Absolutely NOT a failure! A failure is when it disintegrates in the rust removal process. You could sell that online for 50 or perhaps a hundred dollars to a collector.

You brought it back as far as it would let you.🙂 How you restored the handle grip was great.

As a gunsmith on the path of restoration work myself, firing condition shouldn't be regarded as a failed mission if it was already un-safe for firing. You did a fantastic job restoring it; and the fact you rebuilt a mainspring to make the mechanism work once more, is amazing. Props to you, sir.

No one can say that you didn't try! 10/10 for effort and i think the end result was pretty incredible, considering what you started with :)

I expected much worse, like that it fell apart or something! This isn't a failure in my mind. You restored it to the level it was capable of reaching. It looks great.

Outstanding work I have always loved these little revolvers.

Nice job all the same Andre, don’t beat yourself up man.

I wish all of my failures looked this good! I think it is a great display/ conversation piece!!!

Perfect restoration nd great patience. Awesome results. 🙏👍

I have restored several Belgian bulldogs of this type (320 caliber). The restoration you have done is very good, just like the weapon was. The recoil spring of the trigger (V-shaped spring) is missing, and some small retouching of the real spring you have manufactured, and the weapon will be functional 100 x100.

As an ex retired precision engineer i love watching your skills in your restorations well done sir please keep uploading many more videos.

Mais uma excelente restauração, parabéns, ficou muito bom. Continue se possível com a restauração de armas, esta cada vídeo melhor que o outro.

Absolute cracking attempt. Aesthetically it's wonderful. Saving that so it could be restored to working condition would've been like raising the dead. Great job.

Grip looks great and the metal work make it look 20+ years younger. Well done! I think you are right though, the weapon was not made very well so even getting this far was amazing to say the least!

That, my friend, is what we call a success! Great restoration.

Is not a failure, actually is a win, you make it look good again and functional, you are a master

Not a mission failure at all, you restored it to a fine looking rare and unusual weapon and something that you can keep on display. Wonderful job!

As a non functional firearm, it is still quite nice. (I'd display it on my wall in a shadow box.)

Not a fail but a success from what you started with. What was a fail was the auction listing. Great job

A definite win sir! Thumbs way up for your good work on this little Bulldog! The "before" and "after" is astounding! Thanks so much for showing!

Honestly I don’t view it as a failed mission. You did everything you could to restore that pistol. I commend you for trying to save it. Thank you for sharing!

I was still impressed at how well you brought that checkering back! I thought most of it was worn right out! It still looks decent for a personal museum piece!

I think you did a great job considering what you had to work with. It's still a keeper ❤️

Excellent work on the spring..and you should consider it a mark in the win column!

Brilliant solution! Respect to the author). Гениальное решение! Автору респект). Эх, ещё бы знать, чем ты его намазал....

I think you did a great job bringing that old revolver back to life!

I am not a big gun enthusiast but i sure enjoy watching these videos. The work you do restoring these old guns is amazing. Its great to see the before and after. Thanks for posting; Im glad I stumbled across your channel.

Best Noir detective revolver, and looks so great at final!

I subscribed to your channel not just because you do fantastic restoration of old things but also loving restoration of live ones. Great job on the horse and kitty.

Enjoy your videos to share your experience. Any job completed is not a failure it is simply one more step in life, well done thanks

For what you started with bravo sir well done beautiful!

Excelente tu trabajo, da mucho gusto verte restaurar armas. felicitaciones!!!!!

At least it looks good. Like the coach said, "You win some, you lose some and some are rained out."

Great job looks good for what it started out like

It is a good display piece, well done.

Andre, a project gun is never a failure, even when it IS a failure. The time and effort you spend on any project gun is good practice in the long run. I've run across a LOT of totally rotten firearms in my day and still enjoyed working on them even though I knew in my heart they wouldn't be used as firearms again. Many project guns turn into "display" guns and there is nothing wrong with that at all. Keep up the good work and never look on something as "mission failed" because every time you work on a project it is a lesson learned.

You tried your best, that's the main thing. Cheers!

Great job, you have a passion for bringing old guns back to life. Keep up the good work you are an inspiration....

Great job! And mission accomplished.

Don't be too hard on yourself. It is much more functional than it was. Thanks for the videos!!

I say amen amen amen to ll the other good coments. You got integrety I wish I had. I have no idea how to do the work you did. You have inspired me to try and do better. You did a terrific job Andre so dont tear your self down for that. Even if you could never shoot this little gun, you have a masterpeice on your hands; your creation. Thank you for the inspiration.

Great job, a pity that the part can not be fully recovered, but the end result was pretty good, at least serves as a decoration on some shelf. Greetings from Brazil.

I as a lot of people thought that you did a fantastic job on it and you should display it. Not a failure as far as I'm concerned. Another great job.

You did all you could man, you made the old boy shine again.

Love the gun restoration videos, please make more of them.

I have one very similar, though in a smaller caliber I believe, and they are all I'm pretty bad condition. Thankfully my grips were in good condition and had matching serial number with the rest of the gun. Good work, it looks much better than when you received it.

I say mission accomplished …What more could you have expected from it. Job well done!

Anyone else on here see, and then totally get sucked into watching and digging that commercial for the Titan XP airless paint sprayer gun, that played right before this video began. Man, I just couldn't skip it... Satisfying! Now I want the ever lovin' shit out of one of those too!!

Before you put your hands on it looked like an old trashy piece of rusted metal. Now it looks like an old full of history gun. You did an amazing job!!

This is so cool. I got this same revolver at a gun show a couple years ago for $40. It has beautiful engravings on it and still kind of functions. Makes me want to try and restore it, but for now it’s just hanging on the wall in my man cave.

Nice job,certainly not a fail. I have seen some of these little guns superbly made. They were the preferred personal protection a gentleman would carry back in the day,due to their compact size.

I thought that was a beautiful restoration and I don't think you should call it a fail, you preserved an interesting piece of history and prevented any further damage to it.

This is NOT a failure!! THIS is a sucess! You restored it! Anything you restore is a sucess!

With what you stared with - that wasn't a fail! It was amazing!

It's a beautiful restoration!!! I personally despise the liars who stole your hard earned money, but your an artist!

Great video! Thank you. To bad it was in such bad shape when you bought it! Yet an excellent job in making it look good though.

Even if it can’t be used you turned it into a beautiful show piece so I would call that a win. Great work with what you had, and excellent work on the spring replacement!

I think you did a great job

Good work Andre, you did all that could be done considering it's condition. I really like your old gun videos. I like old guns myself, especially old double barrels!

Looks 100 times better, great job

I’m subscribed for the journey, not the end product. Great videos.

You have done a great job. I call it first wave. there will be a second one soon.

Thumbs up is right ! Great job , fun project !

Mission failed; we'll get 'em next time.

For me, that really a great job, you’re really talented :)

Not a failure at all. Wouldn't want to shoot too many of those old, cheap revolvers and such anyway. It's one that I'd certainly be proud to have in my collection were it mine. Compared with how it started I think it's absolutely beautiful! Great job!

Dude you did the best with what you had, brilliant work, it looks a 100 times better 👍

Nice restoration! I have the same revolver, found it at a flea market in Florida 30 years ago. Sam issues with pitting and broken spring.

It is cute. Nice piece for a beginner's collection.

You did an incredible job!

Hey! I see You from Hungary! I think You are NOT failed! You restored one old Revolver. It's not working but looks Amazing! Great video!

Man I love your videos..

what a nice little keep sake,you did an awesome job,looks really good,man your good with your hands lol ,hugs till next time.

Those Bulldogs are always nice peices. Doubt this will turn out bad by any means considering your abilities. Even if it can't shoot it will be a nice decoration.

I was expecting some kind of catastrophic failure given the title. You did an amazing job with that old boy! Sure it can’t be used, but it’s still beautiful and I’d proudly display it on my shelf.

That looks great! You should see the P08 Luger I restored...... well mostly. 😄

No one could have done better. As other comment, 10/10 effort.

A valiant effort for a gun that didn't seem very well made to begin with. Good job!

You did your best with what you had to work with...

Looks great. Good job.

Still looks super great!

Looks better than when you got it. I'd show it off in my display if I had it.

You're try so hard,man Respect for that

I'd be banging my own drum if I could get something up to that level of failure, damned good job my man.

Not a failure, really; it's pretty neat that you managed to do this much with it.

Old Wrecked Revolver, very accurate restoration 👍

I think for what you started with you have done a great job

You may see a fail, I see a gorgeous museum piece! Just think of all the stories you could tell about that piece mounted in a shadow box on the wall. You do excellent work!

The only fail I see is what sounds like a misrepresentation at auction...out of your control! GREAT work with the restoration. I admire your skills.

Hi, honestly you did an amazing job on that old bulldog pistol, your right, it was a piece of junk when you first got it, fit for the bin I'd say ...but you managed to transform it back into something and it won't lay and rot anymore, ...one for your collection. .top job...

Even though it's not shootable, it's a Great job you did on it. It would make a great wall hanger. Frame it up nice, it would be good for a home office, garage, or man cave! 👍

Love your work. Keep it coming. & it should make an excellent blank starter pistol.

Sinceramente esse foi mais um trabalho de limpeza do que restauração, mas mesmo assim dei like pra incentivar a melhorar !!!

If the rest of the world looked at mission failure the way you do we would all be much better off. Also, hats off. Well done sir.

Reminded me of putting models together when I was a kid. Eons ago.

Você fez um bom trabalho.

Man, you did a great job. I'm no gun expert, but I think its a 32 S&W, which was a black powder cartridge. That is probably the reason it was so pitted, black powder is really corrosive. I would not fire it unless I was using hand loaded cartridges, and they were light loads. But over all, mission accomplished in restoring it.

You did excellent, friend.

Wow, It looks amazing. I just subscribed, great vid. Excellent work.

Dang. Well at least you made it a pretty wall hanger