all, sweet innocent one. I was joking.

@jakeblanton6853 3 жыл бұрын

@@RiderOftheNorth1968 -- Isn't he in Arizona? Where do they find "mud" there? You kind of need to have *water* to have *mud* ... Do they import the mud? :)

@marvindebot3264 2 жыл бұрын

@@jakeblanton6853 Why yes of course they import the mud, from Elbonia naturally.

@ericgrace9995 3 жыл бұрын

Hand in your Sterlings boys...the Empire has a new blaster !

@deranathonarkantos6712 3 жыл бұрын

I got the space gun vibe too, but more of a Naboo Royal Guard blaster than Imperial Stormtrooper.

@wolfehoffmann2697 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the Naboo blaster pistol resembles this pretty closely. It came in two sizes too, a full size handgun and a short barreled hold-out gun.

@mrkeogh 3 жыл бұрын

PDW for the Empire xD

@707paws8 3 жыл бұрын

@@wolfehoffmann2697 this really looks like a more bare bones version of jango's twin blaster pistols

@Mr_T_Badger 3 жыл бұрын

@@707paws8 that’s what I thought too. This is what Jango brings out when he wants to put a bounty, or Jedi, down with extreme prejudice.

@masterplanet420 3 жыл бұрын

I seriously wish I could start a gun manufacturing company so I could make all these old interesting guns in modern calibers and lighter stronger materials.

@RalphReagan 3 жыл бұрын

For real!

@WhatIsThatThingDoing 7 ай бұрын

Or a few for antiquated calibers, at that.

@oldesertguy9616 3 жыл бұрын

I still can't believe that thing was produced when semi-autos were a new thing. It's just so sleek and efficient looking.

@BigFrakkinOgre 3 жыл бұрын

Gun Jesus: "Only 3 in existence" Me: "I'll take 10 of them"

@nighttrain1236 3 жыл бұрын

Buy 3 get 0 free.

@nolanwood99 3 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget, he also reviewed the 3rd one a while back

@davisdf3064 3 жыл бұрын

@@nolanwood99 He really is gun Jesus

@PHDarren 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the fictional guns used by the Sandmen in Logan's Run.

@richieb7692 3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing.

@kfeltenberger 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the sidearms the Star Force used from Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers

@garynew9637 3 жыл бұрын

@@kfeltenberger bloody hell, I was just watching that show!

@Dr_Mauser 3 жыл бұрын

@@kfeltenberger Those were based on the Nambu.

@kfeltenberger 3 жыл бұрын

@@Dr_Mauser They may have been inspired by the Nambu, but this is also visually similar.

@JakeRonimus 3 жыл бұрын

"He talks about Silverman... When he has to." That was just the perfect pause and punchline drop! Thank you for this slightly comedic twist.

@keithallardice6139 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine THIS in the famous Crocodile Dundee "knoife" scene ... "He's got a pistol!" "A pistol? That's not a pistol ... THIS is a pistol!!" ;-)

@BatCaveOz 3 жыл бұрын

That whole bolt/receiver setup is giving me STEN gun vibes.

@christhorpejunction8982 3 жыл бұрын

You are spot on, it’s the Stens grandad!

@MandalorV7 3 жыл бұрын

Was giving me a Sterling vibe.

@thesmallestminorityisthein4045 3 жыл бұрын

Toobes, toobes for all.

@lewisirwin5363 3 жыл бұрын

It puts me in mind of a needle-fire rifle for some reason.

@ozminuteman 3 жыл бұрын

You imagine a sten in .455?

@thealmightyaku-4153 3 жыл бұрын

So, that's two. What happens when you bring all 3 Maxim-Silverman pistols together? Is it like an Infinity Stones dealie where you gain the power of ultimate dakka, or is it like an Indiana Jones or Da Vinci Code thing there they combine to point the way to the gun Hitler shot himself with?

@marvindebot3264 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man, NEVER do that!

@ericgrace9995 3 жыл бұрын

If you bring all three guns together you reunite the parts of his soul... and make him vulnerable to mortal weapons

@mcsmartass8306 2 жыл бұрын

it spawns the wither

@MilesTraveler 2 жыл бұрын

He said there were only three of the .455 version.

@alexberkowitz5897 2 жыл бұрын

Both

@giulianocomoglio 3 жыл бұрын

Ian, totally off topic, but I just had a university entrance audition in english and I really want to thank you, cause watching your videos during the years really helped me to improve my explanation skills in meaningful ways. Thank your for your work from a big fan in Italy!

@jimyeats 3 жыл бұрын

"Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out, 'Dear God! What is that thing'..."

@anthonyhayes1267 3 жыл бұрын

There really is a Princess Bride quote for every occasion

@JohnDoeRando 2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyhayes1267 inconceivable!

@jonminer9891 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Ian. I'm pretty sure I saw one of those pistols in the Roswell Museum, labeled, "Alien weapon found near saucer crash." Now I know they were just kidding around. Thanks for sharing! Stay healthy!

@xanniieeyy 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me to broken tree branches that looks like a shape of a pistol hahah

@anonymous1hahaa 3 жыл бұрын

toys to us poor kids 😂

@PyroBeef 3 жыл бұрын

You are so right!!!

@matthayward7889 3 жыл бұрын

That brings back memories!

@lightweight1974 3 жыл бұрын

@@anonymous1hahaa Yep, I spent a lot of time when I was a kid looking for the right stick so we could play "cop and robbers" or "army"....It wasn't too many years later the Army gave me a functional replacement 😀

@memesfromdeepspace1075 3 жыл бұрын

Look like i use for my Sling shot .we use what we get

@Kneb587 3 жыл бұрын

Only three Silverman pistols ever made and now he's handled all three of them. The smaller Silverman in this video had an octagonal barrel as opposed to the Silverman pistol from his previous video which had a smooth barrel.

@jasonwhigham335 3 жыл бұрын

This pistol is one of the most retro sci fi looking guns ever

@andrewince8824 7 ай бұрын

Very Jango/Boba Fett. Remember, no disintegrations...

@jamesfieweger8648 3 жыл бұрын

Ian, your original video on Silverman’s pistol is still one of my favorite videos of all time so I can say with confidence that I’m damn excited to watch this one.

@RalphReagan 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@jamesfieweger8648 3 жыл бұрын

And now I’ve watched it ten times over and enjoyed it every time. Thanks so much Ian. Cheers!

@forestschultz5740 3 жыл бұрын

What a hambeast of a pistol. They likely stopped at 3 because they were running out of material.

@savage1r 3 жыл бұрын

"Had he chambered it for French 32 longe, I could call his grandchildren to see if the still have any ammo..."

@subverted 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the aesthetics of the Maxim-Silverman guns. Space guns from before there were space guns.

@lairdcummings9092 3 жыл бұрын

Another antique space gun. It's a real boat-anchor of a weapon.

@User_Un_Friendly 3 жыл бұрын

3:50 Did Ian drool on the grip? 🤣🤣🤣

@not2hot99 3 жыл бұрын

Might just be sweat from his hands :p

@oscargustavoarcosruiz8793 3 жыл бұрын

Ian was so excited

@alheadbme 3 жыл бұрын

Probably grease from the magazine?

@elloo98 3 жыл бұрын

@@alheadbme Grease doesn't dry nearly that fast.

@semibreve 3 жыл бұрын

Its guns like these that make me appreciate Ian and his work. So much history and ingenuity can go into just 17 pieces of metal, which, without these videos, would've all been forgotten.

@ballbby3775 7 ай бұрын

Yessss well put, very well put.

@Chewligan1 6 ай бұрын

What a stunning pistol for 1896 !!! The 'cutouts' in the grip panel makes this pistol look so modern. I'm so glad Ian has amassed so many subscribers because this guy's knowledge is incredible.

@mr6johnclark 3 жыл бұрын

Starwars propmasters: Write that down! Write that down!

@MandalorV7 3 жыл бұрын

Just ad a scope and you are good to go.

@michaelkeaton5394 3 жыл бұрын

It does look like Jango or padme's gun...

@ozminuteman 3 жыл бұрын

Makes the DL-44 look like a bb gun, "Heavy blaster pistol you say?, this is a heavy blaster pistol!".

@RaDeus87 3 жыл бұрын

That gun looks like a Ramset or Captive-bolt gun... Edit: It's funny how this could have been the first Sub-machinegun if Maxim had had a smaller ego.

@mcdoctorglock 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes ideas and designs come before they are fully understood. If I had a wayback machine, I'd set up Mr. Silverman with his own company and some .380 Kurtz casings to start with. Something makes me think he would have been prolific in the mechanical engineering sciences.

@luisnunes2010 3 жыл бұрын

Not to mention something that big might as well "have put a stock on it and call it carbine" written on it.

@theinstitute1324 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too. Add a stock and it could easily be a grip-magazine fed smg.

@TragicTester034 3 жыл бұрын

@@theinstitute1324 1890’s MP7

@DanBowkley 7 ай бұрын

This would be an awesome mechanism for a 9mm SMG. The non-disconnector could easily be made into a select fire system by choosing either a ramp sticking up that trips the sear when it goes into battery or the current semi auto system.

@j_2853 3 жыл бұрын

When the original video came out, I was enamored by the shape and design of this pistol. I never imagined we'd get another video on it!

@ironwolfF1 3 жыл бұрын

And Ian makes the leap from steam-punky to Buck Rogers... 😉

@ArchieKeen1 3 жыл бұрын

The maxim Silverman looks like something the elves would use in a fantasy steampunk setting IMO

@hkpr-ro6ui 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is brilliant. His knowledge is encyclopedic and his presentation skills are outstanding.

@WhatIfBrigade 3 жыл бұрын

I'm always surprised something like this didn't get built for a trench pistol in World War One.

@smithwesson1896 3 жыл бұрын

Some weird gun: *exists* Lucasfilm prop designers: "I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK!"

@troyjardine5850 3 жыл бұрын

Today on Forgotten Weapons: Jango Fett's blaster pistols.

@tenchraven 3 жыл бұрын

@@troyjardine5850 Ian did those years ago. This is the very heavy blaster version.

@nudl3Zz 3 жыл бұрын

Most star wars guns are pretty common guns

@ChupeTTe 3 жыл бұрын

@@troyjardine5850 Looks more like Padmes gun

@MarBl66 3 жыл бұрын

RIA is selling a lot of very unique firearms from the Clive Cussler collection. There is even a Salvatore Dormus in the next premier auction. I wonder, if CC might have been the legendary "fireplace" collector.

@thermonucleardevice 3 жыл бұрын

Seems likely, he had a house in Paradise Valley, he and Ian were practically neighbours. Also, given his car collection, it would make sense that he had a gun collection to match.

@71simonforrester 3 жыл бұрын

The man had taste for the finer mechanical contrivance in life, as well as Patron tequila (We're not going to pretend that Dirk isn't CC wish fulfillment?)

@troy9477 3 жыл бұрын

Did he pass away and i didn't hear about it? One of my favorite authors. Great imagination.

@71simonforrester 3 жыл бұрын

@@troy9477 Yes unfortunately, fairly recently.

@FinflazodeTurroai 7 ай бұрын

Quite beautiful design. Kind of streamlined. And very simple. I like it.

@SilenTHerO78614 3 жыл бұрын

** best DBZ narrator voice ** On the next episode of Forgotten Weapons, Ian finds an Ammo manufacturer willing to make custom bullets that fit the Maxim-Silverman pistol.

@webtoedman 3 жыл бұрын

I believe that Fiocchi make .455 Webley brass. Then we could have ammo with no gun, instead of a gun with no ammo.

@SilenTHerO78614 3 жыл бұрын

@@webtoedman not if ian is allowed to take it to the range with the pistol

@littlebigheroman 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, unless Fireplace Guy decides to bless us with this most frabjous fate, I think this is very unlikely given there's only three of them in existence. It's like the Blue Eyes of early magnum pistols - powerful, rare, and ultimately kind of outmoded.

@webtoedman 3 жыл бұрын

@@SilenTHerO78614 We can only hope...

@SilenTHerO78614 3 жыл бұрын

@@littlebigheroman well I mean its not like its particularly fragile. You could use that thing like a damn hammer.

@sl0ptart 3 жыл бұрын

The rear sight put on the pivot point is very smart gunsmithing.

@kurttank8963 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like grandfather of Ruger 22! Pretty simple yet monstrous pistol.

@matthewtE 2 жыл бұрын

Really beautiful engineering and milling!

@falloutlover5443 3 жыл бұрын

I really wish Maxim would have put some resources into this design (and its smaller brother), it would have been fascinating to see where it went.

@SirSlothable 3 жыл бұрын

if this was slimmed down and chambered for a smaller round like you said I could see this lasting all the way up to ww2 because of its simplicity you probably could manufacture this in the boatload

@moonchild4806 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely using this thing as a basis for a sci-fi pistol in something I've been writing.

@josephmocol1702 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a basis for the Naboo Pistol in Star Wars

@moonchild4806 3 жыл бұрын

@Ray Allen mostly just background and world building stuff for a sci-fi adventure story I've been toying with for a few years

@hokorikera 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Jango Fett's dual blasters

@moonchild4806 3 жыл бұрын

@Ray Allen Probably will end up being a small collection of short stories about a treasure hidden in a temple on another planet and the various adventurer's journeys.

@Mr_T_Badger 3 жыл бұрын

This is what Jango Fett grabs when he absolutely wants to put a bounty, or a Jedi, down hard.

@randynovick7972 3 жыл бұрын

Huh. I really do appreciate designs that cut down on the number of parts and have pieces that serve multiple functions. Very interesting.

@georgefrancisyoung3702 3 жыл бұрын

Beauty in its simplicity

@dp-sr1fd 3 жыл бұрын

Just so, simplicity goes hand in hand with reliability. It looks as though it would be cheap to mass produce as well.

@jcorbett9620 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if this gun was designed to take the cartridge for the Webley Automatic pistol. It's a bit early for the pistol itself, but on Wikipedias notes about the cartridges it says "The early version of the cartridge (c.1904) had a shorter 21.7mm semi-rimmed case with a narrow rim and a pointed bullet." If the chamber is 21mm, then maybe this was the cartridge Silverman was intending to use. Whilst extremely unlikely, it's possible that he heard about Webleys new cartridge and decided to make a protoype that could use it. Probably completely wrong, but seems odd to design a gun to use a Webley cartridge that won't fit.

@RIVERSTYX1981 3 жыл бұрын

It could have been made/converted after 1904 to Webley AP for marketing reasons.

@braedenmetz888 3 жыл бұрын

Ian, I love your videos. You are a man of pure taste and mystery. Truly a remarkable person in history.

@_ArsNova 3 жыл бұрын

Futuristic sleek-looking blowback pipe handgun lobbing enormous archaic British .455 service pistol rounds. What's not to love?

@timothybayliss6680 3 жыл бұрын

Does thin mean that You have had the most experience with these pistols of anyone currently alive. I have a hard time believing that anyone else has ever investigated all three of these if there is only three of them.

@tamirspivak9434 3 жыл бұрын

I mean, no one except probably silverman himself

@dmg4415 3 жыл бұрын

1 and a 1/2 hand swords are common, but a 1 and 1/2 hand gun, that's new. With a foldable stock a bigger magazine, it could be the first SMG.

@beaker126 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for addressing the sight placement, I was wondering why they didn't make use of all that sight radius when you posted that on the Instagram.

@danielsmith969 3 жыл бұрын

Videos like this one is why I subscribed years ago. Really interesting find Ian. Thanks for sharing.

@GurtTarctor 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't think it was that big from the thumbnail until I saw it sitting in front of him. Fuck me that is huge.

@loganb7059 3 жыл бұрын

It looks like some of the Naboo pistols used in Star Wars episode 1

@yannistefanidis7593 3 жыл бұрын

I knew something in Star Wars was familiar to this!

@farooqazam5198 3 жыл бұрын

I love the simplicity of this weapon .

@user-yg6be5nz4n 7 ай бұрын

the simplicity of a revolver and the practicality of a repeating pistol. this is amazing 👍👍👍👍

@Raspredval1337 3 жыл бұрын

looks like a retro-futuristic Fallout-like plasma blaster of a sort. So cool

@bradquinn4161 3 жыл бұрын

The action makes me think that the Stevens .22 rifle designer started with this.

@Smallathe 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool pistol & video! The old term "pocket cannon" definitely fits in this case!

@HalfWarrior 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting and rather odd gun.Seems like a potential starting point for a long rifle. Thank you Ian!

@christinepearson5788 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a reprducton of a small size in 22LR. Simple, steampunk, and would look at home in Flash Gordon or Buck Rodgers hsnd...

@korblborp 3 жыл бұрын

wouldn't that basically be a Ruger Mk IV?

@christinepearson5788 3 жыл бұрын

@@korblborp similar but absolutely different. One of my friends routinely brings me bag O' gun containing a Ruger Mk 2. I don't mind becouse my side job routinely involves bag O' gun with parts missing. This would have less parts than a Ruger, I'm tempted to try sketching up this as fun in the sop and use a Ruger #2 mag...

@PrebleStreetRecords 3 жыл бұрын

A Whitney Wolverine is a close contender.

@worldtraveler930 3 жыл бұрын

I am thinking that 22mag would be more fun! 😁

@isaac6705 3 жыл бұрын

The open bolt design sadly means it would probably need a few extra parts for a proper disconnector.

@forcesightknight 3 жыл бұрын

You can tell he had limited machining tools. Probably state of the art back then.

@AshyGr33n 3 жыл бұрын

3:50 made me giggle, aww Ian you gentle soul

@_f355 3 жыл бұрын

the insides totally look like a WWII SMG, but the disconnector mechanism is very cool! way ahead of its time, methinks.

@yesimhuman 3 жыл бұрын

This is not a hand-cannon this is hand-artillery.

@MrS22222 3 жыл бұрын

It's a giant ruger mk1 lol

@mikethurman3147 3 жыл бұрын

Nah. Takedown and reassembly wouldn't have been nearly so quick.

@MrS22222 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikethurman3147 man, you really have to swear and hold your mouth the right way to get those things back together.

@larss337 3 жыл бұрын

Another good video by Ian. Well done Sir. And interesting that H Maxim was such a primadonna, I didn't know that.

@brucedrake5493 3 жыл бұрын

very clever design. I'm going have to look up your video on the smaller pistol.

@hanktorrance6855 3 жыл бұрын

Looks similar to the early ruger 22 pistols, though predating them by almost 100 years, makes me wonder if either Sturm or Ruger ever saw one?

@The_PotionSeller 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect for dual-weilding while shooting at jedi

@davidnagore725 3 жыл бұрын

You know, when I first watched your earlier M-S video and mentioned this one, I really didn't grasp just how freakishly huge it is.

@randywatson8347 3 жыл бұрын

It looks so minimalist and streamlined!

@jm9371 3 жыл бұрын

Crocodile Dundee would be proud... "That's not a gun.... THAT's a gun!"

@tawon1984 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a back up Paintball Marker 🔫

@zackakai5173 3 жыл бұрын

Ooh I've always liked this gun ever since the original Silverman video. Just a really mechanically fascinating action.

@tommyhall350 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see you again buddy

@denyspoyner4150 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like Bill Ruger "borrowed" a lot of design aesthetics from this pistol for the Mk II.

@ES90344 3 жыл бұрын

You know I liked Bergman week, but Pistols that should be Star Wars props is my new favorite week.

@Chlorate299 3 жыл бұрын

I like the mechanical simplicity of that, I would wager Silverman was trying to find some manner of optimum load to try and mitigate some of the recoil problem.