So glad this was posted. I just saw a picture of a gun like this & have been searching for the story behind it. Man that was some crazy times back then.

Amazing the power of gun smiths

1,600 f/s out of an 8 3/8" barrel, less from a 6" and a mighty muzzle blast in the shorter two barrels. 2,000 f/s was always a pipe dream, except out of a rifle barrel. No recoil to speak of, but lots of attention at the range. Elegant styling and a fabulous single-action trigger pull, like most S&Ws of the era. I also have a Model 19 that is truly a target gun like the 53. Fun to shoot, inserts or not, and even .22 rimfire is accurate, despite a barrel rifling designed for a .222 bullet diameter firing a .223 or .224 rimfire round (LR or WMR). It's a natural for a .22 WMR pistol that occasionally shoots .22 Jet, by using a auxiliary cylinder bored for the purpose.

According to inflation calculator $5,000 back then is worth over $150,000 in 2024.

Dam i know where another Mod 3 Target Rusian is not two minutes away my granddad took it off an Ottoman he killed who had taken it off a Cossack he had killed in 1917 Mesopotamia

I have one of these

It's a Phoenix, not an eagle.

Cheaper now to get a Raging Hornet

valeria a pena criar uma metralhadora portátil que use o sistema de revolver da Mauser?

Why would you not clean some of the crap off the bullets.

There was potential

The guy on the right sounds like he has a buzz going .

Зря испортили-то.

I have got to say they are not that plentiful here in Australia

Phil! I know you were using self deprecating Humer when you said you still "might make something of yourself." But those that know you. Know you are A Priceless Keeper of History. You are Extremely Knowledgeable of our History. And you are a Very Decent Man. Best Wishes from Montana! Mike Hagan.

I had a machine shop years ago and I was making parts for John Martz Luger carbine maker and other gun parts companies and I redesigned the breach lock of my Remington model 51 in .32 ACP for strength. I loved the pistol but realized that the breach lock was weak so I was l working on the part when the pistol was stolen.

Super nice

Thank you Ms Sabatini from Manhattan ©2024

He's my grandfather

Walter and Winnifred Groff were my Uncle & Aunt. My grandfather Russel Whitmore is shown in the book Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting.

Five shots in 0.45 seconds half dollar would cover the 5. Pick a fight with any of these guys your toast.

The example in the video was modified and refinished by Winfield Arms after WWII. It's a shame the NRA museum apparently does not have an unmodified Netherlands Purchasing Commission M1941

that was NOT a very fair warning

Why must it be a museum gun make more we want

The guy should have done his history homework on the Singer.......he's clueless, trust me!

Second and third hand affadavits. Based on a gun that has travelled through multiple owners, with no documentation till decades later. No photo's, letters from the sheriff who picked it up,,, sounds like a great, unsubstantiated marketing ploy, of the late 1800's early 1900's...... Really. Griftin was real popular in those days, an even a rumour, of a legend, spread like wildfire...

They was a guy in Texas that made and exact replica of Jamie bonds original hoster I saw it in a magazine called the number the guy was so nice he made replicas of kinds of holstes like dirty Harry's and other they where a little expensive but when he told me the research that he did to get it just right then each one was hand made and having a ppk I just had to have one he said it would take 3 to 5 weeks witch made sense because he did all the work himself I ended up getting it in two weeks and the quality was unsurpassed it looked just like the movie version I believe the company was called legends in leather I'm not sure if he is still making them but he sent me his catalog and everyone he made was beautiful he even made old time cowboy holsters he was a real artist and I've used mine for ten years and there has never been a problum with it and I use it for other small guns my sr22 fits it perfect

The PPK was smaller than the PP because it was meant to be used for concealed carry! Come on guys!! 😆

Does it have sound?

This gun is ahead of its time

I shot one of those a few years back there just weird

He done it, to prove the old timers stories was true. No-one believed it. So he showed em.

Perfectly summarized and in detail to boot!

Brilliant beautifully made pistols. Don’t knock the 25 acp/6.35 Browning round. You get shot by one and then tell me your story. Valuable

Page 37 MLM started at the end of 1800s. $178 000 ÷ more or less 3 000 peoples. 'divvy' is popularized by Eastman G. or Mr. Smith.

Witold Chylewski was very clever polish man!!! He was born in Lwów, there he made his patent, but there was no polish factory interested in producing this pistol. First pistol with this patent was SIG - Chylewski, then Lignose bought the patent.

Nice grips; I used to make ivory grips.

You guys could have picked this thing up and let us see all sides of it!!!! Geez!@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, great video :). Walther changed the safety lever on the PPK from 90 degrees to 60 degrees. Do you know when they made the switch please?

Good job

Gentlemen: Bond used a PP in "Dr. No", not a PPK. It sold at auction for big $$$

A friend in my shooting club in Calgary, back in about 1973, had one. He let a few of us try a cylinder full, both of jet ammo, and 22lr with the adapters. He didn't have the rimfire cylinder, and perhaps wasn't aware that one existed. I know I had fun when I took my turn.

[٤/‏١٠ ١٠:٢٤ ص] عاد: ألبّأقِيَّ . وَ ألحَمْدِلله وَألشُكْر لِلَّه . يَا ألَصَنْاعَة ألُتًجِأرِيَ ألتَنُجِيُدَة . 🇺🇳🔨🕋⚖عَادَلَ حُلَ عَادَلَ . قَالَ اللَّهُ تعالى(يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّا أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ) . الْآيَة . مْفَتٌوَحَ open . ألشَبُوك مَلاَء . مَأ لِيِّ مًأ لِيَّ وً ألحَمْدِلله وَألشُكْر لِلَّه . [٤/‏١٠ ١٠:٣٣ ص] عاد: قال الله تعالى ( وَقُلْ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ ۚ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا (81) ألايه .. انْتَهَى كَلَامِي أَنَا عادل عبدالله ابراهيم الشعلان الغامدي العربي الادمي عربي القران بِعَدْلِه."

[٤/‏١٠ ١٠:٢٤ ص] عاد: ألبّأقِيَّ . وَ ألحَمْدِلله وَألشُكْر لِلَّه . يَا ألَصَنْاعَة ألُتًجِأرِيَ ألتَنُجِيُدَة . 🇺🇳🔨🕋⚖عَادَلَ حُلَ عَادَلَ . قَالَ اللَّهُ تعالى(يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّا أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ) . الْآيَة . مْفَتٌوَحَ open . ألشَبُوك مَلاَء . مَأ لِيِّ مًأ لِيَّ وً ألحَمْدِلله وَألشُكْر لِلَّه . [٤/‏١٠ ١٠:٣٣ ص] عاد: قال الله تعالى ( وَقُلْ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ ۚ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا (81) ألايه .. انْتَهَى كَلَامِي أَنَا عادل عبدالله ابراهيم الشعلان الغامدي العربي الادمي عربي القران بِعَدْلِه."

Little miss sure shot.

Just saw a carbine in a pawn shop in Shawnee, OK

I recently acquired a Beretta Roma in .32 ACP. New Condition. No box but was told it was bought in 1973 and spent the last 48 years in a drawer until owner died and her grandson sold it. There is one Video on it on You Tube and other than that very little information available on it. Date mark is XX9 which I looked up and yes, 1973 checks out. The only ones I can find record of being sold went for $800 up. What have I got and what is it actually worth. To look at it you'd say Yep, Walther pp but it has several differences. So what's it worth?

always thought is was cool that I am a direct relative of him.

Which one is better?

In 1914 one could buy a short pocket mauser with integrated mounted flaslight in Berlin