“When I cock the hammer, which by the way has a really long stroke” Me: it can’t be that ba-HOLY SHET

I see why the break open, double barrel shotguns dominated the Old West.

I like revolvers. I like shotguns. This is appealing to my interests.

Totally going to to start recklessly riding a steam-powered velocipede when I turn 70.

"Manually operated open bolt firing revolving shotgun" Excuse me the what

"Unloading is the exactly opposite of loading" - Ian, Forgotten Weapons Hahahahahahaha... Awesome video! Very educational and enternaining.

That magazine rotation speed is so fast I couldn't even tell if a new shell was chambered o_O

Roper: So you know how a double barreled shotgun has 2 shots? Gunsmith: Yeah? Roper: I'm going to make a shotgun with 4 shots. Gunsmith: Awesome! Roper: Unfortunately it takes as long to reload as a Gatling Gun does.

When the front end unscrewed i yelled "ITS..... Beautiful" i feel that forgotten weapons has made porn obsolete.

We, as a species, failed when we abandoned velocipede, over motorcycle.

The genius of the early gun designers know no bounds. Wonderful looking gun, and very good supporter I would imagine.

Someone needs to use this gun in a movie. I imagine an intense "loading all the guns" scene with an older man loading one of these across his knee while talking to his partner.

So many guns seem like they were designed to pinch fingers

roper sure was creative with this one!

Just so you know, you missed that they also had threaded interchangeable chokes. Quite the novel feature for the late 1800's.

You can see where the progression to pump action came from

I had never heard the word "ameliorate" until today. Your vocabulary is impressive sir.

I love seeing all the creative ways people came up with to fire a cartridge in these early gun designs.

This guy has the voice to keep you hooked, no matter what he is talking about

I imagine out of all the guns of its time, the cylinder and firing mechanism being that sealed off would amount to some pretty hefty reliability. It'd be neat to see a modern production of the same concept

For some reason you make every crazy old gun look cool. I think you should do a show with you shooting and showing your favorites and why they are your favorites. Range time would be awesome.

Ian, I am always impressed with your knowledge on the subject matter you cover. Job well done!

Would be cool to have a modern reproduction. Thats a very interesting system.

I've recently got into the idea of gun making and a revolver shotgun seemed like a good place to start. With the benefit of a lot of history since this one was built I can see the principle could be improved immeasurably! That barrel assembly screw is a recipe for alignment and precision issues for starters.

Its been awhile since I've watched something that actually impressed me this much, that is an awesome piece.

Sir I watch as many of your videos as I can find. I would love to have your knowledge! I also would love to thank you for showing and educating us in these fine weapons!

Something tells me if Ian is going down in any way, it'll be in a Steam-Powered Velocipede

This is a great channel. I just came across it about a week ago and have really enjoyed seeing these weapons, enough that now I'm a subscriber.

The metal shells are soo good sound wise... the plastic shell when falls does the typical sound but the metallic notes of a metal shell falling Is soo nice.

Great video! I was reading one of Louis L'Amour's short stories in which the good guy was armed with a Roper revolving shotgun ("A Husband for Janey", Collected Short Stories, Volume 1). It intrigued me so I looked it up.

So long as there are guns being made, this channel will never die!

Thanks for showing that to us, and as always well explained. With the barrel removed I could understand it’s action

8:10 I would beg to differ, in hunting scenarios the instant second shot is usually more important than in this case 3 more shots with ~2s between them. Otherwise its a really neat system.

This looks like the shotgun in metro, but without blowback

I love watching these videos and learn about these odd guns.

that was pretty odd but cool shotgun...thank you for showing this i love this channel.

Always just amazed how we (humans) work our way around the same problem in engineering. Thanks for posting.

Love that disassembly!

What an interesting gun ... Great videos as always . Keep em coming !

Man dice needs to watch your vids because these weapons look so cool and unique!

Ian I love your videos and your knowledge in taking the time to explain how these really cool FIREARMS work thank you

You keep finding incredibly exotic weapons that I never even imagined existed.

By far my favourite gun. That mix of old style and modern system is a perfect balance.

That is a very interesting gun. Thanks Ian

Never heard of this weapon, thanks for this.

Maybe the one with ejector on top was meant to eject casings automatically if dust cover is opened?

So am I correct that the magazine rotates in only the one direction? So you could unload cases and put in live rounds as part of the same process? And also that if you only had two rounds you would need to cycle the gun additional times to bring the live rounds around?

I love these quirky shotguns! Ian, please be sure to stay on the lookout for more of these oddball shotguns. :)

Fascinating. Really enjoy your videos. Thanx!

This is such a unique and intriguing firearm

You sound awful pleased to have gotten your hands on a complete one of these. Also the dissasembly on that shotgun is amazing. Just unscrew it an you're done! It doesnt get easier than that.

This is very cool. Thanx for showing it! As always, excellent video. :-)

Very cool. long throw on the hammer,lol. the whole take-down and general design of the gun is awesome

Nothing's doper than having a Roper when trouble's around you become a cool coper.

Came here 2 years later because Ian's video on the Roper repeating rifle came out...

That case design is such a genius way to get the most out of a percussion cap system !

Interesting video and history

This thing is absolutely insane!!!

You are myy hero man keep doing what your doing

Fascinating as ever.

Man this musta been a pain in the ass to fix when it jammed, shotguns have really come a long way

Ah yes The Bigger Iron

You have a very cool job.

Nice unique gun

I loved Mr. Roper he was such a funny guy

Idk why but that comically long hammer made me laugh my ass off

Really a pretty slick design for its day! Pretty simple yet innovative. The hammer/boltwork is pretty neat but I really like the heavy gauge steel shells, very unique with the rebated rim like that and the gun was marketed as a user reloaded cartridge. It would be neat to shoot with some reduced charge black powder loads however i'd lathe turn some new brass shells for such a practice and thin the neck a bit to get a little obturation. Also interesting it spec'd a Berdan cap as preferred! Everyone thinks of combloc ammo today when they hear Berdan primed cases. And Boxer is most common here and preferred by us reloaders but Berdan was a product of the US and Boxer was not. Things are not as they always seem!

Wow. That would just have been the coolest darned thing to have at that time. Reloadable cartridges with...I'll admit I have no idea what kind of percussion caps those are. Are they actually just upside-down standard caps of the time?? I actually have no idea how many different types of those there were...that doesn't get talked about much. Anyway from the perspective of someone at that time, having reloadable black powder + cap shells seems like a really cool innovation. I'm surprised he didn't try to put it into a pistol or rifle design? Maybe people back then weren't crazy about loading/unloading procedure and the fact that it could only be fully loaded if it were cocked.... It's really, really cool to see how Roper used a common control of the period--a single action hammer--to perform similar actions to those accomplished with lever-actions of the period. Also, I assume that's powered by a spring on the "hammer", even though the hammer is actually just...part of the bolt. Or the bolt is part of the hammer. Really, really cool to look at this in the context of muzzle-loading percussion firearms and even the early revolvers.

Without a doubt, dying while riding a steam powered velocipede has got to be one of the most epic ways to go.

That is one of the coolest shotguns ever

That thing is really cool

I just saw one of these at a gun show last weekend.

You have the best job ever

I would love to have a made exact repro of one of these with special Precision made shotshells that do gas seal just to have extremely easy to reload shotshells to get me started in reloading

i know Roper best as a landlord...

Awesome gun!

Very cool video.

i ride bikes, and i have no idea what the hell a ''steam powered Velocipede'' is, but i would love to die on one!! guy made some nice guns as well. what a badass.

thats really cool weapon

Huh looks like if one was so inclined, you could still load up those cases for use. assuming one could find a proper pressure load.

Nice work, Ian. About Steel cartridge cases: the Rheinmetall 8.8cm sFlaK41/L71 (sFlaK = heavy AA gun ) was one of the stellar performers of WW2. To save on brass (needed for Hitler's famous brass ball) the extended cartridges for this gun were made of steel, leading to extraction problems: From everyone's favorite argument mill; Wikipedia: "The new gun fired a 9.4-kilogram (20 lb) shell at a muzzle velocity of 1,000 m/s (3,280 ft/s), giving it an effective ceiling of 11,300 meters (37,100 ft) and a maximum of 14,700 meters (48,200 ft), which General Otto Wilhelm von Renz said to be "almost equal to the 128-mm."[8] It featured a lower silhouette on its turntable mounting than did the 8.8-cm Flak 18/36/37 on its pedestal mounting. The barrel was at first a three-section one with a length of 74 calibers, and then redesigned to dual-section with a length of 72 calibers.[11] Improvements in reloading raised the firing rate, with 20 to 25 rounds a minute being quoted.[8] Because of problems in service, the guns were almost exclusively used in Germany where they could be properly maintained and serviced. The Flak 41 had the disadvantage of complexity, and was prone to problems with ammunition, empty cases often jamming on extraction. Because of the high cost and complexity of this weapon, the Germans manufactured relatively few of them, 556 in all.

circa 19thC. Wood. Patinaed metalwork. Stunning.

Interesting, I don't remember ever hearing of that one before.

Very good show

Very interesting gun !

Awesome gun

Awesome video, subscribed.

Thematically, this is badass.

I saw a roper revolving shotgun at a museum in Montana when i was in the military in 1980. It stuck with me because of its oddness. lol

clever ideas thanks

this one is super cool. The cocking hammer sure asserts dominance.

you plan to do vids on 16-17th century firearms too? youre only a plumed hat away from a musketeer :D

If you can find one, the Alofs reloading magazine is VERY interesting ... Especially since it it for a break action single shot ...

2:12 I wasn't ready for that

this is good for the apocalipse beacuse the shells remain in the gun and are easy to reload, compared to a pump action with plastic shells that you have to pick up.

I like the way it works. If I were to reimagine the way it works I would put a tube on it and a slot on the side and a loading port on the bottom kinda like a lifter. And of course 12 gauge double action.

the uboinik shotgun from metro 2033 uses a similar magazine, except the shells are exposed and are held in place at the rim with springs like a moon clip. also it's a short recoil toggle lock action and the empties are ejected.

Why can’t we still make cool stuff like this still.

Very nice

Sir please review on J&S 04 Gauge shotgun. You are good teacher about weapin. Thanks