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  1. Thanks for sharing. Lots of people over the years have told me I'm just being silly about cautioning people in loading a Henry not to let the rounds slam down too hard on top of each other, or to let the spring and tab slam down too fast. Not all that likely to cause a problem, until it does, of course.
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  2. Remington 870 still in production in the 2500's is the most realistic part of this
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  3. Hey, where are you? Get back here!!
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  4. While I'm sad I couldn't personally make this collab happen, I'm still super glad it did. :) Good work, lads!
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  5. I was the stunt coordinator and military adviser on 'Enemy at the Gates ' I was also the feldwebel shot in the head when Jude is firing from the fountain after the charge across the square. As an ex movie armourer and WW2 military history buff, I went to quite a lot of trouble to get it as 'right' as possible but I certainly didn't know about the dates that the Nagant sights came out. When we shot the movie in 2000, the internet information was still in its infancy and not the amazing source of information it is today so I apologise that I failed on the rivet counting field. However, I did take Jude and Ed out on a range outside Berlin and got them to fire 80 rounds of ball ammo with their respective rifles to get the feel of proper recoil and got Jude used to carrying his rifle across his chest thus protecting the sight at all times. I'd told Ed to keep his head back from the sight but it was very cold on that day in January and after about 70 rounds, they were both pretty tired. Ed got too close to his sight and the recoil bit him and opened up his eyebrow which needed a couple of stitches which you can see if you look closely in some of the earlier scenes. I certainly wasn't aware of the Finnish converted Nagants as at that stage, the production was crazy busy and I think we all had bigger fish to fry! Hope people enjoyed the movie as it was one of the coldest and miserable locations I've had to experience as we shot from January to end of March. Jim Dowdall
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  6. The 1911 is still undergoing mitosis
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  7. Hello! I m that guy who developed this system. I m inpressed that you correctly understsnd the place of this mg. In a battle. Only one correction is that we recommend to use them from 800m and up to 1500 with iron sights and up to 2500 m with optics.
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  8. Hey Ian, so nice to finally see the Negev on here. I was a 'negevist' (negev operator) in the IDF and I just wanted to point out a few things you didn't cover in this overview.  1. the gas system can be easily disassembled (and really should be each time the gun gets cleaned). It consists of three pieces: the selector (baseplate with struts and tubular extension for easy grip), the retaining pin and plate which are located on the opposite site, and a small but very stiff spring which provides tension so it stays in place. It all fits in the tubular recess under the sight. At 1:50-2:00 you can see the exposed gas chamber on the commando barrel, where the piston sits inside it, and just in front of it, under the sight, is a circle with a small slot in it. When clean, that circle can be pushed in and rotated 90 degrees while you hold the gas selector in place. At 3:35 you can see an odd shaped pin in the baseplate of the selector and two black sections on the sides. The pin is actually an asymmetric 'T' attached to the circle with slot from the other side, and which goes through the selector, rotates and hooks into place. The asymmetric design means it can only be installed one way. The slot on the other side is so you can use a tool to increase torque when you've been shooting a lot and the carbon build-up fouls the mechanism. 2. The bolt has an internal ratcheting system of three catches (three on the old ones which I used, but I believe there are a lot more on newer ones, like what you have) which will be engaged if you don't pull the bolt back far enough to engage the sear. As you found at the 7:51-7:56 mark, the bolt seemed like it was back, but you couldn't drop it with a pull of the trigger. You had to pull it back farther, and there was a click as it engaged with the sear, and then you could drop it. I'm sure you became more aware of this once you got out to the range and started putting rounds through it. The system is, as you must have easily guessed, a safety to ensure that you don't accidentally end up firing the weapon if you didn't charge it properly. 3. As you can see from the trigger assembly, the sear gives no resistance to the bolt carrier sliding back over it to reset. For this reason, during disassembly, there is no need to pull the trigger to release the bolt; I'll just slide right out. 4. The STANAG mag well does more than just allow you to feed with magazines. It is also the mechanism which holds and retains the box which the belt feeds from. IDF uses a bag/box called a 'toph', which carries 150 rounds (a combat load out is 4 'toph-eem', plus extra belts). The belt comes out through the upper left hand side (9:30/10:00 if you're looking at a clock) and there is a metal extension, like the top of a GI mag, which clicks into the mag well and holds it in place. Very secure, but also easy to switch and reuses a necessary part of the design; very slick. 5. The Negev is always issued with two barrels per gun. It's intended to be changed every 150 rounds (or one 'toph') during consistent fire, to keep from overheating the barrel. 6. It has night sights! The rear iron sight has a distance dial meter which, as you rotate, will positively click into different ranges with detents. It moves the sight by way of an off-set bar which rotates upward as your turn the dial. Once you've reached the top range, twist a little further and the sight will be able to lift off the bar and swing all the way forward. Underneath the peep sight is a wide 'U' notch sight with two tritium night-sight dots. The front sight post adjusts for elevation like any AR pattern rifle (the base of the front sight can be adjusted for windage), but the rotating part is made up of two elements: the elevation dial and a top section. The detent for adjusting needs to be pushed down far enough to spin both parts in order to adjust the sight, otherwise you only spin the top part. The top part spins independently because it too has a tritium dot on one side of it, which lines up with the detent pin. Obviously, this is so you can adjust the sight back in line with the shooter once sighting in has been achieved, and the tritium isn't on all sides so you don't reveal yourself to an enemy. 7. The bipod folds forward as well as backwards. While this may seem awkward, it does help to get the bipod legs out of the way of the operator if the operator is just carrying the gun by the sling and there is a 'toph' inserted. As you'll notice at 6:00-6:07, the bipod lies around the mag well for storage. To be folded, the legs need to be brought together and then rotated up into place. This is possible if you have a magazine inserted, but impossible to do if you have a 'toph' inserted (though if you have the legs folded already, then you can insert a 'toph' but then you can't take the bipod down). Thus, the ability to fold the legs forward is quite handy and useful. 8. The barrel removal button is only the one side, on the right. That side of the pin face has knurling, and its position is such that it is possible to change the barrel with only one hand. 9. Just behind the gas selector, on the left-hand side of the gun is a 'U' piece of metal crudely welded to the frame. That is the front sling attachment point, and the extra welding material is to ensure against breakage. When loaded with a full 'toph', the negev is 10kg. With any optics or the barrel mounted laser sight (for the older versions), that weight goes up, and you don't want the sling attachment to break. At the rear of the gun, on the top left corner of the stock plate, is another 'U' loop strongly welded into place, and that's the rear sling attachment. 10. At 4:14, just above the trigger and to the left of the 'Automatic' fire selector letter, is a large hole. There is a similar hole behind the bipod mounting point (2:19). As you might have guessed, these are for attaching the gun into a vehicle mount. Sorry, this got a little longer than I had originally intended, but I felt it was important to add a bit more to the presentation, just to fully showcase how awesome this LMG is. I miss my negev every day. Love the videos.
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  9. Love the MG-3. Used it for about 10 years in the Norwegian military. Had it with me to Afghanistan, twice. Never failed me. I have seen it with a bolt head sheared in half and it still functioned flawlessly. We did not even notice the bolt head was broken until we swapped the bolt assembly after about a thousand rounds.
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  10. Ian, next time we collaborate on subject matter I would appreciate it if your video wasn't so much better than mine. TIA
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  11. Sitting with my new baby girl in the hospital on Christmas Day Learning me some things about the Colt 601
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  12. Can we all just appreciate how he continues to produce high quality videos without tons of filler.
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  13. The number of comments referencing Fallout leads me to think we need to introduce more people to Blade Runner.
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  14. Thats the stoney cold face Ian uses when he tells his wife he's not spending another 20k on some French junk. I'm so proud
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  15. Mr. Wick finds himself in a distant country with no contacts. He hears of a museum curator who may be able to help. You see The Curator used to be a member of the High Table but now has an excommunicado status just as John has. The Curator has been living a normal life far from the High Table. His Museum is his pride and joy each weapon has a story and colorful history. John enters the museum after hours. The Curator, "Sir, the museum is closed. We open tomorrow at--" John interjects, "Excommunicado..." The Curator removes his reading glasses and looks at John intensely. John continues, "I need weapons, please." The Curator takes a deep breath and sighs, "Come with me." He says. They continue down the hall. The Curator tugs on a wall lamp. What was assumed to be just another exhibit folds inward to reveal a hidden hallway. "This way." The Curator Continues to lead John further in, "My weapons are unconventional, you understand." John nods. The Curator continues speaking, "The weapons on display outside have been decommissioned, so they no longer fire you see. However, I keep the ones I couldn't bring my self to desecrate hidden back here." John remains silent. They enter a victorian styled study. The Curator walks over to a globe and opens it to reveal a long-aged bottle of scotch, pours it into two glasses. He hands one to John. They clink glasses as John downs his, The Curator takes a sip and walks over to a keypad on the wall. He inputs a code and a Vault opens. The Curator sits down in one of the lounge chairs, motions with his glass towards the vault, "Take your pick." Rock music starts playing as John saunters into the vault. AND SCENE! Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
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  16. This is like the polar opposite of a Forgotten Weapon. This is an unforgettable weapon.
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  17. clueless desert man got confused by curious cold white sand
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  18. Ian's wife hears giggling noises coming from the bedroom "Oh my god are you cheating on me?!" Pulls sheets off bed to reveal Ian doing chauchat reloads in bed Ian - "Sacrebleu! Oui 'ave been discovered!" Commando rolls off bed
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  19. Fun fact: while "grot" means arrowhead/spearhead in Polish, it was also the nickname of "Grot" Rowecki - one of the generals of the Polish Home Army during WW2.
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  20. Hi Ian, I served for 4 years in the BW, and if you ask me the much bigger problem is that most German soldiers can't hit shit with their rifles. In my entire time there I don't think I did more than 200 shots through it. I'm also a sport shooter so it wasn't much of a problem for me. If you ask me it's a training issue.
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  21. I like to imagine that every time Ian gets a new gun, the first thing he does is see if it can use French long.
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  22. If anybody is confused about why Ian is talking about elbonia, he's using the fictitious country as a placeholder for some rando who modified a weapon. This is because of YouTube and it's policies.
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  23. It still amazes me that Ian can get into these places to show us these hidden gems. Years of hard work and being a nice guy have clearly payed off!
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  24. In 2012, I was in Afghanistan and saw some of the first issued CZ 805 BRENs that were issued to Czech soldiers. I remembered thinking that they Czechs got issued some strange G36 things when we saw them from afar. Czech MPs at FOB Shank, good guys, let us shot them when we were on the range together too!
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  25. I've always been extremely impressed with Hi-Point as a company. I used to work at a gun range and we had someone return a 9mm carbine that looked like bugs bunny stuck his finger down the barrel, the entire thing was banana-peeled in a serious way, the receiver was cracked, and the owner was sheepish. He immediately admitted he was shooting bubba's pissin hot handloads, had a squib and a big 'un right next to each other and blew the dang thing to pieces. He really liked the carbine and he said he'd pay for the "repair" and he just wanted it back no matter the cost. I called up their customer service and told the lady what happened (the customer wanted me to be straightforward with them anyhow) and she said that "even if you laid it on the traintracks and squished it like a penny, we'll fix it for free" Hammered the thing into a shape that would fit in the box, sent it on, and some weeks later he got back HIS gun with 90% of replaced parts! They even sent a list of what they did and they repaired things that I didn't even notice were damaged, like the trigger itself and the butt pad. Even though I've got some nice guns, they'll always have a place in my safe due to their mission and people. Good eggs. 10/10.
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  26. At the end Ian makes a very important remark - you can get same results with an AR with lightened bolt carrier and carefully adjusted gas system.. which means very low reliability under actual combat condition (not on the range). Balanced action was invented for controllable automatic fire under military conditions, where you cannot cheat by using lighter bolt groups and minimal gas drive power. Unfortunately, its actual advantage in performance when used in automatic rifles such as SA-006 or AEK-971 was rather small (like 10-15%) compared to the AK-74, and simply not worth the trouble in a military issue rifle.
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  27. Can we just take a minute to genuinely appreciate Morphys for letting Ian shoot so many firearms for us to see over the past month? Absolute legends
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  28. Well. I'm a Chinese. Not just you guys didn't like this gun. Even China military and police force are complaining about it too. And erm... Norinco is doing new smg now. Its way better alot.
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  29. German officer in shop: "What is this?" "Electric oven handle" "And this?" "Electric oven fire control group"
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  30. Shoutout to Ian for recutting this and not taking the easy way out and just deleting the original video. This content is a gift to future generations of engineers and enthusiasts.
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  31. Only a man with a heart filled with neutrality could dislike this video.
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  32. I knew it! Ian is The Machine!
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  33. As a Frenchman I feel that our national arms industrie exists only to make this man happy and I am glad about it!
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  34. Can't speak for everyone but the "ramblings" are one of the reasons I really enjoy this channel.
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  35. This might be the best Fallout lore content on youtube
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  36. "In 1979, Ruger designed a rifle to which the government wouldn't commit. They were promptly sold to the French. Now wanted by collectors, these rifles survive in basements and safes. If you want a full auto, and if you can find one, maybe you can have, an AC556."
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  37. I broke a few of the Megastars. I worked at interarms in the 90's and I was in charge of testing and breaking any new gun Interarms was going to import. I cracked the slide on the first few test guns we got in. Star then changed the steel and heat treating of the slides and fixed that problem. The final version I put 2500 rounds as fast as I could shoot through 2 guns with very few malfunctions.
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  38. That incident is the reason why I carry a basic IFAK on my bag whenever I go out, even to just commute daily.
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  39. You could not have summed up my thoughts better. I don’t wish for anyone to fail, and I truly hope they succeed. But it’s very clear most people MASSIVELY underestimate how difficult success is, let alone on that insane timeline.
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  40.  @ForgottenWeapons  its mostly used with iron sights. They are very useful and have distance correction wheel. As for sights we use konus, vortex and athlon. Due to its mass of 42kg and high efficience muzzlebrake its recoil is smooth. So its a little influence on optics mechanics. Due to training specifics using optics on them is very limited. 99 percent use is irons.
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  41. Way better explanation of this optic does then the Aimpoint release video.
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  42. I love that its not a straight copy but rather two upside down Frommer Stops in a mount. It's the two kids in a trenchcoat of automatic firearms.
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  43. 10:45 There is a story about how the Kodak Board reacted when presented with a very early digital camera prototype. They famously laughed it out of the room for being so noncompetitive in image quality compared to film. I think we all know how that turned out for them.
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  44. These were still stocked in numbers in a small regional arsenal where I worked for a while as a young guy after my service in the early 1980s. The Finnish doctrine then was an area defense and there were small warehouses around. Likewise, Mosins, in the unheated smaller storage room that we oiled 2* yearly.
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  45. As a Finnish person who has been following this channel for a while now, it's really nice to see you out here in Finland.
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  46. Tom ran that Desert Eagle like a boss! And judging by the ring of fire he used full factory loads :D Respect!
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  47. Tyler here! 🙋 I wasn't expecting this so quickly. I always assumed that manufacturers shyed away from double feed magazines because the single feed frees up real estate for link bars and whatnot related to the trigger
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  48. I knew Ian 20 years ago at Purdue, and I can honestly say that he was as intelligent and awesome then as he is now. Miss you buddy, stay safe. -Jay
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  49. As a French Canadian and a long time subscriber of Forgotten Weapons i am touched by this one. Rosalie was the rifle that sparked my curiosity about weapons. Thank you ian for this
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  50. John Hall was the true pioneer. Eli Whitney actually FAKED his demonstration of interchangeable parts for the government. Hall was given a long time to complete his 1000 rifles. The guy running Harper's Ferry (got the job for politics) hated Hall and considered him a flim-flam man because he wasted time NOT producing rifles, and NOT hiring lots of men to make them. Kept reporting him as such. When the congressional committee showed up, he demonstrated one boy operating machines that were making perfectly interchangeable parts, and demonstrated that they WERE interchangeable. They were floored. NOBODY expected such a leap forward. Hall and North came up with the use of standardized measuring tools to keep the measurements universal over long distances, too. Frankly, it looks like Hall may well be the true originator of modern manufacturing. I'll have to look for it, but there is an excellent write-up on it somewhere online.
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  51. Gun company: we have a fresh new innovative design! Me: is it just another version of an old design we have seen a thousand times? Gun company: .........we have a retro build line! Me: im in!
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  52. Off topic but damn Ian -- I don't own a gun. Probably shot maybe a few hundred rifle rounds my entire life. Im an engineer though, so your channel kept me in from the first ep simply because you went into the whole :: 'this is why this was placed here' and 'here is why this change from that previous generation made this revision so much more effective'. The two things that standa out are 1) you don't brand-whore/soften up your reviews to get more from company A/you disclose all your affiliations, and 2) more importantly, you don't use jargon past what is necessary ('reciever' and 'stock' is just going to have to be used). This makes you one of the "conveyers of information" (I wanted to say 'lecturers' but I didn't want to do you that injustice) makes you one of the best lecturers I've ever had the pleasure of ever hearing (watching?). Clarity, brother If I were AI or H&K, I'd immediately scoop you up for 300-400k (about 1/3rd of a single cheap ad campaign for a niche product) and make you the US west coast distributor/spokesman at gun shows/accounts man for large clients/dude in charge of the direction marketing strategy goes. People (from ad readers to purchasing authorities at large institutions)are tired of buzzwords and just want a guy who shoots straight, has enthusiasm on the product he's actually backing, has the technical know-how without making them feel dumb, and will find the 'right solution' for them without trying to upsell. Your analytic skills and ability to convey both enthusiasm and knowledge to the listener in a no-bullshit way are miles better than (almost) any lecturer, researcher, or PR campaign I've seen. They'd recoup their investment in you in 2 quarters, absolutely no fuckin question
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  53. Manufacture nationale d'armes et de munitions de Fès (MNAM-Fès, National Manufacture of Firearms & Ammunitions of Fez ), in Aïn-Chkef suburbs, that was launched in 1962 with the help of Beretta and other Italian industrial companies.
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  54. Forgotten Weapons is a key part of a well balanced breakfast.
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  55. Ah, so this is a Hoggis.
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  56. Deflagrate. Thank you. 🙏🏻 Edit: approx 14min. I put it like this- The casing is a device that orients all the ignition components with the firearm components responsible for that ignition while providing a lubricious gas seal. I’ve seen the following description of an out of battery detonation in a 1919 once. It was energetic. In closing. It’s all an coverup. Scott is the next generation of Terminator and he had to publish that video to convince everyone that he is human.
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  57. FN really went the extra mile with the after sales service as well - to keep it as close as possible to the military version, 2 years after buying one, they send you an exact copy of the letter you would get from the VA to let you know your disk herniation is not service related.
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  58. I live in the most affected city (Bergamo) in the mosti affected region (Lombardy) in Italy, and as the whole country is on lockdown I desperately need something to do. Glad gun Jesus heard my prayers
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  59. I remember starting my first sheet metal project nearly 40 years ago.. the idea that it's a piece of paper that you can fold is quite bizarre.. the dimensional changes.. the corner tolerances.. the tearing.. the work hardening.. the material science etc.. and that's just the start of it.. even if you get it visibly constructed without tearing out a corner, there is no guarantee that it will function at all.. a full understanding of the science is needed and massive amounts of experience and testing.. the stamping may require multiple processes including heat treatments.. just gobsmacked at the how much nieveity is on display
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  60. It's worth noting that pinfire carried on for way longer than we tend to think. Pinfire shotguns and revolvers show up in catalogues until ca.1940, manufacture of cartridges continued as late as the 1940s routinely and for specialist users with shotguns until the 1960s.
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  61. I love love love these Complete History videos. I understand they're probably a lot harder to make in terms of access to the guns, but seeing it in one coherent narrative really ties it together to me from a hobbyist history nerd perspective.
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  62. Guys let's start a petition to get Ian, Gun Jesus Himself, into John Wick 4/5!
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  63. Reminds me of a remark made to me by a very respected UK Antique Dealear. 'What's new in the Antique market?' - 'A lot more than people are willing to admit'.
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  64. Thanks for having us be a small part of this book, Ian. I was a little apprehensive on the release of this video, precisely because I knew that with personal interpretations of a translated title and discussing regional differences in the Chinese culture. If anything, I expect disagreements with Ian's Chinese-speaking audience to surface in the comments, and that should give us an understanding on how easy it was for China to culturally fall into the Warlord Era with many regional powers fighting.
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  65. The hole by the trigger lever is to stick a finger in to seat the magazine. You have the mag in the gun, but not seated. That is the safety. Was looking at one for sale a few years ago, and the owner explained that to me.
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  66. Ian, it’s funny I’m at work, in Japan, while watching this and I’m more of a sword guy than a gun guy. I’ve actually lived in Japan, have been practicing Kendo and Iado since I was a kid, and own a few swords. This was a really cool and unexpected video. While I’m personally much more interested in the older Japanese swords, I may have to pick up a copy of swords of the emperor. It’s a neat endeavor to branch out on.
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  67. Been a machinist for a few decades now, its what you don't see as much as you do. Vernier caliper is only accurate to ±.03mm, no bore mics, no gun drills, how are they rifling the barrel? No Dial test indicator set up to check radial run out of barrel. You could manufacture a working gun on such a set up but it would be as accurate as a Luty. Love the vids gun jesus, keep them coming.
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  68. ALK stands for August Lüneburg Kiel. They appear to have been producing hunting rifles, Drillings and edged weapons before WW1 in Kiel and Flensburg.
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  69. Yes it is a drill parade rifle, it should come with a crome bayonet too all and the scabard crome with the frog in white,, I am Uruguayan and here we have the same with some old mauser 98 that are still in use for drill, parade for the military schooll and the reg Florida batallion has allso crome plated mausers they are the históric legislature palace guard.
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  70. Actually, the constructor's name (and surname) was Teofil Tarnowski, so TARN are the first 4 letter of his surname. And, Ian, the constructor was not Zygmunt de Lubicz-Bakanowski, but in many (even books) esteemed sources the mistake is replicated. The TARN no 100 was sold (5000 EURO) in A83 Hermann Historica auction in 4th of November 2020.
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  71. A small correction: "officer" is a bit out of place here. During the early days of the Soviet Russia, "officer" was considered a term that projected aristocracy and therefore was abolished. Rather, the higher ranks were simply called "commanders". So, this Nagant model was referred to as "komandirsky". The "officer" grade was officially reinstated in 1943 (together with some other changes, most noticeable one being reintroduction of Imperial Russian-like shoulder boards instead of collar patches for rank insignia).
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  72. For anyone curious about Henry and being unable to find much info, not much is known about him but he did survive the war and went to a mechanical engineering school in a city called Sławięcice / Slawentzitz. Later in the times of the Polish People's Republic the Bechowiec has found itself in the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw, where FW is in this very video, Henry was invited there in order to prove that it was in fact him who designed and produced the weapon, which has been proven true of course.
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  73. Props to the cameraman for checking ejection consistency
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  74. This channel is literally a treasure trove for gun enthusiasts
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  75. I just want to say how thankful I am that you had an opening for a line like "Jackson Crawford reveals his taste for horseshit" and you didn't use it.
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  76. As a Finnish reservist, and as a weapon/military history interested person, I can say, that this video was awesome. Lots of points came to my mind, which I'd like to open of couple. Without saying too much, our strategies still lie on hit&run tactics. Nothing has changed from that. Everyone of our personelles knows their job. And we have our common enemy. Those who are claiming anything else have never served, or are too inlogickal with their believes. Why would russians even want to come here? There are historitical reasons, for their leaders. We are not that far from each others, just as plain, human beings. Should they perhaps learn something about history? My brothers and sisters, we are ready to, even to the bitter end. There is nothing to win, only graves and sorrow for all.
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  77. It looks like a Francisco Arizmendi copy of the Nagant 1910, it most likely is chambered in 8mm French Ordnance as that was a commonly chambering of Nagant copies. The trademark closely matches those found on Francisco Arizmendi firearms, his initials are at the bottom of the grip and he was known for making Nagant copies.
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  78. Argentinian here. obviously not the best memories for us, but an excellent summary of the war. Some points to mention: 27:55 The 38 men (Lieutenant Esteban's C Company) did not go to reinforce positions near the capital, but rather went there, resupplied themselves and were sent back to Goose Green. They arrived when the battle was practically lost. 31:25 Indeed, the 4th Airborne Brigade based in Córdoba analyzed the possibility of jumping in the San Carlos area, but the British superiority in fighters was already definitive and it would have been suicide. 40:20 When the guide talks about the loss of ships he mentions the HMS Antrim, although she was hit by a bomb that did not explode, the one that had been sunk is the HMS Ardent. 1:02 The bridge over the Murrel River was also the scene of a skirmish between Argentine commandos (from the Army and Gendarmerie special forces). One of the few confrontations where the British had to retreat. Regarding the footwear used in the war, as you say, the British boot was worse than the Argentine one. The British advantage was that many soldiers brought a pair of sports shoes and many pairs of socks. The Argentine soldiers had one excellent boot (we call them "borceguíes") and only one spare pair of stockings. In the face of humidity, not being able to change was a sure recipe for frostbite or trench foot. Greetings from Patagonia.
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  79. You know guys, im so proud, that i take a little part of restoring this tank as a manual and papers translator from Russian to English. There is something about 5500 miles between me and Vegas, but i can feel all the emotions that guys recieve. Smooth ride Beauty, smooth ride!
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  80. Thanks for the shout out Ian! Really great to see one of these up close.
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  81. My grandfather was the gunner on a Hotchkiss machine gun crew in WW1. He told me they had a three-man crew, a loader, a gunner and a jam extractor. Of course, I assume each carried a part of the gun set. He was wounded twice, once by a hand grenade and again by a rifle shot. He was my hero and lived till 1966.
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  82. "If you are interested in the minutia of firearm importation and tax laws." I am indeed a nerd, yes.
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  83. Inscription in Amharic: "Mynillyk:" the name of Menelik II Emperor of Ethiopia 1889-1913, letter Z ("H") and number 4 ("0")..
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  84. How fitting, just got to handle and shoot one of these in a refreshing exercise about a month ago (served with a 62). The sights are definitely improved (both the sight picture and the way you adjust them), not sure how I like the other stuff. The straight stock is good, but do you need it to fold if you are basic infantry? Not really, I would assume the collapsing magpul stocks on the modernized 62 is better. It is heavier than the 62 (especially front heavy), the upwards charging handle is a bit meh, prefer a straight AK-style. The screw to secure the top cover seems neat, but the 62 one holds zero just fine. Seems like it was made more in order to cut production costs and tolerances, rather than improve the durability of zero. You also have the gas cut-off, and Finland never ended up adopting those rifle grenades anyway so... All in all, there's probably a reason why most of the frontline troops who were equipped with these have switched "back" to the RK-62M1 and M2.
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  85. It was real fun to shoot this rather unusual weapon. And thanks for the intel in the video production. It was a pleasure to see you working. I'm looking forward to see you in finnland!
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  86. Here's to another 10 years of Forgotten Weapons, Happy New Year Ian! A massive thank you for all the countless hours of enjoyment and education you've provided.
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  87. Hi Ian. My dad passed away a couple of days ago at the age of 73. He used to serve in the British Light Infantry, he was a rifleman during the early 70's. His service rifle was the L1A1, and all he ever did was praise this rifle, and whenever you'd post a variant video of the FAL, I'd have to email him or watch the video with him. We always watched your videos together and it really helped bond us. I just want to say thank you for helping bring my dad and I closer. I'll miss him as long as I live, but I'll always have memories of our long discussions to your videos. I hope 2023 is kinder to you than it was me.
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  88. I'm in South Africa right now training wildlife rangers. I can say this episode was fowkin lekker! Got the short shorts and the billtong, you're doin it right!
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  89. It's honestly pathetic that Youtube has basically abdicated its responsibility to keep its comment section free of this garbage. It should be child's play for a company with YouTube's resources to deal with this.
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  90. One day at work, about 45 years ago, A guy came to me and said, "I hear you know a lot about guns. I took mine apart and I can't get it back together." The next day we went out to the parking lot where he opened the trunk of his car and handed me the stock of a Nylon 66, the barrel, and a cardboard box full of parts. There was also an exploded view drawing of the rifle which was not exactly an assembly drawing, but was useful, although several springs were just labeled, "spring." This was a very interesting project and I did manage to eventually get it back together and functioning. I learned a lot from that experience. Most of all, don't take your gun apart if you don't know what you are doing.
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  91. My dad used to own these in the 70's. He donated them to the Fijian government. I have pictures straddling the guns when I was a little boy. Back then everything was overgrown and rusty. The guns look great now.
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  92. I’d enjoy more content about your personal firearms or gear that you own. For example: More of the Ian’s Customs series; random pieces of kit modern or historical that you’ve amassed over the years and enjoy using or find interesting; some of your other firearms in your collection that maybe don’t offer enough unique to have a whole YouTube video dedicated to them; or really anything else that wouldn’t fit in any specific series format but is interesting regardless.
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  93. The work ethic is impressive.
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  94. Add a little information. The Taiwanese Army did a test to compared the AR-18 with the AR-15. They believed that the AR-15 was more accurate and easier to shoot, but the AR-18 was more reliable (considering the ammo at that time used corrosive primers, etc.), so they finally made the decision was to transplant the gas system of the AR-18 to the AR-15. The looseness of the old handguard was never resolved on the T65 rifles, as the design required frequent removal of the handguard to clean the gas system. (The same goes for HK416) The T91's gas system is designed to can be taken out for cleaning without dismantling the hand guard, which is to completely solve this problem. A comparison can be made to the Wolf A1 Upper which is available in the US.
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  95. The marking "五六式” has nothing to do with "type 56". This was a miss understanding in America. “五六” does indeed mean "56". However, “式” means "compatible". This rifle was designed for Chinese special ops to use behind enemy line(NATO area) where 5.56 ammo is widely available
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  96. Almost 20 years ago, I was involved in a team that was looking at improving the chances for an ejected pilot by figuring a better survival weapon option. At the time, we were really leaning towards something like a Glock 19 sized gun, with a shoulder stock and a suppressor. The idea being that the pistol could be worn on the survival vest (as sidearm are now), and the suppressor and a polymer frame stock could be strapped along the lower legs. Thus, the pilot would always have all three components on them. (Alternative proposal was a takedown SBR carbine conversion kit for the Glock (or whatever) with a integrally suppressed barrel and rifle type sights on the upper This wasn't so 1LT Flyboy could play Rambo. The idea was, if he needed to take small game or take out one random troop, he could do so without giving away his position to everyone within a mile, and the stock would give him a little bit better hit probability, to give him a chance out to about 50m. I'll note the USAF now uses modified take down M4 type rifles in the seat pack for pretty much the same thing, although I don't believe they issue a suppressor. The primary driver there was to give the pilot the chance to survive uncaptured for just a few more minutes by heading to a hilltop or similar and hold the enemy off at distance, to give the PJs more time to get to him.
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  97. The m/44 was given a nickname ”Peltiheikki”, which directly translates to ”sheet metal Heikki” (Heikki being a Finnish name)
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  98. I clicked on this thinking “how much could there be to it” but clicked all the same knowing Ian would blow my mind. As always, he did not disappoint. Thank you as always!
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  99. My uncle Jimmy worked as a contracting machinst for Automag Pasadena/El Monte and AMT. Part of the problem was they never paid properly a lot of workers and so their was a huge turnover of workers and sometimes sub contractors barely got paid. Machinist usually bring their own tools and many had their tools grow 4 legs and disappeared ( stolen by other workers BTW as my uncle usually found his expensive machinist tools at pawn shops in the LA area). There was several times my uncle said his paychecks bounced so much that he asked for cash only. Other workers were not pushy about it and just left and most likely because of their immigration status. Also, there wasn't any paperwork on what was done to various parts. It was all based on assumptions that maybe the heat treating was done, maybe the anodizing was done, maybe the correct metal was used for casting, maybe the tolerances were correct on final maching in the CNC machine. It was all based on assumption from the engineering staff. IOWs, there wasn't a smooth like production for parts. My uncle left in the 80s when he finally had enough of the bounced checks and poor work environment. He worked for barsto on the side when it was at 29 Palms and also Weatherby for a brief time. He knew Dickie Stembridge who gave him project guns to fix and machine new parts for various rental guns. In the end, he accumulated the most parts and accessories from his machining days from Automag , AMT, High Standard, etc, because his checks kept bouncing and they would give him parts to make up the difference. He would fix and assemble some parts that were in specification and sell them at the Great Western Gun show in Pomona and also to B and B guns in north Hollywood( the gun shop being infamous for loaning ARs to LAPD during the North Hollywood Bank heist fiasco). In the end, it was a fly by wire, edge of the seat operation made up of promises never kept and checks that kept bouncing. They could have saved so much time and money if they would have just kept better paperwork on everything. Reinventing the wheel every time does start to add up when you can't find the TDP and other stuff and it keeps getting tossed around like a cheap rag. I have one AMT hard baller long slide from my uncle when he passed away and it works correctly with no issues. I fired that pistol back in the early 90s like a crazed monkey at Angeles Shooting range while he was watching and loading magazines full of 45acp and it worked perfectly. Gun manufacturing was really a circus act back in the 70s and 80s in Southern California.. Different times..different era. Thanks for doing this video, I will likely buy one in honor of my uncle Jimmy. RIP.
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  100. Lol, how iconic for the Beretta, it jammed on you and nearly got you killed! That's why you're getting issued the Walther.
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  101. The thickness of a sheet of paper is the difference between too short and too long. Well said sir.
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  102. I was actually one of the first 25 people to get one of these back when it was the MP17. I actually got to do a little "R&D" for Alex at Flux. Basically we had a correspondence where I took a dremel and removed material from my MP17 FCU bedding to make an X5 Legion trigger fit and function and gave them documentation of what I did and how much I removed from where. While what I contributed was miniscule, I can technically say that I helped the tiniest bit with the development of what became the Flux Raider. They even gave me a free Raider. My old MP17 started developing a hairline crack in the back of the chassis and I wanted to retire it from EDC to protect it. At the time, Raider chassises were always out of stock and being scalped on gun broker for like $1200-$1600. I reached out to Alex and asked if they could set one aside to let me buy. I didn't hear anything back, but a week later, a freaking Flux Raider just showed up on my porch. I carry mine every day still. It's handsdown the biggest game changer in pistols. I suck with pistols but I can rapidly make head sized groups at 50-75 yards all day long.
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  103. Just wanted to say congratulations on the Forbes article Ian. As always love the show learn something new everyday.
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  104. I am an electromechanical engineer and this explanation is simply spectacular. A huge envy to Ian who can show so many examples with their own weapons. I also think I should send a shout out to Ryan (who asked the question) because it's one of those aspects that we don't usually consider but are very important when designing. Greetings from Patagonia Argentina
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  105. I ran into Ian 4 years ago on my honeymoon in Rome. He was having dinner at night outside of my hotel. And even though I was bothering him during dinner, in Rome, he was perfectly gracious. My wife always says that Ian was very nice.
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  106. if you ever want to do some videos with my UMPs----let me know!
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  107. I'm still waiting for one of these on the Blish Lock. "How does it work? It doesn't Thanks for watching"
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  108. Bolt handle is also a safety. Receiver have smaller hole in front of the handle slot. If you twist it 90° you can't cock the gun and it also lets you know gun is safe since you can't see through sights. That is very clever safety to prevent unwanted discharge if gun falls on the buttstock.
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  109. Customer: "We want such and such function on your established platform". B&T: "Ok. We try to do it and hope you're happy with the outcome" HK: "You what? HAH! Go play a video game or something".
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  110. It's all outrageous Ian. Best of luck to the WWSD team 💪
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  111. The entire WWSD project is shaping up to be a cool lesson in the modern aspects of... everything, really. Youtube, gun culture, social media, manufacturing, engineering, production, retail... Ian wrote a book or two somewhere in there... but between Forgotton Weapons and InRangeTV these guys cover quite a slice of a very dynamic and fast evoloving demographic. It's pretty interesting stuff from my living room anyways. Solid dudes those gents.
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  112. 'So, what did Ian bring this time? A belt-fed machine gun? A sniper rifle?' 'He brought a S&W Shield Plus in .30 Super Carry.' I meant Ian McCollum, you know, the Forgotten Weapons guy?' 'He brought a S&W Shield Plus in .30 Super Carry.' 'OK, if you don't want to tell me, don't, just stop being a jerk about it...'
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  113. James suspected, as he looked at his newly issued Taurus Curve, that Q has found out Bond had slept with his girlfriend.
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  114. I took delivery of my new automag this past December, just before Christmas. I have wanted one ever since I first saw one of the original guns in a gun store, when I was about 15 years old. As I remember, the price at that time was marked as $350.00, which may sound reasonable, but back in the early 70s, that was a lot of cash. The gun is big, but very comfortable in the hand. Recoil is not harsh, as the ergonomics of the pistol are exceptional. Factory ammo is scarce, but SBR ammunition is producing quality cartridges. For handloaders ,starline is producing brass, and RCBS and Hornady are both producing dies. I have found that my pistol functions flawlessly with several different loadings, and is just a dream to shoot. On my last outing, I fired a total of 125 rounds, with no malfunctions. The price may be high, but in my opinion, it was worth every penny, to finally own what for me is one of my bucket list toys. I would not hesitate to use the pistol for hunting deer, hogs, or most any north american game.
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  115. I was the armorer when 2-327 transitioned to the M17. They also came with interchangeable frames to accommodate for different size hands.
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  116. If Ian can hit all those targets, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards... checkmate.
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  117. As someone with a physics background, i really appreciated that you started with a very clear description of the essential physics.
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  118. Thanks for the shout-out! Since there's so much interest we made a TT Operator bundle - t-shirt, holster and mag carrier with a discount 🙂
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  119. Some notes. Pocket battleships weren't battleships at all. You got it right - it was more of a heavy cruiser with an inordinately heavy battery. The purification system wasn't destroyed. Was knocked out of action by splinters that damaged the piping going into and out of it, but that could be easily repaired by the crew. And, in fact, was repaired while in montevideo. It also was exactly the same system you talk about for the machinery, as that purificator wasn't just for drinking water. It was critical for the supply of ready fuel to be used for the machinery aswell. Again, the system was repaired and perfectly functional after repairs. The most compromising damage sustained during the battle was a penetration hit on the bow galleys that compromised the watertighness of the fore bulkhead. The hole couldn't be properly sealed, and that in the Atlantic (where stormy weather and moved seas is pretty much the common thing) was a serious risk for flooding. Mixed with the weakened bulkheads (meaning that whatever flooding that came in might break out of the affected compartments causing massive flooding and putting the whole ship at risk) made Langsdorff really nervous about the prospect of having to return all the way to Germany, with the allies at their back, and a potential catastrophic flooding risk between his hands. The fire control system had also received some damage. Ammo supply was running short (roughly 40% rounds left). Machinery was worn out after the long voyage and needed a refit. The ship wasn't able to come anywhere close to it's nominal top speed because of the worn machinery and bottom fouling. Summing up, AGS could present a fight, but was nowhere near battle ready. And even if she had run the gauntlet of the british blockade and made through it, it still was a very long trip back to Germany, with no less than eight allied surface task forces hunting. Including carriers and battlecruisers. She was trapped and sentenced to sink one way or another. Langsdorff knew it, OKM knew it, the crew knew it. That's why Berlin gave Langsdorff a green light to scuttle the ship if he considered it necessary. The british did indeed spread the rumor that a much more massive force was waiting out of the river plate. Doesn't change the fact that what WAS there was more than enough to smash Graf Spee anyway. Ajax and Achilles came out of the previous battle pretty much at full combat readiness. Exeter had been crippled in the engagement but after some jury rigged repairs she still was able to present battle. And that force was reinforced by HMS Cumberland (a bigger exeter with 8 guns, rather than the six Exeter had). If AGS had to run from Exeter, Ajax, and Achilles, she didn't stand a chance against those PLUS a fully intact County class as Cumberland. About the "salvage" part...the british knew AGS had radar beforehand. They had access to plenty of photograpic evidence before even the war that gave away the aerials in the main superstructure. Not because they suspected anything from the battle. And in fact her radar set had little to do with the in-battle performance of the ship (it was only good for rangefinding, couldn't be used for fire control other than to assist the optical rangefinders' estimates. and IIRC it was knocked out really early during the fight anyway). Just some pointers and corrections, the story overall was more or less as you described, but there's too much hype about that ship so it never hurts to set the record right ;).
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  120. To the neverending "Chassepot vs Dreyse"-discussion, some statistics from the franco-prussian war. Before the war the prussian estimated that 3 Chassepot were as effective as 5 Dreyse-rifles. And the Chassepot did prove to be superior, BUT - According to the book "Die deutsche Gewehrfrage mit Berücksichtigung der neusten europäischen Ordonnanzmodelle..." ("the german rifle question in relationship to the newest ordnance modells") by Major Ritter Wilhelm von Plönnies, published 1872, 96% of all german casualties in the war of 1870/71 were caused by "Infantry projectiles", while only 70% of all french battlefield casualties were caused by infantry projectiles. Of the 96% caused by the chassepot cartridge, von Plönnies estimates that 5% were caused by the Mitrailleuse (300 used) and 90% by the Chassepot. On both sides, 2-3% were caused by edged weapons and the rest by artillery (25% german and only 2-3% french). 90% vs 70% sounds very lopsided. But french battlefield fatalities (killed in action & died of wounds) were about 77.000, while the entire german armies only suffered 28.306 battlefield fatalities. So... 77.000 x 70% = 53.900 killed by Dreyse's (or Werder's) 28.306 x 90% = 25.475 killed by Chassepot's. 28.306 x 5% = 1.415 dead caused by 300 Mitrailleuse's - so this was a very effective weapons. Overall the author does not use this data to defend the Dreyse, quite the contrary. He writes that the overwhelming victory was mainly due to tactics and organisation, and that the Dreyse's shortcommings were ignored for much too long. Yet it was not like the prussian infantrists were completely helpless. Here are some interesting casualty statistics from the other prussian wars: Danish-german war 1864 danish casualties: 84% by Dreyse's, 4% by edged wepons, 10% by artillery, 2% unknown. prussian casualties: 74% by infantry rifles, 20% by artillery, 6% by other weapons. austro-prussian war of 1866 austrian casualties: 90% Dreyse, 4% by edged weapons, 3% unknown, 3% artillery prussian casualties: 79% by rifles, 16% by artillery, 5,4% by edged weapons some other interesting battle statistics In the war of 1866 2 Million Dreyse cartridges were shot for 30.000 hits. (66,6 shots per hit). During the battle of Lundby in 1864 64 prussians killed 88 danes with 750 shots.
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  121. Here is what USPSA President Andy Hollar wrote in the May/June 1994 issue of "Front Sight" magazine: "The .356 TS&W pistol produced by the Smith & Wesson Performance Center has been on the market for more than a year and many more than the 1000 units have been sold. Ammunition manufacturers producing the ammunition or planning to produce it include Federal, Cor-Bon, and CP Bullets. Only Federal ammunition is "generally available" at this writing. The pistol may be used in Limited, but only at minor power. The good news is that the sample Federal ammunition easily made major (178.5 power factor at 4200 ft elevation) and as soon as two more commercial manufacturers come on line, the pistol will be completely legal at major power factor." At the USPSA BOD meeting of July 9, 1994, Jeff Nelson moved that .356 TSW ammunition be approved and be considered legal in Major and Minor PF for Limited Division. Following discussion, the motion failed with three in favor and five opposed. The .40 caliber threshold for Limited Major PF was formalized no later than the February 20, 1995 BOD meeting. The timing of the rule change was terrible as S&W and its distributors had just begun promoting the Model 3566 semi-auto pistol and the .356 TSW cartridge as an eligible Limited Major PF combination. Besides the "Pocket Rocket" Model 940 and the Model 3566 Limited, there was a really nice Open Division Model 3566 variant built in conjunction with Briley. (Briley's head pistolsmith Claudio Salassa and the S&W Performance Center's head pistolsmith Paul Liebenberg had worked together back when they lived in South Africa.) However, no one in the US really wanted to compete using anything other than an M1911 variant once the widebody frames became available. S&W also briefly offered a couple of Model 6906-sized pistols in .356 TSW known as the Model 3566 Compact. The "Super 9" commercial export model was basically an economy model of the Model 3566 Limited, eliminating the fancy stepped slide contours, two-tone finish, and magwell funnel. The Super 9's 5" barrel had a standard 3rd Gen. muzzle profile instead of being machined straight for the spherical bushing of the Model 3566. In addition, the Super 9's long slide had a standard Novak rear sight dovetail with an aftermarket LPA adjustable sight instead of the Model 3566's BoMar sight. The version I encountered had three barrels: 9x19mm, 9x21mm IMI, and .356 TSW. One interesting thing I found was that the sear for the single-action Super 9 was originally meant for the double-action only models. I want to say that it used a standard hammer as well. The Model 3566 Limited, as with the other S&W single-action autos of its day, used what looked like a cropped version of the Model 52-2 hammer.
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  122. the moment when you see his green jacket and think "that looks kinda cool, wonder where he got it" only to have the video cut to basically an ad for said jacket
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  123. I'm currently writing my PhD on Curtis LeMay and very much appreciate this video. If Ian is reading this: I've noted your level of care, respect, and precision over the years and just want to register my thanks for your work. Cheers, Will McFadden University of Toronto, History
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  124. You're talking about your performance as if it's lacking... sure, you can always do better but that doesn't mean you didn't do good in this match. That landmine was a big factor in your whole score, even breacher division. But that's Brutality - besides gear, physical preparedness and skill there is also a wild factor of "luck" that can range from unfortunate fuckups to unexpected weather changes. Honestly i wasn't giving it my 100% like the last years but what helped me win this damn thing is getting zero penalties and all bonuses through the match. For next year i can tell you my trick, i just watched Admin giving it all and absolutely shredding through some of the stages and that motivated me 😅 It was an amazing match and hands down, the best Brutality i have attended
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  125. 'Proof tested with six bullets stacked up the in barrel and a 540 grain charge of black powder' Recently discovered documents have shown these tests were performed by two independent contractors, Etienne L'Collume and Charles Cassarda
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  126. Prototypes on forgotten weapons are the best!
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  127. When I started watching forgotten weapons like 6 years ago I didn’t understand a lot of terms. Now I’m explaining casting, heat treating, trunnions, milling and standings etc etc. to others. #forgottenweapons Thanks Ian
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  128. Hello, I’m Nathaniel Frisque the gunsmith that tried to make a shotgun from halo. Here I’ll have a few responses to common questions and statements regarding the gun To the winner, this shotgun was a development of myself as a designer and fabricator. While I have moved on from it I do still wish for the m90 to be appreciated. I make myself available to help people with their projects and this creation in particular. Also the other side plate does have an Easter egg for those that see it. Mk.2 would have been radically different. The only commonality would have been the use of AR-15 components. The trigger was going to be reworked with new freedoms from a completely new shotgun receiver. More polymer material would have been used to facilitate the much needed reduction in weight, complexity, and cost. The gun was intended to have top load bottom ejection with a dual mode operating gas system. It was discussed at one point to use the p320 FCU for the trigger and serialization. Plans to make the gun modular with three different front end and three different back ends being tailored to different uses. Some would use AR furniture and feature more tactical styling while others would be better suited to games and hunting. All in all it was to be readily accessible, fully customizable, and debatably superior to any shotgun using a tube magazine. At least on paper. The issues that arose were obvious and daunting. I welcome questions about this as I would prefer to see such a thing exist in reality rather than my mind. The logic behind the routing of the trigger was largely due to the rules of CST and the interpretation of rules by the ATF. “No manufacturing or remanufacturing of firearm receivers”. So a hand made solution that went behind the entire gun became a requirement. I went through about a dozen different ways to make the trigger able to work with the end result being a living lesson you see today. Machine time and time remaining were also important factors. As my time in CST went by my ability to make it my sole focus was difficult. I also made an attempt to make a skin for a desert Eagle to be the magnum from halo. Unfortunately it was not finished before my obligations were shifted as an actual full time gunsmith. This prototype had many points of failure that were adjusted and remade, considered into further development and so on. It did its job perfectly. At around the same time I finished this gun and began using it the MK.2 was being drafted. The final version of the top loading tube shotgun is ,as Ian has said, a magazine fed shotgun. Investment was hard to obtain despite huge amounts of interest. Building a company on a dream in a garage is no longer possible, especially within the industry of arms. Even less possible as one man with one degree and one income. If a company ever did want to make this happen I would be exuberant. If I got the opportunity to help such a project, even under another banner than my own, I’d feel fulfilled all the same.
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  129. These seem to get more brutal each year. Quite inspiring to watch you all push limits.
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  130. "GAR" refers to the town of Garešnica (Ga-resh-nee-tsa) in central Croatia where the SKM metalworks were located.
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  131. The best way To start the day Is with a Forgotten Weapons Q&A.
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  132. I’m an older fella in my upper seventies and this channel has given me the will to live even with a terminal illness. I look forward to every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and those days I am blessed with extra content. I wish I could support this hero in other ways but I just barely make it anyway. I wish to express my gratitude to Mr Ian for doing what he does and giving me a reason to wake up in the mornings. Thank you to everyone who makes this possible. I wish the very best of health and happiness to you all and also to your families!!!
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  133. I had no idea this weapon existed before today and I'm a fairly well read student of firearms. Ian, this is precisely the kind of content that makes supporting your channel a great investment.
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  134. Just a shameless book plug wish it was on Japanese arms,by the way liked the article in Forbes forgotten weapons and Ian McCollum an American success story
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  135. The fin-stabilized projectiles and the rubber ended models were doctrine to be used in barricaded or persons hiding in buildings. From what I've read and was told, the fin-stabilzed projectile would be used as Ian stated to shoot through barricaded windows. I was also told that these would also go through un reinforced external walls. Te rubber tipped would reliably go through normal glazed windows, however. I was also told that at the rages over 50 yards, the 'regular' gas cylinders would brake the glass, but could be caught by venetian blinds and would not reliably enter the building. When I was working as an EMT/Paramedic, in the 1970s strikes and riots were not too common, but the law enforcement organizations in my region/area had enough barricaded subjects to make having a tool to help extricate the person or persons from a building without requiring forceable entry of the law enforcement personnel and possible resulting more serious life threatening injuries. I've treated persons who have been subject to being gassed in an enclosed space, and have treated persons who have been shot. I'd rather be gassed than shot.
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  136. They indeed were developed in 2014 as a replacement for NSV machines guns which became unavailable with russian invasion. First ones were garage builds. They proved to be surprisingly effective. Now they are factory builds and are standard issues for a machine gun platoons in infantry battalions.
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  137. For those interested in the creator of that gun, i found couple of things ( like literally "couple" unfortunately) in the Polish sources: Henryk Strąpoć, nom de guerre "Mewa" ( seagull) survived the war, got awarded a Partisan Cross after the war, never got into gun making industry, but he did finished mechanical school. And that's it. No other info. At least he survived, and since he got that medal he apparently wasn't persecuted by the communist regime. Which is a happy end, I guess.
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  138. Ian: "You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect handgun. Its structural perfection is matched only by its price tag."
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  139. Glad you are enjoying the .45, Ian! Warms my heart to see these videos. I still remember cleaning, fitting, and blueing our first batch of machined parts for the .45. So amazing to have seen it go so far. Even more amazing to see the joy we have brought to people. Enjoy, and stay safe out there 😊
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  140. “serious hazard of learning something” sums up your channel well too
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  141. Hey, Ian. Not sure if you'll see this comment, but I just wanted to thank you for doing what you do. My father passed away recently, but before that happened, we bonded over your videos. "With a lot of these 2a guys on YouTube, you wouldn't want to invite them to dinner, but Ian seems pretty cool." He really enjoyed your videos, and I do, too. Thanks for bringing us together during the time we had.
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  142. When this video was a few hours late appearing, the day after Forgotten Weapons had rashly filmed himself making eyes at a British auto-ejecting revolver, I feared that his French firearms collection might have collectively shot him in a crime passionnel!
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  143. Ian is truly Americana Epitomized. There is no good content on old forgotten weapons, I'll make it myself. I want to publish a book and I don't like the options so I'll make a publishing company. You are a badass who makes your own way who is pretty damn bright and eloquent. I salute you sir and wish you continued success in all your endeavours.
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  144. I would be willing to host a mortar competition on a golf course. ‘Links Brutality’ I’ll show myself out!
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  145. Way to go Ian, I think this is a successful transition into a slightly different type of vlog. I understand you will someday run out of nifty mechanisms and cool workarounds in the firearms industry, and I find the history behind some decision-making in the world's armed forces in relation to their firearm choices to be just as fascinating! Thank you this went perfectly with my coffee! :-)
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  146. Ian: I would be glad to get you a Raider, or any of my designs. This video is actually of the Flux Brace, our first system, which is quite inferior to the Flux Raider, our third iteration of the system. Is your email still the same? If not, please contact me. As always, appreciate what you do, and you have had a huge influence on Flux, may not have ever started it without Forgotten Weapons. 🤙
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  147. After having an absolutely terrible day, I can honestly say that this video was highly enjoyable and actually made me smile with how well it was done. I couldn't keep from laughing. Thanks Ian.
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  148. So how many times a year does Ian present a firearm that you had no idea existed?
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  149. Ladislav Findorák was the head of the arms service of the Czechoslovak People's Army, who in 1989 approved CZ-2000 for service in the army, after the end of the Cold War he started his own company, where he dealt mainly with various universal constructions. The BREN was intended as a fast-changing multicabar rifle. This eventually turned out to be a dead end of development, as one advantage it has, the barrel fixed between the screws in the frame can be easily replaced when worn, and because it does not touch the body, it can be thin and will not heat up, making the weapon lighter. For a sports shooter, this can have the advantage of changing the caliber in the garage conditions, for shooting at short distances, it should not affect accuracy.
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  150. Your teammate was actually really good on film
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  151. Being someone who's followed this channel for a while, I'm amazed to see how far its come... from niche guns, to things that literally defy all conventions... All coming from a very dedicated guy who devoted his time to something he loved and we find enjoyment in. Seeing the early videos, next to this is really special. Congrats Ian, you've come a long way and done a fantastic job! Heres to more forgotten weapons!
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  152. I've been trying to make my beater Auto 5 a "retro tactical" fighting shotgun for kicks. Here comes Ian with a Model 11 with a similar concept along with info on the folks who did the work for him. Ian, you really are the gift that keeps on giving.
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  153. Hey Ian, great work as always. Slight correction : "N°" isn't shorthand for "nombre", it's for "numéro". Nombre means number as in "this much as an absolute value" (cardinal meaning) while numéro means "the Nth in this series" (ordinal meaning).
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  154. I used to knew the dude that designed this. The prototype he mad was with an Ak47 like gun. Rest in Peace Misel, known as Slovenac. Great dude, great dad, great mechanic, motorcycle driver, and most of all, a great friend. PS - When the Serb Army attacked Petrinja, Misel used this for scarring the enemy. And on the military radio you could hear the Serbian screaming "Run away, the crazy Ustase are throwing grenades 500 meters" "Bezite bre, lude ustase bacaju bombe 500 metara"
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  155. In case anyone was wondering about the term "grabby arms", it's a genuine translation of a real Danish firearms-related term. One of the reasons Danish weapons have been so successful over the years, is that we make it damn near impossible for the enemy to reverse engineer our guns, by filling them up with grabby arms, dingle swingers, counter-threaded stubby cams, crescent-flippers and that bendy thing nobody can remember the name of so they just hold up a thumb and wiggle it around a bit to describe which doohicky thingamajic they're talking about (every Dansih armorer does this, I swear). We're so good at this, that we've managed to confuse even ourselves to the point where we no longer have any serious arms manufacturing going on in the country. So yeah, try invading us now and see what happens...
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  156. The Mas-222 (or any semi auto rifle in civilian caliber with a max 5 rounds magazine) was available on presentation of a valid identity card to anyone at least 18 years old. The french MAS-222 also has a longer barrel for legal reasons. Another thing about the markings : All MAS-223 were intended for the US market and have serial numbers starting with SA (Serie Amerique, American block) All MAS-222 were intended for the french market and have serial numbers starting with SF (Serie France, French block) All MAS-F1 not produced for the miltary have serial numbers starting with SP (Serie Particuliere, Special block)
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  157. Absolutely stunned by the criticism of Ian. I've known him since 2011 and he absolutely is as he appears on camera - a true gentleman!
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  158. A few comments: Yohannes died fighting the Mahdists, yes, but these were a sudanese fighting force. He was defeated in the battle of Gallabat - possibly one of the largest battles of the entire “Mahdist War” Taitu had a military regiment. Women actually have a decent trackrecord of being involved in governance and even military affairs in Ethiopian history (especially the 19th century, during the Mesafint period) Arthur Rimbaud, famous French poet, was actually among tue arms dealers to Ethiopia Very nice that you delved a bit into the pre-1890s period of Ethiopian history. I find this is always the focus and think it is a problem.
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  159. Douglass and Tubman both spread the word to not join up with Brown, believing the operation to be a suicide mission. Those 200 rifles were supposed to be in the hands of his men during the raid - he went ahead with the operation with only 10% of the manpower he had planned for. Additionally, he stopped a train as it was passing through the arsenal, but allowed it to pass through. As far as I'm aware, no one knows for sure why he allowed the train to move on, but it's probably related to the lack of manpower. Those on the train of course sent a telegram at the very next stop, and that's what blew the operation.
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  160. You out did yourself yet again. I always like to see these old guns in modern practical shooting scenarios (E.g. FG 42 vs. BAR) . I have been a fan of this channel for years and it has been a pleasure watching it change and grow. There have been few, if any, creative decisions I wasn't 100% on board with. I feel you do a very good job of selecting intresting items, researching the crap out of them and then presenting them in a clear, easy to understand manner. All while being as polite and diplomatic as possible. I know this is a labor of love but there is significant historical importance to creating a video catalog of all these firearms and I appreciate you keeping up the work despite the platform's... distaste for this particular aspect of human history.
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  161. Im British, fighting in Ukraine, carrying an Argentinian produced select fire FAL that was sold to Bulgaria and then donated to Ukraine.
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  162. Interesting take - we came to many of the same conclusions in our review on The Great War channel as well! Great minds, I guess. ;)
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  163. Thank you so much for this video, Ian! I am an icelander and have shot one of those unique guns. That was an interesting experience as the guns are very heavy but pattern really well. I can also confirm that Jón was a genuine legend here by the arctic circle :D
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  164. Well.. that's an LC... we used 'em few; only for do door guards and naval exercises, vessel boarding and that kind of stuff, the three that i'd held felt heavyer than my CETME L, i also felt better with the cheek againist the bakelite stock of the L than againist the LC wires stock, i didn't liked it. Also, that flash hider was the standard on the 98% of the CETME Ls of the Tercio Norte of the Royal Spanish Marine Infantry only the 1st serie CETMEs had that three lugs flash hider that you've in your L, the normal thing on my Tercio was the one on your LC, i think it was the 3rd serie/batch; the sights are the same one than on the L, but on the shooting range we only did 50m 100m and 200m with 'em, while with the L we did from 50m to 400m. The LCs that we had were much more realiable than the Ls, using the same mags and ammo, when we had an stopage with the LCs it used to be the mag; they were less used and less beaten, they still in few number on the inventory of the Armada, the CNP (Cuerpo Nacional de Policía = the cops) and the Guardia Civíl, and thankfully they'd gave few use to 'em too.
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  165. I can jump in to the optics question (I'm an opto-mechanical engineer). There are some polymer lens technologies worth looking at but they are still pretty young and somewhat expensive to process (though they appear to be well funded so that may change with time). Some of these may not only replace lenses but eliminate them from the stack because of some cool games you can play with polymer. However, there is a limit. Controlling color at these high magnification ratios requires flint glasses and last I looked may still require them, those are the heavy ones. Moreover the higher magnifications really should be using bigger bells on the output (past 6 your just making things larger, not clearer in most conditions. It depends on your pupil size say the time). Overall it won't change a ton though. Most of the weight is in the housing so reducing length would be the priority, but there are physics limits there. Titanium is a viable material for that (over aluminum 6061 or 7075) but it's obviously expensive and the weight savings aren't dramatic. Ultimately these are field sights, not race optics. Toughness isn't going to be something the market will want to compromise on I suspect.
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  166. Greetings from the other kilt wearer :) You did much better than me (I timed out on every stage) but I did hit a plate from the truck, and didn’t go prone during stage one - and I had never shot from either a moving vehicle or standing up before! Great fun, I hope to be there again next year.
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  167. To make it better just buy exactly enough BDC's so the snipers will never have access to the right type.
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  168. I've watched five reviews for this gun in the last hour. Not because of the gun itself but the style of review between each reviewer's two cents. By far gun Jesus is the most in-depth and unbiased just by presiding facts and history.
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  169. Hey Ian, I've had the BD44 for a little over a decade and I've only put a few magazines through it. I can't believe this long in production and the magazine problems haven't been solved. The issue isn't the mag stops, it's the magazine catch recess on the magazine. It's too loose. The magazine points down and rams the cartridge into the trunnion. You have to hold the magazine, push it forward to keep the magazine lined up correctly for feeding. The bolt can be a bit of an issue too, it occasionally will try to exit via the ejection port. It's also prone to slam fire with reloaded ammunition.
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  170. "Did anyone see where my speedloader went?" was a common phrase from Ian when we shot pretty much any pistol stage.
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  171. Ian, Ok, it's way past time for me to say this... I've been watching your videos for years, and from where I sit, you literally piss excellence. You're incredibly poised, well spoken, well prepared, with seemingly no major flaws or any big flashy ego ever showing through. Just a superb professional, every time. You present great quality, very interesting, not overly fancy or complicated, concise and easy to watch videos in an incredible volume. I believe your vids are equally valuable to both novices and experts alike. Your work reigns supreme atop so many others' in a really perfect niche. I watch a lot of YouTubers across a broad spectrum of interests (many technical), and I must say that you sir, really are among the very best. You don't seem to let your apparent success "go to your head" either. Keep up the great work. Stay safe out there. Jim, a Veteran, Spokane.
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  172. Like most academics, I suddenly found myself teaching online. I adopted the FW Q&A format with my students. Folks, it's harder than it looks. Maybe I need a smoking jacket. Anyway, I love the Q & A posts. Keep up the good work.
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  173. There's no such thing as an obsolete rifle, just happy little failures.
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  174. Mind you, "run away like a little girl" is by no means a negative remark here, it's actually the smart thing to do in this situation.
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  175. Man, ArmaLite didn't do anything like that for me when my book on the AR-10 came out... Still, congratulations, Ian; you deserve it!
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  176. OHHHHHHH- Jingle Bells! Lobbing Shells! Double Vid Release! Ma Deuce Fun on Forgotten Weapons! May It Never Cease! Dashing through the brass, With a Bereted Francophile O'er the top we go, Smiles for all, for Miles *BOOM-BOOM-BOOM* Artillery and Half-Tracks, Sniper rifles too, 20mm Lahti Guns, Because he cares for me and you! OH! Jingle Bells! Lobbing Shells! Double Vid Release! Ma Deuce Fun on Forgotten Weapons! May It Never Cease! Merry Gun Je-sus Christmas, To YOOOOOOOOU!
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  177. I have never been given such a Christmas gift and likely never will again. The accuracy to the lore and story I got to be added to is something I will carry with me for the rest of my life. While my time at Misriah was short I still hoped the efforts made might do some good. I got called back to jumping feet first into hell, I guess it was where I belonged. I’ve thought about that prototype a lot since then. It was juvenile glee to begin, total obsession to finish, and agonizing revisions to the end. The CAWS program became a bigger foe than the covenant. Swimming in the deep end with stimmed engineers and bumping shoulders with efficiency AI… jumpin’s a lot easier… you wouldn’t see me smile till they fielded the production M90.
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  178. My wife, a professional chef (she's even taking her CEC practical soon), watched entranced. She has now added a trip like this to her bucket list.
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  179. The automatic shut-off in gasoline pumps is actually kind of a gas tap system, (obviously it works with way lower pressures). The Ljungman company had several patents in this field, so it may not be too far-fetched for them to get some ideas on gas-operated semi auto rifles. An engineer could explain or dismiss any similarities between these technologies better than me but I think it's an interesting bit of info.
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  180. One of few channels where like “oh I have little interest in this topic” but click anyways just to hear Ian’s insight as never know what he’ll bring up to reference historically etc Make great content my man
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  181. I gots me a reproduction 49 pocket to carry when I'm out gold panning because I'm a history nerd (I also have a ridiculous prospector hat)
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  182. Bond has, like everyone else, a Box of Regrettable Holsters.
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  183. I remember the Red October match, especially the night range and just how much muzzle flash it had.
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  184. The rear sling bar should be attached to the safety, make the sling useful at both ends 😆
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  185. This is so cool. I grew up hunting, but we never processed our own meats. I had a great uncle who owned a meat packing operation, so we'd just drop it off there and pick it up a couple days later all wrapped in butcher paper. Watching the sausage being made, so to speak, is fascinating.
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  186. This is getting ridiculous. I could use a couple of backup LPKs. Looks like a good time to buy them
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  187. The R stands for Rafale not repetition. The 3 round burst or rafale 3 coups actually works very well due to the fact the firing rate is so high, you get a descent group in those bursts. I'm ex legionnaire of 1 REC 1988-1993
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  188. Your videos are good for the hobby and industry as a whole. As a non-owner of firearms you do a lot to strip away the negative emotional aspects that surround firearms by breaking it all down, literally and figuratively. I'm interested in owning firearms because of your and Paul Harrell's channel. Thanks a million.
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  189. The SARs were used mostly not by specopsy types but by "specialists", i.e. medics, heavy weapon gunners, APC drivers, logistics guys, some officers/NCOs etc. Little fact about the modkit's charging handle - it was a load of crock. It got loose VERY quickly and went flying into the bushes within a month of use or sooner. Same thing (well, not as often) with the magnifier mount - over time it got wobbly and wasn't true to the barrel. Some weapons suffered from a slightly jiggly receiver cover, to which it was attached, that only amplified the problem. I used to shim an empty 5.56 casing between the magnifier and the rear iron sight so it would be usable and over time I didn't even bother to mount it. Just kept it in my chest rig pouch and used it as a hand-held viewing aide. Ah, good times :D
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  190. my dad would be pleased... He was a FFI sergent then joined the regular army "till the end of the war". Nice job Ian
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  191. Ian I don't think you get enough recognition for your seemingly flawless use of a wide vocabulary and the way that you have succeeded in making a living from something you enjoy so well. I genuinely enjoy your videos.
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  192. It's good to see Ian doing what he does I don't know how many times I've "tuned in" and left going "I learned something new today" still have my only dropped once shirt Hope you are doing well 🤙
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  193. Congratulations Ian. Your channel is a quite important archive, and I surely appreciate it very much. Subscribed since the begining, and even back when you were only putting out written content on your website. All very enjoyable and informative.
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  194. Hawke branded scopes are used in Britain on 12ft lb air rifles, not much else. They range from about $30 to $200 new. The most expensive ones are perfectly ok on rimfires but you wouldn't use them on centrefire rifles.
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  195. My hairdresser I had an appointment with right after watching one of Ian's other Ethiopian videos turned out to be Ethiopian herself. Boy, oh boy was I glad for having had a little refresher on Ethiopian history when I was sitting in her chair. Needless to say that I spent way more time getting my hair cut that day than necessary .... such an interesting country with an incredible history.
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  196. In 1943, USSR actually did some testing comparing Lend-Lease M1s and SVT-40s. The result was heavily in M1s favour, with M1s suffering 1,75% malfunctions compared to 9.75% on the SVT-40s. Indeed, the issues of quality control were well understood by Soviet experts, but unfortunately you cannot get an experienced industrial base without making mistakes. Consider that just 30 years prior the Russian Empire had a literacy rate of 30%. USSR was beating the odds here. I would like to correct something that Ian said about USSR's adoption and then move away from the SVT. In 1940 the production of Mosin rifles was halted and stopped. The plan was to fully move to the SVT as the standard rifle. Even the sniper variant would be SVT only - the PU scope was developed specifically for the SVT, and it wouldn't be until 1942 that it would be adapted to the Mosin. Mosin used the older PE scope. When Germany attacked, USSR did not have a running Mosin production. In autumn of 1941 the factories were restarted, and the idea of moving to the SVT fell off specifically because it was more expensive to manufacture than the Mosin. And USSR was having to equip tens of millions of men. The submachine guns were considered a good enough substitute for the volume of fire, since they were easier to produce. Had USSR entered the war a year later, perhaps it wouldn't have returned to the Mosin. But with less than a year of production experience on the SVT-40, without having fully scaled it up, it was not practical to push ahead with the semi-auto concept if it meant being unable to provide enough rifles for the army. The Red Army had 30 million people serving throughout the war.
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  197. as a chinese who saw the title of the book, i m very suprise and glad ian choose this subject ,since there is no normal gun owner let alone gun collector in china,we dont really have someone like ian who has access to a lot of collection and also can make video about it, i m very excited to see what the book have to tell, if you ever decide to come to china we have Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing ,i would love love to see ian made a video tour of the gun in it
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  198. There are a bunch of cocktails named after guns. You talk about the gun. Greg talks about the cocktail. DOne.
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  199. Wow, the interactions between Ian and his guest was just so well balanced and the timing perfect. Bring him back on any time. This snippet litterally felt as polished as a big budget tv show. Keep up the good work
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  200. I’ve been watching for about 8 years. This video finally made something click. I think it’s time to make a patreon. Thank you for all the awesome content.
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  201. Looking forward to see you in action! Hope we can pull this off and get you here!
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  202. My dad had the M55 wire stock Reising on Guadalcanal, when in back line defense of Bloody Ridge and Henderson Field. He only had one malfunction, when the trigger mechanism would not release, and it fired full auto until the mag was empty. He cleaned the firearm and had no other problems. He was PFC Chas W. Lyon 1st Marine Div. , 1st Marine Air Wing, Marine Air Group 14, Service Squadron !4.
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  203. This tickles me given I worked on making Mass Drivers back in the late 2000's (2007-2009). This is working on the same logic and design philosophies I was as well. This stuff has matured a lot in over 14 years, a lot of it of course still comes down to issues with gates, coils, batteries, and capacitors. But this is a big step forward for man-portable mass drivers. So this was pretty cool to see as a former developer in the field.
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  204. I live in the Vercors and here it’s a real pride that the people didn’t give up during WW2. Sadly we don’t hear enough about this beautiful and tragic part of our history 💔
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  205. Very kind of you Ian! Humbled by your overly generous endorsement. One day, we'll end up on the same range somewhere, one day..... 😀
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  206. I thoroughly enjoyed the f*#$ out of this video.
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  207. I’m the guy that Ian ran into just before he shot this video. Yes Ian I weighed my.300WM and it’s 14.8 lbs dry so I used my dads .308 (epic fail) and my Ruger 556E (better but still failed as expected). I’m down to my son’s .223 and my .300WM. Stay tuned and thank you for being a good person in real life). Jerry in the Green Tacoma 🇺🇸
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  208. You may not read these old comments, but thanks for always putting the final sale prices in your descriptions!
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  209. Might get lost in the comments here, but Ian, I want to thank you for being one of, if not THE, leading historian cataloging as much as you possibly can across a wide array of firearms and engineering. I'd like to imagine one day an entire bookshelf of my home dedicated to your published works, as well as those books being used as reference material for other students of history and engineering, firearms designers, and hobbyists for centuries to come. It isn't recognized very often, but you have devoted a very substantial chunk of your life to doing work that most people don't even think about. Thank you for doing what you do, I sincerely hope your name is high up in the history books, have yourself a happy new year!
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  210. I can safely say as a drinks industry worker (with scientific knowledge of the processes involved) , Ian did a fantastic presentation of that distillery operation.
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  211. 8th in Breacher? Hells yeah! Congrats Ian!
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  212. Thank you for the history of why the TP9 uses the “proprietary” B&T suppressor. The oversized shroud w/ tri-lug on the TP9 really drove me crazy…but now I can deal with it. I have mounted the same optic and thought, wow, this is perfectly sized for the TP9! And now I know why. Thank you.
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  213. Im a southern Baptist pastor, and this has to be one of the absolute best videos I’ve seen in awhile. So good and done with so much class. Thank you for this!
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  214. when we fased out the G3 we asked germany if they wanted them back they declined so we still have af lot of the G3´s in storage for use if a general mobilisation is required
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  215. Your "Riau" pronounciation is actually pretty spot on, Ian.
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  216. Darn it Ian, whenever I think that I've got a nice gun idea, you jump in like, "Been there, done it" ;) , I've just got myself a trashy Polish AKM with a bent barrel, in order to do exactly that, just using a Mini-Beryl gas block/front sight, and old Beryl side-folder stock... I work in a gun store in Poland so sometimes I get some old surpluss firearms that are too messed up for sale, and that's also why I'm using Polish parts, it's much easier to get the regional product... Also, I'm going to cut my barrel a tiny bit longer, i'm going for about 10 inches (I want a gun, not a repeating flashbang...) It's nice to see though that I'm sometimes getting similar ideas as Gun Jesus did, even if I'm a bit late ;)
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  217. Thank you Ian, I have been subscribed for over a decade now, and your ability to hunt out really interesting firearms to bring to us is what make this my favourite firearms channel on youtube
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  218. Thank you so much, Ian! It was a pleasure hanging out with you.
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  219. The fact that your kickstarter was so successful proves that people do still value the hard work it takes to make quality content that fills a channel like yours. We didn't just back your book, we backed you.
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  220. 6:38 Dmitri Kochetov is actually quite a notable man. Coming from the line of Tula gunsmiths, a brilliant student, he was employed as an army gunsmith during WWI, where he used not just to service guns, but to invent some new devices such as flare launchers. In 1920 he was employed as the head of hunting arms department of Tula Arms Factory, and worked on the design of a shotgun that was later given as a gift to Lenin. He was involved in designing civilian firearms, and his most brilliant child would be a TOZ-8 rimfire rifle, designed in order to compete with german sports rifle designs and a new rifle designed by Alexey Smirnsky (another soviet designer and participant of Stockholm Olympics in 1912, he also designed a PE top mount for Mosin). Also he designed a first soviet civilian hunting rifle, NK-8,2
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  221. Good stuf. I am a brit engineer who lives in China, and I know many 1st gen post opening up toolmakers. Its amazing to me what many of these guys can do with a ramshakle old lathe and scraps of rough old tools. They learned their trade without insert tools, or even a full set of drills. Toolmaking skills in warlord era must have been amazing.
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  222. This would be a cool piece of history to own, but I'm a veteran of the 187th and I feel like touching something issued to the 327th might burn my skin. Just joking of course, nothing but respect to my brothers in Bastogne. Went ahead and bought a mug to support the channel. Thank you, Gun Jesus!
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  223. Hi Ian. That was very nice of you to say at the beginning of the video. I love being an RO and coach. It was a pleasure serving you guys at this match. God Bless.
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  224.  @CZProtton  former soldier. I was issued a VHS-D1 and later a VHS-2D, original model, prior to product improvement. in the field it was perfectly serviceable, if a bit heavy. I absolutely hated the 3 point sling, mostly due to the doctrine of use. We had to use the guardsman's carry, rather than the legionaire's carry, so the gun always hung in front of you or even between your legs. On terrain, I reverted to legionaire's carry, so when unslung, it would hag by my side almost like a pistol and was much easier to swing behind on my back from that position when I needed it out of the way. The sights on my rifles were copies of HK sights, drum sight on the VHS-2. Very pointable and easy to align. Quite open and a very good sight picture. Utterly useless in low light conditions. The weight of the rifle was terrible. 3.9kg empty for the VHS-2D is far, far, far from ideal. Maintenance was quite easy and it really wasn't a pampered diva that demanded constant polishing and rubbing, doctrine of use aside. In terms of accuracy, "good enough for government work" as they say. I'm probably a better shooter than most, but no marksman and at 100m 5 shot groups the size of a closed fist, so 2-3 MoA roughly, with irons. I did have a problem with my particular rifle, as the flash hider would loosen after 3 shots and then the bullets would start flying willy-nilly. When it wasn't important, I didn't bother tightening it to prevent, to not damage the rifle and to not make cleaning and maintenance more of a chore. in filed, I'd either take it off or overtighten it. Having an AK style pin system to hold it in place would have been better. one last thing i noticed is that in the field, it sticks out like a sore thumb and de-camouflages the soldier. because it has a very large profile and is pitch black, it is impossible not to see in the field. it becomes a really obvious big black blob. they should start making them in FDE or just camo tape them, which is what I did with mine on one particular field exercise and the difference was staggering. The proprietary mgazines for the VHS-2 were much better than the original ones and I much prefer the G-36 style latch method to the AR style. the VHS-2 is an improvement in every way over the VHS-1, except the weight. Ergonomically better, easier to disassemble and maintain. Materials were also improved significantly. The VHS-1 could rapid fire 120 rounds before the barrel became too hot. VHS-2 upped this to 350 rounds. It's no ultra-modernized AR or AK, but it is perfectly good rifle that can hold it's own no problem with any competitor out there. In terms of bulpups, it is one of the better ones.
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  225. Wow! I'm an engineer at the company that makes that hammer forging machine. Very cool to see it in action. I'd love to get you in contact with them if you want to learn more about the process and history of it! Something very interesting about the process is that while it looks like the barrel is constantly spinnin in the machine, it actually stops rotating before every hammer blow, which happens many times a second! And while we call it "cold hammer forging" the material can still reach temperatures up to 400 degrees Celsius. Also that "blue housing" is actually what we call the "Hammer Box" very original name I now 😂
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  226. Around the 9 minute mark, I actually have a correction. There is a hole drilled already, with enough space for a cleaning kit. I have a red wood version of this PSA Spiker, and I just had to order a new butt plate with the trap door and it was good to go, the cleaning kit and spring snapped right in.
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  227. I supported you on kickstarter yesterday. Really hope you make the 2 million goal so you can (hopefully) come here to the Netherlands. Keep on being awesome Ian, gunfinger to you!
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  228. I have an M05 field jacket and a wool jacket and the fit, finish, overall quality and wearability is absolutely through the roof. The responsiveness, not just in shipping/delivery, but when I sent questions about sizing was quicker that pretty much any Stateside vendor.
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  229. Hi, Ian. This was very educational, and you did a great job. You both learned and taught. The camera work was very well done as well. The butcher, or chef, I don't know which, did an outstanding job of teaching you how to properly butcher an animal to get the best cuts of mean without ruining it by cutting where you should not cut. I will save this movie and send it to my son. It is more likely that he will have an opportunity to go hunting. I have seen butchering tutorials before, but this was done by an expert. I am sure you will enjoy eating a delicious meal. Thanks for sharing! Stay healthy!
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  230. Yall are brutial, the poor site is trying to hang on by a thread. The support is overwhelming, good luck!
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  231. Its Koróvin. From корóва - cow
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  232. I served in Iraq with the proprietor of Two Rivers Arms. Great folks there.
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  233. You could showcase one Gras rifle every Tuesday and call it Mardi Gras.
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  234. The adoption of the M240 by the US was driven by the absolutely dismal performance of the M73 as a tank coaxial machinegun. The relatively flimsy receiver of the M60 (and resultant light weight) was useful as an infantry weapon, but it caused problems when the gun was mounted. Firing the M60 caused it to beat itself apart and it would eventually get to the point you could change everything from the flash suppressor to the buttplate and the receiver would not hold them in close enough formation to be reliable. Once upon a time the unit armorer had a "stretch" gage for the receiver and he could check for excessively worn receiver. Replacement receivers were actually once a repair part. By the late Seventies, early Eighties armorers were condemning receivers at an alarming rate and the stock of replacement receivers was exhausted. To solve the problem Ordnance took away the gages. If the M60 was used as a pure infantry weapon and only fired off the bipod or the shoulder it would last maybe 30,000 to 40,000 rounds before it got to that point. If it was mounted, using the mount adapter, like on its tripod, on an ACAV, or a gun jeep 12,000 rounds was enough to stretch it beyond limits. It's a pays yer money, takes yer pick kinda situation.
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  235. My wallet, seeing me drooling over this... : "Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"
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  236. Russel: I want you all to know how hard this is and how complicated this is and why we are behind schedule. Gun Jesus for past 9 years: Do not ever get into the gun manufacturing business. Also Gun Jesus: So...we’re going to make and sell a gun.
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  237. I am lucky to be able to attend Leszek Erenfeicht's lectures on history of small arms in Warsaw and the man's knowledge and experience, as well as his storytelling skills are incredible.
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  238. Finally all the atgeirr combat sequences in the sagas make sense. Thank you so much distinguished professor McCollum. 💡
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  239. Hi Ian, thanks to write the subtitles in English instead of use automatically generated ones! Easier for non native English speaker to understand and learn English 😉 Salute you from France
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  240. Ian, congratulations on this one. This video is one of the most accurate, precise description of the situation at hand I have ever come across. You manage to pinpoint all the fundamental issues that are floating around in this case in less than 20 minutes. Also, one of the things that I asked myself when I learned about the trial for the new standard rifle: why would any company participate in a trial when they see what happened to HK? It just gives the impression that the MoD here in Germany is not a reliable business partner when it comes to long-term contracts. Especially, when they do not even lift a finger to figure out what the actual problem is.
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  241. As an opto-mechanical engineer who works in the the custom space, I'm impressed that they were able to keep that price with an indeterminate run quantity. It's super reasonable, under the circumstances. 50% down is also pretty common for the space.
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  242. Hello forgotten weapons I'm a new person on ur channel but what I'm seeing I really like what you do keep it up
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  243. I found my previous comment from 6 month ago and I still stand by it today however I just realized this was the first forgotten weapons video I ever saw and I've just about watched all of them and what an absolutely brilliant time I've had the technical assessment, description, and history are perfectly described and I enjoy the content and presentation equally , Thankyou
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  244. Apparently before Glock came around for SMGs it was "will it take MP40 magazines?"
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  245. I also saw picture of this particular weapon being used in the Crimean war by Italian Bersaglieri, so I think that the french just copied the Italian original patented blueprint
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  246. The single-shot airgun with the Type 56 stock was/is the SPA B5; took me two minutes of google-fu to find it :P Time to get one before everyone else does when this video goes live-live!
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  247. Ian, if not for you I would probably never have taken interest in the historical rifles of my home country. Thanks for your persistently great presentations over all these years. Vive l'amitié 🇫🇷🇺🇲
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  248. I'm sorry but can we all just pause for a moment, send some scouts out to scope the lie of the land, and then wait for the reports to come in before we confirm that Ian is ABSOLUTELY SMASHING IT in terms of delivering... oh, I dunno, endless free youtube content, high quality analysis of relevant issues present and historical, tertiary-academic-level publications... talk about adapting to the changing strategic landscape of these damn Covid times. Keep crushing it mate, much respect from down under.
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  249. Yo, Ian. Just watched the original posting of this video. Wow. How far has this channel come? Being enthusiastic without being political. +1. Focusing on engineering and tooling. +1. Historical context and relevance. +1. If your retirement has not been taken care of by YouTube, boo. You are a National Treasure.
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  250. "By Grabthars hammer, what a savings!"
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  251. I am french and I do not know any french guy who does so much for our armement history (sorry, I think my translation is really bad) ... Ian loves so much our guns... (old ones since we do not build small weapons today...) ... what can I say : French guys love you, Ian ! Thanks for your work.
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  252. Hey Ian. Just wanted to say that I absolutely love these videos. Please keep it up as long as you can. In all honesty if I cant sleep at night because its too quiet. I turn on your videos and watch them until i fall asleep. I reference these videos all the time for information. In fact, these videos have inspired me to start my own collection. Ive not been collecting too long so my collection is pretty limited. However so far I’ve managed to get a Remington model 81 in 300 sav. A Winchester 1897 in 16 gauge. And a damascus double barrel Baker from Batavia. I reload my own shells for each gun. ESPECIALLY for the baker as it is black powder. Okay realizing I’ve rambled on too far. So I’ll just finish with ,I love these videos and please keep it up. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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  253. It comes from Switzerland, so definitely a huge plus 😃
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  254. Supposedly a couple crates of these were spotted by the importer in the early 2000s in Bulgaria as you mentioned, when I asked about them the importer guess they were either not purchased or got mixed in with other M44L(M1945) rifles as you mentioned. It's something very easily overlooked and I'm hoping this video will have folks running to check their M44 rifles just to see. Maybe more will be found!
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  255. A bit of background on the scope's original owner: Patrick Augustine Bates, r/n 234399 was born August 04, 1889 at Sydney Nova Scotia. Two brothers served with the 25th (Nova Scotia) Battalion, one of whom died at Vimy Ridge.. He enlisted with the 203rd (Winnipeg Rifles) Battalion on March 23, 1916 at Winnipeg. Went to England with the 203rd aboard SS Grampian from Halifax to Liverpool, October 24 to November 04, 1916. Posted to Bramshott Camp on arrival. Posted to the 78th (Winnipeg Grenadiers) Battalion on December 28, 1916 and proceeded to France. Joined the 78th on January 04, 1917 at Vimy Ridge near Souchez. Seriously wounded on November 06, 1918 in the left arm, (compound fractures of Radius, Ulna, and some Metacarpels of left hand), back and left thigh by gunshots and shrapnel while crossing the Grand Honelle River near Quarouble. By successfully crossing the river, the 78th became the first CEF unit to enter Belgium. That night, the battalion went into reserve in billets near Anzin, and did not see any more combat before the Armistice. Bates was invalided to England on November 11, 1918, and spent the next six months in hospital. He returned to Canada in May 1919, and was admitted to the Dominion Orthopaedic Hospital at Toronto. His left arm was not healing as hoped, and he had severe movement limits. On July 11, 1919, his left arm was amputated below the elbow. He remained in hospital in Toronto until January 1920, when he was transferred to Halifax. He was discharged as medically unfit at Halifax on January 30, 1920. Bates died at Halifax on February 24, 1976.
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  256. I weld soft tooling for automotive prototype development, and that hand guard on the original is absolutely zinc. Aluminum doesn't oxidize to that color.
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  257. 0:15 Slight correction here, Ian: Shughart was a Sergeant First Class, not a First Sergeant.
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  258. The Guadalcanal coverage is very moving for me. My Father was Navy, on converted WW I destroyers used as "Fast Attack Transports " to move Marine Raiders around the Canal and Tulagi. He came home, thank God. But the 13 ships of his squadron are still "out there", on Iron Bottom Sound..... (all that was '42 - '43, I wasn't born til '53. Truman dropping Nukes probably saved him from dieing invading the Home Islands, and allowed me to exist!)
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  259. It took me 3 minutes 19 seconds to realize Ian was talking about something completely irrelevant to me. That's just how interesting he is to listen to, no matter the subject.
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  260. I tried to order the book to ship to Ireland, but the European site didn't include Ireland as an option, so I ordered it from the US site instead. James Rupley emailed me back within minutes to say he'd added to the shipping options and helped me cancel the US order, so I got to place the order on the EU site instead. First class customer service!
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  261. Ian is as detailed and methodical with butchering as he is explaining firearms. His elk meat was ready for the butcher shop window by the time he was done!
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  262. Small correction : The magazine release on the F1 that Ian is showing in this video is not a prototype part, it is the original magazine release that was installed on the "A" prefix batch of the Famas. In service it was found to be problematic and a different one was used on all subsequent batches. One important aspect of the Famas for the french navy was the ability to use foreign made ammunition for commando type actions. In reality the G2 version was only actively used by the Fusiliers Marins (Marines) and the Commandos Marine (Navy seals). Batches of around 200 pieces were kept onboard the major surface vessels where they stayed brand new ;)
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  263. Glad and happy to join!
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  264. Ian if you see this I tracked down some photos of the ammo and it's head stamped 8mm. I don't speak Russian so it might talk about two versions but here's the article https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.topwar.ru/42773-pistolet-molniya-pistola-lampo-katello-tribucio.html
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  265. My day literally hinges on whether or not Ian drops a video. Even if it's a video about ads. Need my daily Gun Jeebus.
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  266. Choo choo! Time to board the hype-train for the WWSD rifles!
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  267. all i can think of is blazing saddles when i see this gun "uh oh it's mongo"
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  268. Another consideration for the infantry was that they would all have backpacks. Whereas cavalry soldiers would carry their kit on their horses, making a diagonally slung rifle a possibility.
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  269. Now we know what Ian wants for Christmas, a Fleur de lis mag.
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  270. I worked at the Detonics manufacturing plant in Bellevue, WA between 1980 and 1983! I worked in the sales and marketing department and really enjoyed planning for and attending trade shows including the annual NRA Shows, S.H.O.T. Shows, and NASGW Shows! I had great fun showing guys how I could field strip a Combat Master in under five seconds! Unfortunately, we had a pretty low advertising budget, but we had pretty respectable sales despite the high price of the units! It was really great fun and I met and worked with some great people, including my husband of now 40 years, Ray Herriott!
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  271. Man... you are the most intelligent American with care for details (which is so important) i saw on yt... you are a negation of stereotypes which we have in Europe about Americans... nice to see professionalists at work...i watch you often and i see that is your routine...
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  272. “The sight of the bare katana inspires everyone to a practically Nipponese level of politeness.” - Snow Crash
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  273. 100% The Rock was the last Bond outing by Connery.
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  274. Those perfectly round dimples on the handguard are probably marks from the ejector pins in the injection mould, not sprue marks. The single mark on the other side is the injection gate
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  275. I saw Ian at Ron Peterson in Albuquerque NM he was doing research for this book he took a couple of pictures with me I will be buying this book. P.S Thank you Ian for taking time to take a pic with me your awesome!!
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  276. I'm a gunsmith in Costa Rica, and a costumer has one of these in his collection, and this video has been a great help. Thank you.
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  277. With such a large following, I am sure you are aware that Forbes.com wrote an article on Forgotten Weapons.
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  278. A guy was wearing his Elbonia T-shirt when I was at the local vet and found another Forgotten Weapons fan thanks to that.
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  279. To add another data point to the history as we know it, my father was in the Estonian Army between the wars. And he actually saw those rifles. They were commonly referred to as 'Arsenal Rifles". They were reputed to be very accurate and of very high quality. But from his recollection they were never issued to anyone. They were kept in reserve for a war that pretty much never happened as envisioned. As a marksman, my father and pretty much every other Estonian soldier trained with the "English" rifles, which we would recognize today as the Pattern 14. I got the feeling that the arsenal rifles were a matter of national pride, He never made any mention that they were upgraded Russian rifles. They were most certainly too good to be issued to the troops and gotten wet or dirty by common Estonian soldiers during peacetime or in training. So to set the record straight, these rifles were safe queens, while the actual Estonian military rifles were P-14s. My father was studying in Germany when the war broke out. So it is possible that these rifles were issued during or immediately prior to the war by or to someone, but I haven't come across any significant contribution they made in the conflict. I further inquired about the quality and condition of the p-14s in Estonian service at the time. My father seemed originally confused by the question and then he replied "Every Friday my company had a shoot for weekend passes and every Saturday I got a hair cut and watched a movie. If you could shoot, they hit what you shot at." I suppose I've always wondered how the arsenal rifle actually shoots, If you get to actually shoot it, let me know.
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  280. I want to express my heartfelt appreciation to Ian and the Forgotten Weapons channel for their dedication to showcasing and preserving the history of firearms like the Remington Nylon 66. It's fascinating to learn about the innovative approach Remington took in the 1950s, using polymer to revolutionize the design of a .22 self-loading rifle. The extensive testing and the successful production run spanning nearly three decades demonstrate the durability and reliability of this groundbreaking firearm.
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  281. In Finnish Army slang 28/30 was/is called ”Pystykorva” - The spitz. Because front sight sideplates are like ears of the spitz.
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  282. Great Video! And, A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO OUR POSTAL SERVICE WORKERS TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE!
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  283. From all your French viewers Ian, thank you. Like, a lot. Dunno any publisher though sorry
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  284. My icelandic husband owns a Drífa, Nr. 208 made 1988. He bought it directly from Jón.
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  285. Thank you for posting this shotgun project and for talking about the Vang Comp barrel modifications. We really appreciate your support. Glad to see you're enjoying that awesome 12ga. Stay safe, see you soon!
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  286. Some very "stern" looking Polish dudes behind the camera making sure he doesn't mess it up while handling a literal National Treasure .... ? :P
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  287. Excellent stuff! Minor point, it wasn't just Liberators that dropped weapons containers, Stirlings and Halifaxes as well as just about anything else did so too. The headmaster of the school in Obterre, just up the road from me, was executed for leading a team that set up field markings for the drops, every year in Azay-le-Ferron, we celebrate the Battle of the Pechoire, where the Maquis fought the Germans, losing 8 men, the Germans lost 12. A few neighbours knew the men and boys that were involved. What weapons the Maquis Carol had, I do not know, probably a mixture. I have asked if any guns were hidden locally and not handed in, no one has given me a straight answer. One neighbour does have a Webley pistol that was given to his grandfather by a British officer in Normandy. He will not allow me to film it, there may be a question of 'legality'.
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  288. https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/cuban-fal The full version of this video, including the fully automatic fire not permitted on YouTube, is available on History of Weapons & War here.
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  289. Thank you for your diligence and your honesty in your coverage of this issue. This is part of the reason I've subscribed to this channel.
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  290. I was one of the fortunate NRA members to acquire through the DCM (predecessor of the CMP) an arsenal refurbished Winchester shipped to my door for $20 in 1967.
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  291. "Okay, Gunter, come on, we gotta get you all arrested real good here." "Aw, do you gotta? Can I at least finish my beer? You can have one too, eh." "Okay, thanks." "Hey, that is a really cute rifle you got yourself there." "Oh, do you like it? Hey, thanks." - probably the most violent altercation these rifles saw
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  292. I had e-mailed the HGM directly a few months ago while researching a uniform impression to compliment my Werndl M1867. A curator was kind enough to send me photos of the 1878 Infantry Regiment No. 4 uniform on display in Franz Joseph hall, along with some suggested reading materials. Thanks to their help I was able to procure a correct replica cartridge box and several other uniform components. I will always be grateful for their assistance, and it is my dream to someday visit them in person. You have no idea how happy this video makes me.
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  293. If you’re ever having a bad day, and getting down on yourself, remember; at least you’re not the complete twonk than gave away a historic pistol at an amnesty buy back 😂😂
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  294. Unfortunately the evidence for Colt appropriating that gun (Wadsworth Atheneaum 1905.1031) is not as exciting as Ben has recalled. All there is in the indices is '1851 20 Oct P10,241 Mr Colt to inspect old arms' but that will just be Colt's 'footprint' from his visit prior to the lecture that Ben talks about. There's no evidence at this end for Colt later obtaining that gun and for me, the fact that he doesn't include it is more suggestive that he simply didn't know about it. That piece appears out of nowhere in Colt's collection in 1861 having been undocumented at the Tower or anywhere else for that matter, recorded by his archivist as "from the Tower of London". I don't know if they were mistaken, or if, somehow, it did come from the Tower. In any case he left behind the ratchet & pawl revolver pistol now in our collection (then at the Royal United Services Institute). So I am not at all convinced that he acquired 1905.1031 nefariously. There's also confusion over a matchlock that he was accused of having stolen from the Tower for which, again, there is no evidence. Intriguing, but frustrating!
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  295. As a seller of original German WW2 photos for 2.5 decades, this rifle and the Czech version are not seen very often in photos and even more rare with the front side hood still being attached. Ian has actually helped identify various firearms in photos for me in the past, ironically Czech made firearms. Great guy, great channel! Thanks for what you do!!
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  296. Just make sure all your shots are up to date. My late Great Uncle went on a tour of Guadalcanal in 1942 with the 1st Marines. It was a very realistic tour as the Japanese entertained them with ship and artillery bombardments, rifle and machine gun fire, and the occasional bombing by "Washing Machine Charlie" (which he usually slept through as you had more chance of getting hit by lightning then by Charlie.). He enjoyed the gourmet food (rice, rice, and more rice mixed with C-Rations and canned fish). He was especially thrilled by their luxurious accommodations including a nice hole in the ground, the lovely rainfall (rain is so soothing for sleep, unless you're bailing out your hole), and especially the bathing facilities (usually happened during the soothing rainfall). And of course, his favorite thing was the refreshing daily hikes (for some reason management called them "Patrols"), which generally resulted in playtime with the Japanese. All in all, a wonderful time that he remembered for years afterwards. Especially during his VA visits for the weird and interesting stuff he picked up at the "Canal" to include Malaria, parasites, and a couple of things they never could identify (but it made it interesting for the Doctors). Hopefully your tour is a little less interesting than his time on the Canal.
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  297. Ahh this beauty is one of my favorite. Here in France, Covid19 is very present, everybody is stuck in their home so watching your videos is really nice for me. Thank you Ian 👍👍
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  298. Thank you Ian for covering French weapons, as a french person you have all my gratitude especially in these time when our government is trying everything it can to disarm us. Recently a note was added that changed the rules to be on the banned list of owning guns in the country, notably saying that "A weapon should be owned for self defense" or trying to learn how to use it outside a shooting range are now bannable offense. These two examples are a few from what was added. I thank you a lot to keep our gun culture alive on the internet even if it saddens me we can't do it on our own. Thank you Ian.
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  299. When it comes to the fear of finishing last one must remember that even the last place finisher beat everyone in the world that thought about this match but didn't enter.
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  300.  @ForgottenWeapons  I see that sneaky firefly reference.
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  301. Thanks for making content like this! My family lost two sons during the last weeks of this war. If there's one thing Americans and Finnish people can agree on, it's their shared feelings about communism.
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  302. Today is the "Day of Victory and Homeland Gratitude, Day of Croatian Veterans" so thank you Ian for featuring a Croatian firearm from that war
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  303. I am still amazed how you managed to stay positive and super nice to people like me coming to talk to you after such physical torment :D
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  304. Man, I love all your Estonian vids. I was born in Tallinn, but we left when I was a kid, so this stuff is a real treat.
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  305. Ian, you are legend. There is not a single video i don’t learn something - i even feel like i’m learning when i see your “action” videos. Thank you.
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  306. Despite being a German Historian focusing on Contemporary German History since 10 Years now, Ian is still someone i learn a lot of Stuff from. In this case i now got something new to research and look into in my free Time! Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
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  307. It does not surprise me that it was made in Limoges. That region was a communist heavy resistance area and very unpopular with De Gaulle. Older locals tell me that they were far more likely to have been sent to the war in Algeria than those from republican areas. I cannot confirm if this is true or not but it was generally believed so. Many of the allied dropped small arms were never turned over to the republican government and they still turn up from time to time when older generations pass away and find that granny still had grandad’s Sten gun hidden it the attic. Civil war was never far away in those days.
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  308. Mauser was actually the first to design a Schnellfeuer. We at the Royal Armouries have a 1926-dated prototype and a patent was granted. But it was never put into production and chances are that the Chinese never even knew it existed. But a very interesting footnote.
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  309. The brushed nickel is looking sharp. This is the only firearm channel I still subscribe to, because it is mostly Ian geeking out, no other BS or fake machismo.
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  310.  @ForgottenWeapons  For now...
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  311. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/licensed-troubleshooter?ref=e0y2xl We are really close to hitting the stretch goal to add a section on the Guns of GoldenEye N64 to Licensed Troubleshooter!
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  312. Greenly: What if it was just one guy with six guns? Smecker: Why don't you let me do the thinking, huh, genius?
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  313. Another great review Ian. Was great to meet you outside the Highland park distillery on Orkney. All the very best. Steve.
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  314. So, this is really, really obscure. It doesn't show up anywhere I looked as a weapon used in the Israeli War of Independence. More might turn up, since the Israeli National Archives are slowly (well, actually quickly) scanning their entire collection and uploading it online. Some of the yet to be scanned documents are titled - "Procurement - Switzerland" and are dated 1949. I also found documents about trade between Israel and Switzerland as early as 1949, but they discuss textiles, paper and clockworks. There are other documents though, for example about arms procurement from Czechoslovakia, but that's a bit more public knowledge.
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  315. A propos FN: I was in Liège last weekend and went to the Curtius Arms Collection, saw a couple of the pieces you did videos about, amazing experience!
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  316. Side note. As a french guy watching avidly both for your channel, and for the History Underground's one, i have made a letter to the Ministère des Armées, asking for them to give you some sort of reward, for your relentless work at celebrating as well as the french weaponry history, than the french battles sites. Last week, they gave me a reply, saying that they will look after my request. Hope they'll give a favourable ending to that.
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  317. I thought it stopped at SA80 adoption but then it kept on going for into a whole second half on all varieties of SA80. I feel like I got 100% more book than I expected, so I am very happy with the extended content of this book. Well worth the wait.
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  318. Thank you! Just ordered with PayPal! Excellent :) Hope your hand holds up after all those signatures.. Guess you will have to do more right handed shooting video's for the next few months!
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  319. This channel is a black hole. I only wanted to know a thing or two about Luger (mostly where was the slide) and now I can't stop watching. Hopefully I'll get my first gun around this time next year.
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  320. Great video.. much appreciated.. has been 42 years and still a solid part of my memories
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  321. As a German i really appreciate you Guys also selling these to us Europeans. There are so many great Books, especially from the US that didn't ship to us which then leads to certain People somehow getting them here and offering them for sometimes 3-4x the Price they cost in the US, and sadly People here buy them anyway. Definitely gonna get a Copy! Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
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  322. « In 1902 Ethiopia was armed with eight-tenths of Gras cartridges and two-thirds of 75. French weapons came from private factories (Saint Etienne, Le Creusot, Tulle or Châtellerault), official government suppliers and the arsenals of the Ministry of War. » (page 414) The trade of weapons in Djibouti from 1888 to 1914 by Agnès Picquart (1971) in «  revue d’outre mers » As « MAS » is usually for Manufacture d’Armes de Saint etienne and it is a recorded supplier of such guns to Ethiopia I think the assumption of Ian is right, even if this particular marking is unusual I translated from french directly, here is a link for the full text: https://www.persee.fr/doc/outre_0300-9513_1971_num_58_213_1560
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  323. Extra funny because an early gunpowder use is in fact mentioned in Snorri Sturlason's sagas albeit from about the 1300's. The recipe given is bogus and clearly obfuscated in the original source, but it is described as "making a noise so loud that only the bravest dare withstand it".
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  324. I just like to say you guys give me the confidence to run whatever gun I want during the three gun cuz at the end of the day I'm not sponsored and it doesn't matter anyways
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  325. I dont often watch Q&A's from Youtube Channels, or in general, because the questions can be a bit too complicated, or the answers can be too complicated and not well thought out, but now watching my 1st Forgotten Weapons Q&A, i was surprised how nicely both the questions and answers were laid out, especially for a person like me, who has no real knowledge of firearms or firearms legislation. Might have to go and watch some of the previous Q&As now.
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  326. Your partnership/cooperation with Varusteleka has been wonderful symbiosis. You're just made for each other. One of my favourite thoughts about these merino wool clothing is how it's not made mostly of plastics like most clothing (there's still some recycled polyester but you deal with what you gotta deal with). These days I'm a bit bothered how everything you touch is made of plastics, starting from the clothes. The camp cup or "kuksa". These promo pictures look really cool btw.
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  327. We used to use those metal shoulder hooks on the harnest to carry anti-tank mines and cable rolls etc. It was lovely to strap maybe 20 kilos of extra weigh on those! ;)
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  328. Varusteleka is great, i have ordered boots, a bayonet, and a backpack from them, nothing to complain about. They also have the best item descriptions i have ever seen, just browsing items there can be hilarious
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  329. Hey Ian, I just have to thank you for all of the knowledge and entertainment you've provided me over the years. It's really helped develop my interest in firearms and it's gotten me through some hard times in my life. You do a great service to this mortal coil.
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  330. Also remember that before Wickard v. Filburn in 1942, the NFA was only enforceable on machine guns that _actually crossed state lines_. Building machine guns in your shed out back didn't legally fall under NFA purview until after SCOTUS decided that literally every tangible object in existence affects interstate commerce.
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  331. Hi Ian, being an Australian and Polish, I just can't deny, that your choice of the headgear for this video is absolutely splendid.
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  332. Great to see Mike on your channel! Many years ago he and my wife and I and 10 others attended a carbine class together..in a corn field in Kansas with a torrential downpour of rain it was close to becoming a maritime event 🤣... good times were had that weekend!
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  333. Speaking of those stock/holster thing, my grandfather, who was born in the 1930s in mainland China and served in the ROC Marine, once told me that they used to call this kind of pistol "盒子炮" or "boxed cannon" in a literal translation. I always thought he was referring to the C96, but I guess fair amount of these warlord pistols as well. He also mentioned that this style of pistol is more prestigious because it is perceived to be more powerful.
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  334. My grandfather Robert Browning inherited a tool room example. Traded with his lawyer for legal services before I was born. It’s really cool to see these guns still trading owners and gives me hope I can own one in the future.
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  335. Ian, You're really starting to get the hang of this.
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  336. Thanks GH. Very Interesting. This excerpt was key for mine ... “ … Soldiers who used both Austen and Owen guns in the South-West Pacific were, it appears, in favour of the Owen. In Latchford‘s view the handiness of the Owen put it out in front. It still had one or two minor defects when first used in New Guinea-reports on operations ih the Aitape-Wewak Campaign mention defects arising from the design of the safety catch-but on the whole the Owen was the more reliable of the two guns in that after immersion in mud and slush it could still be relied on to fire. The Austen could not. The lighter 9-mm ammunition was far more popular with the troops than the .45-inch and the Owen earned a reputation for reliability due to simplicity of design, the top-mounted magazine which provided a reliable gravity feed and the bottom ejection port which removed fouling through the ‘hole in the floor’. In time it became the ‘forward area’ weapon, and in an authoritative assessment of its qualities conducted by the Ordnance Board of Britain in December 1943,in competition with five other guns, the Owen was rated first in four of the five tests and first in over-all order of merit. … “
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  337. Congrats on retaking the most crowdfunded academic publication of all time!
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  338. Lads that was absolutely fantastic! I was there just after the war ended, and that brought back a lot of memories. A great episode of Forgotten Weapons. Have a beer on me!
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  339. As a longtime fan and subscriber to this channel as well as a person who call this godforsaken island my home and heart, I really appreciate how you tackle this ill tasty so called snack with the same curiosity and non biased approach as you do with all those old and forgotten weapons. Cheers to you, or as we say here: Skál fyrir þér!
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  340. The thing about controlled feed is that if the case somehow jumps ahead of the extractor (such as on Mausers with worn feed lips), it becomes impossible to then lip the extractor over the rim when turning the bolt to lock. This can result in a similar double-feed situation if you haven't realized what's happened. I've had this happen on my 98k, and Bloke on the Range has also had it happen to his Manky Mauser.
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  341. "Why one earth would anyone need to own a machinegun?" - that oft used phrase? Even R. Reagan used it when he signed the Hughes amendment into law. When I heard Reagan make that statement I could not help but reflect, this from a man who starred in how many motion pictures that featured a machinegun? I have owned and used machineguns for WWII re-enacting, educational museum demonstrations and films for over forty years. When WWII re-enacting began in 1975, almost no one, outside of Hollywood, wanted blank ammo. I wish I had been paid by the hour for the untold amount of my life was spent adapting firearms to function using blanks and I am still at it. From the founder of the WWII Historical Re-enactment Society.
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  342. Hear Springfield is going to import these. It will be called the Hellyeah.
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  343. Hands down the best lower I've ever purchased. Would highly recommend to anyone on the fence you will not be disappointed
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  344. I appreciate the fact that you are wearing the older Thunderbolt Camouflage that has the darker yellow like color it's great because this was used during the united republic (mainly cold war era)
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  345. Neat gun. For anyone interested, this is Lot #1010 in the May 18, 2022 auction. Estimated at $20-30K, which seems really low for such a rare, registered gun in a popular cartridge.
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  346. I wish people in the UK, US and NATO countries fully understood how Estonia, despite its size, has fought side by side with us in the war on terror... even before it officially joined NATO - despite being around the same population as Rhode Island. So I think helping them feel safe now, with everything that's happening, is the least we can do.
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  347. Ian's not the world's most physical guy But when he locked the breach I thought Jesus would die From the 4 bore Oh yes, from the 4 bore No more from the 4 bore When he locked the breach For the second time squeezing the trigger I saw Gun Jesus cry From the 4 bore Oh yes, from the 4 bore No more of the 4 bore
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  348. There were a bunch of us there to meet Ian and he had us play a guessing game on what the whole package was. When he put the bayonet on we all had a look of general collective confusion. Super cool gun with a really interesting history.
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  349. As someone with 3 college degrees (and I'm sure someone on the internet will slag me for mentioning that), I just want to say that I think you are one of the finest teachers I've ever seen, and I've seen a LOT of teachers. I just wish all of them had been as good as you. I thought I'd add this, because with only 17 comments at this point, this is as close to the start of the line as I've ever gotten.
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  350. Ian, this kind of vision is exactly why I supported HoW&W the moment you announced it. It's mind-boggling what a difference 10 years makes - I grew up with a very different Internet through the late 90s and through the 00s, its current state is unrecognizable compared to back then. Which isn't a bad thing on the whole, but the amount of control held by the old media, old corporations, and old heads that are entirely out of touch with the world makes it a much scarier place than the frontier days ever were. I'm glad and grateful that people like yourself are stepping up like this. I hope we continue to see this kind of civil pushback.
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  351. Ian, I think you'll find that the top frame was made at Erfurt, the Erfurt Lugers all had the little "step" milled into the frame where the barrel joins the frame. DWM produced P.08s with the standard 4 inch barrel did not. The "step" is for the adjustable sight on the Artillery models. Or, since its been chopped and changed over the years, might have been an Artillery part originally. The lower frame with the Naval markings has to be DWM as well but a 1908 Naval model. The frame was slightly longer than the P08, on the original Naval models, 1904 and 1906.
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  352. Nice, but... the Armada CETMEs had 'FN' ('Fuerza Naval' = Naval Force) before the serial number instead 'ET' ('Ejército de Tierra' = Land Army); and yes the LVs had their own detachable rear sights with two side screws kinda like the SUSAT, they were mainly used (at least in my Tercio, el Tercio Norte) for storage. It was mounted quite forward on that block, while most the SUSATs were stored by their own in the 'pañol' ('pañol' = the weapons/ammo room); the SUSATs were mounted on that rail quite backwards and were provided with several weights that mount forward on that rail, on my company we had 3 LVs with the SUSAT and the weights permanently and it (the SUSAT) was covered with a kind of spongy cover, i think it was made out of neoprene.
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  353. I thank Ian for the visit. It's a nice morale boost. Especially since Ian was honest about most stuff so not complete propaganda. From the lower serviceman's perspective the LMT contact won because of the price. We're penny pinching like crazy here and the situation kind of demands it. I would have preferred a longer barrel because I was use to the better ballistics of Galil AR. But one can't deny the ergonomics and comfort of the R-20.
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  354. I wonder how many years I've watched this channel, I've no clue. I only know that this is where I find quality, and I've never left.
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  355. This stuff happened routinely in the Nfa business in the 90s early 2000s. I saw it often, tried to warn people. It just didn’t happen on this scale. I routinely saw improper conversions sold as original guns. Used to have a group of customers come to our table to ask our opinion before buying at knob creek. Conversion bolt uzis or hk pacs instead of properly converted guns. Or conversions that simply didn’t run. I remember a hi21a belt fed by volmer. The guy spent big money on it. It never ran. I think terry dyer spent almost a year redoing it. On place sold a registered pack installed in a stolen sbr upper. Lots of big dealers back then were thieves. Don’t forget all the pie in the sky projects that people got burned on too Valkrie arms, the rpd/saw Mac conversions, the shrike. Etc.
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  356. Get this man an honorary French citizenship already! Or a Légion d'Honneur !
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  357. Bonne prestation et mention spéciale au cosplay du "légionnaire".
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  358. I have a reweld "tanker" 30.06- bought it in the mid 80's and had the very trouble that Ian spoke of- the operating rod dragged and I always had trouble with it-could not get more than 2 shots out of a clip. This past year, while on Covid lay-off- I took it out and 'fixed' it, tried to straighten out the old rod, carved away some of the interior wood, finally got a new rod from Numrich, which was sized for the tanker. Now the rod works with no drag- anxious to try it- haven't shot it since the mid 80's- hopefully the problem is solved. Thanks Ian for a great (as always) clip! P.S. I had a friend that shot it way back when- it is a 30.06, no muzzle brake, and when he fired a few shots, his exact comment was: "This thing was forged on the anvil of hell by the devil himself", I always get a smile when I think of that...
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  359. Wow, I did not expect very many comments on this, especially so many nice ones. A sincere Thank You to everyone, you are all appreciated. I just wanted to go do something challenging, awesome & fun - ending up on YouTube was <flips through messy logistical paperwork> not part of the plan, and certainly unexpected.
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  360. Ian, the simple fact that you put this together, and have such great content, will make me buy this just to support everything you do. Thank you.
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  361. The Graf Spee and her sister ships (none of them were identical: they were all different lengths) were designed for very long range, but only with diesel fuel not available in sufficient quantity in South America, whose trucks mostly ran on gasoline. Ordinary bunker oil was available everywhere, not least because the Royal Navy bought it. The solution was to provide a system to make bunker oil work in the Graf Spee's diesels (largely by steam-heating it, as was done to make waste fish and chip shop cooking oil work in diesel engines in the recent past.) This system being an afterthought, it was outside the strongly-protected parts of the ship. The Graf Spee was intended to be able to fight any British cruiser with impunity (it was the cruisers, not the battleships, which had the range and speed to catch her) and so armour was added to protect the fuel system from British 8" shells. However, German Naval intelligence took their understanding of the penetration of most standard British shells by what had happened to the ships that returned to Germany after the battle of Jutland in WW1. The Royal Navy, meanwhile, had concluded, also from the slightly disappointing outcome of the battle of Jutland, that their shells didn't penetrate as well as perhaps they might, and a project was put in hand to make better shells, especially for 8" and 15" guns, which continued in service between the wars and into WW2. This, coupled with the fact that the fuel system was what the Royal Navy was going to hit if someone aimed at the Graf Spee's director tower (the standard aiming point for British cruisers at the time) -and missed, resulted in Exeter's three hits on Graf Spee taking out the fuel system. The 6" guns on Ajax and Achilles (Leander class cruisers) weren't capable of doing this. But they were firing at twice the rate which German Naval Intelligence had told Captain Landsdorf of the Graf Spee to expect. So, they did "no critical damage" but even non-critical damage becomes a problem if there's enough of it and pretty well everything that could be hurt by a 6" shell, was hurt. This meant that even if the Graf Spee had been able to avoid further combat with the Royal Navy, she wouldn't have been able to make any friendly port with any fuel that was available in sufficient quantity to purchase in Uruguay or Argentina. Cunning schoolboy deception plots not-withstanding, HMS Cumberland really had arrived, and she had eight of the 8" guns which had done the problematic damage (Exeter was a lighter class and had only six main guns.) So, the ship really there and visible on the horizon was sufficient to further seriously damage Graf Spee and even if she got past Cumberland, she could only hope to make another neutral port further North, which would be in range of Royal Navy Battleships and Battlecruisers that could sink her with one salvo. The main reason why Graf Spee was patrolling where she was, was to stay out of the normal range of such heavy British units. Despite the damage done to Exeter, she was able to reach the Falklands for repairs. This is the other end of Argentina, one of the world's longest countries, and represents an awesome feat of seamanship for the crew of a heavily-damaged vessel using improvised steering gear.
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  362. Excellent collection of videos on the FNC! I purchased an FNC with a transferable S&H sear about 9 months ago (still waiting on the form 4 to be approved).
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  363. You deserved it! The work and the passion you put into this channel is immense. Thank you for entertaining and informing us throughout all these years.
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  364. Ian, if you read the YouTube comments (and are taking a poll) I much prefer these 1-question 6-8 minutes answers to Paetreon questions than the previous monthly hour+ long Q&A sessions. They seem to allow you to give a fuller answer to the question than the previous videos. Just my point of view.
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  365. 10 round mags isn't that bad man, I was reloading a lever action!!!! Even if I timed out on most stages I'll still say I had the most fun running the lever gun. Except for when I had to reload.
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  366. Old video, but hopefully you see this comment Ian. If you ever have the opportunity to get your hands on a Martini-Henry Greener or Martini Cadet in the original .310 Greener/Cadet, please pleas PLEASE!!! feature it sometime! The .310 Greener/Cadet rifles are extremely difficult to acquire these days outside of Australia, and the ammunition is no longer commercially manufactured -- only cases are available. The rifle is notable for occupying a very interesting place in Australian firearms law, being pretty much the only Martini variant which qualifies as an unrestricted antique firearm here due to the ammunition and rifles first being manufactured in 1900, before federation in 1901 and the ammunition not being commercially available. More interestingly, most surviving examples were converted in-house by the Australian federal armories to more common calibres like .22LR or Win 32-20 then sold commercially as surplus.
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  367. I would be happy to support you(and a number of other youtubers) simply because I want to continue getting the great content I get normally, and as a thank you for everything I've seen in the past. It's not really about the rewards for me(and I don't really care for things being behind a paywall in general). That being said, the biggest issue is that I just don't have the money to really support anyone. Good luck with all your projects and keep up the good work!
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  368. Im gonna try this with my Lee Enfield No4Mk2 once i zero my scope.
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  369. He was really inspirational and took a long time to chat with my son about his time in the army and life in general. Had big impact on a 12yo boy.
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  370. I designed a d*mn fine weapon! 😉 Ian, you did a fine job with this video, but I'll add a few points for depth: Designations: ZB = Zbrojovka Brno, that is a factory designation vz. = vzor, which means "model" this is a Czech military designation Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Jugoslavia had a mutual defense pact, nicknamed "The Little Entant" to keep Hungary in check. As part of this pact, the three countries agreed to standardize on weapons and ammunition. That is why Czechoslovakia and Romania adopted the vz.24 in 7,92x57mm, Jugoslavia adopted the FN Model 24, also in 7,92x57mm, and all adopted the ZB-26/ZB-30/ZB-30J series of LMGs
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  371. I'm so happy to see Headstamp Publishing being so successful. There are few such quality publishers today releasing new books on old and/or obscure subjects in any discipline. I hope that someday they can also branch out to do other subjects that are only tangentially or are unrelated to firearms. The quality of these books should make museums and universities sit up and take notice.
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  372. Stay safe and well. I've volunteered to go back into the NHS and watching your vids keep me going on my breaks
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  373. Thank you Ian for your great work. Regarding your tests of Spanish weapons, as a former green beret in Spain (during mandatory service in the 90s) I love that you see so positively the weapons that were designed and made here in Spain with few resources and a lot of inventiveness "against the elements", haha! (mainly government cutbacks on original design). Your work is extraordinary. Thank you very much indeed and congratulations for this site!
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  374. Cool thing Ian, i actually found a type 93 myself not long ago, in some Diner near a Metro station. Mine had a personal marking on the receiver though: 玄龍 which translates to "black dragon". Thanks to your vid.. ehm holotapes, i learned how important gun preservation is, so i donated my type 93 to the Capitol Preservation Society.
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  375. Your fitness seems to have been considerably improved over the past few years. Fantastic.
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  376. As a 3rd generation Finn in the US my grandfather who as a teen fought in the Winter/ Continuation wars and served in the US Airforce for decades would get a kick out of this! SISU.
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  377. Holy shit. I just want to say congratulations. I still remember when the Forgotten Weapons had a theme song and a sound came through the camera's mic. Here you are cooperating with gun manufacturers to build a gun based on sound engineering with some history behind it with your guys approval. Some way to go.
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  378. AH, Yan XiShan, the warlord from my province, who set up a lot of industrial base for the province. I was lucky enough to visit his mansion on my summer leave after high school. I strongly recommend you to go to Taiyuan when the world is back to normal.
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  379. It was an honor to help you and our curator Jan with your videos here, hope to see you again in the future.
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  380. These kind of announcements to non patreon/utreon folks is why I was able to sign up for and attend Desert brutality last month. Please please please keep doing these little announcements for public registration for brutality matches, it will bring many more people, and new people, to the matches
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  381. My fiancee bought me the French 75 poster for my birthday in August and it's now proudly framed above my cocktail bar!
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  382. Thanks for the little break down I love these short educational videos that illustrate different operating mechanisms and not just the guns as a whole
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  383. Most excellent video as always Ian, thanks kindly for putting so much thought into it. As a semi-old guy, I read Col. Cooper's writings since the early '70's and am quite familiar with the Scout Rifle concept. In practice, the greatest deficiency of a scope mounted that far forward is when the sun is behind the shooter. Sort of like when one is trying to take a photo with one's phone and the sun is over our shoulder - we really can't see what we're taking the photo of. The closest I came to building my own was a much modified Marlin 336 with a Leupold 2.5X scope mounted in the usual rear position. Because that scope has an extremely generous and forgiving eye box, it was about the fastest shooting rifle I or others who tried it had run - out to about 200 meters max. I am cognizant that a lever action and the .30-30 cartridge disqualify my build as a true Scout Rifle, nonetheless it suited my particular wants/needs for hiking and hunting in southern BC. Anyway sir, well done once again! Anymore these days I seemingly purchase less and less gun magazines and find more satisfaction in patreon support of keen young firearms enthusiasts such as yourself. Stay well sir.
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  384. I got my blue covered autographed copy. It's officially the most expensive hard back book in my collection at this time, but it was well worth it. That was also the first time I ever backed a crowd funded thing of any kind, so the fact that it came through and it was more than I expected is just icing on the cake. I love the time and effort that you put into it. I've also got a thing for first editions and autographed copies as a book collector, so there's that on top. I can't wait for your other books. When you decide to make more, I'll do my best part to help get them paid for.
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  385. My cousin bought a sporterized Mauser last week and was worried it wasn’t what he thought it was (bought it cheap enough it didn’t really matter if it was real). Thanks to what I’ve learned from your videos I was able to tell him it was in fact real and was able to tell him how I knew. Thanks for what you do for the firearm collectors community
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  386. Hello Ian. Hello everybody Hopefully quarantine is going smoothly for you all.
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  387. Got my signature edition on Saturday. Absolutely an excellent book.
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  388. Sorry, Ian, the "cp" mark is the commercial mark of the Honourable London Company of Gunmakers, the other Commercial Proof House ( other than Birmingham) The Northern Territor Police ( Australia) used .455 Colts ( viewed onein 2000 or so, too expensive) And NT also used Mod 712 Schnellfeuers in the 1920s ( HM Customs anti-Piracy use). I also had a request from Prague, for .455 cases some 20 yrs ago; from an owner of an RAF marked Colt, ??Czech RAF pilot? Returned to Prague after WWII, imprisoned by Red regime, pistol hidden or went to friend and into post- 1989 liberation collectors market? Interesting history...never did get to supply cases !!! Doc AV
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  389. I wonder where Jack got that question. 😀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxGzLt_fErk Thanks, Ian, for giving us the technical answer! You rock.
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  390. Thank you for this video. Hugo was my Great Grandfather. I noticed our last name is always mispronounced in the gun world. You're pronouncing it french. With a ch, and d sound, dropping the t sound. It is a German last name. The ch has a c sound, and the d is silent. The "t" is pronounced sounds like cart. (Boar cart) I was told by my father, that Luger stole my Great Grandfather's design, and patented it in his name. Just a bit of side history. It is nice to be able to look up family history. My father had said he invented a riffle. Thats what I was curious about, and found you.🙂
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  391. ian your camera work has improved so much over the years that old men like me can really see the internals thx so much, hope y'all are safe my day starts with you
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  392. 4 free things to do during lockdown: 1. Watch forgotten weapon 2. Read forgotten weapons 3. do research into forgotten weapons 4. watch some more forgotten weapons
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  393. In the crypt where the paratroopers died, our elite commando soldiers still swear their oath. Also, there's a Czech movie called Lidice, which is technically a sequel, is shows a story of a village that was massacred because the Nazis needed someone to blame.
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  394. The front pad screws have been made in the same way as the screws on a high end shotgun. The pad was fixed and torqued up with threaded rod. The rod was then scribed and marked, removed, and cut to flush fit length. The screw slots were then cut to alignment. Thus the screws then were an exact fit into the pad. The marks on the rifle indicate to me that someone tried to recut the screw slots with a Dremel or similar - possibly when they tried to fix a set of repro pads.
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  395. Thank you for highlighting PEW Science laboratory data and analysis! We are living in the best time for silencers!
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  396. Ian hit it on the "head" with this answer! I work at FN America in Columbia SC as a barrel QA technician in the barrel shop. This is exactly what headspace is and the importance of it being correct. If you have the experience and means to get the gages to check it , do it. If not please don't try. Excellent video on this topic Ian!
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  397. I just checked my Eforms and my Presample M78 Valmet in 5.56 is now Transferable! 😁
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  398. On the Expert or Impostor aspect I prefer the term Professional. A professional will always be willing to learn and not get offended if (s)he is corrected, The day you stop learning it is time to hang up your hat and retire.
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  399. As a South African I'm very impressed by this guy's history. He's spot on about everything 👌🏻
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  400. I'm also a collector of gas delayed pistols, lovely to see this Ian. The ADP was not available in 45 ACP but rather a shorter GAP like 45 ADP. Only a few were made by Alex as prototypes. Alex was the owner of my local neighbourhood gun shop back in the day, so got to see these things. I'm looking for a Norinco 77 and the CCP myself. Have models of P7/GB/ADP/CP1
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  401. Thanks so much for having me on the channel Ian, it was great to finally meet you! We appreciate the support with the project and we're really glad to be part of the community of people that are as interested in old guns as we are! - Matt
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  402. Hey Ian, the way you do competitive shooting always astonishes me. I knew Skeet and Trap contests before, but we don`t really have such 2-gun matches where I live. It`s just so much more, than just accuracy but also about general fitness and strength. Thanks for the video and congrats to the result.
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  403. Thank you @ForgottenWeapons.. I purchased one of these several years ago and changed out the trigger safety much like you did. After I did that the mag release was near impossible to use and mag had to be stripped out.. gun sat in my safe for years. Took it out while watching your video and while comparing markings. It was then I noticed that I had put one of the grips on upside down. Once I installed it correctly mag catch works like a charm. back to a functional gun.. Thanks
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  404. TULA GREAT CITY:)TULA FROM LOVE♡THIS CHANEL.(sory, my inglish very very bad:)I have subtitors on russian:)
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  405. Radical video! A bit of advice on the hammer swinging, from a longtime wood-splitter: You want to start by measuring the end of the swing, hand on hand at the bottom of the shaft, head touching the target, and plant your nondominant foot; then step back with your dominant foot and choke up with your power (dominant) hand all the way up to the head. Ian’s ‘kinetic chain’ as it were was good, but you want to make sure you slide the hand all the way through the swing, having your hands meet beyond/through the target. Breacher looks awesome! Wish I could afford to travel far enough to participate in these
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  406. Actually the Chinese started copying PPSh41 in 1948 by Dalian JianXin company. The barrel shroud and the trigger guard is different from the Type 50 / PPSh41. This copy was made from 1948 to 1950. A total of 563 guns were produced before production transitioned to Type 50 SMG. Here is a picture of JianXin's PPSh41 copy. On this gun the trigger guard is not changed: https://pic3.zhimg.com/7af432059dc36e67b919a4af2aae77cb_r.jpg?source=1940ef5c
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  407. The first name during the planning of the West German army was in fact "Wehrmacht", but was changed to "Bundeswehrmacht" in late 1955 and to the final "Bundeswehr" in summer 1956.
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  408. Watching from my ambulance. Chicago EMS loves Forgotten Weapons
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  409. I love little niche areas of history like this. It's the little things that make up the big things.
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  410. Today, I am thankful for Ian McCollum. Because over the past 10 years or so, I have easily learned more from him, than any other single human being in my life. Without question. Ian's videos are sort of my daily meditation time, and being a "Forgotten Weaponeer" Patron supporter, has brought me vastly more knowledge, than I have paid - or ever could pay for. This sort of knowledge is just... invaluable. You could get a Masters Degree in Firearms by watching all of Ian's videos. Thank you Mr. McCollum. ~Abe
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  411. If you are reading this, you are a fan of Forgotten Weapons and Ian. You are a cool and awesome person! There is only one of you on this earth. Only 1 of you. Have a great day awesome person!
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  412. One of my favorite HMGs, currently doing an article on the NSV with its lateral locking bolt. Both are fun guns to shoot.
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  413. This looks to be a great subject, Ian. I hope it goes as well for Headstamp as the previous books. I have the Chassepot to Famas and Chinese Warlords books, and this new one is tempting.
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  414. Ian, this may be my favorite episode of Forgotten Weapons. Youy've done amazing work with many guns, but I can't think of any other firearm which is both forgotten and so central to an ongoing story in firearm design. I'm not sure that anyone else has the connections and interest to bring this information to the world, and I'm grateful that you've chosen to do so. Thanks!
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  415. Ian, As a 01 FFL, I want to commend you on this excellent exposition of the importation regulations and process. Thank you. DG
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  416. Miles had to be dragged away from an Egyptian-marked SKS to film this so you know he's legit!
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  417. This channel has become part of my morning routine and I am 100% ok with that.
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  418. I have a KP-9 on the way. Godspeed, KE Arms.
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  419. Вітання з України! Ми дивимося Ваші відео.
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  420. for the vertical "sight" you have 45 degrees setting and 74 degrees. you take the number on the barrel and multiple it by 20. (it goes to 16 when you push it down to the max) if 74 setting is use you just multiplie by 10. same with the direct sight you multiple by 10.
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  421. Really liking the short-form Q&A a lot better! Feels like something that I can enjoy in little chunks.
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  422. Awesome interview, looking forward for what’s to come. Thought I’d leave a thanks, seeing as I’ve been watching you for a few years as I’ve grown from an adolescent into a young man, kindling a burning interest in all things mechanical. I’ve set myself up with a workshop with a lathe, welder & the lot so I can tinker around building mechanisms and such (no firearms unfortunately as I live in Australia and quite enjoy life as a free man). Warm thanks for all the content you’ve put out on behalf of me and the many others who likely share my experiences.
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  423. The four sphinx have different heads and it looks like the 4 evangelists : Matthew is represented by a man or a winged man, but Mark by a lion, Luke by a bull and John by an eagle. I'm not a hundred percent sure, but there's a human head, a lion head, an eagle head and the last one seems to have horns which makes me thinks it's supposed to be a bull's head. It wouldn't be surprising since France (except for when it's a republic) has had a really strong connection to the Catholic Church
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  424. Thank you Ian. Poland side of WW2 is criminaly underrated in west, be it stories, movies, or (especialy) games. Now at lest our firearm design will have a little bit of a spotlight :)
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  425. Folks, we need to make this the #1 of all time Kickstarter listing.
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  426. yeah, see? this is exactly me.... NOT wanting to do that. 20 year smoker, smoking roughly 100g of tobacco a week (about 2 packs a day), i can jog ok enough, albeit slowly, but just those matches would have me heaving, let alone running half a marathon in full gear everyday for two days straight. ian is not only a compendium of knowledge even the industry pros respect, he's a goddamn machine for shooting so cleanly after that much fatigue. also, eyeballing it, he's like in the top 25% of competitors. congratulations on a well deserved victory for finishing the brutality
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  427. I've bought a lot of stuff from them thanks to Ian's shilling, and I love it. I feel like King Fudd when I go to the rural areas in my Sarma hunting jacket
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  428. As a Finnish person it's always been so wonderful to see you so deeply connected to us in a way or another and this just deepens the connection. Just, makes a smile on my face. ^^
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  429. I hope that people say this to you regularly but even though some of your stuff is kind of boring, I love guns and you have become my generational Guru on firearms and you've gotten to handle and use some of the coolest guns in the world. You're smart and now you're making money basically living my dream. Thank you so much for everything you do
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  430. Not exactly on topic, but I received my copy of “Pistols of the Warlords” and it is absolutely wonderful! Well worth the wait.
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  431. GWACS, Greedy War Against Creators and Shooters
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  432. Ran into Ian when I went into Bear Arms the day he filmed this! He was super nice, I'm excited to hear what they talk about in this.
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  433. Thank you Ian, a great video as always. I grew up hearing stories of Henderson Field, Alligator Creek, and Guadalcanal my whole life from my father. You see, my father was one of the first Marines to set foot on Guadalcanal in August of 1942. I can confirm that the information you presented matches my father's descriptions of what occurred there. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane.
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  434. I gotta say your shorts are working. Ill be doomscrolling and ill see a short about a gun and go "oh fuck i wanna watch that" and come watch the full video.
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  435. I will look forward to reading it. Writing prose has helped me deal with thoughts and emotions after fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Something not only about expressing oneself, but doing so in a carefully crafted and artistic way is satisfying. Usually it takes more time to write down than to come up with but then hours tweaking a word or swapping lines to convey the story you want.
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  436. As a former member of the Croatian military I haven't seen the bayonet issued to my unit or any senior soldiers in it that has been deployed to peacekeeping missions :D The D2 version is a standard infantry rifle that most soldiers get and the short K2 versions are intended for vehicle crews since its smaller (go figure) All in all the gun is great I had the one with the integrated 1.5x red dot and thankfully without the mag coupling nubs like the G36 has since those tore up the pouches or even broke at times (and that was a 2 page reasoning and explanation papers why it broke which was a pain in the ass)
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  437. My inbox lit up so it turns out my "anti-Boomer" rant went public. Just to clarify: this symposium blended traditional museums and new-media gun historians. I am still, ultimately, more of an objective truth person but I understand the new generations' distrust of hierarchical knowledge. I took the opportunity to represent their views as I understood them; which I believe was being revealed in Logan's data. Some of my best friends are Boomers. Particularly to the graph at 29:00 - I would very much like to see the author's slice grow. The researchers are currently under supported for their efforts. If you love the gun, buy the book!
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  438. This is what every SAS member sees in their nightmares. For me, it's right up there with the nightmare about a world without zinc.
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  439. As a german Facharbeiter(trained worker) i must speak about a small mistake, unclear description Ian has made. The word Meister can mean a ,Champion' or a very talented craftsman, artist etc.. But in this case a Meister means a ,master craftsman' , a title which goes back to middle ages. Formerly a boy who wants to become a craftsman started his training at an age of 14 (my father was some weeks younger than 14 when he started in 1952) as a , Lehrling (today Auszubildender), today with 17 or 18 (the school system changed), after a training time of usually 3 to 3,5 years you are in Industry a Facharbeiter, in old style (non industrial) craftmanship/ Handwerk you are a Geselle, also a title which goes back to middle age. When you worked some years as a Facharbeiter or Geselle you can do a difficult and expensive training and you have to produce a Meisterstück/ mastrepiece. When everything is well a Facharbeiter becomes an Industriemeister, a Geselle becomes a Handwerksmeister. Whats the difference? A Handwerksmeister can open his own Werkstatt/ shop(??), hire some Gesellen, train new Lehrlinge as it has been for centuries, while an Industriemeister is ,only' the leader of a team of workers or a production room etc. in an industral factory, whatever products the factory produces. A Waffenmeister doesn't work in a armsfactory, thats an an armorer who has to repair and inspect the arms of soldiers, policemen etc. or this word is very rare used for a Fechtmeister/ maitre d'armes.
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  440. Mags are made by Metal Form with H&R marked base plates.
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  441. Ian this was, for me, probably the best and most informative video you have done. Like you, I had never hunted in my life (I’m 69), until last year I was invited to a veteran hunt (also in Abilene, btw) with Operation Pay It Forward. I took a Black Buck and also learned how to field dress it. I wish I could have had the opportunity to butcher and cook, but that’s another experience later! Thanks for posting!
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  442. Happy 2020 to you. Hope all goes well. Great channel. I subscribed 8 years ago and the first video I saw was the Farquhar Hill video. Good luck.
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  443. For anyone on the fence about anything from KE, go ahead and give it a try. I've built three rifles from their stuff and besides it all being excellent, their customer service is hands down the very best I've ever experienced in any industry. This company, far more than any other I've seen, is truly committed to serving the best interests of their customers and the gun community as a whole. Please, please support them. We'll all be worse off if this suit drives them under.
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  444. Everyone laughing about Somalia hasn't grasped how easy it is for promise and potential to be betrayed.
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  445. I love that I knew a bit about Taku already due to owning the Pistols of the Warlords book. It is very different to the Chaspot to FAMAS book, but I really do love it. It's such an interesting look at firearm production (moreso than development) in China and is a microcosm of the industrial sector of the period between revolution and up to the Maoist era. I suggest anyone interested check the book out. It's very neiche so I don't know if it is for everyone, but it's honestly fascinating. It's hard to explain... It is a very unique experience for sure.
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  446. It was nice meeting you when you were in Norway. It was a fun day, even if it rained a bit.
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  447. Each of Ian's generations defines a shift/difference in some fundamental characteristic in comparison to other generations. Between Gens 1 & 2, it's manufacturing. Between Gens 3 and 1 & 2, it's operational characteristics. That's probably the best way to see it. I think if you're going to get a Gen 4, the main difference will be the use of caseless ammunition or some other advanced ammunition that isn't your standard brass, powder, lead round no matter the caliber. Or it might be some way to handle the gun in a way that is radically different from current firearms; i.e. mounting it on a forearm or shoulder.
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  448. This really brought me back to British Ration Week in a strange way. We actually used that series in one of my foods classes in high school as a teaching aid.
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  449. I am an electromechanical engineer, if in my student days they had told me that heat treatment is like aging and wood to whiskey, I would have understood it much faster hahahaha. Greetings from Argentine Patagonia.
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  450. My grandpa was in the 2nd Para-marine battalion. They weren’t at Guadalcanal, but deployed to Bougainville. He carried a Garand there, and also at Iwo Jima after the unit was dissolved and he was reassigned to the 5th.
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  451. Been watching the programs you host on Amazon Prime. You make it amazingly easy to suggest your channel to my friends who are into history! I appreciate your attention to detail!
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  452. Dear Mr. McCollum, you've become a curse to me. We've founded a modest gun collection with my father. And by the time I was feeling I'm sattisfied, you instilled a desire to get a collection of french guns into me. So, my Berthier 1892 Musketoon is on the way, I'm in the process of choosing a Gras and activelly looking for a Lebel. And it doesn't end there. God bless my wife who (mostly) silently tolerates it.
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  453. Tsingtao Ironworks probably refers to Zhang Zuolin's (Fengtian clique) Naval Tsingtao Ironworks. I spotted two "Tsingtao Ironworks" from records. I'm not 100% sure if they were referring to the same factory because the Naval Tsingtao ironworks alledgely situated on Heze 4th Road (I can't comfirm) while Tsingtao ironworks was located on Shicun Road (comfirmed). Two sites are close. Anyway, Tsingtao Ironworks on Shicun Road was founded by the government in 1926 to produce machine guns which refers to an improved Bergman SMG. It won't surprise me the factory made pistols.
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  454. For a good while I was SURE you were messing with us. Any reference to Elbonia was centered around Dilbert. Took a little bit to actually find real information on the country. Right now I'm REALLY confused, just actually read the information and It's clearly fake..I think? I honestly feel like I'm having a stroke here. I'm not an idiot, maybe being up for 46 hours has started to effect me haha EDIT: Ok It must be the sleep. I now understand the joke. I feel SUPER dumb and now kinda hate Dilbert, but maybe I'll laugh about it when I've finally slept.
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  455. There are two big problems with Rumble from the general creator perspective. 1. It is mostly associated with politics 2. They didn't actually have a moderation plan in place before the mass onboarding. Even now it's a reactionary moderation plan. Utreon has a plan for how to handle moderation as it grows, using a sort of reporting/appeal process that requires both a timestamp and the specific rule broken. Also the CEO himself has been directly responsive to the creators onboarding. As far as guns go, he's shown up personally to some events and has invited the industry to advertise on the platform.
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  456. My Penguin Brutality T-Shirt arrived an hour ago I love the design, and it's really comfortable too Looking forward to whatever you do next, and thanks for the videos Ian!
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  457. In the meantime I brought a copy of your dads book to read
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  458. ordered a pair recently, theyre a great company and have a great product
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  459. I'm a poor University student, but I'm very likely to get a scholarship stipend, and the first thing I'll do is buying your book. Can't wait for Max Popenker's book either!
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  460. Ian, I'm Canadian and my glorious leader won't allow me to have one of those because I might contribute to street crime BUT I will enter anyway and if I win I'll gift it to you. You really look like you'd like to have that rifle.😉
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  461. I have the solution Ian, you Carl and Brownells, sell them the WWSD 2020.
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  462. Thank you for this video. My dad always told me my grandfather fought the Japanese during WW2, then during the warlord era of China and into the Chinese civil war, and the Chinese type 17 was his side arm he kept with him at all times.
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  463. Ya know... I've been watching since the early days, the intro music, when it looked like things were filmed in 480p - and never really commented much. But I'm compelled to say, a funny as it sounds, that i'm real proud of what you've achieved on youtube and beyond. You were the little guy I could see parts of myself in back then and always hoped you'd do well. And now you're building a fantastic collection, authoring and publishing books, and get to own genuinely beautiful rifles like the Fix. Good on ya dude - keep on educating about and dorking out on firearms, and focussing on the factual over than the political. It's taken you far, and long may that trajectory continue. Thanks for all the interesting vids!
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  464. Definitely picking up a copy 🇭🇺
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  465. Having met Ian a few dozen times, he strikes me exactly as he is in video. So long as your expectations are reasonable, I think you will find him friendly and generous with his knowledge, time, and even gear.
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  466. I actually wanna buy a pair of boots from Varusteleka. With this, I think I’m gonna have to add another item in my cart. Wonderful collab!
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  467. I’ve known and been checking headspace on various rifle platforms for years now, that being said this was extremely informative and easy to understand for those who didn’t know or understand it.
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  468. As a French citizen , you should know that access to these prototypes is extremely rare (I only knew one ..). Very impressive !!! Thank you again Ian for your passionate and fascinating work . From France : bravo et merci ...
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  469. SAKO lost the RK deal due to defense cuts. Finland bought 100k AK clones from china and other 100k real AKs from DDR. They had to make SAKO profitable by cutting their portfolio. They chose primarily hunting and target shooting products. Tikka tactical series and TRGs came later. The SAKO 100 documentary explains the whole story quite well
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  470. Ian, if you have enough money from your Kickstarter left over once all the book expenses are accounted for, you should do French Rifle shoot with as many of the guns your books covers as is possible
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  471. Once payday hits, I’m going to buy this as my Christmas present to myself.
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  472. Amazing. I told Laszlo to contact you in Dec 2022, really happy to see this come to fruition.
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  473. I got my chassepot to famas book right before this started so I got something to read lol
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  474. Finally!! Been watching you since the machine gun intro many years ago. This museum is what ignited my interest for firearms.
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  475. Great stuff ,I m going to take this opportunity to say THANKS IAN. You were the conduit for me to become aware of the channel "The great war " I had seen some of their series before. A few weeks ago as the current emergency was starting to hit home. I was watching and you recommend the show. So in six days I did the whole thing. If it's ok with you I'm going to order me. A Forgotten weapons University Diploma..for a Bachelor's degree in World War 1 Arms/History
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  476. Over $600k raised on the Kickstarter! Incredible
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  477. Always great to see more exposure for historical hand weapons - thanks Ian!
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  478. 23:08 this is why we see AK-12 without optics or any other attachments in Ukraine...
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  479. Ian, your description of this book was enough for me to purchase it. I'm very curious to hear an unknown fellow servicemember's views and recounts of a conflict I was involved in. I was in Helmand during my 2nd of 3 deployments to Afghanistan as an EOD tech from 2009 to 2013. Thanks for recommending it. I'm looking forward to reading it in its entirety.
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  480. i'm icelandic and he had me until the icelandic guy started saying he was a total idiot 😂 such good april fools day joke!
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  481. As an Egyptian who subscribed to the channel lately i really appreciate this video.
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  482. Saw Ian couple of weeks ago, or was it a week ago, thursday I think it was :D at Varusteleka. Had a beer with friends, but still didn't have balls to come and have a chat. Anyways, hope you liked it!
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  483. I'm binge-ing all your Hyde Carbine and M2 / M3 content. This makes me really sad that Marlin or Brownells hasn't done a run of repro M2s.
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  484. You love this gun so much you couldn't just have one video about it..
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  485. I'm already a patreon, And if I am entirely honest, I subscribed entirely out of a desire to support your content, I haven't actually signed into my patreon for at least several months, I also don't care to, While I do find the interactive part intersting finding an on topic question for the Questions and answers videos that isn't absurdly long has been challenging, I have a curiosity on the subject of electronically controlled firearms, But asking without effectively typing a patent application would be difficult.
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  486. Just backed the book. We’re at $714,000 and we have 28 more days to go. This is gonna be so frickin’ sweet.
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  487. I bought NV for matches like this. Fantastic to hear your putting this on again Ian!
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  488. The quality of those pictures is staggering.
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  489. As a machine designer this channel is like a seminar! Great stuff and thanks
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  490. Most people don't understand what being well known in the public is like. I've worked in a national radio network for over 35 years and truly understand how unthinking "fans" can be. Do people really think someone with a million subscribers can hold each of their hands? BTW, can't wait to get you book.
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  491. Awesome! I wanted a book to be able to show my support but was too poor in college when the first run ended! Glad you decided to do a second run!
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  492. I prefer watching this than any IPSC, chris costa, instructor zero whatever stuff.
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  493. That CZ shirt really sells it. Lol.
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  494. Just joined - Ian you're right - we all need to give ourselves more freedom. It will be good for everyone :) google/youtube has changed some time ago into a money machine for investors, and the rules are created by some populist amoeba. Take care and keep doing a great job :)
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  495. I decided to upgrade my order and added "Arming the Dragon" book and decided to also get my purple cover signed by gun jesus. Along with the leather book mark and patch
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  496. Ian: Talks about 1795 like it's ancient history. Me: (living in town founded by Vikings) Laughs in British. 😁
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  497. I’m from Ukraine. Want to say big thank you. Watching your channel more than 4 years, and glad that you support my country. Will be very cool if you come to visit us after war end. Best regards)
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  498. Time to support on patreon
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  499. Ian - great review! I managed to get one of the few Mandas to get into the US when Sarco brought in a small batch; although without the scope and mount, just the milled-in Picitinny rail. If you're ever in Northern Virginia, you're welcome to fire my Manda at a relatively nearby 500 yard range.
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  500. Can’t wait to get the book and comb through all the details, seems like a lot of time and effort went into this. Köszönöm szépen Nic és László!
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  501. Outstanding work, man. Well done and well deserved. :-)
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  502. I met him for the first time at the Les Invalides museum in Paris. It was a memorable experience. Thanks Ian.
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  503. Hey Ian, you're such a good presenter and your content provides so much useful and interesting informations. Great work!
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  504. Looking forward to Forgotten Weapons 2020. The WW1 tour was definitely the high point of 2019 for me, would love to see another Ian guided tour in 2021. Cheers and best wishes in 2020
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  505. I congratulate the USA on Independence Day from Russia!
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  506. Outstanding support from your viewers. Could you have believed this possible five years ago? Love your channel Boss 🤘 ☺️
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  507. It's great to see the book doing great. I bought the Purple edition and Chassepot to Famas, I hope many others do so again You deserve every dollar, your work is amazing
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  508. The funding just edged over $273,000 All I did was pre-order a book, but it feels like being a part of something special
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  509. the LA on the second stock is barely visible (I can only see the A), and in the end, a R is visible, so it reads: LA VERITE GAGNERA ==> Truth will win
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  510. The good old days of empire, suitcase packed, check, passport and pistol check..Catching the steamer to Oran.
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  511. I fancied it. I got that sweet shipping notification for my book!
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  512. Welcome to Finland again Ian! We have proper winter this year!
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  513. Finally! Information on a weapon that is iconic in South Africa due to it's popularity amongst the boers in the mid to late 1800's. It has been virtually impossible to find an in-depth look at it until now. Thank you Gun Jesus!
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  514. As a Fr3, I can say that the pronunciation of French words by Ian is almost as good as a French person. I have this idea that it is lab visit during the day and French lessons at night... Thanks for the videos!
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  515. I'm going to ignore all of the anti-cop posts and simply offer some insight. I was certified as a chemical agent instructor in the 90's. It was driven home that flight-rite and other launched chemical agents, other than less lethal rounds, were not to be fired at people due to their potential for injury. There are several other rounds that are also available. Also, the term "gas" is incorrect, despite it being written on the gun. The correct term is chemical agent, as the agents are particulate matter suspended usually in smoke, or sometimes in a mist form, but are not actually gases.
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  516. Some curious: In the 50s two provinces of Argentina changed their names. Chaco Province became "Provincia Presidente Perón" and La Pampa Province became "Provincia Eva Perón". The BMs of the police of this provinces have the respectives Marks. After the revolution of 1955 That provinces return to their original names and the marks of Pistols were erased. So few Pistols survived this erased procedure and actualy are very scarce. Another curiosity: the personal pistol of Engineer Carlos Ballester Molina is a model "Campeón" (Champion), the only Campeón in 45 ACP with 7 inch barrel, with fins, and the engraved leyend: " No me gustan los importadores" (I don´t like importers). Unas curiosidades: en los 50s 2 provincias argentinas cambiaron sus nombres, Chaco pasó a llamarse Provincia Presidente Perón y La Pampa Provincia Eva Perón. Las BMs de las respectivas policías fueron marcadas así. Después de la revolución de 1955 las provicias volvieron a sus nombres originales y se borraron las inscripciones, muy pocas BMs sobrevivieron a esa borrado y por lo tanto son escasas. Otra curiosidad. La pistola personal del Ingeniero Carlos Ballester Molina era una modelo Campeón (la única campeón calibre 45 ACP que existe según entiendo) con cañon de 7 pulgadas y aleteado, con la inscripción "No me gustan los importadores"
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  517. Good news i got an email stating my books are on their way, thanks Ian better late than never ;) PS: one of your books is going to Renaud Kerbrat the famous french firearm designer
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  518. Turkish officer here. In early 2000's when clearing out a PKK (kurdish insurgents) stash in Siirt province in a cave after which inhabitants killed or routed, 4 of these Mausers appeared, 3 from a box and one from the body of a higher ranking terrorist. Two of them had the same Abdulhamid II tugras and the other two were original mauser oberndorf. We filed the captured guns as two former ottoman and two imperial german specimens, all were chambered in 7.63x25mm and none had wooden holsters. Also noticed that the kurds were using soviet Tokarev TT ammuniton with it. Standard procedure with the captured material in Turkish Gendarmerie is to identify the gun > check if their serial numbers are in the system > Place them in a box with a copy of the report > send to Ankara MKE for revealuation / Rechambering / Redistribution. Some captured East German Mpi47/AK's for example can be issued in western provinces thus. If the gun seems in a workable state it is either redistributed or sold to the interior for a price. Usually discounted to the law enforcement. Ashamed to say that the guns or the confiscation report have never reached Ankara back then. It didn't even reach half way. On the way I heard that some higher ranking officials fucking plundered it. Because everyone knows they are rare, has a ww1/gallipoli connection and in the second hand market they are easily sold five figures. Such is the value of C96 in Turkish sentiment. And oh these are almost always called "Boxed Mauser" / Kasali Mauser in Turkish. Thanks for the video!
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  519. KEep your chin up Ian, I believe in you and KE Arms.
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  520. Your Finnish Brutality videos gave me the drive to train for Finnish Brutality myself
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  521. Just a side note .......I ordered Ian's book on WW2 U.S. weapons on November 27th and it arrived at my door on December 2nd.......WHY DID IT TAKE SOOOOO LONG? Oh yeah, it's an outstanding read! I'm already looking forward to his next book.....Japanese? German?
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  522. Actually Ian the half-life of radium is 1600 years so it's lost little to no radioactivity. What has happened is the phosphor that is excited by the radium and does the actual glowing has been bombarded to the point it no longer fluoresces. As a rule radio isotopes themselves do not glow, they are mixed with a phosphor that when bombarded with particles by the isotope is excited and glows in the same way a fluorescent tube works.
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  523. THANK YOU IAN FOR A WONDERFUL SERIES! I've been a Patreon of Forgotten Weapons since the days of the musical intro - so 2013-ish, and I have to say - this series on the Enfield, has been my absolute favorite! Pure "Squeeee" in each video of this series. A No. 4 MK1 was my first rifle I bought as an adult, and I just love them.
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  524. Hello Ian, We possess two unconverted examples: :Gendarmerie à cheval (Chatellerault manufactured) issued to the 1st Hussars and a Gendarmerie à pied (St. Etienne manufactured) with its socket bayonet. Both dated 1870. Furthermore, have been range evaluated on YouTube with and without bayonet fixed. Regards. G and L A-R-West
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  525. I will personally attest to their wool tshirts. Also if you get a size down and you have an average build you'll look ripped.
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  526. I've been futzing around with the AR70/90 that I had built, and I think the spring clip on the front pin actually goes between the upper receiver shell extension and the right hand trunnion ear. If you move it over there it acts as a captive spring for the pin. There is a little channel stamped into the shell extension, and I think that is for the spring.
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  527. Just ordered my copy of the collector’s edition. More than happy to support Mr. Ferguson, one of my favorite firearms people on YouTube
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  528. My department (Mass State Police) used the M60 semi auto carbine for many years, until the 1970s. They also used the Thompson and the M1 carbine.
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  529. "What would entice you to-" You asking Done
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  530. 3:00 Ian: for the first 2 divisions that are being sent over- My brain: OVER THERE!... OVER THERE!.. SEND THE WORD, SEND THE WORD, OVER THERE!
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  531. I had a friend come to me with one of these made pre-war and the fit and finish was fantastic. Despite the weird looks it fit my hand well. The 'exposed sear feature' is something I'd only read about and it was cool to finally get to see it and demonstrate it in person. It's a much better pistol than the type 14 though that round is pretty wimpy.
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  532. Thank you Ian for your efforts to entertain and educate us every day because of you I can say that I'm smarter every day hehe and I am! Stay safe stay healthy so we will be able to enjoy your content for years to come. Greetings from sLOVEnia east europe we LOVE you gun Jesus!!!!!!
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  533. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/licensed-troubleshooter?ref=3kto24 Licensed Troubleshooter: The Guns of James Bond is live on Kickstarter now - check it out for lots of super cool exclusive options!
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  534. This drops just as I have to go to work. Sigh! Love the patch, as a Brit with an SLR (not UK based) I will be making a purchase!
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  535. Buying real estate in France is very very different and having a lady like this is essential. Not least of which for the reason that construction and the way buildings have aged are radically different from the US.
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  536. Merry Christmas Ian! Congrats on 2k! Your channel and work in general has given me joy in a world that gives me very little. In a community that can often be crude and vitriolic, you are a calm voice of reason and sophistication. I look forward to many more years of your work (and Karl too!), and i’m glad we got to live on this planet at the same time! Cheers to you brother!
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  537. I remember the Chinese Mystery Pistol video that Ian did a number of years ago, that was my first introduction to the channel and I've been watching religiously since. Definitely going to support this new project!
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  538. If you can get a pinky finger down onto the mag to stop it bouncing the jams go away. They were all like that to some extent
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  539. The Bernardelli was not Transferable. This is the same one that sold at RIA (or Julia, I can't remember) a couple years ago as a dealer sample. I actually called Morphy to have them check on it and they amended the description to remove its "Transferrable" status.
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  540. This is really cool - first hard evidence I've ever seen for swapping of cylinders. Obviously still not a quick reload and not for the middle of a firefight, but shows at least one user group did this.
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  541. Hi Ian, as always another great video! I am currently saving up some money so I can sunscribe to your Patreon (the 20$ tier one) since I think that you're one of the best content creators on Youtube and certainly one of my top 3 Youtubers of all time. Keep up the great work!
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  542. Been a subscriber and patreon for years now and your continuing growth and development are of great joy to me . Congratulations boss, your ludicrous work ethic and knowledge should be rewarded !
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  543. Thank god you plastic wrap those books. It was raining cats and dogs last night. US Post Office left the package in front of my garage last night, instead of our covered front porch, like our usual driver does. Just plain laziness on their port
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  544. My great-great-grandfather went over for that convention, from what he wrote his wife he seemed heavy-hearted with being back in France and walking the battlefields. He and his cousin(from Yugoslavia) had arranged to meet in Paris during the convention with the intention of bringing his cousin to the U.S. it must have worked as his cousin became a U.S. citizen in 1928.
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  545. Similarly to your experience with the Chautchat here. The 'Home Guard Pocket Manual' specifies that the BAR 'The rifle is capable of a high rate of accurate fire when used as a single shot weapon. Owing to the difficulty in holding the weapon when firing bursts these should only be used in an emergency'. Later on in the war the use of bursts was banned even in emergencies.
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  546. Anybody else get the "You still with me?" reference to the end shootout in Way of the Gun? Ian, can that one be next, please?
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  547. Long time bilingual resident of Japan here. Cheers to Ian, headstamp, and the author for producing a book on a topic I had never thought of or heard of. Definitely buying this one.
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  548. I know that this isn't the usual content for the channel, so probably has lower views overall, but I just wanted to express my appreciation for these looks at pre- and non-firearms weapons and history videos. Hope to see more of these in the future.
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  549. The Hanyang rifle video got me convinced to add Arming the Dragon. Now I'm really convinced I made the right choice!
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  550. I'm signed up! God, I hope it doesn't rain again lol. The first night this year was miserable.
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  551. In china, it got a nick name as Changfeng laundry machine, 长风牌滚筒洗衣机,
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  552. Hey Ian, long time watcher first time commenter i just wanted to say thank you for being an inspiration to me (as well as many other guntuber’s) and inspiring me to get in gunsmithing. I hope you have and Ziga have an amazing Father’s Day
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  553. I'm already registered for this match, and I'm really excited. In light fighter though because I don't have NV gear. Also really excited to see the match related content for this event too.
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  554.  @JanoTuotanto  It's been so long that I forgot all about taikaviitta/magic poncho, but now it comes back. FDF Fighter's Handbook stated that when you see a nuke flash you have put on magic poncho and jump into a ditch, and the fallout can be wiped off with spruce twigs.
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  555. Just joined Utreon and immediately followed you. Your content is amazing and I love the gun history and showcasing you do
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  556. Pledged for a signed regular edition + Arming The Dragon and bookmark, excited to see how many more stretch goals will be unlocked!
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  557.  @ForgottenWeapons  the guys at Austria Arms have one and also a big collection of other rare and interesting firearms - so next time you're in the neighbourhood :)
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  558. I backed it 30 minutes before this video came out! Excited for another excellent book, Ian!
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  559. I'm liking the new European distributors both for much better postal costs and I've had mine for a week now. Superb as always and even my partner who has zero interest in the subject had a flick through and was impressed by the overall quality and photography. So much so that I didn't get any grief for spending north of £100 on a book!👍👍👍
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  560. WWSD2020
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  561. Hello Ian, watching your balanced and interesting commentary on this modern weapon, and looking across to my YouTube feed to see your History on the Capture of Fort Douaumont reinforces just how much you have become the authoritative commentator on a wide range of topics. Thank you for your continuing good work.
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  562. I was issued an AIM-1 attached to a carry handle sans rear sight as a 240 gunner in 2002 timeframe (25th ID, Hawaii). Don't know if it was the emitter or if it was higher wattage than PEQs but that thing had a monster output. Edit: also we would use the barrel clamp mount out of the BII for PAQ-4s to attach IR lasers to the barrel of the M14 SDMRs. Pretty solid lock up if you torqued it down uniformly. It was a wild time making stuff up with equipment ranging in age from before Vietnam to 'this was tested by DARPA two weeks ago, here, use it'.
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  563. It was a lot of fun shooting in your squad! I wish your gear worked better for you, but such is Brutality!
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  564. Love the comradery and sportsmanship you see in these. Looking forward to day 2!
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  565. Got the book Yesterday in Denmark. Absolutely a wonderful treat for the eyes and mind. Very much looking forward to the whole series.
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  566. Took me 7s to get Finnish Brutality tickets... But I did practice and had all my info on autofill 😂
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  567. Just got mine delivered!!
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  568. The impact these Headstamp books are going to have on the collectors market is going to be very interesting. I wasn't super interested in the French firearms, but after reading through Ian's book twice now I've been inspired to try and get my hands on a MAS-36. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's been inspired like this.
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  569. Very interesting to learn more about my great grandfather.
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  570. finally found a usecase for those finned projectiles we saw at shotshow that Carl lambasted
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  571. Excellent video, Ian - it's nice to see someone explain the functioning of this pistol so clearly. As for this new version of the AutoMag, I have one of the first 77 models (called the Founders Edition) and I'm delighted with it - so much more reliable than the original models (one of which I also own) and the staff at Automag in South Carolina are very responsive.
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  572. The mailman just delivered your book. This turned out amazing!
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  573. Hey Ian! Congratulations! When you first announced this book, I said I couldn't get it. Well, now I did. I had to ask my father for help because I'm not working at the moment, but he's a big history buff so I knew he couldn't resist. I already own Chassepot to Famas and the purple edition of Pistols of the Warlords, and I'm glad to say Clockwork Basilisk and Who invented the Wheelgun will look great next to them. Sadly, I really can't afford Swords and Tobacco of the Emperor. I would really, really enjoy buying those, but it's really impossible for me to do at this time. Perhaps later on, if you do a reprint when I have some money to spend, I'll get those two (and Thorneycroft!) Congratulations again!
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  574. Just bought a drop in trigger, I wish the company the best of luck. Thank you for bringing their plight to my attention, Ian.
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  575. Hey congratulations for the success of the project! I hope you guys don’t pour too much into this one book. I’m a longtime subscriber and I hope this isn’t the last publishing project we see from forgotten weapons. Excited for my signed copy!
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  576. I love how people always say that gun need folding stock, when its really good only for storage in tight spaces like APC or when you have 10000 of rifles in storage. In real life no one really use folding stock, people just hang it as it is on the wall or put it in closet. They fold/unfold it only when they show off or when they carry it from home/range to car, but they have space for whole gun in their car, its not like they drive mini cooper...
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  577. First morning I have the privilege to watch my favorite channel as I also loving flip through my copy of CHASSEPOT to FAMAS. Fast delivery I must say... my tiny library has never looked so fancy. Thanks Ian ..ps my wife asked , between you and your wife who has the greater hair regime?....
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  578. Just wanted to shamelessly plug the Forgotten Weapons Jaakaripuukko 140 from Varusteleka. Mine arrived recently and it's a dandy of a knife.
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  579. Just a pronunciation note which you've probably heard before, but none the less, the OY at the end of Finnish company names is not a word, but an initialism meaning Osakeyhtiö or Joint-stock company, so you'd pronounce the individual letters rather than say it as a word.
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  580. I get my salary next week and as a humgarian gunsmith I'm obligated to get this book
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  581. I'm in. Backer #11. 11 is my lucky number too.
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  582. You can enjoy this and other sounds Ian makes if you follow this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IR7xZ0F-fAl5MA1GnCZv3fw1S3K39pnZkSvTMEEkr0Y/edit?usp=sharing Feel free to add any new sounds :)
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  583. I hope you liked the bar as well! I had my hand in the design and building of that (or at least the stuff that was carried over from the first Sotima)! 😉
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  584. The Spruce must flow!
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  585. Something genuinely interesting in these grey and depressing times.. well done.. your doing the community.. and historic record a service...
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  586. Thank you, Ian for your help! Not only are you a top professional who is very pleasant to listen to but your heart is in the right place. Ukrainians are grateful, Sir. 🤝
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  587. Wow... it was only when you said "...if you are still here, boy, you are quite a dedicated viewer..." that realised I had been watching for 32 minutes. As a post apartheid immigrant to South Africa I found this bit of history so fascinating. It is a pity that the South African small arms industry which was so innovative in its hey day, albeit for all the wrong reasons, has withered away to a shadow of its former self.
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  588. You've sure come a long way on your mission to record and preserve firearms. What you've accomplished is truly amazing and outstanding. I'm sure there was a time when you had to beg, borrow and bribe to get access to different weapons. Now it seams like every museum big or small is sending you invitations to look over their collections. You've made yourself a name in firearms history that will be spoken of many years after you leave this world for whatever awaits us. Perhaps a firearms heaven where John Moses Browning sits at a round table with both Hiram Maxims, Kalishnicov, Stoner, Ingram, Colt and Smith and Wesson just to name a few. What a wonderful place that would be.
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  589. Well, I can tell you that 300 sets of 'new old stock' 1st Pattern handguards were imported into the USA back in 2019. How do I know? I sold them to the importer😁
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  590. Honestly , I had , pre Ian , little or no interest in French Weapons , you have kinda changed all that ! Your work is much respected !
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  591. Great video Ian! Shouts out to Žiga for wearing the shirt :) I love my X-16!!!
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  592. i seriously just created a Floatplane account just because you mentioned it and i refuse to use patreon due to their extreme anti-free speech stance. now i can finally give you guys some of my money. lol
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  593. Patreon totally worth it. Lots of extra content, I'm happy with it for years.
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  594. Just preordered a signed copy! 🎉😊
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  595. For the first time I have the means to jump on immediately to a preorder for these books.
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  596. Derek is truly the drengr with a pile of sisu attitude! He has my greatest respect. Thanks Ian for this great video.
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  597. ...My dumbass actually took to wikipedia to search up this 'weapon'. You got me good Ian.
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  598. I chose the 00 Agent Bundle before the video was finished. 🤪 Never been dissatisfied with Headstamp. But..... Mr. Ian McCollum You must consider selling heavy duty book shelf in the next Kickstarter campaign. The book collection i got is getting very HEAVY. My current book shelf is making noises it has never made before. 🥵
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  599. I'm so proud of helping make this video possible, real "look mom I'm on TV" moment would quite love similar videos on other gear, have always been fascinated by how a weapon is actually used in practice
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  600. Thank you for the informative answers. I would add to the last question about anti aircraft weapons. The number of down planes went way up with the widespread use of proximity fuses. The number of kills went up. Both the Germans and the Japanese knew there was some technological advantage but were unable to reciprocate. In terms of technological advancements during the war. proximity fuses rate just behind early computers for code breaking and radar as having the biggest effect over the course of the war.
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  601. That is cool history about the 327th. My great uncle was in that (then glider) infantry regiment, landed with them in Normandy, and was wounded with them in Bastogne.
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  602. If you've never held one of the Headstamp books the hard covers are as nice as you'd hope.
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  603. Oh hey, i literally just got one of these for my channel. Ironic that you make a video on one lmao morning coffee and forgotten weapons time.
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  604. At first, I wasn't paying a lot of attention to your Kickstarter since I don't really have a specific passion for French rifles. But when it sunk into my thick head that I own two of the rifles that it presumably covers (MAS 36 and MAS 49/56)... Duh!! I just backed the project. You must be beside yourself over how successfully your book launch is going. Enjoy drinking with Dad, but don't forget to giggle maniacally!
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  605. I own a Suomi kp31/m31, kp44, beretta 38a, beretta 38/44, ppsh41, pps43, zk383, mp34, yugo 49/57, beretta pm12, and a number of other sub machineguns. All are post-86, so not nearly as cool as the original transferables shown here. The Suomi takes the edge on durability, the ability to accept drums or stick mags, compactness for storage, and being able to swap out barrels in the event of a squib or broken case is a huge plus. Further, the Suomi does have a “relief valve” in the receiver end cap that can be used to mitigate the rate of fire some, albeit marginal at best. My experience is that it will allow you to go from an indiscriminate vomiting stream of lead to a somewhat more discriminate firehose of lead…but never really gets below 900-1000 ROF. The m38a is, like all beretta smgs, an excellent firearm and incredibly well designed. They are a pleasure to shoot. The beretta has a big edge over the Suomi when it comes to magazine changes; the magwell of the Suomi, and the rather small slot/tab orientation that must occur to lock a mag or drum into the gun, with no magazine well funnel to guide you, makes magazine changes a slight bit cumbersome when compared to the beretta’s magwell. However, from a durability standpoint, the beretta fire control group is a bit more complex, and the more parts you have, the higher the likelihood of failure. Stuff breaks, and often at the worst time, and I’d hate to be in a firefight when the super-cool floating firing pin engagement system completely craps out, as I’ve had happen on my 38a before. The magazines for both guns are excellent, although the 50 round quad stack magazines are difficult to load under the best circumstances, (let alone in the field while being shot at) as are the drums. Ergo, while I love the beretta and it’s slow rate of fire, dual-trigger design, and overall excellent construction…the rate of fire and simplicity of the kp31, a 100-year old design that is still respected and copied, is what I would lean towards. The Finn’s proved it is a serious gun that can be used for any combat task, while the Italians never really got to test the limits of the 38a in long term combat. In terms of original collectibles, both are valid and should command very high prices with respect to their histories.
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  606. I ordered my book and I don't care when the milk goes in.
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  607. It's awesome to see something that you've worked so hard on, and for so long finally come together. Can't wait for the finished product to be shipped out. I've been excited about this since you announced the beginnings of it, and immediately placed an order for a copy when the Kickstarter campaign started.
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  608. Buy from their website. Companies make a much smaller profit when selling through a distributor.
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  609. Dear Ian, As a French Bloke I can't hide how much you please both my national pride and gun enthusiasm with this video. Thanks a lot for all your work for the gun community around the world. You do a great job and you have taught me a lot. Thanks again. You rock!
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  610. Ian, you did it again. You reviewed a book and I was compelled to buy it just like that. Your reviews are dangerous to my wallet. Thanks for the great suggestion. I’m enjoying the book immensely.
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  611. Glad to see the comments section isn't a complete mess yet. I work i cross community and cross border peace work and still can be a civil gun nerd :) There are many people who have a poor understanding of their history here on this island
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  612. NAFO expansion is non-negotiable
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  613. Hey Ian, I wanna say thank you, you made My day today! I was the guy digging through Serbian helmets at priority one surplus, and I definitely didn’t expect that. Thanks again, I wish id of had more time but that was still awesome!
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  614. Great vid, as always. Especially interesting to hear mention of Mukden, since I'm currently living in Shenyang. I've never heard of Bei'an (Gun City), but I'll definitely ask around and I'm sure I'll find it without much difficulty. Lots of history both ancient and more recent in this part of the world. Lots of love from an Irishman in China.
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  615. Hey. Love your channel. I have been watching for years now, since before I could even legally purchase a firearm. It has been fun and has helped me in other areas of firearms since then. My gun friends think I’m a genius thanks to you! Anyway, I pledged some money to your book. I can’t afford it to own because my college books come first, but I love your work so I thought it was the least I could do, what little it was lol. Keep up the great content.
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  616. I really enjoyed the pistol stage. Shooting it clean (almost, I had one -1, but no hostage hits) helps, but I think it was interesting either way.
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  617. I loved the music almost as much as the cover! Congrats on an incredible achievement in life, may the next one be less torturous!
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  618. Right when this Video was published I was in the process of assambling my own K98 (all inert parts, no fireing function and no real barrel) from original parts. I had trouble finding good reference material to decide which parts would fit and what to look for. Literally a day later this Video emerged and basically solved all my problems. Thanks, Ian. It was a real fun Project and you and your Videos are the main reason I could pull it off.
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  619. Ian, ever stop to think about the incredible amount of information you have floating around in your head? I realize you have just now come from a deep research session before planning and writing your presentation, but WOW anyhow! You are amazing. 😊 (Just sayin'...) Thank you. 😏
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  620. I'm writing a dissertation on the authenticity of World War One in video games and am including a section on the weapons used in Battlefield 1 and Verdun, and this is exactly the type of video I need right now with all the archives closed to the public. Thanks a bunch Ian, I'll be sure to use this and many of your other videos in my research. Keep up the good work!
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  621. Got my knive from the finish vendor not too long ago. The 140mm knive with forgotten weapons logo. Been using it as my edc super happy with it.
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  622. I have a manual from my time in the Navy for the M16 - M14 line throwing kit and this Winchester is in there too! Awesome to finally see a video of one!
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  623.  @ForgottenWeapons  and it's doing a great job.
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  624. Ordered mine in December and received it yesterday. Shot my first 50 rounds through it today. Mounted a Sig Romeo 5 with a Juliet 3 magnifier
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  625. If there's ever a new Jagged Alliance game set during the Cold War, I'd love Ian to be one of the characters for hire... d:
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  626. I still have my misspelled forgotten weapons shirt!
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  627. Got mine yesterday, very satisfied. Beautiful case, wonderful gold leaf everywhere. Love the cocktail list and the goodies that came with the book (bookmark, patch, etc.)
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  628. 9:05 "In this holy temple dedicated to st. cyrill, adolf opalka, josef gabčik, jan kubiš, josef valčik, josef bublik, jan hruby, jaroslav švarc, bishop gorazd, dr. petřek and other partisans who fell for our freedom, were executed on the 18th of june, 1942." I was born czech but hardly speak it nowadays, sorry everyone.
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  629. As a Manufacturing Engineer, with a background as a Machinist, I'm smacking my forehead, 🤦with the tolerances!
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  630. See you in September in France.
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  631. I got my shipping notification! I'm excited.
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  632. I purchsed Canfields book over a month ago when it was first released. As nearly all of his publications, it aggregates all significant information into a single source. For any new, or advanced collector, it's a must have for the library.
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  633. Ian big shout out for getting on Floatplane! Luke is awesome, and I'm really glad Linus basically just let him do whatever he wanted with that to bring us such an independent platform. Thank you for this heads up as well about Polaris. IDK if I'll ever need to travel with guns, but this is a great option to know about
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  634. The Soviet Union's innovations during WWII were fascinating, especially their emphasis on rugged, reliable designs like the Mosin-Nagant and PPSh-41. Ian McCollum and James Rupley teaming up guarantees a perfect mix of deep historical insight and stunning visuals.
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  635. Most excellent!
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  636. Proud to say I pre-ordered and got one of the first 50 rifles.
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  637. I love when good things happen to good people. I have never commented on any YouTube video before, but I just wanted to say that.
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  638. Me and a friend got in on both Chassepot to FAMAS and Thorneycroft to SA80 as well, and have kind of resigned ourselves to the fact that we're gonna have to make room on our shelves for a collection. And I'm not even a gun-guy! Seriously though, thought it was totally worth it last time, and the cover does NOT disappoint, even though I didn't realize the extent of the silliness until AFTER I put in the order for the kickstarter version. It'll be a while, but really looking forward to it!
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  639. Ian: The five pointed star indicates foreign made weapons accepted into French service, like on the heel of Ruby Pistols and Spanish revolvers from WW 1. I brought an Erfurt P 08 back from Nam in 69, with the French Star on the barrel extension.
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  640. I have a SR-1 and got so many problems. The ammo doesn't feed well and the muzzle break fell off one time because they didn't tighten it. Its a great gun to shoot (when the system works)
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  641. I started making Ian's Alton Brown eggnog recipe today. This will end drunkenly.
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  642. I bought the double collector's bundle, I can't wait to see them in person. Never had a single ounce of regret or doubt about supporting the book, looks fantastic.
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  643. Thanks!
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  644. I'll be recording a segment on my podcast, the 2nd is For Everyone podcast, today and recording a social media post today. We had Russell on the Gun and Gear Review Podcast as a guest last year. I will be purchasing some products too.
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  645. We should have a second YouTube for adults. The current YouTube can be for kids.
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  646. Received my copy, and WOW the photo quality is THROUGH THE ROOF. The video doesn't do it justice - it looks like a photo artbook. And the guns chosen for the photos are gorgeous pieces. Again, thank you Ian for providing an EU option. Rest assured you'll have more european customers (myself included) for the rest of the collection!
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  647. Ian, your knowledge and class has inspired me to try and write my own book on a topic I care about. Thank you for everything. May the Famas be with you..
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  648. Alright, alright! I bought your damn book! Are you happy now?! :P ;) :) I spent the extra money for the Signature Edition, so I wasn't able to pick up a Gun Jesus poster. I hope those will still be available in the future :)
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  649. I got my WWSD Christmas Eve (ordered in early September). Worth the wait. Glad to see so many others ordered too that it took over 3 months to catch up. Thanks to the community for pitching in support.
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  650. As someone who remembers your get rich slowly video from my time falling off the grid, I have to say your success should truly be an inspiration to others.
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  651. I visited the event and was probably the only one with no camouflage patterns on my clothing. I only had limited time to stay but I got the see the Ian on the sauna stage and my respect rose to new level. Burgers were also good while you were running past. Good job Ian, everyone else and Varusteleka
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  652. I was fortunate enough to hang out with the relay these two were in. Both are quite fine shooters as well as fun to be around. Crazy Ivan actually used the Makarov with only two magazines on the 65yd pistol stage: Hilarity ensued.
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  653. OK, we’re in. Truth is, every time we run across a French Rifle to buy, it usually causes us stress since we have so little info on what we are buying. So it’s a reference book for us. Good luck, Marky
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  654. Impressed with the quality of your books and appreciate the efforts to print outside of China. I am in the UK and I use a UK based printer for my books on the grounds I would rather support a UK business, but the covers are far simpler than yours and I suspect my production numbers are a fraction of yours! Btw Webbing at War Volume 2 will be available to back on Kick Starter from next month... (sorry for the shameless plug!)
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  655. Wow! Keep pledging guys 😊 Just like every other Kickstarter, this project gets more awesome every stretch goal. Thanks Ian and Headstamp, and a big thank you to the authoring team, clockwork basilisk looks amazing 🙏 ❤️
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  656. Oh look, it's Henry from 9holereviews in the background! 😆
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  657. You picked a good company in my opinion Ian. I have a very good experience with them!
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  658. That is fantastic, ur $1m goal is just around the corner, I remember u talkin about starting a publishing company and thinking, what's Ian getting himself into, it's all going E-books, but ur flying and its brilliant, headstamp is going to be a big thing, just hope u have time to keep doing vids, and I know this new book will be amazing just like the other 2
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  659. Hey dude, you called the coats of arms on the guns and the boxes "crest" which is a commonly used but incorrect term to describe a coat of arms. The term "crest" is used in heraldry but it only refers to a specific element of the coat of arms which is placed above the shield most of the time on a helmet which wasn't even present in the examples in this video. I'm sure this may seem like a minor unimportant detail but just as you and others may be passionate about firearms me and others are passionate about heraldry and I'm sure we can both agree that misinfornation like this shouldn't be spread further than it already has. It would be a bit like if I referred to a gun as "muzzle" or something like that.
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  660. Congratulations on being published. I'm waiting....Gonna sit on my shelf next to Chassepot..to Famas.
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  661. "This will make a fine addition to my collection" just pledged for the mega collector addition
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  662. Ooh this will go well with my bond gun collection. Beretta 418, PPK 32 and 380, P99, P5, Beretta jetfire, walther Lp53
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  663. So I was watching the H&K Gun Jesus video and my fiance walks in and goes, "So your getting a copy of Ian's book right?" Me: "Yeah I just needed to talk to you about what version I want." Her "Get the signed one." .... ..... keeper.
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  664. OMG is that a Calamityware Things-Could-Be-Worse mug?
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  665. Dammit Ian... knowing you is starting to prove quite expensive! Especially as a European... That being said: I have actively been looking for a non-black-and-white book about Japanese Imperial Swords for quite some time. And come up blank. So, as usual, Headstamp Publishing takes the cake for delivering "the authoritative work on the subject matter at hand" :D
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  666. I am French and I thank you for this video :) I appreciate American's freedoms given by God in the second Amendment to keep the governement in check. Vive la France et les États-Unis! 🇺🇲🇫🇷
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  667. Random fact: the bags at 10:36 are Romanian soviet era (RSR) backpacks for aviation troops (hence their color, regular ones are khaki), and they are a slightly modified version of the Romanian ww2 backpack.
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  668. "It was nice and cold" I bet :D It was nice to meet you IRL!
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  669.  @ChristopherHallett  You seem like a gentleman with quite reasonable and not at all ill informed takes.
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  670. I’m so glad I can still buy them. When it first came out for pre order I was dead broke. Now I can spare the change
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  671. "And the fact that you've got "Replica" written down the side of your guns, and the fact that I've got "VZOR 50 CAL, MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA" written on the side of mine..."
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  672. Just when I thought this channel couldn't get cooler!
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  673. I Sir, will buy your book.
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  674. As an active coastie I appreciate this video a lot.
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  675. Hey Ian! Please do a short video letting people know SMGGUNSSTORE is considering another reproduction run of the rp-46 feeder attachment reproduction! (You did an excellent video 5 years ago on it!) I really want one so I need people to order up!!!!! People of the comment section, I normally don’t ask for likes but please like comment to spread the word!
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  676. Ha! I bought this gun at the Morphy auction. It's badass.
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  677.  @ForgottenWeapons  Sorry, I was unclear, I was referring to the Howell commercial, not the weapon itself. You also did a parody commercial on the MAC10 if I recall correctly?
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  678. Kickstarter is going crazy like before! Can't wait to receive my copy! I will continue to buy anything published by Headstamp! Great books.
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  679. My copy came the end of last week. It’s absolutely beautiful, and while I have not sat down and just read it cover to cover, I have began reading it, and it is interesting and well written. It would be very easy for a book on this subject to be very dry, and that has not been the case here. The only problem is, reading it in my head I hear it in Ian’s voice. Congratulations and great job sir!
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  680. Proud to have supported the kick starter!
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  681. Icelander here. Wow. Thank you for this video. I had no idea of this history. Big love and thanks again!
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  682. Thanks again Ian I really appreciate your devotion to the sport of shooting in competitions, no one else in the your level of the YouTube community is doing anything up to this level.
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  683. I took the plunge and made a Kickstarter account for this. Happy to see it's doing so well
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  684. What an adventure Ian! That’s a great experience. I’m glad you shared this with us
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  685. Just had my first couple of glasses of Kyrö dark gin. Thanks for the tip Ian, that stuff is gorgeous!
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  686. Thanks a ton for putting together this event. I had an absoluter blast. Everyone I met was excellent, and the match itself was awesome. Can't wait for next year.
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  687. I purchased an automag II many years back, when they first hit the market. It was an OK gun, I had previous experience with AMT having purchased a Hardballer which was very disappointing for me, I got rid of it quickly, and the Automag II went after a few months. I did use it to take a coyote while we were out deer hunting the year I purchased it, and it did a nice job on the animal, Nice clean kill and collected a $40 bounty for the animal when we got home from the hunt. I eventually traded the AM II for an original Colt AR-15 with collapsible stock, the guy wanted my fish finder and the pistol in trade, back then I thought it a wonderful deal. Wish I had kept the AR, but my doctor talked me out of it but I got a nice price out of it for the time, now, of course I could have got 4 times the money I suppose for the AR, probably would never get to trade an old fish finder an the little automag II for the AR either. Ah those were the days.
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  688. A note on the early Finnish officer corps, they were not all trained in Germany. While the jäger troops made up a big part of them, a lot of especially senior officers also came from the tzarist Russian and subsequently white forces of the Russian civil war. Most notably Mannerheim himself. Having two main sources of officers led to some issues with cultural differences, even as late as the winter war.
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  689. You put out some of the best and most accurate, educational and interesting firearms videos on YouTube... I watch you channel almost everyday and look forward to getting a notification saying you released a new video. Keep up the amazing work and please never stop. Thank you Ian. -Mike
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  690. Ben is an awesome guy, good shooter and a good man. I’ve had the chance to hang out a couple times with him.
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  691. Ian your rivets look just fine. I build and work on ak's professionally and I can say that those rear rivets are a pain in the ass to make look good. What helps is to paint over them. Rivets dont have to look perfect to get the job done. I've seen plenty of factory guns that look worse than your rivets.
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  692. Sand Pebbles!
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  693. My copy just arrived in the U.K. this morning. Looking forwards to what the next country will be. Hoping we get Japan at some point.
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  694. It was my pleasure to meet you and witness your performance on these stages.
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  695. In the early 1970s I visited Fort Douaumont, by accident, through a subterranean entrance apparently unknown to others. My companions and I explored alone and uninterrupted. We were able to reach, and cross the gas sump, on old planks across it. All tunnels and passages in the fort, lead downhill, so, as gas seeks the lowest point, it worked it's way into the sump. Eventually we heard voices, and worked our way towards them. It was a gun position with a French 75 fully mounted. Outside, a tour guide was making his presentation to a crowd, with his back to us. People in the crowd saw us, and began to stir. The look on the tour guides face when he turned around and saw us looking out of the open casement. That's when the visit got really interesting.
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  696. WN (for AUstrian guns) stands for "Wiener Neustadt" a town close to Vienna, where we still have a test center
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  697. My goddaughter is a flic in France. I sent her a video of Ian and she has since bookmarked the site. Being a gun enthusiast, it has become her favorite site. She has the bullpup book and I would think she’ll buy this book as well. She’s a big fan of Ian.
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  698. Aimpoint: "Git gud, scrub"
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  699.  @ForgottenWeapons  Not a question. Just wanted to give you the heads up that I sent you package, it's coming from Australia but dont worry is not a firearm lol. Just wanted to say thank you for all the work you put into your videos.
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  700. Nice, I will try to not get injured a week before the match this time!
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  701. I signed up to drive a sherman at drivetanks.com . I got to drive the OTHER sherman, still a great experience!
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  702. https://www.academia.edu/36885742/EOKA_s_Arms_Types_and_Origin you can download here (in Greek) a complete issue on the EOKA small arms as it was published by me and Andreas Karyos for "Xroniko", a weekly historical magazine in Cyprus. We gonna publish soon a book on EOKA arsenal in both Greek and English. This Beretta SMG is a Greek capture from the Greek-Italian war that made it to Cyprus during the Enosis struggle.
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  703. While imprecise (and frankly contradictory), "semiauto machinegun" or "semiauto submachinegun" is both the commonly used term, and rather descriptive of what the gun is - a semiautomatic adaption of a machinegun. Much like calling a mobile phone (whether cellular or Ye Ancient 1990s house phone) a "wireless telephone" when it is really just a radio remotely connected to a telephone switching service. Or calling something an electric knife when it is really just a reciprocating saw for food. As such, the imperfect, technically incorrect, terminology of "semiautomatic machinegun" is, for all its strict semantic flaws, a very useful term to explicitly identify a discrete class of items whilst distinguishing them from most similar classes of items. Especially since it is invariably applied to things that are originally mechanically quite dissimilar to common semiautomatic rifles. For example, making a "semiauto RPK" is relatively easy - you just have to bugger the fire control group so it only works in semi, and make a reciever that won't accept the parts that normally make it go full auto. Which is why (outside antigun screeds or the absolutely ignorant about modern firearms types), you won't normally see folks referring to a sporting AR15, semi-only AK or RPK, etc., as a "semiautomatic machinegun", even when they are based on an actual LMG (like the RPK). But a semiauto-only Browning M1919, Maxim, MG42, M249, Sten, etc., is rather different, especially when the original design is open bolt (forcing you to come up with a new firing system, not merely restrict how the FCG works... innadditionnto having to create a receiver that is mechanically different enough from the original that one cannot just drop the original - or very lightly modified - "go faster" parts and have it fire full auto).
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  704. I just placed my order for the five receiver bulk pack. Don't really need them but I want to support a good cause.
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  705. I've been watching your channel since the beginning and it's been so incredible to watch you grow. Turning your antiques road show kind of content into million dollar book deals backed by the merit of your content is a truly inspirational thing to view. Your hard work and dedication is paying off and I hope it continues to pay in ever increasing dividends.
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  706. Collectors backed - if Headstamp Publishes, I need that sweet sweet clamshell. I am running out of room on my rucksack for the patches though...
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  707. Two things. First, I have a Blk Lbl bipod handguard on my Tavor X95, and it really improves the rifle. On that platform, it has a contact point at the front on the top pic rail and is quite stable. Second, I finished my homemade version of the Fix. It's a light weight 700 clone with the Faxon 8.6 12" and a Pork Sword chassis. It comes in a 5 lb. 10 oz without scope, bipod, suppressor, so just 4 oz heavier than the 12" Fix. This also has a flat bottom handguard and a built in ARCA rail, so I can use the same accessories I'm use to on my other precision rigs (bipod, bag, etc.).
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  708. Hey Ian. I'd just like to say I absolutely love your work. It's to the point with zero fluff, but never boring and you've got charisma without the over the top acting you see so much of on here. Well edited, no tacticool crap. You don't touch politics but when you've skirted some of those topics it's clear which way you lean and your opinions seem to be based on common sense rather than being bipartisan. Much love from South Africa
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  709. I signed up to HoWaW a long time ago. It's good to see how their channel is attracting more high quality You Tubers who can be watched in ad free freedom.
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  710. It is filmed amazing. I´m a little jealous. It´s fitting you impressive shooting.
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  711. Having studied this area for a while now, I've been frustrated by the lack of any serious published material. I'm thrilled by this!
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  712. I'm a fairly new dealer. I'll do my best to stock their products
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  713. Don't forget inflation, when I purchased a new Colt single action in 1976, I paid about $375.00 for it. given that a1976 dollar had the purchasing power of 5 dollars today, I 've actually lost over a hundred dollars. on the deal.
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  714. I have a Warlord 1900. My father was stationed at Kunming AAFB as a sheet metal mechanic in the 14th AAF. He brought it back after the War. It has an official "bring back" chit. The pistol has the plethora of markings you describe. Mechanically, the slide rails are not perfectly square.
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  715. I pledged for a signed copy! Thanks for what you guys do for the firearms community!
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  716. The Royal Marines would probably have gone straight to the No1 rifle in this period, as they were usually equipped to the same standard as line infantry battalions. The Royal Navy also equipped each ship with a quantity of rifles, as ships' companies were trained to provide armed landing parties as needed (bluejackets). In addition, the RN - which was a huge organisation at the time - ran several very large shore based training establishments. I expect that these particular rifles were used as interim training equipment at HMS Excellent or one of the other shore bases that was involved in large scale small arms training.
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  717. It's far better practice than standing at a static range with a range officer regulating your shot cadence.
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  718. Very good! 1. This weapon was not successful, and the Chinese military and police purchased very little; 2. This is the first video that introduces this model of submachine gun in detail. There is no previous Chinese video explaining the internals of this submachine gun.
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  719. Incredible History Beautiful Work Amazing Quality Example
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  720. YES! MORE videos like this! I miss seeing your older videos like this! Epic! I became interested in 2-gun because of you and your videos like this. I've ran a K98, M1 Carbine, Cetme L, AR-180, and others at my local match. Older/weird guns are so fun to run! Also, I'm changing my M1 Garand loadout to be set up like Tom's. Seems more functional than my setup.
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  721. The "vegetables" of video content is exactly what I'm looking for. Youtube makes it very inconveient or outright impossible to access informative content.
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  722. In regards to thermals being better against living targets: not exactly always. With USGI thermal equipment at least, there are often times where everything is effectively the same temperature and covered with enough moisture to reflect the environment. A person wearing a plastic poncho in fog is surprisingly difficult to distinguish from background clutter, unless you're in a stationary position with a magnified thermal scanning a pre-planned sector. 1x thermals that are usable for navigation are seriously limited in excessively moist or dry environments sometime around dawn and dusk and IR definitely becomes the superior choice. Every other scenario, yeah, you nerds can justify the expense. My biggest beef with the thermal nerds is that they think they're the fkin Predator in every environment, when if that were the case, every grunt would have a weapon-mounted thermal at this point. You think they'd be pinching pennies on night aiming devices when they're throwing Kevlar on everything and shooting tungsten with every triggerpull now? In a non-planned dynamic environment, IR is still sadly broadly more useful.
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  723. My organization just got rid of it in favor of a short barreled AR pattern. As an instructor, it was really easy to train guys on it. Stored really small so there was a definite niche that the new ARs don't fill. We did have 30 round mags for .40. Don't know if that was standard or something my organization insisted upon. Our course of fire called for a 21 and a 29 round magazine for qualification. With the standard of hitting a human target within 100 yards, this weapon was every bit as effective as any of the AR variants we use or have used. Thanks, Ian...I greatly enjoy this powerful resource and refer to it often when I teach.
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  724. Wow. SINGLE BEST Q and A on YT, across any subject matter. Informed, substantive, comfortable flow. Absolute treat. Muchas gracias, Len and Ian!
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  725. Thanks Ian, this video made me get off my ass and put in my pledge!
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  726. This is the way. Wait, wrong franchise. Hmm, can we get Ian in The Mandalorian, too?
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  727. Soon I'll be able to make grips for this gun as well👌🏻🔥
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  728. Ian Thank you very much again for trying to improve our knowledge of AK’s along with a thanks to everyone involved in providing support to bring this project to completion.
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  729. Backed, been a Bond fan for a long time. Might need to put up a new shelf at this point.
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  730. Great story Ian, please do more of those. You are a natural storyteller, as I had an opportunity to witness personally. Greetings from Amsterdam!
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  731. The name is Duan Qi Rui (段祺瑞) ; it can be pronounced as "Dwan Chee Ru-ei".
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  732. “I should be very much obliged if you would slip your revolver into your pocket. An Eley's No. 2 is an excellent argument with gentlemen who can twist steel pokers into knots. That and a tooth-brush are, I think, all that we need.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle
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  733. Outstanding, very ready to read the WWII Soviet weapons book!
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  734. I don't know if my memory is just skewed regarding previous events, but this brutality match seems particularly brutal, in terms of jacking up your heart rate and breathing between your shots.
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  735. I notice some rightwingers in the comments seem to be under the impression that the world revolves round them and that Youtube is engaged in some leftist conspiracy to only bully them. These Youtube issues are affecting ALL Youtubers; Left, Right, and nothing to do with polotics at all. It's purely down to Youtube treating its indy content creators badly.
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  736. Just got mine! For those who are interested, I have good news if you forgot to buy an Ex Libris (bookplate sticker for the inside cover to mark your ownership of the book) through the Kickstarter campaign. I spoke to James Rupley at Headstamp Publishing and he said that they will soon be available on the Headstamp website for purchase. I bought one for Pistols of the Warlords, Chassepot to FAMAS, and a couple others, but forgot to get one for Clockwork Basilisk -- I'm excited to get two, one for each book, when they get added to the Headstamp Publishing store. There will hopefully also be Ex Libris available for Arming the Dragon, Who Invented the Wheelgun, and the others soon too.
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  737. This was way more interesting than I thought it was going to be at first. Thanks.
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  738. A nice opener to the coming festive season with 'Forgotten Weapons In the Hatch', Thank You all involved, Ian, Nicolas, their families, the ranch in Texas hosting them (as customers), the camera minions, the patreons helping fund it and the patreon & youtube suits allowing it etc.. May you both, and all, & associated family etc blah blah have a Great Festive Season, Xmas, New Beer etc!! ..nee Whisky, Guiness, Ale, or preferred tipple of choice. (dang, I'm glad I didn;t typo that one)
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  739. How many times did he miss? Let me do the math here; nothing and then nothing... carry the nothing...
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  740. Watched and enjoyed this last night on HOWW with no crappy adverts to annoy me.
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  741. Regarding the NFA during the assault weapons ban: newly manufactured SBRs and SBS still had to comply with the AWB. Meaning a newly produced semi auto SBR couldn’t have a detachable magazine and more than one “evil feature”. This made them even less desirable during this time in addition to the NFA process that wasn’t widely known or understood before the internet made it easier for us. Edit: Also almost forgot Suppressors were legally considered flash hiders and had to be used on pre-ban Guns, or it counted as one of the features on the list.
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  742. Hey there from Ukraine! We are big fans here and we hope that once we win the laws will change, and we'll be able to have cool gun museums here too that you'll visit. Maybe even a free ride on a trophy T-72. Meanwhile, I appreciate the comparison, and thought about it myself. We spoke with my friend and I told him "Don't you feel like we're Finns, but with mud instead of snow?"
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  743. I was questioning do I stick with it or cancel. The question just answered itself.
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  744. Wonderful, I've already signed up! I hope Utreon is able to compete, even if it doesn't reach the same size as YouTube
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  745. Dear Ian, I REFUSE to support any Kickstarter projects...except yours at Headstamp! I'm in and for the Brown cover. Great success to you, the authors and Headstamp Publishing!
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  746. Codey Mcewen as a globe trotter, I got this reference immediately. The conversation usually goes “Do you speak English? <No, niet, nie, etc> H O W M U C H I S T H I S?!!!!”
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  747. Happy Thanksgiving! Out of my price range for the signature edition but still picked up a regular copy!
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  748. As for the designation, officially, it is just called "Praga pistol", that's why it doesn't have any numerical markings on it. It's commonly reffered to as 1919 not only because of the first orders, but more importantly, it's the year of the patent.
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  749. I could never imagine a video like this on your channel, I am subscribed and have been following the channel for some time, and I could never imagine that one day I would be making a video about Rio de Janeiro, the place where I have always lived, it looked like a report from a local newspaper , a mix of emotions, Madsem and the violence of my State... congratulations on the video, forgive my Google Translate English... my English is still very poor, I was immensely happy when You Tube made Automatic Translation available, which allowed me to enjoy your videos with subtitles in Portuguese, before I could understand a maximum of 30%, today with subtitles it improved 95%....congratulations on the video and for the work, unfortunately in my country Weapons are only in the hands of Bandits or the Police...a Possession to practice sports here is very expensive and very restricted....
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  750. Tried to explain so many times over the decades to friends what a, "recoilless rifle is. And how it operates. Most civvies can't get past the fact it isn't a," rifle", in the true sense of the word. Then when I explain it's recoilless because of the gas ports at the rear. They ask. "Then how can it fire the shell". Gratitude for ur post sir. It has saved me a lot of explaining. PS: Gratitude for all ur posts. As an ex British army pioneer. I learn a lot. The minute u think u know everything. U stop learning.
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  751. I made it in! I'm so excited!
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  752. The Penguin T-shirt and patch are on their way 🇬🇧👍looks fantastic
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  753. knowing icelandic makes this video even more hilarious
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  754. From a history/geography teacher that enjoys and recommends your channel , thanks. I've been yelling at anyone who would listen this is just like the Finns vs Soviets. Ya'll are a treasure!
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  755. I'm not interested in donating to Patreon. However. I bought a mug. Love the mug, Brother! :)
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  756. Love this channel! Much love and appreciation from the Sultanate <3 🇴🇲
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  757. When i was a kid, we had on TV (in black and white) "Father castor, tell us a story", which was more or less close to what you just did. I must say that as a froggy i am very proud that you wrote a book about french weapons, and all the videos you made. In France, nowadays, guns are not very something to be proud of (officialy), but it's part of our history. So thank you to keep the memories of it ans share your knowledge. Also, good choice for your whiskey, i love this one after a trip in Scotland in 99. Keep up the good work, et merci beaucoup.
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  758. # first five in the comments Can you please do a video on The gewehr 43 chambered in 7.92x 33 Kurtz cartridges , it is a very rare rifle but a very beautiful version of The gewehr itself , especially since it's basically shooting the same round as an stg44 😂 Also Ian , i have loved your content for a really long time still do and I think I always will at this point lol Your work is very much appreciated by many And I can't wait to see what kind of content you will make in the future and just like Tom Scott you have been here for a while so if you ever need a break it is completely understandable, your work is hard but great Good luck to you Ian, as well as anybody else reading May you all find peace in your domain :3
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  759. I already own the Swords of the Emperor book and it's amazing. A truly fascinating look through the impressive collection.
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  760. YESS! FINALLY! I was waiting for this since i met your friend Jordan in October!
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  761. I've subscribed. I like being able to support content creators directly like this. Armchair History TV is another platform with a lot of history YouTubers on it. Decentralising the internet again like this is better than waiting for big companies to make changes. Best of luck, Ian.
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  762. I found a kp15 at my local gun store. It's on layaway currently until I assemble the rest of the components for my wwsd. 👍
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  763. Ordering the book
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  764. Great video! As a brand new Luger owner, I found this extremely informative.
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  765. I watch his channel. Excellent channel and very smart guy. Glad two of my favourite youtubers are colabing
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  766. Damn. I always start one of your vids and think, "oh, this won't be interesting *this time*" and end up watching the whole thing. I really like how you interweave history with engineering and don't shy away from unpleasant times in our collective history while still keeping it focused on the gun engineering. Well done as always, mate.
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  767. I understand dealing with YT has been a pain for many content creators throughout the years. Definately made harder by obscuring the rules and policies. Getting no answers to direct questions etc. Good luck on this future endeavor.
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  768. I have some of your books, and they are truly fantastic. I'm proud to own them.
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  769. hey Ian, you inspire great values, for me at least,.. i love your channel and content i wish you good health and best of luck! Cris from Romania!
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  770. Just saying, I ran this match. Editing the video now. It sucked, but was great.
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  771. My father was conscript of the Hungarian Peoples Army (Magyar Néphadsereg) during the early '80s. He served as NCO at the mechanized infantry, their service rifle was the AMD-65. As an NCO he has opportunity to train with other types weapons also. He said that AMD-65 was a fine gun, but even the AK-63D (AMMSZ) was more comfortable to shoot. On the otherhand AMDs compactness was very useful generally, and especially when it was shot through the firing ports of a BMP.
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  772. I do think it is time to drain KE Arms inventory of KP15s.
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  773. Hello Ian, a quick tip to remove the different small pins or the extractor: we use the back of the big pin holding the stock that you removed first (it's actually designed for it). You can also use it (front face this time) to push the extractor back once you've switched it with the dummy (it's called the "obturateur" btw). Great video as always
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  774. 6:39 Sorry, but I think it's nothing but a myth brought up in 1999 Monetchikov's biography of Korovin. Original documents (including 1934 drawings set from Ul'yanovsk №3 Factory) state that 6.35 mm cartridge 57-N-112 had shorter-than-spec case (15.24 mm), and its 3.25 g bullet developed around 220-230 m/s (typically 228 m/s) velocity.
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  775.  @ForgottenWeapons  I just realized that in its written form you can translate English to any language just by using all caps and extra spaces between words. I've seen people use the verbal equivalent while on vacation. Does that help?
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  776. Hello! Good Job Ian and Jordan 👍. I am a Veteran of the Troupes de Marine , I really enjoyed it. Merci beaucoup! Cordialy. 🇫🇷⚓🇺🇲
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  777. Thanks for making these Videos! Your last year's brutality matchvideo was a driving factor for me to participate this year too! Awesome performance on the Kasarda Drill Stage!
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  778. Hello Ian! Came to tell you that you are on the news in Finland, iltasanomat has made an article about your coverage on the history of the Lahti AT rifle. Been a viewer for long and seeing cool pieces of history such as these is very interesting. Great work in the brutality as well! Keep up the good work!👍🏻🇫🇮
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  779. We are waiting for Ian in Ukraine, we also have a lot of interesting Ukrainian-made weapons here.✌️
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  780. Greeting from Germany! Got my Small Arms of WW2 book yesterday, it was shipped so fast that i only got the notification about it, the evening before it was here. I'm very happy about it, it's much bigger than expected. The packaging was also much improved compared to the Swords of the Emperor. I'm looking forward to more entries in the series. Is there any hint which nation will be next?
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  781. Paused the video at 29 seconds to order my copy and still came back to finish watching😂 Even if you don't get to see this, thank you Ian and crew for the knowledge you've provided us all for years and hopefully years to come!
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  782. Ive got a 71 and it has a wooden upper hand guard . I believe it s original as the gun was covered in cosmoline when i got it a long time ago . They are def unique mine is a Plant code 144
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  783. Holy crap. You can't imagine how happy I am to see some of these pages (well, I spotted one!) :)
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  784. Ian, you've created a place where otherwise forgotten history would disappear. I find this series on the guns of the Warlords to inform us about a lot of China today. I'm about to have a sip of a Redbreast, I'll sip it honor of your good and meaningful work.
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  785. Neat! I'm in the middle of scuba certs and I want to go do this soon.
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  786. I’ve always wanted to do something EXACTLY like this. Sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting this information
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  787. You made the right call on no special edition today. But it has the marks of a top seller: maybe a year or two from now, there can be a fancy edition for those with fancy money to spend on it! 💵
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  788. I ordered the Elbonia t-shirt and sweatshirt from the Forgotten Weapons store, so I am doing my part to support the channel.
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  789. Ian, Argentinean is also correct! My parents are both from close to Buenos Aires and they've never said "Argentine" in their life! My guess is that "Argentine" is probably a British thing (I live in Boston) Love the videos!
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  790. I just started my asventure to SRA. This is a rifle i would want to get when i get my licences. Thats for this video!
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  791. Ian: Keep your amazon affiliate link up, I'll be using it to buy the book when its back in stock. :) I made a note of it.
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  792. Sounds like most meetings I've been subjected to
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  793. on the sticker said ... ...ของปืนพาลาเบลลัม หมายเลขที่ ๒๕๒๕ ... รับไป ๔ เม.ย. ๘๘ ... ... [translate] ... ... for parabellum gun No. 2525 ... take 4 Apr 88 ... ... (2488BE = 1945AD) maybe the sticker said about the stock of the gun and information who and when this gun withdraw from the armory
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  794. In the unit disc URR stands for Uudenmaan rakuunarykmentti (Uusimaa dragoonregiment). Other cavalry unit was Hämeen ratsurykmentti HRR (Tavastia cavarlyregiment). During Winter War and Continuation War URR and HRR formed part of the Cavarlybrigade.
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  795. Ian - you ROCKED the 3 piece. Forget Idris Elba - YOU are the next 007! And I too was well impressed by your agility through the various obstacles. It was a blast to watch a sharp dressed man clear the course. Thanks so much - these are some of my favorite videos you present.
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  796. Ian is a trooper and the real deal. He was involved in every aspect of the process.
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  797. My copy arrived yesterday, lucky me, today starts restrictions on shipments and delivery in italy. The book is very beautiful, truly a piece for a superp collection and i am sure it will be difficult to find another wonderful book on firearms such as this in the future.
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  798. Drengr af
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  799. bravo Ian ! Ton niveau de français est très bon !
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  800. Fired a second model the day after we met you in Vegas this year. Fantastic experience! Got some great shots of the muzzle flash 😁
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  801. Thanks! Always enjoy your videos. I particularly appreciated this one.
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  802. Hey I know that the creator of this vid probably won't see this comment but I just wanted to say thanks. My grandfather is John Remling and my father was very excited to hear that there was a video review and that people still read his father's book.
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  803. Just received my "Chassepot to FAMAS" I'd rather describe it as a work of art and not just a book. Great work and very pleased to see you ship to the EU.
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  804. this one was worth the price of my patreon subscription. thanks Ian !
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  805. Thanks so much for not Copyrighting me.🙏 I use your videos as a teaching aid for a pretty large online study group with people mostly from Kiev. We all appreciate your time and money you put into making these historically accurate videos that are fun to watch, which helps the people in my study group remember the information you presented. (After the war, we'll try to round up a donation for you) Thank you Ian. ✌🇺🇦☢
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  806. I Got your book on Chinese pistols today, much larger than expected and well made and packed.
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  807. A lot of people don't know this but spetznaz pistols are free, you can just grab them out of the holster. I have 30 spetznaz makarovs at home
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  808. who else is here after watching Ian plunge into icy water ?😆
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  809. Loved the intro! And I got my first question since becoming a patron answered! I'm more happy about that than expected
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  810. Essentially, a consistent, reliable way to support not just this channel but multiple channels under a single umbrella. Allowing you to create content for a specific viewerbase without any worry about monetization or algorithm denial. I hope this works out well for y'all. For all the similar failed services over the years, you've easily got one of the best pitches and basic ideas I've seen for a "not youtube" video service. Who knows, could become a go-to for such content and get some real highlights out of the whole thing.
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  811. Thank you for a nice reminder of your great Western Front tour this year and the only rainy day of the whole trip!
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  812. Hi, guys, just a small comment from a French retired PO...(sorry for my English)...in France, the military model is classified in category B (you need a licence to get it.. BUTBUT, because of strange administration thinks, the CIVILIAN model is classified in category D !!! MEANS collection, you must be ober 18 yo....no paper, no following or whatever 😮😮. For the amo, same strange législation, if you charge with Black powder..D...with live powder..B !!!! ever if the power is the same 😂😂...i love your Chanel buy the way
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  813. My God. I entered. This is my favorite lmg of all time. Such a unique gun. The only problem is if I win I might die from the overwhelming joy.
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  814. Sorry for this post but lost my son Tuesday He was to good for this world. But putting Ian on and listing to his calm voice talking about the weapons in the back ground has helped me close my eyes and rest stopping the demons Many thanks Ian
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  815. My copy of Small Arms of WWII arrived today! Ian, you and James did an absolutely fantastic job. I can’t wait to see the next addition to the series. All the best to you, sir!
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  816. Thanks for the info, will buy me some merch. Been following the WWSD project since the beginning some years ago and follow you, Karl and Russel on YT as well.
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  817. Some people have never seen Anchorman: the story of Ron Burgundy and it shows.
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  818. I believe in Gun Jesus and he saved me! I just got His book today. Perfectly timed with the containment we have here in Switzerland because of the Covid-19.
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  819. Congratulations Ian, glad I could help you sell out the first edition. Looking forward to the Chinese mystery pistol book, when its ready.
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  820. Ian, that was a small arms acquisition analysis at the Master level. Thanks!
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  821. Well done Ian!! I have an old medic's pack that I have 30-40 lbs of old dry beans in. I've been meaning to ruck with it or do some pushups at least, but now I have a little more inspiration to drag it out and put in some work. I was never in the military but I graduated high school in May of '01, we all know what happened in Sept of that year. So ever since then fitness has been important to me. It's time I push myself again. If Ian "Gun Jesus" McCollum can do it, so can I.
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  822. Cardio, flexibility, and core form the basis for establishing strong shooting positions, breath control, and weapon manipulation.
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  823. While French rifles really aren't my thing, I just have to have this. Awesome project. I look forward to any future projects you may do.
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  824. Long time viewer here. I just want to take a moment and appreciate the format of this channel here. I love it, it's so clean and simple. Straight to the topic with zero BS. So many gun channels are filled with LOUD NOISES, hype and explosions. This channel is so nice, because of informative it is. Even the comments are usually pretty nice. Guess the decent people come around on nice gun videos. There are some things I don't like discussing about online. Guns and martial arts (I'm a fan of both) come to mind as super toxic topics I don't wish to discuss or comment on online.
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  825. For those complaining about Ian's use of "the" in front of Ukraine, we get it, you're woke. Now since you're so woke how about you stop referring to Netherlands as The Netherlands, Philippines as The Philippines, Congo as The Congo, and start referring to The Gambia as The Gambia instead of challenging its sovereignty by just calling it Gambia since The Gambia only asked you to do that 58 years ago.
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  826. PayPal option was what made my purchase possible. Picked up a book and poster.
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  827. D166 bullet and it's a tack driver out to 1000m.
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  828. Been kicking around the idea of a KP15 since they were released, after seeing all this stuff with GWACS though figured no time like the present. Ordered and looking forward to my new complete receiver.
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  829. Got my book yesterday! It look gorgeous and I can't wait to read it (there are other books I have to finish first though).
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  830. The where not refusing to pay him for his work, they didnt want to change the terms of how they paid him. The flat rate they had been paying him was for ANY patent he could make. Even if it would never be produced(therefore, they would pay him for things they knew wouldn't make THEM any money), and when the agreement was first made, it was insanely generous to someone who was at the time a complete nobody. Browning was never formally hired by Winchester( thus how at the same time he able to work with Colt on handgun development, as long as Colt didnt compete with Winchester in the long arm market), and was a free agent. He just had a long and fruitful working relationship with the company. The part of the story that is left out of this is that Winchester had just had a change of management, the man who had recruited Browning initially had passed away, and a new person was in charge, one who had not had a decades long good working relationship with Browning, and a stupidly narrow perspective on his worth. Winchester had spent the last several decades in a detente with all the other major arms manufacturers in the US, whereby they had gentleman's agreements to not compete with each other in their main market niche, essentially enforcing informal monopolies on agreed upon segments. Winchester and Remington didnt make revolvers, Colt and Remington didnt make leveractions, etc. While they had competition inside their market segments from other companies, the narrower focus allowed them to maintain primacy in their own fiefdoms. This caused the new head of Winchester to have an overly secure view of Winchesters place in the market, and having a caretaker view of his job, and not a growth orientation, preference was to maintain current arrangements( as they where a known quantity, thus stable) wherever possible, and from an accountant's point of view, Winchesters long standing agreement with Browning had been extremely generous for an outside contractor, when despite the many successes, they had also spend a lot of money of things with no returns. And his overly narrow focus in the US market, blinded him to idea that Browning WAS a free agent, and had competitors he could take his ideas to. This US focus also biased against his belief in the viability of Brownings patent, as Winchesters main competition in the shotgun market had been against cheap imports and other lower cost alternatives to their offerings, and them stagnant in the high end of the market, giving the impression there was no demand for a very complex, very expensive, completely new type of mechanism. And it was his opinion that Winchester made Browning, not the other way around. This is hubris from someone who was defined by his place in the company he worked for, not on any accomplishments he had apart from it. The capitalism part of this, is that Browning thought he was worth more than Winchester did, so he took his ideas to someone else, who recognized his worth, and paid him what both parties agreed was a fair agreement.
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  831. Hey Ian, got my Tobacco of the Emperor book in the mail on Saturday. Love it, the book looks great!
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  832. At 4:50 you indicate you can’t tell who manufactured the upper assembly because the toggle is missing, however you can tell from the font on the 1917 that DWM made this gun because the 7 is slightly more stylized on the Erfurt guns. I concur with all your other information only wanting to point out the WW2 Lugers did not retain the stock lug. Nice video. Thanks.
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  833. German infantry man here: the G36 mags have very little doctrinal use of a dual mag. We're supposed to clip two together when defending a dugout or trench. However bc every magazine has those damn nipples its a pain to do speedy reloads or put away used mags thus its common practice to aquire mags that you don't have to give back and cut the nipples off or get G36 magpul PMAGs when you get deployed. Every guy i know (including me) has one modified mag that he keeps for a speed reload. So while the mags should have an advantage most of the time they are just super annoying.
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  834. Hey Ian I don't know if you read comments but if you do, I hope you're doing well! Great video as always, even after a couple years.
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  835. Sweet! Not going to be last this year lol
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  836.  @cosaqueexiste9647  thank you! I’m endlessly fascinated by Ian’s videos, and while I’m not always contributing much in the comments, anything that helps the algorithm has to be a good thing!
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  837. Love it. Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła! God Bless America! Ian and FW Team - Whenever You are ready come again to Warsaw and try the real Polish underground Bimber, we will get You the purest sort we have. Regards!
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  838. Aah the AMD 65, my dream Ak will definitely get one of these books 😊
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  839. IAN! You have designed, researched, written and published a RARE and quite amazing-looking book! You have every right to be proud. I am proud, and I don't even know you except through this YouTube channel. I would hardly call myself a gun aficionado in particular, I love the history and the engineering more than anything, and that is what keeps me coming back to Forgotten Weapons. This really nice look at your fantastic book has been awesome. Again, you have every right to be proud! Well done, Ian, well done! 😎
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  840. Y'know what, I might have a spare benjamin lying around for a KP-15 lower. Best of luck to KE Arms and the WWSD team!
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  841. I can't afford these books, but I think it's really freaking cool that Ian-and-publishing-crew are doing such a great job of publicising niche publications and making sure they don't look like a niche publication at all. I have a number of very-specific-interest books myself, and it really shows. Some are simply photocopies of typewriter text and not-too-great hand drawings. These high gloss pages with glorious photos, razor sharp print and attention to decorative details really lift a niche topic into the lime light, giving it every chance to become a more broadly appreciated topic. That Ian will accept nothing less than the highest standards of historical accuracy (and admittance when the past is so murky that details will be partly educated guesses) is of cause the most important thing. But it's really rare to have both in the same work.
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  842. Hoping to help you RO again Ian!! It all depends on required time at work unfortunately. I have a bunch of SCUBA photos to show you.
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  843. Passed the US $1Million mark pledged. Congrats, Ian. It's a novel subject for a book and a testament to all that has gone before and the reputation you have built up over the years.
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  844. I watch all of the goofy Varusteleka ads on Ian's channel. Ian, if you read this, tell them to keep making them. In fact, tell them to make them even goofier.
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  845. Penguin Brutally patch just arrived..loving it Thanks.
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  846. @Forgotten Weapons  there's one in Bulgaria but he wants an arm and a leg. I haven't seen a real pirat. But the ITL aim 2000 is Identical. If I see one, I'll PM you. You gotta have it to be 100% Afghanistan Mali setup. JB
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  847. During rhe Bosnian conflict we would rotate into theatre for about 10 days at a time. We didn't have individual rifles but had designated scopes and would sign the scope out of the armoury and fit it to the rifle we took over, the outgoing man woukd remove his scope and pack it in its case. The only rifle i ever used that you could trust to do that on.
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  848. East Germany received a small amount of RP-46's in 1957, probably some hundreds.
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  849. You have a buyer !
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  850. I think my big take away from Forgotten Weapons has been that making firearms per se isn't hard, but that if you want to make a good firearm, that takes skill and attention to detail, and thinking of everything that can go wrong and then making sure that every part is perfect. It's not rocket science; it's much harder.
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  851. This has got to be one of the very few channels where I watch videos in their entirety no matter how long they are. Thanks a lot, this was insightful!
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  852. Just backed on Kickstarter. Have bought all of this style of books by Headstamp so far. These books are of the highest quality materials of any other books I own. Bravo.
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  853. Ian, I just received my purple Pistols of the Warlords and I love it. It looks, feels and even smells amazing. And all those little "mistakes" are lovely.
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  854. Backed with all three books can't want to add them to my collection.
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  855. Crazy the like VP of something for B&T USA lives right around me. And they shoot on our range. They are wonderful ppl. And we currently showcase their apc9 and mp9 with the mp9 suppressor in our machine gun experience. We also stock most of their suppressors and try to stock their firearms.
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  856. Got my Ianpat Boonie and just wow, really wanting to get the rest, great video as always!
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  857. I have that hoodie! 👍 And the books...My wife hates me. Milk last...Always.
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  858. This is looking like a steal at $98.
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  859. 17:16 the most valuable information on the table is that on 500 meters 50% of the shots will go in rectangular area with this dimentions: 29 centimeters (11.4 inches) horizontally, and 29 centimeters vertically. The table shows vertical (2 column) and horizontal (3 column) median deviation*, and vertical (3 column) and horizontal (4 column) *core stripes for given range. Here is what it means (as i understand it): There is circle or ellipse of all the impact marks of shots fired (statisticly relevant amount, no less than 10, a few dozens is ok). We measure so to say coordinates, horizontal and vertical of every impact mark. Horizontal median deviation is half of the width of a rectangular area, that contains 50% of all the impact marks, 25% to the left of point of aim, and 25% to the right (the gun is zeroed properly). This area goes from top to bottom of the circle/ellipse of all impact marks. Vertical median deviation is half of the hight of a rectangular area, that contains 50% of all the impact marks 25% above of point of aim, and 25% below. 3 and 4 column shows vertical and horizontal core stripes (dont know the proper english word for it). Its similar to vertical and horizontal median deviation, but its full width of a rectangular area, that contains 70% of all the impacts. Intersection of vertical and horizontal core stripes gives rectangular area, that contains 50% of impacts. It called core dispersion (again, dont know the proper english words)
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  860. Very happy for you Ian. You deserve to be proud. Hell of an accomplishment sir. 😁👍
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  861. I have an AMD-65, AK-63D and AK-63F. I was excited to hear about this book being published and ordered a copy for myself.
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  862. "Thank you for coming, go away!" You've spent too much time with the Finns, Ian!
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  863. I am 100% confident you will be published in many languages because you are doing what you love that generates $, vs trying to do something for the love of $. Cannot wait to get my copy, your kickstarter is up on my web page all day at work and I watch it tick up! Kudos to you and your efforts, hope you make a mint so you can continue what over a million subscribers absolutely love! Thank you from NC.
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  864. Awesome video, I just purchased one of these yesterday at an online auction house in Pennsylvania, mine appears to have been made in 1966, hoping to do a video of it on my channel as soon as I get it in...I've been wanting one for quite a while.
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  865. I'm in!
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  866. Mr McCollum, your visit to my workplace last summer (in Warsaw) was a big thing for me. It was an honor to meet you in person - the man who actually got me into proper history (my dad has the 1st place, sorry :D) and made me pursue a career working in a museum, thank you. Here's to another 10 or more years of Forgotten Weapons, Happy New Year! 4 videos a week is still plenty, and I can't wait for new (and forgotten!) weapons to show up on your channel! Thank you for countless hours of entertainment and history lessons on a level you can't even imagine being taught in schools. Greetings from Poland, cheers!
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  867. I like the part where you admit you're getting exclusive stuff on there to entice people to buy it. Honesty deserves respect. My respect comes in the form of buying a yearly subscription.
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  868. Wow thanks for the update. I totally forgot I didn't finalize my pledge... far out could you imagine missing out because of something silly like that?! Still loving the books. I know Ian prefers the blue, I missed out on the blue last time sadly. But to be honest, I actually like the red. It makes me think of Flanders and the poppies we wear on Armistice day. Lest we forget.
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  869. No need to thank me, I thank you. I am sitting drinking Scotch (with a wee bit of water) and very grateful for the most objective and fun and friendly and informative firearms channel on YT. BOTR, C&R, Cap'n'Ball are all up with you in my top 5, so on pay day I am off to your Weapons and War channel ; I did the trial, and it's great. No adverts no filler.
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  870. Ian's made me discover my own national treasures. What gorgeous pieces
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  871. Stage design is incredibly complicated because you have to estimate the skill of the competitors before they show up. It's really impossible to run a big match like the Brutality matches without a strict time limit because there's only so much time in a day. If you have 200 competitors that have to run through a course and it takes 5 minutes each (3 for par time and 2 for reset), that's over 16 hours. A smaller or longer match could do it, though. 50 people with 20 minute stages sounds good until you realize it would cost 4 times as much...
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  872. I also took a button buck at last light this season. Plenty of Bambi jokes were shared. Didn't get a total weight, but it processed to 55 pounds of steaks and ground meat. Wasn't bad for the first harvest with my Marlin .357. Shame that some people don't get that the meat they buy in the store doesn't get picked from a tree or something.
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  873. I think those variant covers will look fantastic as end papers for the main style book
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  874. Bonus content that I find interesting. Find a category of videos (single gun design and dev history, solo range, competive range, macro history (trends and forces and big names), author interview, Q&A, etc) with high engagement from subscribers but low engagement from interlopers. Make that content Patreon only (YouTube private). In spite of piracy from link sharing, you will likely increase Patreon membership.
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  875. Creating tool cavities for the other parts is how we (Flux) design things as well, and how the Raider was designed.
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  876. I cant support the Kickstarter... But Im still buying it when it comes out.
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  877. Backed after watching this. Loved the stories! Thanks!
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  878. You know the Problem with your channel Ian? I can't stop watching 😂 Thanks for all your work and effords. Greetings from Germany 👋
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  879. You could be the change you want to see in your world ;)
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  880. A follow up to the presentation Ian did 8 years ago on the same subject. Jesus, I can't belive I've been following this channel for almost 10 years now.
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  881. Some early G T Distributors history. I still have a few of the crates they were found in laying around. Jim Orr
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  882. My copy arrived yesterday. Stunning! Looking forward to next volumes especially the Brits. Get writing please Ian.
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  883. Chinese also copied the Jatimatic in about 1990s, and it's called Model 411. Jonathan at Royal Armouries has a video about that, but he didn't mention the model name. Also that one is the 9mm Parabellum export (presumably semi-auto) version. There's also a small number of Model 411 in various police stations in China, mostly in 7.62 Tokarev. All of those phased out of service in the early 2000s after some practical testings by the police forces.
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  884. First, Arsenal in this context is capitalized. It was Estonia's own weapons factory, called Arsenal. Second, I have a friend who maybe can explain the serial numbers. I'll call him tomorrow.
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  885. Speaking of crappy guns, I got my copy of Pistols of the Warlords yesterday. I love it but I need to rearrange my display. It's too deep to sit on the shelf like a normal book.
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  886. I'm pretty sure it's a Grayman & Co. Suit. They're wicked if you haven't checked them out.
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  887. Already ordered
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  888. "Oh god! We're in deep trouble in finland next time" 😂😂😂
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  889. I did a tour in France with Ian a few years ago. Worth every penny.
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  890. I am SO glad the book shipped before the quarantine stuff. Already on Chapter 5 :D
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  891. Ian it’s pronounced Die Maco like a tool and Die maker.
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  892. I joined the patreon last year purely to support the YouTube content. Thanks for all the hard work!
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  893. One word about the Darne on aircraft. Given the very French "laissez faire" way of doing things, Armée de l'Air fighter aircraft were fitted well into the 1930s with the reliable but already obsolescent Vickers Mk.III in .303 produced under license. The Darne could be synchronized but the system used was not reliable, thus they were mounted in underwing fairings in a few instances, like the early Dewoitine D-37 and Loire-46. Dewoitine D.500s used a combination of fuselage-mounted Vickers Mk.IIIs and Darne, for example. In the late French 501s and 510s they were replaced altogether by the MAC-34. The new design also had to contend with the Darne-Lewis, a licensed version of the Lewis Mk.II/III (easily distinguishable due to the wooden heat sinks on the gas piston). By 1939 the Darne was used mainly on secod-line aircraft thrown into the fray as an observer gun, on the likes of the lumbering Les Mureaux and Potez-39 two-seaters. The ones used by Yugoslavia - not Serbia - were all of the observer type IIRC (it's 5AM and insomnia is frying my brain) and standard issue for rear defence on two-seaters (Potez 25 and Breguet XIX) and bombers like the Bristol Blenheim. Why so many got exported and so few saw service with the Armée de l'Air? Well... It's something I read years ago in a well respected French magazine (AVIONS by SARL Lela Press), and it basically boiled down to the French procurement being a cheap fu... and considering the Darne as both expensive and complicated. "Why bother with new material created by a private company if we have thousands of Vickers Mk.IIIs lying around and our own folks at Saint Etienne and Chatellerault have been croaking for years to no end on how their next machine gun is going to be superlative?" That's the "Petoire" or "Firecracker". I mean, the MAC-34. Also, the French State got a pretty pinch in taxes and fees from the exports. So, 10/10 for the State owned companies and 5/10 for the private one. The Darne could have been the MAC 24/29 of the air with some further development, but official shenanigans and conservatism killed it. Sorry for the wall of text. Got carried away on one of my favourite topics. Cheers.
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  894. I just discovered Finnish Brutality style matches through you and Admin Results and I'm completely enthralled by it, this is something I'm going to get into for sure
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  895. Ian, thanks for the opportunity to share some information listed in my book. Regards. Luis Eduardo Gonzalez.
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  896. I normally don't do kickstarters or buy myself anything nice but I am a huge fan of the series and want to give back so I splurged a little and got myself a signed copy. Can't wait to see all the information on this little studied subject
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  897. Ordered as the video ran in the background. Looking forward to the whole series. And thank you for the European shipping option.
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  898. Just pledged £85 (not included shipping) genuinely can't wait for this book, as a Brit myself and a firearm lover this sounds amazing!
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  899. Already down for the collectors edition. Maybe when my book on Soviet/Russian AK mags is closer to done I'll reach out, you guys put out a really cool product...
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  900. Just today went to pick up the delivery of "Warlords" Will be a good read while waiting for this to be produced.
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  901. This whole series has been ultra fascinating - discovering new in depth historical stories is my favorite thing, understanding that perspective and history are intimately connected, but hearing these kind of stories is always interesting - thank you to Prof Nicholson and Ian for putting this out there
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  902. It wasn't obvious at first how to use machine guns. Clearly, they could be deadly, but they were often thought of as a type of light artillery for use on troops in close order, and hence quite specialised. The use of machine guns as area denial weapons wasn't generally understood until 1914, and the amount of ammunition you had to expend for that would not have made any sense to the US army of 1902, with their limited budgets.
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  903. It is ridicules that KE Arms has to deal with this anti-gun lawsuit. Bought some of KE stuff and plan to buy more to support them.
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  904. I submitted my preorder. Now the long wait.
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  905. Love this !! I’ve got my patch on order now :)
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  906. I went from thinking "thats abit niche, not sure id be very interested in that topic" To "wow, this is the first headstamp book i think im gonna buy!?"
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  907. I donate on patreon to alleviate the guilt of skipping the ads. I feel it's a fair trade.
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  908. I think this is the quickest I’ve ever backed a Kickstarter. With the quality of Chassepot to FAMAS in mind, this is a no-brainer.
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  909. Pre-ordered the book the moment I got money. =D
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  910. Thanks!
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  911. That was a fun match. 5.7 on the spinner wasn't much fun, but the rest was.
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  912. I've been following you since before you got on youtube. It's a pleasure to see you become a historian presenting information to others.
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  913. Excellent video, as per usual 🤙🏻 was rad to meet you at the afterparty and I'm eagerly looking forward for the FB2025 vids at the end of the month 😌
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  914. Great Job Ian! I’ve been reading your book! Signature edition!
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  915. Just downloaded the app and subbed for a year. Love your work and what you're doing for other gun content channels.
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  916. Is there another way to order Arming The Dragon along with your book? I am stuck with being able to only order one normal copy, but would also be interested in getting a Headstamp copy of that book as well *edit: nevermind, figured it out. Just gotta add to cart and add stuff. So excited for it all!!
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  917. My dad is Dennis Tipppmann sr. He manufactured this when I was a kid. He passed in 2020 we have all 3 of his machine guns. We should talk sometime.
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  918. I believe Ian merely misspoke there. It's a standard Model 604 (USAF M16) upper.
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  919. I greatly appreciate the email and responsiveness from Headstamping Publishing in allowing me to convert my preorder of "Swords of Emperor" to the Imperial Japan Bundle that includes this book on the Kickstarter.
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  920. So, regarding Norwegian AG3F2. Dug some info 15 years ago, here it is 1. Made in house, Kongsberg Vapenfabrik 2. The bolt carrier has distinctive etching to the side open to ejection port, the form of fingerprint to help with silent closure of the bolt 3. The charging handle has a very distinctive shape: more beefy, full steel and with a hole in it, presumably to force-cock the gun in cold weather utilizing round as a handle (T-shape similar to MG-42) 4. Different bayonet mount 5. Reportedly, the collapsible stock had longer rails than on German model, approx 1cm longer. 6. AG3-F2 is, in fact, a field modification first performed by Norwegians deployed in Afghanistan with available parts. The very first rifles that later were designated as AG3-F2 were just issued AG3-F1s with KAC rails bought privately. The reason for AG3 being brought back to active service was field experience: 5.56x45 shot from fancy HK416s couldn't defeat thick mudbrick walls and the target behind it, hence not only AG3-F2 was back to service, but also good old MG3 retrofitted with the same aimpoints M2/M3s 7. NFM group (one of the main Norwegian Military contractors) has a long standing relationship with B&T and naturally provided all the modern stuff (rails, optic mounts and rings, etc) for "official" AG3-F2. http://thinlineweapons.com/MG42/AG3.htm is a leftover from the mg-42.net, the Norwegian weapons enthusiast provided some pictures and info on demand as well. It's now defunct, but I believe some traces could still be dug out.
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  921. My WWSD rifle is the first AR Ive owned in almost 20 yrs. Happy to have it
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  922. I wondered about that as well the other day. Seems the extractor serves to get the cartridge out of the chamber, while the ejector makes it fly out of the gun.
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  923. I recognized Collier’s name…and will be ordering a copy of the book.
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  924. I had a 10.5” suppressed 5.56 with a mawl c1+ (civ power) and that’s absolutely the recommended setup. I ran with lvl4 plates and ballistic helmet plus camo, pack, and other gear on every stage. The “real” gear absolutely makes you slower but I guess that’s the point. 9mm is totally possible and we had 3x MP5s in my squad that did very well. I’d say you’re correct that vision is the important factor here. But also, having run other events at longer ranges (500yd+), there gets to be a crossover point that you do need range and flat shooting to hit those farther targets. So, all things considered, gear matters until it doesn’t. Which, that advice is as useful as you think it is…
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  925. Just spent 500 in parts and triggers already have 5 lowers 4 done 5 is waiting on parts, great lowers and parts please consider them for your next or ongoing project
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  926. Yeah this video pushed me over the edge and I signed up for it.
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  927. Whats fascinating to me is that the stamped logos and such, were the result of the warlords and their militaries not speaking English or European languages...Mauser and fnh were well regarded, so putting their logos and words on the homemade versions gave them credibility and esteem...it's not like modern generic brands that seek to fool people who do speak the language.... And Ian, count me in for the book! Thanks for taking on this fascinating period and the arms that go with it.
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  928. Got mine yesterday, thank you it’s beautiful 🇦🇺
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  929. Nowadays -- well, ANY-adays, really -- It's heartening and extremely gratifying to see an example of person who demonstrates such outstanding objectivity, and even-handed, above-due-diligent, dedication and effort to his intellectual interest and endeavors that he earns the kind of gravitas that inspires everyday folks to happily accommodate, support, and fund his intellectual pursuits just because they a) know they are supporting knowledge for future generations, b) know that they will not be disappointed in the fruits of his endeavors, and c) know they are going to lean some really interesting stuff. Keep up the OUTSTANDING work, Ian! ? Good on ya!
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  930. Awesome! I really love these forays into black powder Ian & Tom, thanks! BTW, received your book (signed) Small Arms of WWII Soviet Union this morning and enjoyed opening it up with a cup o hot Joe; fantastic way to start the day!
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  931. I have to admit this is the first video I've ever seen about this gun; I was aware of the HK21 but until now I knew nothing about it. Thanks for filling in the gap, Sir.
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  932. A phrase you’re looking for is “white-label goods”. That’s products produced with the intent to put your own branding on them.
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  933. My books should arrive today... well actually yesterday. Due to the macarena pre-emptive quarantine shutdowns I will have plenty of time to read! The timing couldnt be better!
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  934. Literally finished my order before the video ended. I regretted missing out on the first printing, so this is very welcome news!
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  935. Wow, This is gonna be awesome and your collaborating with One Shepherd.
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  936. I am a type 7 and was asked about this today. I had no answers for him, but Now I do. Thanks bud!
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  937.  @ForgottenWeapons  Yes, you did come very close but the "ch" at the end is pronounced more like a hissing cat and less like a "k", if that makes any sense. Anyway your videos are always entertaining and interesting. Have a nice day and keep up the good work. :)
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  938. I've recently become interested in black powder firearms due to @capandball 's channel. I'm really enjoying this series.
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  939. I made this comment in reply to another which has since been deleted, but I think it's worth sharing so I'm reposting it here. My father was on the design team for this gun. I thought it looked familiar and with good reason. Here is a photo of him holding one from Army magazine a few decades ago: https://i.imgur.com/MYbEUu5.jpg I showed him this video and he loved it. He agreed the gun was frankly not very good. It was apparently mired in issues from the start and they encountered problem after problem throughout the design process. One clarification he wanted to make is about what you call the thumb safety in the video. This is in fact not a safety and should not prevent the gun from firing. It is actually a means to lock the slide forward when the gun is fired to prevent it from reciprocating. The idea was it would be used to eliminate the sound of the gun cycling in combination with the suppressor to reduce noise as much as possible. It was not intentionally designed to be ambidextrous; the double-sided design was actually required to prevent damage to the slide and mechanism when firing the gun with the slide lock engaged. Thanks for this video, and bringing my dad for a stroll down memory lane into this gun's history.
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  940. Well, I've watched most all of the ones published in the last several years and many published before that. If I wasn't old and senile I'd be an expert by now. Of course, since I am old and senile, I can probably watch them again and not remember them.
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  941. I know Mr. Peter Spielberg personaly and he is very clever, friendly and iteresting man with tons of amuzing stories from his life. And I must say I take it as a privilige to had oportunity to know him and work with him.
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  942. I enjoy your 2 gun and 3 gun videos. It has given me the courage to go back. A friend gave me his motto for our fun clubs practical rifle competition "as long as I don't DQ or come in last place, I did well". Not the greatest Vince Lombardi style motivational quotes but with your motivational videos, it has given me the kick to get back into it. Great video.
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  943. Great stuff Ian mccollem look forward to seeing you soon at Finnish brutality
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  944. Heh, I backed the book before this video dropped.
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  945. Got both ordered right after you dropped the video of the yomp
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  946. Your timing on this couldn't have been better! I've spent a significant amount of time in the last 2 weeks trying to find any information on this model a rare gun that I could find. For the first several days I was actually convinced it never existed until I finally found old black and white photographs.
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  947. Well, looks like I need to go down to the LGS and hope they still have that complete KP15 lower for sale. If not, then have them order me another one
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  948. Models are incorrectly identified here... Shortened & Lightened (XP1-XP100) was never trialled, likely intended for small storage space on AFVs. The No.6 Mk I is the bed backsight model (serial nos. XP101- XP200) and Mk I/I (serial nos. XP 201- XP300) has a No.5 style folding aperture rearsight. XP8 shown here was a toolroom sample, hence an out-of-sequence serial no. that is wrongly in the same range as the Shortened Lightened rifle models. Check out 'The Lee-Enfield' pp 347-351, 498-502. [ids]
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  949. My copy arrived this morning, my girlfriend appreciated the cocktail menu and sticker!
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  950. Hello, I actually work at the escape room you filmed part of the opening at. It's really cool seeing our safe here.
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  951. Well done on Courbevoie. Your French keeps improving. 👍
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  952. Heeey Firefly reference
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  953. The first Small Arms book is great, looking forward to getting this one as well.
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  954. I am VERY satisfied with the Headstamp books I’ve bought. Great work. I hope to own the whole series someday!
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  955. Real heroes are fighting for freedom right now in Ukraine. They need support! Слава Україні. ☘️
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  956. Excellent video! In pieces as thin (and ferromagnetic) as these links, perhaps what is known as a "fall furnace" can be used as an austenitizing furnace. This is a vertical tube several meters high, where the pieces, with the definitive geometry, enter through the upper part and are heated by electrical induction during the fall. The temperature reached by the piece depends on the height of the tube and the intensity of current applied. Below the tube is the tank where the cooling liquid (water or oil) that produces the tempering is located. I know that method is used for needles, and small pins. Greetings from Patagonia Argentina.
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  957.  @ForgottenWeapons  I have some Chinese friends who are very interested in that one.
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  958. Congratulations to Ian again. It's an uplifting thing to witness that someone comes up with a research interest that is absolutely not mainstream, doesn't have a university, research foundation or any other of the usual financing behind him; he just gets it written, and gets people interested into it - not by marketing stunts, not by creating any sort of drama or "controversial" nonsense about it, mind you; just by being passionate, authentic and knowledgable about his subject. And it interests people enough to put $800,000 into it. Into THOUSANDS of copies; pristine, quality copies, leatherbound gorgeous copies. Again: Of a non-fiction book! On French rifles!!! Not everything is wrong with the world, one has to conclude.
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  959. Damn you Ian, I was trying to resist your new book, but I just couldn't stop myself. Great video, all glory to Gun Jesus.
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  960. My book arrived this morning!!!
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  961. Now that I have the Utreon app, I almost exclusively watch your videos there, but I couldn't resist watching this gem twice. Thanks for the amazing content, Ian.
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  962. ive litterally never heard of this firearm. ive been following this channel now for a decade. im now interested in this book and firearm based on this video.
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  963. I've had mine since about September (includes a ZF-4 rail for which I managed to bubba a waffenmeisters repro mount to fit nicely). I have put about 300 rounds through it (using reloads with PPU brass and bullets since that was all that was available at the time). 4 total failures (2 FTE and 2 FTF), all of which occurred in the first 50 rounds through the rifle and all the failures occurred on the last round in the magazines used (3 10/30 round and 2 10 round magazines... 3 of which are D-K reproductions, one unknown origin reproduction and an original East German post war magazine... the unknown origin reproduction and East German mag fit much better than the D-K/SSD reproductions interestingly). Overall I'm very pleased with the rifle... I frankly expected it to not run perfectly (I know... crazy considering its cost but given SSD's reputation which is not the greatest... at least what I concluded after scouring the interwebs) but I do feel like it is starting to "loosen up". The closest thing to the real OG that I'll ever own. And to echo a couple of Ian's comments (and German testing conclusions): a really pleasant shooting experience (by far my favorite rifle to shoot) and I can confirm that the ZF-4 scope experiment was/is pretty much pointless (but it sure looks cool!).
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  964. We love ze curve 🍑
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  965. Just put in my signature edition pledge to go with my copy of Ian's book. Good luck!
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  966. Already supported 🎉
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  967. Kudos to Jordan for his Snake Island patch! Greetings from Ukraine!
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  968. My YouTube is working again but best of all my pay came in and I was able to order my copy of the book of Gun Jesus!!! Next week I start my French speaking lessons I guess 🤔
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  969. Thank you for this channel Ian. I don't usually comment, but I have been continuously impressed. I also don't ever donate to channels, but I do yours, for the same reason.  The Firearms world is better for you being in it. You are an example of someone who became successful simply because you are damned good at what you do, which is how it should be.
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  970. This is a Gilbert Godfrey designed pistol, he was known for building guns out of his clock shop in my hometown - Franklin, Tennessee back in the early 20th centrury. I know this because there is a small museum here that has his pistols on display and they all use the same clock mainspring mechanism to actuate the hammer, that was just his thing. Story goes he served in the Spanish American war back in the day and owned the clock shop where he built and repaird watches and clocks. His love of making guns came later around the time of WWI when he had the strange idea that he needed to start makeing guns to support the Allies. None of his designs were practical but he continued making guns all the way up until his death in the late 1940s.
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  971. But it's an interesting story. It's boring cuz it's common. It's common cuz it's good.
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  972. The missing piece attaches to a piece of string which goes to a target stand with an appropriately sized aiming target. Movement of the rifle in relation to the string causes the needle to move in relation to the marker target. There is a device which works similarly at the Royal Armories called the portable sub target machine. Here is a link to pictures of that model https://www.rifleman.org.uk/Sub-Target_Portable_Machine.htm. As to the patent reference us739778a was awarded to Henry Cummings on September 22, 1903 but was filed by the Subtarget Gun Company (in Massachusetts, but there are sub target companies in other countries, notably Britain and Canada.) However, the device in that patent is nothing like the Cummings Dot Rifle in this video. Various other sub target devices were used by the Germans, Swiss, and others. The other devices attach to the muzzle and/or have things in the bore so this may be the only one which can use blanks for noise.
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  973. It was great meeting you and seeing you out there Ian!
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  974. Good advice! Im limiting my YT stuff to 20 mins a day and reading more, plus trying to learn spanish 🇪🇸
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  975. Saw you today at United airlines bro you were cool asf !!
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  976. i am so glad that i did a little research before spending $1700 on a preorder for the H&M stg44 , the website is still up and it seemed so awesome until i read into it and people are still waiting yeaaaaars later (hopefully not anymore and got their money back). This is why i love forgotten weapons, i always learn something interesting. Still i can't understand why they still have their website up and stating a preorder price, it's almost like a huge scam.
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  977. My dad worked at Asevarikko1 from around 1969-2005ish and he was a carpenter who made the stocks to this rifle and the tkiv 85 with his work buddies😎 Need to show the video to my dad. Fun fact my grandpa worked in Asevarikko1 before and during the winter/continuation war and after it
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  978. Love my KP-15’s. Currently waiting on a WWSD upper from them so I can do a 3D printed WWSD build :)
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  979. I think i follow you from 300/500k subscribers. All i going yo say you absolutely deserve this growth. There is a visible effort on all your videos. Keep the great job Ian.
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  980. Y’all’s appearance on Art & War was such a fun show. So glad to hear both of y’all on with those guys. And Caleb for the second time!
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  981. i got my book today, thanks!
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  982. Prost! Thank you so much for all the great videos, especially in these current times. After a rough night of nursing COVID patients, it's brilliant to learn from your efforts, and smile at moments like this. Cheers!
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  983. Gun Jesus made video about my favourite weapon from my country on my birthday day ?!?!? - instalike :D
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  984. I've got my copy! Preordered it months ago.
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  985. I just signed up to back it! I haven't fully finished pistols of the warlords but I have enjoyed it immensely. I expect the same great quality and exceptional detail. I'm looking forward to September 2023!
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  986. Very cool. I will definitely be ordering.
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  987. Before Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea I visited Inkerman. Quite difficult terrain for combat, I should say!
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  988. Thanks!
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  989. That’s crazy I’m actually in that unit. I gotta say I’m not a huge fan of the M17
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  990. I caught that tremors refernece. you thought i wouldn't but i did.
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  991. I usually don't comment here, but I must say this video was informative and Ian is a professional as always. I was researching this myself, but much more enjoyable and easy to digest here. 🥰
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  992. es gratificante ver como por fin la espera llegara a su fin y la historia de esta arma de origen mexicano se haga publica en youtube
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  993. YouTube is happy to monetize “US” the viewers. Remember: YouTubes business model is to “sell our eyeballs” to advertisers. That is why they have yet to totally forsake the firearms space. However Ian is correct: it WILL happen. Either death by a thousand cuts or one morning like a world ending asteroid. It’s easy for a creator to rant and rave about the unfairness and arbitrary nature of YouTube’s rules. It’s an entirely different thing to have the vision and fortitude to build a dedicated platform to provide a haven for not only themselves, but also for fellow like minded creators. I understand that not everyone is able to casually shell out $99. However, should you have the means, and really want to “stick it” to YT, this is a way of actually DOING something rather than pontificating endlessly about how “YouTube sucks”. A huge tip of the hat and a toast to Ian for taking the risk and doing the work while using his position to bring along fellow creators. I am happy to support such an endeavor.
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  994. I just ordered a copy, thank you for the special delivery option to Hungary! As the owner of an AK-55 rifle, I can't wait to learn more about its history.
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  995. When you started flipping through the book I was genuinely taken back by the quality of the photos and design throughout, it is beautiful. Congratulations on the publication, you have absolutely every reason to be proud.
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  996. I have a copy of Ian's "Pistols of the Chinese Warlords" and I enjoy reading it.
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  997. My fathers old homeguard M96 is SA marked and now I know why.
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  998. Collector's Edition Acquired. I may be a poor PhD candidate, but I will continue, every time, to pledge and get that Collector's Edition each and every time, that Headstamp shall continue to exist and thrive. Maybe, in the distant future, I'll have the honour of publishing something of mine with Headstamp. One can dream. <3
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  999. Got my KP15 today! Amazing SLT trigger, fantastic feel and balance. Our hearts go out to Russel and everyone else at KE right now.
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  1000. This was 9 years ago? You’ve hardly aged and the content has the same high quality, really considering subbing on Patreon
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  1001. It was a pleasure meeting you there (and to feature in the video 😄)!
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  1002. Caterpie bad man
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  1003. I had a great time at the match using my APC223, hoping to go next year and use an FS2000 to keep things weird.
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  1004. I think I have every collectable you have done with GETW, I told myself I wasn't doing the next one. You made me a liar Ian! Dang it, I'm getting 2... Haha Maybe this one come home with me!
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  1005. Ian i hope you read this. From a Swedish perspective more than 6 rounds don't make sense. Our traditional biggest shooting sports called fältskytte (field shooting) and militär snabbmatch (military speedmatch) you only use 6 rounds. Basicly field shooting is 1-6 targets set in terrain and you got between 5-20 seconds to shot. You don't see the stage before you arrive and you travel by foot or transport with a assigned shooting squad. It's more like IPSC than bullseye shooting. Think IPSC with no reloads and shooter can't move but targets up to 90 m and targets can move such as fall or pop up. Traditional targets include such as car weels, drive hatch for tanks, attack dogs etc
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  1006. Portugal man. We still use that awesome gun and did all the upgrades. Yes use another's guns also. But the G3 is here to stay. Next time research better! And just a side note in Portugal some G3 are use as DMR!
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  1007. I preordered my copy.
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  1008. I have the very same morale patch "Valhalla, Admit One: Die Historic, Live Again" It's very nice to see more people repping this!
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  1009. Hey, Ian, I dunno if you care for feedback in the comments or not, but I just want to say I love your colabs with Žiga.
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  1010. I look forward to getting this along with the others to come!
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  1011. Wow, listening to Caleb discussing this with Ian I'm now doubly glad I supported this book on Kickstarter. Great combination of enthusiasm and expertise. This book is going to be great!
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  1012. That was my favorite FW video ever! Just pledged for the signed purple edition. Thanks Ian!
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  1013. I just bacc'd the book now. I REALLY want those Goldeneye N64 guns. >:3
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  1014. Hello Ian. Thanks for this video. Merci beaucoup 👍 🇫🇷⚓🇺🇲 Cordialy
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  1015. Thank you Sir, I recently subbed to your channel after either hearing about your channel from another history channel, or stumbled upon your channel or a bit of both, i really enjoy your content Sir. Thank you again.
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  1016. Been to Afghanistan 3 times. Deployed with the same M4 all 3 deployments. Carbine saw combat in all the environmental extremes that country offers. It never failed to fire, and the one time it failed to feed, it was because of a damaged magazine. 1st Deployment I used an Aimpoint red dot, 2nd a EOTech Holographic, and 3rd a Trijicon Acog. When I first joined the military, I was skeptical of the M16 because I heard all the stories from the Vietnam vets in my family. Once I got an M4 and used it in combat, I was sold. Fired every time I wanted it to, Hit everything I meant to hit, no failures. We had fun with AK's over the mountain passes, and their ability to clear a room full of bad guys with 7.62x39 full auto its impressive. But outside of 50 meters, I just cant be seduced to pick anything other than an AR for ground combat. Specially in an Urban environment, where accuracy is paramount and you might be trying to shoot at moving targets in vehicles or through cover. during my first deployment I was amazed at how many failures to feed I saw from US service members. And it wasn't reassuring, until a bearded ODA guy told me, "you cant use those ARMY issue magazines in a firefight bub, it will get you killed". he then handed me a 20 round PMAG and told me to go buy my own magazines. He also told me to get a set of calipers and check my teams magazines for spec and discard all the ones that were out of spec. We did it, and no one on my team had one malfunction the rest of the deployment. Call me a Basic Bitch, but my Rifle is an AR, and my pistol is a Glock. If it isn't broke, don't fix it.
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  1017. Your new book arrived in my mailbox this Tuesday (in Belgium), it's a beaut!
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  1018. 10:56 Around the time K1/K2 were being developed, ROK Army Special Forces soldiers were using M3 Grease guns as their primary weapons, and they were all wearing out fast (or already worn out). Hence the need for K1 yesterday.
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  1019. Got a blue. I will have long forgotten about this by the time it ships. I love surprises. Thanks @ForgottenWeapons
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  1020. Hi Ian, will keep following you as usual. I am Italian following you from UK. btw in the Ingram 308 video you were analysing the marks on the weapon. you found the word CAT and you thought that was the patent. it isn't: CAT stands for "Catalogo nazionale", aka national catalogue and the number is the ID on the national catalogue institution. this number links to all the characteristics of the weapon and it's a must have for every weapon sold in Italy since 1979 circa. it's unique per model. https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalogo_nazionale_delle_armi_comuni_da_sparo
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  1021. I just subscribed recently. I make it a point to watch at least two of your videos a day. Great work. Keep it up.
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  1022. thank you I bought a copy from the author!
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  1023. Been watching your newest content using the new app. I must say it works flawlessly and I’m not missing anything like I sometimes do using YouTube. Love Bloke, and 9hole, plus British Muzzleloader! I do wish Othias and May had gotten involved though…
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  1024. Just signed up to support this. As a huge Bond fan (both literary and the movies) and a firearms enthusiast I am really excited about this one.
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  1025. I received my copy in today's mail...Oh My! Ordinarily I would devour a book like this in a few days but I think a long winters savor is in order for this one!
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  1026. Yea I received the signed purple book today… Very nice book. Thanks Ian
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  1027. Thanks
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  1028. I received my copy of "Chassepot to Famas", it's magnificent. i cannot wait to go through every page. Thank you for everything you do.
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  1029. Completely unrelated to the video, but can’t remember which video it was on so I’m commenting here. Just visited the Hypogeum in Malta on your recommendation. Absolutely amazing and quite an experience to be walking in the footsteps of people from 6,000 years ago. Thank you for the recommendation and all the great work on forgotten weapons in general!
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  1030. I have 6 KP15 lowers. looks like I need more.
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  1031. I just backed it. I ordered a signed retail edition with book plate and bookmark. Please publish more titles on modern firearms like this.
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  1032. Dammit Headstamp,, you keep publishing them I'll keep buying the collectors editions I guess, just backed.
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  1033. Dodging betel nut spit is prime vacation activity
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  1034. Greetings. I served in the Italian ALPINI in 1992/93 and the BM 59 of your video had the denomination of FAL BM-59 ital-TA (Truppe Alpine). at the time, the very first AR-70-90 had arrived in the armory of the department, but we continued to use the old-ugly-heavy BM-59 😬....but we loved it just the same, like an old friend. thanks for the video. greetings from Italy ✌.
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  1035. I just watched it on Utreon.
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  1036. Make a stop in the Faroe Islands next time. I'll treat you to Faroese "local delicacies" and "what they ate in the lean winter months".
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  1037. 1 day later and ~100k made. Yeah, I think you'll get that "ludicrous" stretch goal :). Congrats!
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  1038. Thank you, (Trilkin)! Your $128.00 pledge brings this project one step closer to becoming a reality. If the project reaches its funding goal, your card will be charged on June 19, 2021. Check your email for more details. Screw it. Have some money.
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  1039. Go whilst you can as the Chinese Govt has signed a number of assistance &/or investment agreements with the Solomon Islands Govt which may well see tourism access limited to certain nationalities in the near future.
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  1040. .280 British isn’t a true intermediate caliber either. It’s in a weird grey area between full powered rifle and intermediate rifle the same way .30 Carbine is in a weird grey area between pistol caliber and intermediate rifle. So regardless of what we adopted, we would’ve dumped it for 5.56 NATO by Vietnam.
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  1041. I just purchased a KP-15 from brownells for my first AR-15 ever.
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  1042. Tales of the gun internet tv. Interesting.
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  1043. Pledged for both Clockwork Basilisk and Who Invented the Wheelgun. I am fascinated by these pre-industrial masterpieces of craftsmanship.
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  1044. My personal weapon in the Dutch Army 1986/1987! Nice and light. Much better than the UZI I had to shoot with the first months of training
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  1045. In your last Banshee video (A gun that was already on my list) you pointed out that an existing SBR lower could be used. This was my deciding factor in going with the conversion mags with a lower I already have instead of the Glock mag lower. I'm glad I went that way. It runs great. I have since designated all the conversion mags with a big, Mouser C-96 style red 9, which makes me smile more than it probably should.
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  1046. Your book in in the mail, then I would know.
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  1047. What a world we live in where Hawaiian shirts are politicized.
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  1048. Off topic, but my Ian Pat boonie from Where's The Liquor arrived today. I had a good laugh, also because of the "Made in Poland" tag, and am expecting many years of service from this awesome product ✌🏻
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  1049. Soon you can get the Finnish m04 desert camo from Varusteleka!
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  1050. All it’s missing is a cup holder
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  1051. Great to get a close look at one of these!!
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  1052. We still issue M57 to certain MOS... the 82mm Mortar and the 120mm heavy Mortar
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  1053. As a professional scholar of both medieval and colonial/modern Japanese history and literature, this is a must-have item.
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  1054. Don't check into History of Weapons and War often but have subscribed as a Plan B...
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  1055. So I've contacted people from my former university department and they will most likely get a copy for the university library, given I'm an alumni of a Far East Institute and their current librarian is a sinologist specialising in the Warlord Era
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  1056. I finally gave in to the excitement and pulled the trigger on the Purple cover I knew I wasn't going to be able to resist
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  1057. I was at D 2/327Inf (No Slack)for nearly 6 years. Never deployed anywhere from Ft. Campbell except JRTC at Ft. Chaffee and Ft. Polk. Longest six years of my life although I loved gun shopping at Pistol Pete's Pawnshop on 41A.
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  1058. My paternal grandfather was in the 77th Division. He was in the same battle that saw MAJ Charles Whittlesey's battalion cut off. He received a hunk of steel in his butt from artillery and was able to make hospital. He told me he was an ammo bearer for a M1918 Chauchat and none of what he said was good. He could have been in Whittlesey's battalion during the assault, his records (and mine) were destroyed in a fire.
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  1059. Those are actual Struggle Bus tires you are dragging.
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  1060. I was running in the squad behind you, and it was super cool seeing that M14 clone in person. The first time I saw you from a distance, I thought "Damn, that dude looks like Ian from Forgotten Weapons..." lol
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  1061. ​ @ForgottenWeapons  that doesn't prove anyt.... just kidding. Fair enough! I've heard a lot of shady shit about that website, and I'm glad everything appears to be above board. Respect!
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  1062. hey Ian. i just wanted to say that i have already revived the book! it was on my doorstep the day after it shipped. it is a wonderful quality and the shipping was speedy. thank you for all the work you and your team put into it! i cant wait for the next one
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  1063. Thank you so much for adding the EU option, the shipping price on all the previous books was worth it but this reduction in charge is greatly appreciated.
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  1064. Ordered this book and the one on French weapons, looking forward to reading both! Love the history of these weapons.
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  1065. Pushed the button tonight.
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  1066. I’ve started referring to Springfield has “HS Produkts PO Box”.
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  1067. I decided to use nearly all the time that was available on the stage 5, and ended up finishing the stage with 0.09 seconds left. Great match overall, one of the best Finnish Brutality matches and probably with a bit more "back to the roots" kinda vibe.
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  1068. 槍托圖樣的說明顛倒了，右邊才是中華民國國旗，左邊是國民黨旗，但是伊恩在民國槍械相關知識上已經非常厲害，感謝介紹。
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  1069. I did my part, just bought a second one! First rifle has the Faxon pencil comes in at 4.6 pounds with empty mag, sling, and red dot… do YOUR part now! Show your support NOW! We don’t even think most of the time to eat a $110 meal? Buy a KP15 and eat a ham sandwich for one meal and you have done it! Yet if we all spend $110 on a kp15 (or any other great parts they produce) we can sleep knowing we helped fight for our future and our kids futures….thanks for bringing this to my attention Ian….simple blue collar farm boy from Oklahoma can do it so can YOU!!😉🙏
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  1070. I picked up a Kp15 and Kp9 from them a month or so ago. They're fantastic quality lowers.
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  1071. @forgottenweapons ive seen a 70 yr date in the 6000s if you have a database for production tracking
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  1072. I regret not backing the Kickstarter and getting the blue cover edition (blue is my favorite color) but I ordered the regular one with the extras obviously so it’s not all bad. Looking forward to checking out the book when I’m back in the states Ian!
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  1073. I got a book in the mail 2 week ago called Chassepot to Famas: French Military Rifles, 1866 – 2016 to read. :)
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  1074. Definitely gonna back this one too! The first book is amazing and I have no doubt this one will be just as good!
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  1075. Awesome Ian! I just ordered the signed book via backerkit! I do have a credit card but I really really don't like using it, call it an Old World spleen ;) so it's absolutely awesome to be able to order it via paypal, thanks!^^ Also: Scotch enthusiast? Great choice! Though in spite of being a lover of Scotch myself my current favourite beverage is Irish Whiskey without the peat aroma, some people love it of course, but I'm more of a lowland Scotch drinker, and the Irish is pretty close in my humble opinion^^. Anyhow - awesome to make it possible to get your book here in the Old World, THANKS!^^ Best regards Raoul G. Kunz
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  1076. And Collectors Edition ordered. It will go nicely with the others.
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  1077. Stage 3 is now the McCollum drill
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  1078. I will own this book, mark my words
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  1079. It was nice meeting you Ian. Hope we get to dive again!
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  1080. Ian, I love you man, but do you ever rest? How do you produce this much content, youtube and books and merch and what not, don't get me wrong, you're helping me keep an even keel in these weird times, but boy do you deserve a vacation.
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  1081. Annnnnnnd, I will keep up my Patreon for 2021!! Thanks for keeping it fresh Ian.
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  1082. Thx for opening it up to Paypal now im 156€ poorer :D
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  1083. I didn't know I had these questions but they are answered now for sure. I'm watching the entire "gun mechanics explained" playlist now. Very nice and easy to understand videos.
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  1084. T-shirt and patch came last week. Amazing quality really really happy. 🇬🇧🇺🇸👍
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  1085. I'm not even that big on French guns and you still managed to convince me to splurge. (Fortunately, last paycheck was a particularly fat one thanks to some overtime.) Who knows?, Might even end up interested though I doubt it will overtake my fondness for Mauser based designs (including the GEW 88 and it's numerous spawn).
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  1086. The one I ordered for my dad came in yesterday and is beautiful. He loves it and we love watch Ian together. Keep up the good work
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  1087. no. it's no russian. это какая-то экспериментвльная подделка, не имеющая никакой исторической ценности. Вы облажались
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  1088. Hi from Ukraine and thanks for your videos!
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  1089. As some people have said, there are way too many subscription services to keep up with all of them. The good news is that you don't have to - you can pick and choose whatever deserves your money the most. I think Ian has a catalog of evidence proving that his content alone is worth the money. Believe it or not, information used to cost money. Ian has put out not only loads of entertainment, but quality, reference book-quality information on a consistent basis. The YouTube business model is not friendly toward videos (educational or otherwise) of things that can hurt people. The only viable way to build a home where videos about weapons and military history can live with the freedom they need is by the viewers funding it. Most of us waste ten bucks a month and this is a more than worthy cause. There are scores of other quality weapon and military related channels that are stymied by YouTube and if we can show them that a platform is financially viable, they'll end up being part of it too. This is our chance to get the content that we wish we could get on YouTube.
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  1090. Complete off-topic. My IanPAT bonnie hat was delivered today. Totally worth it!
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  1091. FFS, fine. I guess I need another bookshelf.
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  1092. Ordered mine based on this video....
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  1093. B băoxîan 保險 safe D dānfā 單發 semi auto L líenfā 連發 full auto
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  1094. I took my best shot at it too. Super tough standard to meet in every which way. 👍
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  1095. Being a HoWW subscriber continues to be the greatest of joys.
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  1096. So excited to back this project!
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  1097. Ian, As a fairly new subscriber to your patreon and youtube channel, I have been viewing a number of videos that are not new. I was just viewing this one and your comments about the knowledge that you gain by writing a book struck a note. As a former US marine and a firefighter for 40 years, I was thrown into situations like this quite often when I was told to teach a class on a weapon, radio, tactic, or technique that I had a working knowledge of, but suddenly discovered that I didn't know enough about for a class. I found this to be one of the best methods of motivation for getting a well grounded knowledge of the subject. I was also often in the position of requiring this of students in my classes. Either by asking the students, (always assume that someone in the class probably knows as much or more than you do about the subject) or requiring a student to research the subject for presentation later. Great videos and I wish that I had you as my instructor on oh so many subjects. The way you present and explain is much better than the majority of college instructors I have had. Jim
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  1098. Thanks!
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  1099. Funny enough just yesterday i used your book to identify a Mas 36 at my little local gun shop! Its a mid 1945 in really nice condition with a 1946 stock on it. It had all the post war modifications except it still had the milled trigger guard. Unfortunately the replacement and original stock must have been damaged cause they stortened the foreguard, got rid of the top wood, put the wrong barrel band, and lost the bayonet and cap. Real unfortunate cause the rifle is in great condition otherwise. Not sure if ill buy it they had 800$
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  1100. Thanks!
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  1101. As much as I respect Herb Woodend, he did not identify, nor was he trained as, a museum curator. Museum folk definitely don't know it all, in fact I am certain that I know less than Woodend. But the idea at least is that we try to evidence our claims or at least source them, knowing that they can and will be challenged in future. And if we don't know, we make it our business to know who to ask. In Woodend's day the facts were what the SME's said it was and that was final. It was all one big appeal to authority. There was also in the Pattern Room very much a fear that if you wrote it down (let alone properly reference your source) you become expendable to the MoD. Hence he wrote only one publication. Finally, I see people commenting about the List of Changes being a copyright issue. That's not exactly what Ian is saying. It's Crown Copyright, meaning effectively 'fair use' - if someone wanted to copy and promulgate the original LoC, they could. It's a big and thankless task, however, which is why the only people to do it instead published it and got paid for their time. That's what puts the information into the copyright realm, as it were. If someone went back and made new copies and PDFd them or whatever (for free), that would be permitted.
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  1102. This will probably be lost due to being so long after the video was made, but Harald Sunngård had ordered ammunition from Eley, but they only delivered the casings, so he had to load the cases himself. He tried getting Raufoss Ammunition factory to make them but they were unsatisfactory. (They've behind the various fancy high quality ammunitions you see today, so they got better.) If you really do want to make your own bullets, this page - from the Kongberg ammunition factory's history group - shows the exact measurements plus a picture. https://www.kvf.no/vaapen.php?type=Ammo&weaponid=AMM0669
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  1103. Can confirm, I know Caleb, he's the guy to write a book like this. A couple of years ago he jumped into one of my low light classes and shot the whole thing with his pre war PPK in .32
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  1104. Ok. You got me with the European pledge 🙄 Looking forward to receiving my first Headstamp publication. Painful but ... James Bond & guns! 😎🍸
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  1105. YouTube just recommended me the Q&A about historical reproductions this morning. How did they know?!
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  1106. Well Ian I have just dropped $150.00 on a autographed copy of your book of Chinese Mystery pistols plus a few bells and whistles for my 52 birthday that takes place on the 21st of this month of May.
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  1107. I drew my dad for secret santa this year, he'd LOVE these. Happy Holidays to you and the crew Ian!
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  1108. My Grandfather joined the American Legion at Post Number 1, Paris France in 1919
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  1109. Ziga just chilling in the background lol
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  1110. It was made as an exercise of all I learned and to stretch the limits of what my degree would allow me to do while in school at CST. Bowl of cringe made for a lot of fun.
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  1111. Thanks
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  1112. It anyone wants to launch themselves into making authentic cartridges, head over here (arm yourself with a drink and a snack ‘cos it’s a long one) 😬 https://youtu.be/iahThVlF7QI
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  1113. Gun Jesus 👍
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  1114. HOW was i not subscribed to this Channel?! Love you work, Ian!
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  1115. Thank you for your channel, I find you professional, humble and very informative. Thank you Ian for the hours of entertainment.
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  1116. I signed up for Kickstarter just to get in on this book and man am I looking forward to it.
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  1117. I remember this from back in the day, Been with you since just the Blog . Favorite YT Channel by far!
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  1118.  @ForgottenWeapons  And now that I opened Pandora's box, I suspect it will be better to ship it directly to you instead... But I still have a cap for you.
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  1119. So this video is a little bit old, but I like listening to your QnAs while I'm doing stuff around the house. Regarding the usefullness of bipods on guns ( 12:28 ) I have some experience to share. I served both in the Romaian Army and the French Foreign Legion, so I have first hand experince in the field with the AKM and the FAMAS. The built in bipod is a benefit when you're on the range, also keep in mind that built-in bipods on rifles usually don't have the adjustability of their LMG counterparts. I remember that on marches on difficult terrain and in forests some of the guys detached and carried their bipods in their packs in order to keep them from snaggning on vegetation and opening up spontaniously. Not to mention that you also had the chance (and I've seen it happen to guys) to lose one of the legs (i.e.: taking a fall on a night march, rushing through thick vegetation). As a conclusion: my opinion is that bipods on a rifle should be a choice. I dislike the built-in bipod idea because it offers way less than it provides. Hope this helps. Keep up the great work and keep hitting hard on matches! Greetings from Transylvania!
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  1120. Are you listening, Othias?
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  1121. My book showed up today!! Wonderfully done. Now I just need to find time to read it.
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  1122. Thank you Ian. The cover on that book is just beautiful.
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  1123. Wake up. Start to watch a video. Pledge a few hundred dollars. Continue video. Wait.
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  1124. hello..you can see others model ..le modele 1906 or 1908 marque le francais or unique or triomphe francais it's 6*35 or 25 acp...this model made in pyrénées france .me i have a triomphe francais 6*35 made in pyrenees..after 113 years i can fire with...and it's real this model for protection for dogs (dog's farms or rage) or bandits...escuse for my english ...bye
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  1125. Here.... take my money!
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  1126. My philosophy on the subject is, if it can be restored easily, then I'm going to try. But if it is irreversibly altered, and it looks like crap, then I'm going to go the other direction and turn it into a beautiful custom rifle.
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  1127. I'd sooner pay for this app than Netflix. I get a lot of enjoyment from channels like this, and more importantly, education. It's not purely entertainment so I would actually consider a subscription an investment in knowledge about my passion.
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  1128. Well, that's another Kickstarter backed! 😂
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  1129. Beautiful hardcover, Lots of information. and Lots of pictures. Alrighty ill add it to my list of books to pick up when im not saving everywhere.
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  1130.  @ForgottenWeapons  Cool. Thanks for all the work, this channel is really unique in how it tackles weapon history and mechanics! Not to mention humble attitude and good subtle humor.
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  1131.  @Poolboy001  The finnish forces did NOT supply forces to Nazi Germany. Any attempt by the germans to incorporate the finnish forces into their chain of command was met with a stern outright refusal. Unique case in the eastern front as hungarian, romanian, slovack, croatian, etc, even italian, forces were integrated within the wehrmacht, and put under german direct strategic and operational command. Finnish forces in the meanwhile were 100% independent from the german chain of command and responded only to finnish high command orders. Finnish soldiers participated with the mass killings of Jews?. Source?. Would be highly ironic, given that Finland never prosecuted jews (only place under the "wrong side" of the european war where they were fully safe), they refused to give any to Germany, and for crying out loud finnish jews were frontline soldiers and the finnish army had a field SYNAGOGE for their jewish troops to attend services to. So you better have top-class proof to prove what you just uttered there, because I'm calling it as plain ole BS. Once more, Finland was a german co-belligerant. There was a certain degree of cooperation between both, but that only went as far as the finnish would accept in order to get supplies from Germany (Finland was dependent on german military aid and very particularily, food supplies, from Germany in order to stay afloat during WW2, so of course they had to budge in to some of their demands for cooperation in order to secure that aid back), but other than that they did their own thing in their turf, independently from Germany. Finland was the only democracy that existed in mainland europe throughout WW2 and took part in it (all the rest had been either toppled or invaded and occupied at one point or another, and both sweden and switzerland remained neutral). That fact alone separates them as an unique case and remarks Finland's status as co-belligerant, not an ally. Finally, we're not establishing "blames" here. We're debating wether Finland was a German ally or not. And no, Finland was not an ally of Germany. Neither formally (they refused to sign into the tripartite pact), nor de facto (They remained essentially an independent party from Hitler's and OKW/OKH's diktats for the whole part of the war they were fighting alongside them).
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  1132. Just realized I hadn’t pledged to this and it’s a current thing, looking at getting the signed book, love your work Ian, keep it up!
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  1133. Just checked Kickstarter and we broke 300K
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  1134. Aaaaand subscribed. Really hope this works out for you guys. I think starting with a core of 7 channels is, and with some exclusive content, seems like it might be a good idea. And hopefully that can expand to include more people too. Future channel to add suggestion, Mishaco. The guy is a walking firearms history book.
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  1135. Instant back. I backed both the other books and they have been excellent. They are actually the start of my library of gun info books.
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  1136. He asked will the Montenegrin pistol work, i thought it was known that nobody in Montenegro works
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  1137. Thank you, that was fascinating, and thank you for saving some knowledge which may have otherwise been forgotten, forever. VR A loyal Patreon
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  1138. i'm so happy this book is coming out, despite the MASSIVE rise in anti-china sentiment in the west. i think it will really help people over here understand that china isn't just 'one big nation' but HUNDREDS of completely distinct cultures, dialects, beliefs and religions. shared under a single banner. i can't wait to read more about my nations history <3
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  1139. This is why I subscribed to History of Weapons and War. 👍
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  1140. Next time there is no need to transfer guns... I can borrow my M39 to you or if you need something else - I can buy it. We still have some rights at here...
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  1141. Received my tax refund, placed my backer order.
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  1142. Can’t wait to get my signed copy love the content Ian.
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  1143. Thanks
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  1144. Bugger I thought looking at papers not some obscure gun however I really thought this was fascinating.
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  1145. It's a long story. In short, in 1934 they were GOING to ban pistols, so they also wanted to ban the ability to cut down rifles or shotguns INTO pistols. They ended up not actually banning pistols, but still left in the cut-down bans.
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  1146. Fascinating thanks 🙏
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  1147. Sold.
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  1148. @9:48 -- COOL! I'm one of "5 or 6 guys"!
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  1149. I didn't get in on the preorder of Swords of the Emperor but looks like I'll be getting it along with Tobacco of the Emperor (along with the Clockwork Basilisk). Merry Christmas to me. Hehehe...
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  1150. Back in 1940's, first elite policemen in Rio de Janeiro were recruited directly in athletic clubs. Top swimmers, boxers or weightlifters were selected to now extinct "Special Police". Highly skilled drivers and motorcycle riders were also selected between racing pilots. Today, as a rule, intelectual skills are more valued than physical fitness in recruit selection.
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  1151. Ha! Totally wore the French 75 shirt to my bartending job tonight.
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  1152. Ian, tomorrow I'll be showing this clip in two sections of a senior elective level 20th Century history course I teach. The timeliness of this upload was perfect. My students are always curious as to what significant places in history look like today, and your upload answers that in addition to a quick, succinct lesson. Thanks-
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  1153. The two rib magazines are actually Bosnian, not Croatian. https://www.theakforum.net/threads/story-behind-two-rib-bosnian-croatian-mags.140792/page-2#post-2993003 Check out this link. Second page, post 27. Guy's grandfather was involved with producing them and actually has proof. Original parts and the like involved with manufacturing them.
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  1154. I have a signed copy of "Pistols of the Warlords" that say's that you declare "Cobray Terminator" is the ultimate shotgun - complete with your signature. Quite Frankly, I don't want to hear this negativity
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  1155. Love it!!! I’m getting a signed copy
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  1156. Thanks, Ian. I can see how this new model could be desirable. By the way, my purple copy of Pistols of the Warlords arrived yesterday, (I'm in Australia). All present and correct and it looks very good. Wauser! So,.... what's next? :-) That idea for a book on silencers/suppressors sounded promising.
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  1157. This video is what made me finally hop on Patreon.
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  1158. Neat, definitely a forgotten weapon! I took one completely apart in my video here if interested: https://youtu.be/o115R8_0qJM?si=mkfXQPJfteocHUie
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  1159. Got in on the Kickstarter. Looking forward to getting it.
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  1160. Suppressors need to be completely deregulated. I do not deserve to go deaf whole defending my home.
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  1161. I just bought one from OWS and I could not be happier.
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  1162. Off to History of Weapon and War for the reloading!
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  1163. Ill be honest. I still watch most everything here on youtube, but I want to support all the creators over there so subscribed to the app anyway.
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  1164. What's that you say? An excuse to buy more KP 15 lowers guilt free? Don't mind if I do!!
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  1165. G'day from aus. Been watching your videos for yonks and I gotta say I thoroughly enjoy the videos where you talk alot about development and history. Thanks for making my favourite content on the net. Also one day I'd love to see you do a Winchester 1897 trench shotgun if you have a chance one day
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  1166. it was great shooting that stage with you at IDARM
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  1167. Hello from France !
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  1168. If you're on the fence about the Gun Jesus poster. Buy it. It is a quality product. More like an 18x 24 photograph than a paper poster. I am going to get a frame for mine. Get that Only dropped once shirt also. Read about the battles on it.
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  1169. https://www.steinelammo.com/handgun-ammo/vintage-military-pistol-ammunition/
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  1170. Sorry Ian, I have to disagree with you ! Encyclopaedia Britannica definition for Art Deco "The characteristic features of Art Deco reflect admiration for the modernity of the machine and for the inherent design qualities of machine-made objects—e.g., relative simplicity, planarity, symmetry, and unvaried repetition of elements." That shotgun with its asymmetric ripples, flowing lines and hand engraving is definitely in the Art Nouveau style ! Trust me, I'm a Sculptor; AND a gun fanatic !
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  1171. It's pretty amazing being Croatian and being schooled by my own country's guns by Americans. I love the passion behind the comments. Cheers guys.
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  1172. Already placed my order for signed copy! So far I have one of every copy you've published
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  1173. Well, I know what my next firearms purchase is: a book. Thank you for all you do, Ian. Congratulations on the publishing!
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  1174. Kickstarter backed.
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  1175. Ordered the kickstarter! Went immediately to the deluxe option since Bond is Bond (and the dust jacket design is so good)! Oh, having mark Hazard's book, nothing here is a shock. I just love the collab between " gun jesus" and caleb!
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  1176. I just got my IanPat outfit in the mail from Varusteleka today. I'm very impressed and pleased with the quality.
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  1177. Just bought 2 of the KP15. Highly recommend it. 😊 I have an old Cavalry Arms and the KP is far superior
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  1178. Everyone should learn basic plug and patch. I was working pest control, and my customer got himself pretty good in the leg with a chainsaw. Luckily, I had mini-trauma kit in my van. I velcro'd it and my "boo-boo bag" to the seatbacks so I could rip 'em off and go. Yelled at his wife to call 911, while I got cat tourniquet, and an Israeli bandage on his leg. (After I cut his pants off) Then I got to doodle on his face with a sharpie (which was actually kind of funny), so EMS would know, a) tourniquet and compression bandage applied, b) location applied, c) time applied. EMS showed up 25 minutes later. If I hadn't been there, hadn't had gear, and didn't know how to use it, that guy would be in a "forever sleep" box. This was 6 years ago. His wife still sends me Christmas cards. I'm constantly both proud I got the guy back to his family, and embarrassed at their gratitude.
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  1179. just paid for mine cant wait to read it.
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  1180. I just got my KE lower . Hope to get a few more items from them soon.
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  1181. Somehow even though I come from a country where firearms ownership is very rare outside of the odd shotgun I still find watching Ian very interesting. Love your content mate
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  1182. The KP 15 really surprised me, I liked the idea and originally bought it to support the idea and innovation but it works so much better than I could have ever imagined. The length of pull happens to fit me perfect, the weight and balance distribution even with a normal upper and handguard is great. I loved it so much I promptly bought 3 more to convert other rifles and build a sbr. I think this will go the way of HK/Glock and change the standard for ar15 lowers once enough people get to try it.
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  1183. Wait your on Floatplane now? NICE
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  1184. I got your MASSIVE Chinese firearms book and it was a really good addition to my bookshelf. :3c
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  1185. Exelente tu pava del ejército colombiano 🇨🇴
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  1186. I already pledged for the grey collectors edition. I love the Chinese mystery pistol videos.
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  1187. Thank YOU Ian (I think I spelled that right?)! You bring Us a wealth of arms that would mostly be over looked. Maybe You are the reason Mosin sales are so good. No, really. We appreciate what You do for Us! I actually have some of the arms seen on here occasionally but I’m always interested in the extra steps You go through. I was excited for You at the auction when You went all in and got Your lot. Thanks!
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  1188. Not sure if it was my suggestion, but thanks @forgottenweapons!!
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  1189. Hey I know that voice in the intro, shoutout to Jackson Crawford. Really appreciate your collabs.
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  1190. Just got my backing in. Looking forward to my big purple book.
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  1191. I felt like I was stealing it before. I got a new job, so I'm gonna finally join the patreon
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  1192. The real market demand has probably been satisfied. There is no way these are cheap to manufacture now, and they're not very good, and those factors combined mean it's almost certainly thousands of dollars for a range toy that is worse than a $400 modern design. Whoever made them almost certainly made them just for fun.
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  1193. Just ordered my copy ;)
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  1194. A lot of people these days do not have the opportunity, time, or resources to go out to hunt and process wild game themselves. Near my home, I have plenty of wild hog hunts available for hire. This video has inspired me to pay one of these guides to take me out. To hunt for a wild hog and then walk me through the processing. I am a professional chef already. The knife work won't be an issue. The issue is the removal of the skin, glands, and getting the primal cuts. I have worked with primal beef cuts previouslybut i have never processed an ankmal completely. This has been a great video, and i can not wait to go hunt a wjld pig and do this same thing.
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  1195. Danke!
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  1196. Thanks bro I just created a channel you’re the man
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  1197. Thanks
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  1198. I definitely need this book
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  1199. I've watched Ian for 10 years? It wasn't his first video but no more than the 10th. Ian brother it kinda sucked. Hahaha but you had a passion that came through. I thought at the time watch this guy he will get to wherever he goes. To SUCCESS brother Ian. 😎
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  1200. I will be investing in a minimum of one KP-15 lower a month from this weekend going forward. GWACS can go to hell.
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  1201. Génial Ian, tes vidéos déchire grave mon pote! *Using some "Cool" French slang... Half my family is in France and I've spent lot's of time with my cousins there, especially when I was younger. Pretty sure this phase would hold up although it would sound a little odd if a person who is over thirty said it. génial= awesome (when used as slang) t'es = your vidéos déchire grave= videos are really tight mon pote = my - bud, friend, pal (kind of a mix of those words, very informal slang way to say your friend but cooler) génial - you can use that word as an adult, informal, but holds up. mon pote - how you would describe Karl for instance, informal way to say he's a close friend. For context, without slang, if I were to run into you on the street I would probably say something like: Ian tes vidéos sont superbes! Si vous êtes français, j'aimerais savoir si j'ai commis des erreurs. Que diriez-vous à la place?
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  1202. Bonnes Fêtes de Xmas et New year au Directeur Général du Patrimoine Militaire Français ,section de l'armement portatif de l'Infanterie.
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  1203. Thanks! Great review of a great rIfle.
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  1204. He's wearing a Sarma Windproof Smock! I have 2 (had!)! Great jacket! With a fleece under jacket, that Smock is very warm! I use one in the PNW, and I'm cozy! Shout-out to Varusteleka!
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  1205. ​ @ForgottenWeapons  https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/wehrmacht-era-militaria/fallschirmj%C3%A4ger-forum/809182-camo-parachute-dreieckkappe#post6352459 based on captured Russian 'chutes.
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  1206. Hungarian production totaled around 13 thousands according to hungarian historian L. Dombrádi.
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  1207. SAS Rogue Heros brought me here.
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  1208. Got my copy today! She's a beaut!
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  1209. I met Mr. Pepper at a restricted firearms class up here in Canada, real cool dude, definitely a real life gun guy.
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  1210. Congrats on your French progress Ian, it really shows in your pronunciation of Dieudonné :) !
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  1211. Okay - this pushed me over the line on using Patreon/Youtube or Utreon. I'll be canceling my Patreon membership (which I use to avoid ad's and support Ian) and moving to Utreon. I watched this video on Patreon/Youtube before it was removed and there was nothing controversial or problematic at all. Especially given the barrage of crap ad's I get on Youtube - stuff that is clearly scams, that seems just fine. I will also encourage all my subscriptions and other creators I support to move to Utreon. I know there is no "official" link between Youtube and Patreon - except that the videos are hosted on Youtube - but I really want to defund Youtube (not my creators). Keep up the good work Ian.
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  1212. Were actually going to be exactly where you are in the video next week lol
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  1213. Heard enough guntubers and podcasters reference you & your channel. Had to go ahead and sub. 👍 Yeet!
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  1214. Thanks!
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  1215. Thanks!
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  1216. Almost at 2 million subscriptions !!
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  1217. Not quite related to this story but I think it would be interesting for the Canadian part of Gun Jesus following, In my country (Serbia) in mid '90s to the early '00s there was a particular term used by criminals when they would order a hit on somebody. The term was " Ide za Kanadu" or in English "He's going to Canada" because nobody would come back from the afterlife, just as nobody would come back to Serbia from Canada.
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  1218.  @ForgottenWeapons  Lets be fair Ian, the scientists and engineers of USSR had a lot of W's. Their government however, that's another story. I, for one, am glad numerous of those scientists and engineers fled to the US after the collapse.
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  1219. Shameless Plug... I got my copy in the mail this week. It's amazing. I was expecting something more like a softback/paperback and was blown away by the look and feel in addition to the content. I look forward to the next book in the Headstamp publishing series.
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  1220. So awesome Ian!! Just got email update that mine is in hometown and will be delivered tomorrow Tuesday the 10th instead of eta of Friday the 13th.
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  1221. Just bought some stuff from them 🇺🇸🤙🏻🤙🏻
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  1222. I bought the Penguin Brutality patch. Well two actually, one for me and for my friend who's airsoft team is the Kings Own Scottish Penguiners , so Rule Britannia and God Save The King.
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  1223. Btw, pre-ordered your book today.
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  1224. Thanks! Been watching you for some years now enjoy it
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  1225. Just received the book on Wednesday. Shipped from France, saved a lot on shipping and taxes compared to the other books. Can't wait for the next chapters.
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  1226. I mean to be brutally honest you'd have to be extra stupid to fall for these scams.
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  1227. Definitely check out the C&Rsenal 1897 video for more trench gun fun. Or just search Mae trench gun grenade to see her shooting some grenades out of the air with a trench gun.
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  1228. I'm blown the fuck away. I had no idea gun jesus was this fit. Holy shit.
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  1229. Okay, subscribed to you there and snagged a few more interesting channels.
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  1230. Good luck on the GUNDIES. Voting for you for Tuber Of The Year
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  1231. Thanks again Ian. As weird as it is, here in Israel I appreciate your content more than ever to get my head out of the war and sort of imagine a future where people like you are the only ones studying the history of weapons and war, and not the present. I'll see about buying a subscription for your platform!
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  1232. other title to stick on the back "Vogon Poetry".
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  1233. I just finished an in depth read of this book. I consider it the best illustrated book of US WWII weapons ever published. The photographs are detailed and a complete. Thanks!
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  1234. Yeah bud, i actually Discovered your Channel around a month ago, and seen a bunch of your stuff in that tim Fantastic channel, im not exactly a gun freak, but allways love the fine Mechanism of guns, tho its fun to shoot now and then, but felt to shout out and say Hello ass a New Follower , btw i started follow you I think a month ago, maybye little bit before that, but love your content and since I am Norwegian i felt to say hello. sorry for some bad grammar I know
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  1235. Ordered a SLT-1. Don't have anything to put it in, but oh well.
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  1236. I have heard that name before, however, now you pushed me enough to make an account. Glad to see this video, it seems to be a good platform.
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  1237. I got my book yesterday. It is excellent and the quality is fantastic. Can't wait for the next book. Thank you Ian.
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  1238. Nice weapon ;) Nice french speaking ! I made a CEC(commando training) with american infantry platoon , they tried the famas while we tried the M16 They were impressed of the precision even with a so short canon :) and the weight , the fact that you can eject on left or right ...
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  1239. Thanks!
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  1240. ROFL, I love Ian and this show and all his content. He probably has the single coolest job in the world imo. I have 4 of those coffee mugs from 4 of these enter to win rifles. But It's nice to see that even a guy who appears to have it all going for him can have a rough time too sometimes. Rifle problem, pistol issues and then said f it and gave himself (I am very sure) a serious stomach issue for a few days.
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  1241. Subbed to this channel when it was just at 50k, grats!!!
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  1242. Nice video. I honestly didn't care when this perk was brought up on the kickstarter but kudos to Ian for following through. Also, just got my books today and I love them.
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  1243. Thank you Ian. I work in the gaming Industry and I am off work for 3 weeks. I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. We didn't get our first case of COVID-19 until last Sunday. I'm bored outta my tree and I am going to watch ALL of your playlists... two days down 3 weeks to go
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  1244. Huot is now on dsplay at Seaforth Highlanders' mess room!😊
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  1245. Switched over to Weapons and War for the rock n roll segment. Good stuff! But wish I didn't need to do that.
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  1246. You just got a shout out from the Brownells crew re. this firearm, expect new views and comments soon.
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  1247. Thanks!
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  1248. Honestly, Ian, I'll be subscribing to your app not just so I can continue to see and support your content, but also to get FW out of my YT algorithm, because after subscribing to you and The Chieftain my "recommended videos" have become a toxic mess of Alt-Right personalities and Prager fabrications. I love your stuff, but YouTube seems to have a very low estimation of the intelligence of your fanclub.
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  1249. I am already supporting you on Patreon since the day I joined it.
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  1250. Backed with a signature edition to accompany by signature edition Chassepot and Thornycroft books.
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  1251. Verustreleka Windproof Smock. I bought one two weeks ago and it rocks (having bought their windproof anorak a couple of years ago). If you want one order this weekend as they are putting their prices up on Monday.
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  1252. Looking foward to working with you and Karl at the match next week.
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  1253. As a native Icelandic; what makes this even more entertaining is that the TRANSLATION IS FACTUALLY OPPOSITE to what the first expert said in Icelandic. He said the thesis "bs"....and was rather undiplomatic :)
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  1254. I didn't even make it past half of the video before pledging 200$+shipping. I'm ridiculously excited.
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  1255. Thanks!
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  1256. Nice m05 shirt
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  1257. This particular pistol seemed to belong to Reino Alfred Karlinpoika Kalari (1902-1958), who was the chairman for the Vaajakoski fishing and hunting club Koukku ja Paukku (Hook and Bang) from 1949 until his death form a heart attack while helping in an office fire clean up effort.
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  1258. Awesome just preordered! Keep putting out amazing books!
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  1259. I am South African and found this absolutely fascinating. Thanks so much, Ian!
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  1260. Knowing that you have a need for the money to do your valuable work. Consider yourself £4 richer/month.
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  1261. Shit lemme order a kettlebell now and get it I’ll get a video up tomorrow if I can just yeet two 50lb dumbbells
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  1262. I got a one of their lowers and tiggers but perhaps it’s time for some more.
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  1263. I just purchased one thank you, you are awesome just so you know
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  1264. I have this and the previous book. They are lush in content, photography, quality of print & it smells so good. A must have volume of books!
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  1265. I like all of your content going to buy some of your gear maybe one day. I would love to be a patriot supporter. Thanks for all your work!!
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  1266. Already got my preorder in! Looking forward to the whole series and whatever else y'all publish Ian.
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  1267. It says..minelik...the emperor at that time
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  1268.  @ForgottenWeapons  i think i got it then, thanks for the reply, appreciate it, been a sub for a couple of years now, it's cool to see you getting near 2M subs, i wish i could afford patreon, things are bad at the moment though, i hope this situation improves soon, watching people like you really helps me, i cannot thank you enough, i hope you realise the effect you must have on thousands of people. Again, thank you.
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  1269. Interesting. I guess I'm a lucky winner then as I got an email from FN telling me I had won the right to buy one.
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  1270. Ian, thank you.
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  1271. Forgotten Weapons well you got me there. But with Hamilton and Schwarzenegger at 63 and 72 it’s difficult to suspend disbelief and think of them as actions heroes. I loved the first 2 movies and the TV series but sequels to classic movie have had a horrible tract record for the past few years. I’d rather see it go the way the Alien films did and move on to a different time and story rather than a different iteration on the same premise. Oh and very hopeful for your next book to be on Japanese rifles and even some pistols. I’m not far from the printer so hope to get my copy of the French rifle book soon. And congratulations on the overwhelming success of your first book.
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  1272. Everytime I watch one of your video's you get me to thinking about the subject at hand and I get enlightened even more thanks.
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  1273. Thanks!
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  1274. Got my Kickstarter copy and all I can say is WOW! Even my wife was impressed by the photos.
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  1275. I got my copy. Quarantine reading.
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  1276. Hey man, your videos take my mind off of depression. One of the best person to listen to.
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  1277. I got my 75mm t-shirt from Forgotten weapons today. Awesome! Special to me because I had a great uncle that was on the French artillery in WWI. great shirt ❤👍. Wearing it with pride.
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  1278. Got mine two days ago, must say it’s a very handsome tome sir. The videos don’t do it justice.
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  1279. Thanks!
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  1280. As someone who's been a viewer since the original intro, this channel has come a long way.
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  1281. Ordered. Along with the Vickers guides. Been meaning to pick up the Vickers guides anyway, so thanks for that! My wallet hates you, BTW... ^-^
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  1282. Feel like you could sit there and ask Russell questions until you exhausted yourself and he'd still have good answers for you.
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  1283.  @ForgottenWeapons  I'm gonna start looking right away... Thank you! And if I may use the occasion, thank you so much for all the joy, knowledge, good humor and wholesomeness you've been giving us year after year! Many greetings from Germany, stay safe and all the best to you.
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  1284. Danke!
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  1285.  @bruceinoz8002  They were never even tested, let alone issued. This example was rescued by the MoD Pattern Room from the police amnesty in 1968.
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  1286.  @ForgottenWeapons  I've sent you the link on your Instagram
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  1287. Time for another signed headstamp book, may as well get the slipcase edition as well as a slipcase for small arms USA. Bank account's raided, cheers Lad
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  1288. Uh oh... Ian going to crash Utreon again :) I am on there and support a few creators there, and I root for their success as long as they stay apolitical. I like that they automatically upload my videos from YouTube and gives me an easy backup. I do hope Utreon offers lower dollar amount subscriptions because I know I shouldn't be asking people for $5/month on my channel.
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  1289. The ordering was painless, but my bankcard called me 3x to make sure it was real order. "Yes, I placed an order over $200 with a Finnish merchant..." And even better news, Pistols of the Warlord tracking info email. What a good start of a weekend! 🙂
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  1290. And I did it in style, pushing us over the $300,000 mark.
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  1291. Viva Republique Francoise Happy 14 Juliet
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  1292.  @ForgottenWeapons  Those are remarkable pieces of militaria in the video you linked. I disagree with the editorial choice to include Ulster paramilitary weapons used in extrajudicial violence, as opposed to the myriad weapons you could feature. I hope you appreciate this is vocal criticism, rather than outright undermining of your excellent work. Have a good one, Ian, you have a fantastic channel here!
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  1293. Patton is really convincing 😁
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  1294. Just bought a t-shirt. Keep up the good work
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  1295. I have never signed up for a subscription based streaming platform before but I just have to have this one. Thanks!
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  1296. Shout out to the RO’s running around all day.
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  1297.  @ForgottenWeapons  my apologies! Edited original post. Wish YT allowed “strike through” edits. I need to add that both the CDR and full WWSD rifles are priced very reasonably compared to what it would cost to buy parts, having completed ordering bits and pieces just last week.
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  1298. Thanks Ian for what you do and it was a pleasure meeting you and helping with your videos. Hope to get you back to NH sometime in the future and can't wait to see the video's you shot while you were here.
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  1299. Mine arrived this afternoon, wife neglected to tell be till I was headed out the door to a Marc Broussard concert.... I opened the box and took a quick look. Absolutely beautiful quality book, can’t wait to dive in tomorrow.
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  1300. So cool
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  1301. Forgotten Weapons Check out the Barrel and compare the dimensions from chamber to flash hider to both the M-76 and PSL. That was one of the first things that jumped out at me when I broke mine down and compared it to it’s “Cousins” in my collection. Another one that was immediately apparent was the differences in the gas piston.Now, I haven’t handled as many rifles as you have and it’s very possible that I took 2+2 and got 7 here.
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  1302. I went over and watched the range section. Excellent presentation Ian. Not many SMGs have this close 3 variant models, a seamless stand-up knowledge class at UZI Oasis. Thanks
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  1303. Thanks!
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  1304. Definitely going to try this. I'll have to weigh some rifles.
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  1305. Welp, Im gonna order a KP-15 then. Hopefully they can weather the storm
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  1306. Thanks!
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  1307. HOT DAMN!!!!! MY ELBONIA SHIRT CAME TODAY!!!!!! This shirt looks even better in real life than the picture and I was really thinking it was gonna take longer to get here. I just wish Ian would do another run of the "only dropped once" t-shirt in black. Its my favorite shirt and is starting to show how much I wear it. Every shirt I bought from Ian/Forgotten Weapons has been the highest quality. The fact I bought my "only dropped once" t-shirt the first week it came out, which was what? Four or five years ago and its just now showing wear even though I'm very hard on my clothing especially my favorite clothing really says something about the quality. Best twenty five bucks you can spend. They are definitely worth it. Thanx Ian.
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  1308. Thanks!
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  1309.  @ForgottenWeapons  Thanks! and congrats for the great video, watching them is a family activity here in our home :))
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  1310. I swear I'm accidentally following you Ian, went to Leeds week after you posted videos there (planned trip before the video), now I'm off to Brussels next week and this video comes out!
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  1311. Holy crap you put everything in frigging playlists. Ian. WELL PLAYED. Also to non-Patreon supporters: He made these playlists that will help everyone view videos they've never seen before. Consider supporting Forgotten Weapons. Every big jump in even $1/mo has led to super cool videos, increased access to National Armouries and Museums, etc. Read as: A dollar a month from another 2000 subscribers might get us something SUPER COOL. Like a tank video. One with real tank rounds fired.
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  1312. Just backed it today since my card got fixed. Purple for the win.
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  1313. Books.. super rare firearms... Cool ass trips. Do you enjoy the jump in quality and reach over the last few years? CONTRIBUTE TO PATREON. Most of the donations are $1/month. Can you afford a dollar a month for 6-30 minutes of entertainment *EVERY SINGLE DAY*?
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  1314. Nice vid ian! cant wait to get my hands on the Elbonia shirt (been dispatched apparently) gonna wear i for my airsoft CQB games!
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  1315.  @ForgottenWeapons  that's what the Enfield designers said when the A1 SA80 rolled off the production line! :D
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  1316. I have already joined your Patrion. I just really enjoy what you do and have for a long time.
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  1317. Having used the NSV for almost 2 years, the trigger system, which is exactly the same on the kord, has a fun feature of breaking after heavy use. It breaks "open" and will only stop firing when it runs dry. Happened to me once and to two other guys while we were at the range. Thankfully they were vehicle mounted on a rws. Would not want to be behind it on a tripod when that happens
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  1318. Something arrived in the mail for me today ;) Mine shipped Mar. 4, arrived Mar. 6.
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  1319. So cool
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  1320. Made it in, bringing a friend with me this year as well. Look forward to a top notch experience from the One Shepard guys again!
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  1321. Jaxon and Paige sighting!!!
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  1322. Man I was following a thread in research of the MR73 and was wondering how on earth so many of your subscribers knew of Cdt Christian Prouteau as in the comments of an other video before I found this. Cdt Prouteau and Capt. Baril were my heros.This video is 2 years old now however I just feel I need to write just to thanks you. There was a lot going on on those days outside just weaponry, politics were running full flow, the fight between GIGN and police special forces, the new president choosing GIGN for personal protection in 81 and dropping Police. The fact that gendarmerie cannot conduct an arrest without an order from State attorney (Procureur) that caused the scandal of the Irish of Vincennes. to reply to some comments: No Prouteau did not frame anyone. They had arrested terrorists without authorization and the police who was also after them after getting inside info by interior ministry was trying to frame GIGN for it. many comments on the philosophy of anti terrorist forces not being the judge but having the task to bring the criminals to justice, well they go even further by considering that police should not carry, That they are not trained enough and cause more damage than good. That the fact they carry will undeniably drive a face off situation into fire exchange, they prefer to see the robbers leave with the money than having innocent civilians get killed. then they go after the robbers but leaving them a small head. Those guys were like born with guns in their hands, not your average forces. Cdt prouteau spent time with Green Berets and SAS to learn their operating and training methods before creating GIGN. The Germans had just developed their own forces from realizing their regular forces could not deal with Baader's red army. France was to have their own special force and Christian Prouteau was chosen to develop and command the project. Right from the beginning GIGN members were smiling about Prouteau's affection for long barrel revolvers. If he initiated and helped develop the project MR73 357 the arm that became official and legendary associated with GIGN he himself carried the 6 inch 44cal a long time. Thanks a lot.
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  1323. To late for the promo, but I suscribed for one year anyway. 😀 Would also like to have Mark Novak and C&Rsenal on that channel.
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  1324. Thanks!
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  1325. كل عام وانت بخير إيان متابعك من السعودية 🇸🇦 محتوى عن الاسحله مثل اسلوبك نادر تتكلم عن تاريخ السلاح و أجزاء السلاح وكمان عن مكانيكية السلاح بطريقه مفصله وممتعه وكملها 10 سنوات أخرى
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  1326. I got four free things. 1.) Breathe 2.) Drink Water 3.) Text with friends 4.) Binge Watch Forgotten Weapons.
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  1327. I have nothing important to say, just leaving a comment to boost the algorithm. Thanks Ian! Love the content, I promise I'm pledging the moment I get my first paycheck!
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  1328. Ian AKA “Gun Jesus” is now one of my favorite YT personalities - crazy amount of knowledge and work on his videos.
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  1329. Vituperative nonsense!!
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  1330. If I understand correctly, the standalone lowers will not, but the complete rifles will.
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  1331. Very nice. I wish I could afford one. How expensive is the ammo? Oh and one shot hunting can still hurt especially if your rifle is equipped with a muzzle brake. I have a BOSS on a 30-06 and took one shot at a deer and couldn’t hear much for several minutes. Replaced muzzle brake section with solid right after that. A suppressor is the best thing I ever bought. I won’t shoot much without it except a 1917 Enfield I now have.
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  1332. Ian+Book= Bye-bye money 💰 🤑 💸 😅
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  1333. I have lightweight AR’s with all 3, a CAV, a GWACS and a new KE…. The KE is hands down the nicest.
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  1334. If the tour happens, please get Jonathan Ferguson along to the UK signing(s).
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  1335. Hahahaha. I’ll take full responsibility for allowing the director and Armourer on set to make this drama point. They needed something different for the sniper character. Yes we had to simplify a heck of a lot of story points for budget reasons. Our Armourer (Rest in peace) who served in Rhodesia came up with the story point and it was fun.Oh and that front sight issue. They shot one with the front sight and in the edit used the wrong shot! I had my reservations of course but after 22years running and being in action movies I let it slide! If you only knew how many times we have to do this on movies you would cry. Love your work by the way and am a big fan! Can you believe I had only one week to prepare this movie and 2 weeks to train all 400character and cast. They were originally not even going to hire a military advisor. We had a total blast making this movie and we actually had serial numbered weapons that were actually at the battle. Regards Dan Hirst (Military Advisor for Siege of Jadotville) Please don’t lynch me! Stay awesome!
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  1336. That's not sarcasm either. I just ordered a Carhartt shirt. Thank you Sir!
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  1337. Proud owner of 2 kp 15’s, one of which is the wwsd rifle! Wish them the best to keep their ip and get their money’s back.
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  1338. my grandad ,just bandaged a german carbine to his leg put on his pants and borrowed a crutches and stumped down the gang plank.
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  1339. I just got my book today and I am absolutely blown away. This is probably the most valuable book I own and definitely one of my personal favorites. Doubtless, it was well worth the price and wait time as the book itself is simply stunning and professionally done. I look forward to more from you and from Headstamp Publishing.
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  1340. Ian, long time subscriber and viewer here. I quite enjoy your work. Looking forward to receiving the signed copy I just ordered. Keep up the sterling work.
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  1341. the 90s delta force 2-tone 1911 is insane
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  1342. I don’t think I’ve ever subscribed to a service this fast before, supporting all these channels I watch altogether is great!
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  1343. Thanks!
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  1344. NICE! I have read about the 106's for years and have seen references to the spotting rifle, but nobody has gone into detail on the M8C, how it worked, or the very special ammo for it. As a bonus, in the next video we actually get to see it go BANG. Good stuff Ian!
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  1345. http://www.magnum-x.pl/artykul/ktokolwiekwidzialktokolwiekwie Polish article about this pistol and „TE. TAR N. 11” made by st. ogn. Teofil Tarnowski(st. ogn. => starszy ogniomistrz(older firemaster) => artilery rank of older sergeant). This submachine gun came to Poland after WW2 from London.
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  1346.  @ForgottenWeapons  Sold, Happy to be part of the FW Patreon supporters.
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  1347. Damn you for opening it for Paypal i just saw the E-Mail and now you guys have my monies.
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  1348. Twas I that gifted you the Black Watch Officers Balmoral in Edinburgh. Wear it with pride on your next SMLE/Webley shoot
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  1349. Holy shit. This video opens with a fucking Skaldic poem in actual Old Norse.
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  1350. I assumed this video would be rather boring . But wow! This was surprisingly entertaining and interesting
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  1351. Just put in my order. Need Hungarian book and drink. 😉
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  1352. Been here since the Farquhar-Hill rifle video.
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  1353. Sadly, few people today are interested in this type of content........as far as I can tell. Few people under the age of 45 would watch this entire video. Only a hunch, I stand to be corrected. Mostly old fogies like myself are interested in this sort of thing. Again, it is sad. That being said, I found this video impeccable for all of your excellent research and also in your great presentation. I love to peruse and randomly watch your video library. Even though war is a total waste of human life and valuable resources, it is still fascinating to study. Books like "We were soldiers once, and young", "American Sniper" and many others are hard to put down. All things small arms related are a big draw to myself and other like minded individuals...... Thanks for all of your fine work in this area. Be well.
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  1354. LOL..... great shirt design. Just ordered 2
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  1355. Seeing you one-hand one of these at Shot Show back in 2020 was what sold me on the rifle. And having finally got one, that balance continues to be the most impressive part of the gun. Well done, gentleman.
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  1356. WARNING! Nerdie (sp?) information to follow: Magazine extension tube patents: 1,039,182 9/24/1912 Parsons and Freeman: 1,702,221 2/12/1929 Parsons. Nydar Model 47 reflex sight patent 2,633,051 3/31/1953 Davis
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  1357. Alright ALRIGHT, Ian is starting to act like FPSRussia now with that last mag dump. Way cool. 8-) At 73 can I still say things like "Way Cool" ??? 8-)
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  1358. This video made me bounce three meters in the air, then I bounced 1.8 meters...then I bounced four meters.
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  1359. Great video, thanks for it.
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  1360. on a educational note, we are called greenlandic people.
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  1361. Parabellum long model 1314 & Parabellum short model 1314. That's the exact translation.
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  1362. Thanks!
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  1363. I just got your newest book in the mail two days ago. Cannot wait to read it. Keep up the great work.
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  1364. Thanks
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  1365. So AWESOME. I did a series of videos on the literary Bond weapons but I'm confident it's nowhere near as good as this. For the record, Mark Hazard wrote a book about the cinematic Bond weapons.... even down to their serial numbers (in some cases) ... called 007 The Armoury. It's available on Amazon and well worth the price. As for myself, I'm heading over to kickstarter to place an order. Thanks you guys!
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  1366. Wauser! 😂 Though not a book or gun collector myself, I hope this happens and look forward to an accompanying series on FW
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  1367. I married a psa h&r 635 lower to a real 635 parts kit and hopefully I can get a stripped upper.
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  1368. Got mine in the mail yesterday and might I say, this is the nicest most informative firearms book I own. Clear information on markings, production dating, identifying tools, and the most beautiful clear pictures and exquisite layout. Congratulations Ian. I've been following you since the first hotchkiss universal smg video you posted and been a fan ever since. Thank you for everything. Godspeed in all your endeavors.
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  1369. So, as soon as I saw this video, I immediately broke the bank at Verusteleka!! Shame on you for making something so incredibly have to have-able I didn’t care the cost!! I just hope I got the sizing, correct LMAO
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  1370. "HistoryofWeaponss&War"gang Reporting In too
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  1371. P.S. The book arrived and it really is a gorgeous as you've been saying.
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  1372. Mine arrived today. Beautiful book, excellent high def images.
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  1373. Happened to pick up some RNVGs shortly before this match was announced, can't wait to try out my SG553 with PEQ15 in March!
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  1374. Thanks!
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  1375. Thanks
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  1376. My copy arrived it is amazing and has all ready helped me figure out a Berthier in my collection that had scant few markings. Thank you for providing not only a beautiful coffee table book but also technical enough to be highly useful as a buying guide and bench reference.
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  1377. I'm entered. And if I win the boys at shooters outpost in Hooksett nh will see me as a true deciple of gun Jesus himself
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  1378. the crest is IDF, the מ.י above the serial number is israeli police marking.
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  1379. Yo, i can personally attest to several hundred of these being destroyed in 2004. Seen many of them in several large piles of arms slated for destruction (and the destruction of several of those piles). We were documenting make and models, as part of the Iraq Survey Group, to verify validity of some Sadaam era Iraqi MoD info paperwork. Cant say more about the op, but i can say i saw many of those in the piles getting destroyed in 2004. I may have a buddy who has photos approved for release from that operation.... 🤔 And yes, Sadaam wanted to make the Iraqi arms production a model of such in the middle east. They made many domestic mods on soviet origin equipment. They even tried to get into the ammunition export game at one point. Their ammo was shit, even the powders were some 50 years behind the times in quality and properties. 😅
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  1380. Already ordered (backed Kickstarter) your book on these guns Ian and the second book arrived yesterday.
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  1381. I've been wanting to pick up a stripped KE-15 lower for quite some time. F it, I'm going to order this evening after work.
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  1382. Sitting by myself in my apartment listening to your erudite speech and pleasant click-clacking of guns has been my past month anyway, so I’m set!
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  1383. Guess I’ll be buying another KP15 lower and stickers. FGWACS
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  1384. Ian solved my book problem, All Hail the Gun Jesus!!
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  1385. Refugee makes great gear
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  1386. I must get a penguin shirt and patch that is the coolest thing I have seen in a long time! I love penguins and the old SLR is my favourite rifle what a great combo. Even better than my tactical penguin shirt.
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  1387. Ian looks like Cody Dawn (Codys Lab) and Ponce DeLeon dna got mixed in a blender and the result decided to cosplay as all three of the musketeers.
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  1388. Thanks!
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  1389. Thanks
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  1390. It wasn't... That was his earlier rifle. It was a m28/30 made by the Finns that was the sniper rifle.
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  1391. I see they're using a lot of North American Rescue products, which are all extremely high quality. So, that is very reassuring.
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  1392. There is nothing inherently wrong with Chinese manufacturing. The issue comes when corporations move jobs there purely for profit, or the company that is contracting the manufacturing doesn't do their due diligence in regards to worker's/human rights, state links or sanctioned entities, tainted supply chain(s) etc. Blanket "Chinda bad" takes are overly simplistic. I'm sure you wouldn't want the actions of your government pasted on to you, just as I don't. The average Chinese shouldn't either.
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  1393. Thanks for your support! After the war I'll definitely become your subscriber!
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  1394. Went ahead and put in for a couple signed editions.. One for me, one for a friend!
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  1395. Time for my nightly tradition of having some scotch over my Forgotten Weapons ice cube bullets and watching Ian's latest video.
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  1396. Cool to know my Mle07-15 predates Ian's by couple months, mine is a war rebuilt F 30xxx serial range rifle. Straight bolt handle from a F 80xxx serial range rifle, and a DB magazine. Built with a ManuFrance undated and unmarked barrel that was never fired. Matching stock to the barrel shank number.
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  1397. Just got my shipment notification.
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  1398. And my t-shirt with rockhopper penguin arrived 5 minutes ago! Timing 😁
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  1399. you said it right Ian ,,HIJRI (HE-JREE)
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  1400. Just got my IanPat camo jacket today! It's awesome!
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  1401. Thoroughly pleased with my copy and looking forward to what Headstamp puts out next.
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  1402. I missed out/ignored the past two books. Not this time. Shut up and take my money.
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  1403. My copy arrived shortly after shipping. It is comparable to the best work of the Collectors series but with better pictures.
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  1404. I have never felt as though my Patreon dollars were wasted on you. Thanks once again for a great video!
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  1405. 4:58 ... no worries gun jesus https://www.legacy-collectibles.com/accessories/collector-books/walther-book-model-1-ppx.html
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  1406. K backed for the really odd purple version. /thumbsup Also, I gotta have the Kickstarter only versions.
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  1407. I like someone else's description of the recoil in one of your previous videos. Recoil is like a washing machine with a brick in it.
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  1408. Mynd you, cactus needles kan be pretti nasti . . .
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  1409. If you have any classified information just post them in the Warthunder Forums and we will read them over there 😂
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  1410. Gorgeous is not a big enough word to describe that book.
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  1411. just sub'd to your patrion. keep em coming.
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  1412. This is why I watch this channel history and/or interesting engineering. Can you imagine I never ever shot a gun in my whole life but I watched probably a 1000 videos of Forgotten Weapons?
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  1413. Mine arrived today. Thanks, it's beautiful!
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  1414. The wire clip for the front receiver pin is on the wrong side. It slides up under the gap between the front trunnion ear and outer skin on the right hand side of the receiver, it is not supposed to be exposed on the left side of the receiver.
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  1415. Got my Copy of Ians book in yesterday, even better than hes described. Looking forward to savoring every page. Thanks Ian. Going to check out this book now
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  1416. Ian, if not for you this entire field of knowledge would be inaccessible to the great majority if Americans. We wouldn’t know what to look for or where to look. Thank you.
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  1417. im buying posters
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  1418. i saw the instagram post, and immediately downloaded the app. this is amazing, and a great new way to support the content we love! 👍👍
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  1419. Ian: The MP-5 is for school girls. Here's a pistol caliber carbine with some chest hair.
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  1420. Thanks!
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  1421.  @ForgottenWeapons  it's quite surprising sometimes at how reluctant people are at buying certain expensive things when they can't touch it; furniture being one of those too. people buy imported books here because they value the quality (and the English language), and you can't guarantee a paper's quality thru some bloke's glowing amazon review FYI for SEA, Kinokuniya is generally the most widely-known English bookstore. don't bother asking for Gramedia in Indonesia; even thought they're the biggest bookstore/publisher chain, they barely offer english books and what they DO offer are generally very mainstream...or whatever they dredged out of the second-hand barrel. can't even call them self-respecting either since they print the locally-translated mangas in newspaper-grade paper and ink that will smudge at the merest presence of a sweaty thumb
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  1422. Just bought three KP-15s tonight. Never can have too many.
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  1423. There is one up for auction at Kessler on the 22 of August 2020, 4000 CHF estimate and full auto of course! And a total of FIVE SG 541 in 6.45mm as well, including one short version...
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  1424. Followed your channel for years, like the old episodes also. Your progression in collectors/historian community and resultantant esteem may be more profound that you may realize. A few years ago, the older serious collectors, some with their collections in the seven and eight figure range, would never think of going on YT, relying solely on 'inky' resources, dismissing YT gun videos as little more that bubbas blowing up tannerite. My most recent attended show, some questions of French rifles came up, many of the old timers readily mentioned your name and apparently one of your past videos answered some questions. Re: Your 1917 semi-auto French rifle comment, would you like a copy of an ad from 1958, advertising rifle from surplus house? I have a magazine w/ ad if this is of any interest. I strongly recommend you cull those 'gun jesus' comments out, it really tarnishes your otherwise professional channel.
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  1425. In the Czech Army, it is the weapon of tankers, units in the castle to protect the president, and now the paratrooper battalion also has it as a CQB weapon. The original 61 has its background in the demand of paratroopers for a short light weapon with a silencer, after the small sa 26 was replaced by the vz 58 and the silenced Stenguns left the service sometime in the 1950s, as a weapon for officers, carriers of large heavy radios, or just reconnaissance with silencer. The request came at the same time that the government's sales department could not offer any other modern submachine gun on world markets. Not only paratroopers, but also border guards officers often had it instead of a pistol.
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  1426. 26.12.1994 Air France 8969: https://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/terrorism/air-france-flight-8969-hijacking-gign-raid/1222870300001 Thierry Prungnaud: https://m.facebook.com/152297518118714/posts/thierry-prungnaud-of-gign-shot-three-out-of-four-terrorists-with-his-mr73-as-a-p/10101273717581551/
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  1427. I just saw Ian and that specific gun today
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  1428. Time to break my wallet for the collectors edition
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  1429. I just got my KE arms lower and am really impressed
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  1430. 7,65 Longtemps Superbe
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