WW1 French Contract Colt 1911 for Tank Crewmen

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WW1 French Contract Colt 1911 for Tank Crewmen

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France was in an interesting position during World War One of being a primary supplier of rifles and machine guns to its allies, but a major importer of handguns. In addition to a great many Spanish pistols of several types, the French government purchased both revolvers and Government Model 1911 pistols from Colt. Specifically, they purchased 5,000 standard commercial 1911s off the shelf from Colt, with deliveries starting in April of 1915 and ending in January 1916. These appear to have been issued to tank crewmen, but not exclusively. It is unclear how exactly they were distributed, but after the war they were sold as surplus through Belgian dealers.
These French purchase 1911s were not given any markings by the French, and appear as standard commercial 1911s. They can only be identified by serial number and by Colt factory letter. We know the whole of the order was fulfilled with pistols between number C17800 and C28000, but only about half of the guns in that range went to France. Colt did not ship the guns as a continuous serial number range, but rather took them basically at random from warehouse stocks. To date, no complete listing of their individual serial numbers has been made.
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@user-xq5og9lt8p 4 жыл бұрын

Somewhere in a pawnshop in Arizona: -Hello, I need a French pistol you have on display -Hello, sir! I'm afraid we don't have...hey, what a heck are you doing?! Stop smelling my guns! -This nose is never mistaken! That 1911 is French, I'm telling you!!!

@terranempire2 4 жыл бұрын

Gun Jesus hath spoken.

@rudymatheson1415 4 жыл бұрын

Leon Cranson for lo, he hath spoken, and his word is the word of Gun God.

@user-njyzcip 4 жыл бұрын

I find extremely cool that Colt has an office that validates each of their weapons manufacturered in the past and writes you a letter about it

@steveshoemaker6347 4 жыл бұрын

Yes but it will cost you $$$$$

@benn454 4 жыл бұрын

@@steveshoemaker6347 As it should. They have to pay someone to do it.

@Hopeofmen 4 жыл бұрын

A family friend of mine actually was one of the archivists who did that for awhile.

@user-njyzcip 4 жыл бұрын

@@steveshoemaker6347 You also pay to get a copy of your birth/marriage/divorce/death certificate so if the fee isn't hundreds of dollars or something I don't see the problem here

@Full_Otto_Bismarck 4 жыл бұрын

@@user-njyzcip last i heard it was 100 USD to get your colt "papered" so its really not that expensive

@Kevin-mx1vi 4 жыл бұрын

Ian is so dedicated to french guns that even something that was only *temporarily* french goes into the collection. I love it ! 😁

@user-xq5og9lt8p 4 жыл бұрын

Once you enter the Baguetteland, there is no coming back. You can get out of croissants, but you can never get croissants out of yourself Ask Vietnamese: they drove French out, but they couldn't drive baguettes out

@atomic_wait 4 жыл бұрын

@@user-xq5og9lt8p It may have only been in French possession briefly, but the rich smell of buttery cheese yet lingers...

@user-xq5og9lt8p 4 жыл бұрын

@@atomic_wait oh, Mon Ami, you make me oui myself

@The_Jackpurgis 4 жыл бұрын

Ian should be given a French citizenship at this point lol

@marks_sparks1 4 жыл бұрын

@@user-xq5og9lt8p your right. Just looked it up: the Bánh Mì

@24kachina 4 жыл бұрын

This is fascinating! I inherited a 1911 from my dad, who had inherited it from a much older uncle. Family lore has always been that it “was used in the war,” and it has an old military leather holster. But it’s a commercial model, not a government issued. It’s a C serial number, now I can go run and see if it’s in this range, and now I also know to write to Colt and ask about it. Thanks Ian!

@spikespa5208 4 жыл бұрын

Colt can probably expect many such inquiries soon.

@lightweight1974 4 жыл бұрын

How much does provenance letter from the Colt historian cost? Betcha it's not free nor insignificant$.

@evanhamlett6350 4 жыл бұрын

Hope we find out, would be really cool

@eazy8579 4 жыл бұрын

Tell us what you find out

@felixschulz4038 4 жыл бұрын

@@lightweight1974 A Hundred dollars for a Government Model... There is a price list at the "Colt Archives" website.

@MrFlak188 4 жыл бұрын

Of course ian finds a french version of one of the most iconic American guns😂

@mathieushifera135 4 жыл бұрын

He also found the American version of the Chauchat, so it comes full circle

@Tadicuslegion78 4 жыл бұрын

Ozark Machine Gun: I got a 1911 Ian: Not interested Ozark Machine Gun: It's from WW1 and French. Ian: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

@chubbycatfish4573 4 жыл бұрын

Fedex First Overnight rush delivery

@coryv5679 4 жыл бұрын

@@chubbycatfish4573 With paid pickup from the truck as it's driving.

@gordondelacroix253 4 жыл бұрын

The most holy handgun with some French sauce... Looks like the incarnation of Ian into a pistol, truly blessed !

@hazzard8785 4 жыл бұрын

@DOUG HEINS The holy relic of Saint Samuel du Conneticut

@Welkon1 4 жыл бұрын

There’s nothing like a 100 year old pistol

@Steve_I 4 жыл бұрын

Still amazes me to think that the 1911 was designed over 100 years ago. If I didnt know anything about guns and someone pulled one out and asked me to guess on its age. I probably would have guessed no older than 50 years. Truly a timeless firearm and a must have in my opinion.

@labinot1363 4 жыл бұрын

@@Steve_I over 100 years old and works better than some modern ones. That's amazing. The most interesting part is that the 1911, or 1911 typed pistols didn't change that much because it was already perfect.

@andrewamann2821 4 жыл бұрын

@@labinot1363 except they have been significantly refined over the years... The 1911 has never been perfect. Damned good, but not perfect. Like most Browning designs, they're overly complicated, kinda finicky (until the engineers iron out the kinks...), and difficult to manufacture unless you have exceedingly good repeatability in your machine processes, as they have a really nasty response to tolerance stacking. That said, they have one of the nicest-feeling trigger designs I've ever had the pleasure of shooting, and I would love to build and fit one for myself... Because they are exceedingly cool.

@freedom24v86 4 жыл бұрын

@@labinot1363 maybe works better then a highpoint but most all firearms work better then a 1911

@labinot1363 4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewamann2821 sometimes, it's just about the feeling. It may be the worst gun ever produced. If it feels right, it is right. Same with cars.

@PrototypeSpaceMonkey 4 жыл бұрын

Ian: Check out my cool french gun. Me: Isn't that... Ian: My *FRENCH GUN*

@JenkemDungeon 4 жыл бұрын

I had no idea France issued 1911's.

@jacoposilvestri543 4 жыл бұрын

same

@jacoposilvestri543 4 жыл бұрын

wait wym a month ago

@First-Name_Last-Name 4 жыл бұрын

@@jacoposilvestri543 patreon members have early access to his videos.

@swedenman100 4 жыл бұрын

@@jacoposilvestri543 probably seen this earlier from being a supporter on patreon, or gotten access to it earlier

@ArcturusOTE 4 жыл бұрын

Considering it being probably the best auto pistol at its time, no surprise even France tried to get their hands on these

@UTcommando 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing. Been sitting on the toilet waiting for my daily dose of forgotten weapons. :D

@desantos1234 4 жыл бұрын

Wtf, im literally sitting on the toilet having a shit too

@randomfpv22 4 жыл бұрын

Poop gang unite!!

@greggaldridge 4 жыл бұрын

Same! Lol.

@desantos1234 4 жыл бұрын

@@randomfpv22 YEAHH!

@randomfpv22 4 жыл бұрын

But my main question is, are u a folder or a scruncher?

@AshtonmartinVids 4 жыл бұрын

It's worth noting that the Norwegian Kongsberg 1911's were also known as the "11,25 m/m Automatisk pistol M/1914" in military service.

@astrayadventurer4450 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome addition guys

@ScottKenny1978 4 жыл бұрын

I really want an m1914.

@wesblittle1 4 жыл бұрын

French 1911 in my hands... I must keep it for my collection.. like we did not see that coming lol :)

@ComradeBenedict 4 жыл бұрын

Emminent domain'd

@Calum_S 4 жыл бұрын

Is that a photo of Ian taking part in a trench raid?

@GunsNGames1 4 жыл бұрын

According to DICE, every single French infantry men carried one of those during WW1.

@austin_bennett 4 жыл бұрын

And all field medics used Fedorov Avtomats or the Cei-Rigotti..... overall I consider the game more or less "movie accurate" for a lack of a better term essentially the goal of the *game* is to be fun with some degree of historical accuracy but despite the flaws there is a good chunk of historical accuracy it's just not always used in a historically accurate manner if that makes sense

@austinm.9832 4 жыл бұрын

@@austin_bennett or Winchester 1907's designated for use in aircraft.

@zacharyrollick6169 4 жыл бұрын

@@austin_bennett Yeah, the most accurate historical FPS I played was a US Civil War one. Had a rifle musket a lot of the time.

@totallynotevil3509 4 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget the hellrigel that in dice logic the Austrians used them in large quantities *When you realize the hellrigel is a experimental smg that never came to be*

@vanboy5697 4 жыл бұрын

@@austin_bennett I'm not aware of the game but I assume like many others (of the good ones) know about history enough to use its more odd and varied aspects for fun!

@reicherruschach3727 4 жыл бұрын

This is why I love this channel. I knew of the English and Russian 1911s, but I never would have expected to see them in the hands of the French military. Thanks for the great video Ian!

@CzechoslovakGunStories 4 жыл бұрын

every gun is way cooler if you know it's history. This one is extremely cool indeed :)

@burlatsdemontaigne6147 4 жыл бұрын

As all antique dealers know - you don't sell furniture, you sell provenance.

@mattfleming86 4 жыл бұрын

Ian, you have to have a boat before you lose a gun in a boating accident.. You must buy it. It's your "spirit firearm"

@SomaticApparition 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve managed to time my lunch breaks perfectly to your upload schedule. Nothing beats a subway and a dose of cool guns 💪

@soviet_idiot 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite handgun of all time, and just a couple of hours till my birthday. Thanks for uploading.

@owningnothing3447 4 жыл бұрын

Häppi Börsday :)

@T0mN7 4 жыл бұрын

We use the metric system in my country and it's still called 45 ACP

@theElliotPalmer 4 жыл бұрын

Royale with cheese.

@Ni999 4 жыл бұрын

@@ommsterlitz1805 Surely you mean US Customary units because America does not use imperial measurements. America uses both Customary and SI measurements. It's not much different from speaking two languages. I'm intrigued by your idea that people who can master more than one thing are somehow stupid compared to people who can only master one thing and then complain about the others, and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

@vanboy5697 4 жыл бұрын

In mine I've seen it referred on paper in the army with both.

@JohnE9999 4 жыл бұрын

@@ommsterlitz1805 What language do you speak at home? We cling to our quaint non-universal system of measurements the way you cling to your quaint non-universal language. :)

@astrayadventurer4450 4 жыл бұрын

Never thought of that kind of like the pot calling the kettle black. Also isn't diversity a good thing?

@eizol568 4 жыл бұрын

I love it when the French and Americans can work together.

@LiterallyScarface 4 жыл бұрын

As a French I feel I'm the only one in Europe not criticizing everything US citizens/gov do. Our countries should have the strongest friendship with old allies !

@Raisonnance. 4 жыл бұрын

Je les aime bien sauf quand ils nous font chier avec les fameuses blagues du drapeau blanc. Je leur chie dessus dans ce cas là. Les mecs oublient trop souvent 1783

@flipeverything2734 4 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say thank you for all that you do. I have been watching forgotten weapons videos every day for the last 4 years. I have learned so much it’s just not possible to explain it in a comment. Everything from the mechanics of a firearm to the history of military’s and all the way to prototypes. This is my favorite channel by far. I’ve watched every video and many of them I’ve watched several times. Thank you for turning my hobby into an obsession and a wealth of knowledge. Ian you are awesome!

@JoonasP42 4 жыл бұрын

In Kajaani Finland private owned museum (Ase-&varusmuseo) of WW2 guns and equipment is closing 2.8.2020 permanently. They are selling all of their stuff like uniforms, Maxims, different Mosin variants and smgs.

@ScottKenny1978 4 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭😭 Thanks for the heads-up, will see if I can afford anything.

@loyp4328 4 жыл бұрын

a few British .455 1911 sipped too into French service after WW2 - one even used by Paris PD till the late '70s at least IIRC

@methodeetrigueur1164 4 жыл бұрын

Laurent Belkacem Until 1970, in Paris, each crews in Citroën HY police secours (police emergency) had a 1911 pistol and a MAT 49/54 SMG.

@lacitis100 4 жыл бұрын

Actually we even kept them a bit longer, until all standard issue Unique RR 51 (.32 ACP) got replaced by Manurhin MR 73 or RMR (this latter gun being a Ruger Security Six made under license by Manurhin with a barrel and cylinder of their make in .357 mag). As a patrol sergeant of the Prefecture de Police (Brigadier de Police Secours) in the mid 80’s, badge number 669, my service handgun was a Singer made WW2 1911, affectionally nicknamed “the unsewing machine” : la machine à découdre (native French speakers will certainly get the pun).

@timboyle3114 4 жыл бұрын

That is really cool - Had no idea that the French used them. Late 1915 I would think is way before they even had the idea of a French Tank Corp, "Little Willie" had only just been made in Britain. They must have been for something else and just 'available' when the tankers formed up.

@themeatpopsicle 4 жыл бұрын

"Sorry, everything in Arizona has coronavirus. Can't send anything out"

@Herzankerkreuz67 4 жыл бұрын

In these dire times, this is one of the most entertaining channels out there. 👍 Thanks Ian

@Mrgunsngear 4 жыл бұрын

very cool; I didn't know about that serial number range 👍🏾

@alushandatramp 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that letter is super cool. Not in the slightest because it happens to be dated for my birthday, but just that you can actually get some correspondence about the official history of the firearm. Even if it's just a sample letter that fills in the blanks with information from a database, there's something surreal about seeing "Government of France" as the recipient, knowing they are not joking. "We trust that you will find the historical information [...] to be of interest." That's cool in a way I can't really describe. It would be a document I would preserve in a very showy way. Good stuff as always.

@crazyelk3627 4 жыл бұрын

French gun Ians know is existance « Shut up and take my money » 😂

@JakeyV 4 жыл бұрын

Ian: a man so obsessed with French guns that he'd buy a temporarily French-owned US made 1911.

@Assassinus2 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t fault him. It’s certainly an interesting bit of history.

@Andrewbert109 4 жыл бұрын

I don't understand how you're able to make so many videos about the same gun but have such different explanations and content and always make them engaging and interesting.

@MrGkawa 4 жыл бұрын

11.25mm is 0.45 inch. In fact, 11.25mm is the designation for .45 ACP in metric countries like Argentina, for the Sistema Colt (1911 under license) and the Ballester Molina.

@WALTERBROADDUS 4 жыл бұрын

Logistics problem is my first thought. There is no standard of weapon, parts or ammo.

@briansmithwins 4 жыл бұрын

Tanks have their own logistics arrangements. Having an oddball ammo and parts for the tankers isn’t that big of a deal, like how the Brits used 8mm Mauser machine guns in their tanks in WWII

@WALTERBROADDUS 4 жыл бұрын

@@briansmithwins But the French are buying guns from every place. There is nothing to say this a Tank Corps only weapon.

@charleyfolkes 4 жыл бұрын

WALTERBROADDUS Yeah, except these 1911’s don’t break and they were a side arm anyway.

@briansmithwins 4 жыл бұрын

1911s don’t break? Only in movies.

@charleyfolkes 4 жыл бұрын

Brian Smith-Winsemius These guns were not like a range rental that were fired around the clock. If you’ve ever bought one surplus they’ve hardly been shot.

@hezigler 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating! Obviously a must have for your collection. Do keep us informed if you're able to obtain it. Perhaps a follow up shooting video? Many of us would be curious to see how well a 100+ year old 1911 would group with standard hardball ammo.

@everetthancock2043 4 жыл бұрын

I get more excited when I see a french gun pop in my feed, because I feel like Ian is more excited too. I feed off his passion

@Rmasters33 4 жыл бұрын

If you would be interested, I have a French contract Savage Model 1907 with an unusual serial number indicating it was 1 of 50 the French bought to test before purchasing a larger number. (They subsequently bought around 27,000 of them.) Serial numbers of the test guns were 00001-a through 00050-a.

@ForgottenWeapons 4 жыл бұрын

Can you email me at admin@forgottenweapons.com?

@darkspire91 4 жыл бұрын

I'm more amazed at Colt's record keeping than the gun itself.

@loupiscanis9449 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you , Ian .

@-mage-5236 4 жыл бұрын

.45 Auto 11.43 mm Captain France: Civil War

@thesturm8686 4 жыл бұрын

Captain France : Le Revolucion

@gordondelacroix253 4 жыл бұрын

Capitaine France: Guerre Civile would be better

@earthenjadis8199 4 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLVpoM18yNG8g2g.html Turn on the CC captions.

@svtirefire 4 жыл бұрын

@@earthenjadis8199 the closed captioning captions?

@jmcr71795 4 жыл бұрын

My first .45 was a Colt 1911, not A1, purchased in 1989 from Lever Arms and Antiques, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Lever had bought something like 100 pounds of .45s from the East German government, which had been captured in WW2, and brought them back to Canada. When I went in to buy one, he took several and took their grips off, so he could show me how to tell who had made which. One was Colt made, prior to 1926, and had been scrubbed clean of all marking except for the new serial number Lever put on to import them. I would have loved to know the history of that one, but with no markings...

@nichevo1 4 жыл бұрын

I was watching the Calico Video and then I saw this in Coming Attractions and I hurried up and fast-forwarded through the Calico video (no shooting :-) ), gave Ian his like, and proceeded here. French Colts!!!

@Echristoffe 4 жыл бұрын

I am impress by cold keeping record and answering request for information about their hardware history.

@enricopaolocoronado2511 4 жыл бұрын

This is a nice tidbit of history regarding firearms.

@blakemckay843 4 жыл бұрын

Long time viewer! Thanks so much for these videos always great to see a new one on my feed!! I really appreciate it!

@kenibnanak5554 4 жыл бұрын

I had a 1911 (missing front sight) from that serial # range. It had come to the US via S. America as a Navy Arms import. What I found most interesting about it beyond the serial # was that the frame had been modified in the grip safety area by two holes, one on each side of the grip safety and it had a mainspring housing tapped for a 1/4" bolt. My speculation is that at some time in it's history it had been fitted with a shoulder stock secured by a thumbscrew into the mainspring housing. Sadly I had to sell it years ago and with hindsight I should have gotten a Colt factory letter first.

@andrew6978 4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone else like falling asleep listening to gun Jesus? His calm soothing voice talking about well researched gun mechanics and history is perfect for taking me to the land of nod.

@fustigate314159 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! I love his videos, so this isn't "Is is boring and puts me to sleep."

@dobypilgrim6160 4 жыл бұрын

I'm betting you figure out how to keep that 1911 in AZ.

@earthenjadis8199 4 жыл бұрын

Pandemic has quarantined all historical weapons from crossing state lines.

@ScottKenny1978 4 жыл бұрын

No bet.

@maxyboy9648 4 жыл бұрын

4:07 Hey its Ian's great grandpa!!

@jten1116 4 жыл бұрын

I always liked 1911, even when I never owned one myself. Bought one around 2015, even as a "cheaper copy" RIA for 550 or so, it was good, reliable gun after some really small and easy tweaking and more accurate than I was. Well, times got tough, needed to sell something and that was the easiest one to replace in the future so... When I get some money I want to get a new 1911, maybe even another RIA. I just like how great a 1911 is to shoot, has some cool history and just a cool gun. I would never carry one, but just for having fun at the range, perfect gun.

@ohpatriote5622 4 жыл бұрын

Like french citizens myself i like when Ian found an old home gun like this. What à marvelous history teacher he would be for me younger.

@luciusvorenus9445 4 жыл бұрын

The letter from Colt's historian should have stated the finish as "Sacre Bleu"! No? I'll see myself out

@oni_goroshi 4 жыл бұрын

i loled

@kurtb2522 4 жыл бұрын

Go to your room. Lmao!!

@thatguy4779 4 жыл бұрын

You Bleu it !

@ojjenkins7110 4 жыл бұрын

Good luck Ian.

@astrayadventurer4450 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for making this channel love this content.

@zewise1 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you are soo not sending this one back :)

@charles_wipman 4 жыл бұрын

Very pimp history behind that good looking gun.

@misterthegeoff9767 4 жыл бұрын

As a subscriber to C&Rsenal I know that the Colt 1911 is truly a forgotten weapon.

@ScottKenny1978 4 жыл бұрын

Compared to the a1 version, you bet! I need to get a Cimmaron 1911 to compare with my Rock Island a1.

@jpc7118 4 жыл бұрын

French has often produced other countries guns for their own armies... last example : the MAC 50 (for 1950 not the caliber) 9mm was a Beretta the french had stolen to Italians then the MAS G1 9mm (gun mostly used by the french Gendarmerie) during many years (before they chose the Sig Sauer lately) was based on the Beretta F92 9mm, but this time, France and Beretta found an agreement, and was then produced it legally. MAC means Manufacture d'Armes de Chatellerault, and MAS : Manufactire d'Armes de Saint-Etienne (literally : "Guns factory of" and Chatellerault and Saint-Etienne are french cities name)...

@troy9477 4 жыл бұрын

Good times. Ironic that we sold them pistols, and they later sold us (or gave us) Chauchats. Thry definitely got the better side of that bargain. If those are the original grips, they are amazingly pristine. I have only had an original 1911 in my hands once. An old lady brought it into our PD to get rid of it after her husband died. I wasn't allowed to buy it (i suggested to her that she could get some bucks from a collector). She wanted it gone though, so into the property room it went. They were going to see if it was possible to donate it to a historical group or museum, but i don't know what happened to it.

@smartacus88 4 жыл бұрын

I've heard WW1 called "The Handgun War" by several authorities.

@Sn0ws519 4 жыл бұрын

I have a Series 70 1911 that I'll definitely be using the archive services to get some more history on it. All I know is it was manufactured in 1973. Nothing significant or special about it, I just think it'd be cool to see some of the histories of my pistol before I got my hands on it.

@stormshot119 4 жыл бұрын

That pistol looks beautiful

@ChoChan776 4 жыл бұрын

Roses are red, violets are blue, a weapon is nicer when the French use it too

@Taistelukalkkuna 4 жыл бұрын

You sir, are poet, and probably know it.

@Sevensixtytwo 4 жыл бұрын

Ian: you should seek how many 1911's was bought or got spoils of war by fdf or "suojeluskunta" since winter war. When war broke out, I think every one here tried to get some small arms as there was short suply. So called "Cajander"- model was our hope. That meaning any arms one had was good enough. Even .25 brownings used as sidearms(!)

@blueofthelightanddark6273 4 жыл бұрын

M1911 pistols are legendary. WW1 and WW2 designs are very unique.

@MrMisterDerp 4 жыл бұрын

French also call it “mon sale pistolet américain”

@downunderrob 4 жыл бұрын

Sure it's not Royale with Cheese?

@monyclair5357 4 жыл бұрын

@@jeanbidouille8505 same

@sebastienraymond3648 4 жыл бұрын

@@jeanbidouille8505 Moi non-plus.

@ordinosaurs 4 жыл бұрын

No, we say "11,43 - calibre de la pègre" (weaponery of the underworld). Because there were so many parachuted to the Résistance in WW2 which found their way into the mob's hands after the war it became the weapon of choice for assassinations and gangs gunfights.

@lovecraftcat 4 жыл бұрын

Oui-oui, déployer le drapeau blanc

@JC-XL 4 жыл бұрын

It turns out, everybody and their dog have a 1911 ...

@maeus8220 4 жыл бұрын

I guess that must make me a nobody ;:)

@ops1994 4 жыл бұрын

Ian if you keep this gun will we get a back up gun shoot In full WW1 French tank man uniform.

@jimtomson5362 3 жыл бұрын

Guns in shipment:450 Date of shipment: Dec 31 1915 ...BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!!!!!

@roeng1368 4 жыл бұрын

Its a very interesting subject, how weapons from one country were used by others . Such as the British tanks that were shipped to Russia during ww1.

@Cruckeyee 4 жыл бұрын

This seems like the kind of collector's piece that will sell well to the right buyer.

@KorbinX 4 жыл бұрын

Simply Beautiful

@markwhite1780 4 жыл бұрын

At 2:11 I was hoping for once Ian would mess up and blow a hole in the sheetrock. But then I've always had quite the imagination.

@evandaire1449 4 жыл бұрын

Somewhere Othias is furiously jotting this all down

@maxtsupko 4 жыл бұрын

VINCENT You know what they call a Colt .45 in Paris? JULES They don't call it a Colt .45? VINCENT No, man, they got the metric system there, they wouldn't know what the fuck A Colt .45 is. JULES What'd they call it? VINCENT They call it Pistolet automatique 11,25 millimètres.

@TheBobfromfrance 4 жыл бұрын

I think my great grandfather had one as well, he was a medic in the army. I still have the pocket with one magazine..

@miketaylorID1 4 жыл бұрын

Gaffer tape over that tally light for close ups.

@newpeupyoass 4 жыл бұрын

The Argentine Ballaster-Molinas and 1927 Sistema Colts are also marked "11.25mm".

@James-uu6xs 4 жыл бұрын

Cool, I have read the French bought 5,000 but havent seen photos are videos about this.

@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer 4 жыл бұрын

Ozark Machine Gun ... used to have an interesting array of guns until Ian borrowed them all and wouldn't give them back. :-P

@jbb823 4 жыл бұрын

Ozark Machine Gun in Missouri is the ONLY place I buy my weapons from. The owner is one of the most honest, respected, and knowledgeable firearms dealers on the planet!! And is also a former US Marine Officer, Semper Fi!

@edward9674 4 жыл бұрын

Did they make any big modifications to it later? Like a dedicated pistol for tank crew would probably have to be small and fit snugly into a holster, don't wanna lose it to the turret monster.

@bartcalder2791 4 жыл бұрын

The only thing worse than not going to BattleField Las Vegas, is finding out, HERE, there is a place to go, 30 miles from you and, yes, TODAY, you drove by it. AGHHHHHHH!

@benn454 4 жыл бұрын

A French 1911? That's Ian's dream gun, right there.

@praetoriandorn3154 4 жыл бұрын

If you could do a video on the Charleville musket Ian you'd make me a very happy man

@tenacious645 4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous handgun

@TheTrimed1 4 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a history of the Glock. Ian mentioned Steyr losing the Austrian pistol military contract to disheveled Glock and I was like"I haven't heard this story from Ian!"

@DC2022 4 жыл бұрын

Quite surprising it was designated a 11.25mm diameter. The calibre is well known in France and was probably later referenced as 11.43mm.

@Lennon875 4 жыл бұрын

pretty specimen, love the finish

@astridvallati4762 4 жыл бұрын

Great find, Ian. In listing France's aquisition from Spain of Ruby pistols, you omitted to mention that every Chauchat gunner carried a Ruby 7,65 ( .32ACP) pistol! That comes to a heckof a lot of Rubys!!! Doc AV

@Hellohallo 4 жыл бұрын

often forget to press like on the video. youtube should have a like all videos button

@danielwalker8142 4 жыл бұрын

well worth going back through the cattaloge and rewatching and likeing al the ones you missed i now click like the scroll through the coments while the ads play to try and support the channel then watch the vidio

@phillipcowan1444 4 жыл бұрын

It would be super cool to hear the opinions of the French soldiers who carried these. I wonder how they felt about the pistols vs the other guns in service. I also wonder where the French bought their ammo for these. Some American company probably got a nice contract. I would guess UMC.

@EnbyKat 4 жыл бұрын

love the video ian amazing as always

@ogstopper 4 жыл бұрын

"Calibre 45". (Calibre quarante-cinq) A French pal of mine owns one of these.

@meadball1 4 жыл бұрын

The Colt historian's inbox is now flooding with the shear volume of people trying to figure out if they have a french gun or not.

@MayheM_72 4 жыл бұрын

Ian, have you ever looked into the H&R 939 revolvers? My dad had one when I was a kid, and it was the 1st pistol I ever fired. I would love to hear you do a video about them. The history, options, etc. My dad's had a green finish with white "fave ivory" grips.

@helgsaracen3402 4 жыл бұрын

Classic. I like such an outwardly simple colt much more than any modern colt with external fashionable "improvements". :) And French were not rags in WWI as later.

@rixille 4 жыл бұрын

Man that would really be an awesome thing to collect. Maybe Colt can give out the list of serial numbers, all 5,000 which were issued to the French Government in WWI or would that be too much of an undertaking?