Concealed carry flintlock pistols of the late 18th century - The boxlock mechanism

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"defending yourself, defending your loved ones, defending your home was always the most important cause for a law-abiding citizen to keep arms" okay, very strong start. that's an instant like and subscribe from me

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[@rizaradri316]

God has given us rights to bear arms.

[@Mr.Goober7505]

@@rizaradri316 Exactly, you have the god given right to preserve your life and all innocent life, therefore you have the right to the most efficient tool to do so.

[@luxbeci2]

@@rizaradri316 Only Hungary robbered this law and government give serious prison penalthy if somebody have not licence and use pistol or gun

[@theotterguy]

@@rizaradri316 There are no gods.

[@mrfluffytailthethird]

ideal for when brigands are absconding with your coin

[@brittakriep2938]

I am Brittas boyfriend, for being german, i have nearly no expierience with firearms. Those flintlock pistols are not as relayable than modern vestpocket ( mouse) pistols. Also, you have to draw the pistols out of your pockets, they are no belt or saddlepistols, so the hammer can hang in your cloth. And before you draw the pistol, you have to notice the attack, surprise attacks are even today a problem for trained persons with modern pistols and holsters. In those days the owner oft such a pistol would have been at least good middle class, so such a man also would carry cane or perhaps before 1800 also smallsword.

[@OrthoJihadi]

Damn absconding rapscallions !!!

[@CrudeConduct666]

Glad to see you keeping history alive

[@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt]

0:10 Not here in Australia. We are a completely defenceless population. (That's why the police are now bashing people for simply being outside their home as there's not a damn thing we can do about it)

[@pacman10182]

a big rock and you got yourself a rifle and body armor

[@SC-qg8wp]

Time for rocks, spears, bows, crossbows and arrows. You gotta fight for your rights in the real life out there.

[@guaporeturns9472]

Really , could you explain a bit more? I have family in Australia and they have lots of rifles and shotguns. Maybe a different area?

[@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt]

@@guaporeturns9472 They must live on a farm

[@larryalexander4833]

Stand for Our God given freedomS and liberty !!

[@genevisneski7708]

Awesome set of flintlock pistols, thank you for sharing the history as well.

[@Stigstigster]

Talking of keeping the quality of the content high, my word is this high quality content! What an excellent presentation of this fascinating little pistols.

[@markasimmons]

The 44 marking is the UK calibre. Its marked on the barrels and mould so that you don't mix up different sizes of shot, and load an oversized bullet by mistake. (Mark, UK Museum Curator).

[@gaz__0782]

Finally i found a YT channel who discuss about old weapons, thank you Capandball for demostrate this gun, what a beautiful pistol 😍, this is the correct youtube channel for me :)

[@bertroost1675]

There are many BP channels on youtube but I enjoy yours the most. Always done with European elegance.

[@tgill1963]

What a great set of history to own. This video was very interesting! Thanks for all the lessons you provide.

[@bertbertmann5823]

My first thought was "How's that sight gonna hold zero" but then nvm

[@jeffdouglas3201]

This is my new EDC. I carry IWB with a custom kydex holster that a friend made for me

[@deletdis6173]

Nice

[@oldmangrady]

Great video as always - my firearms interest is WWI/II but I still enjoy watching other eras of guns. And I would also like to add, good sir, your English is impeccable. Thanks

[@donnacorrell3527]

Great video, well in keeping with the high standards of historical accuracy, detailed information, and and professional delivery which have ever been the hallmarks of your channel.

[@scoutdogfsr]

Minute of belly button was and still is the requirement for defensive handgun. Thank you for bring those beautiful (at least to my eyes) pieces of history for us to enjoy sir!

[@ewfisher89]

Another great video. Your videos helped inspire me to buy my first flintlock rifle (just a Traditions Deluxe Kentucky rifle) as well as to sign up as a volunteer hunters education instructor here in West Virginia. Keep up the great work.

[@w.p.958]

Excellent and highly interesting presentation as always! Thank you!

[@123edwardzpad]

I thoroughly enjoy CapandBall channel. Excellent demonstrations, fun shooting, and good times. Thank you, from Irvine California.

[@bombfog1]

It took me quite awhile to completely figure out the best way for me to conceal carry my HK P2000 (spring/summer) and HK USP45C (fall/winter). I can’t imagine trying to sort out a way to conceal carry your Boston pistols especially with the greater complexity of men’s clothing 250 years ago. Great video!

[@M.M.83-U]

Fashion was a bit different at the time.

[@presidentlouis-napoleonbon8889]

He's back!

[@mikepette4422]

Excellent video ! Thanks for showing us an up close visual of the loading process including that last step of tightening the barrel with the tool. They look gorgeous and little pistols like this are always interesting to me no matter which era they are from. Whether they are tiny boxlocks like these or small semi auto .25 acps its all interesting from my point of view

[@obi-wankenobi1750]

These box locks are substantially more powerful than a 25 though. These are probably at least as powerful as a 380

[@yepiratesworkshop7997]

I have one a little smaller than that, marked Liege. It has a cute little brass or bronze "cannon" style barrel and what looks like ebony for the wood grips. Watching you fire these has inspired me to put my little "muff pistol" into working order. Thanks!

[@nebraska7598]

Another good one from the Hungarian Historian! Keep it up please.

[@floridadad2817]

Beautiful! I have one of these on my wall. Still has the original owner’s name engraved on it. Nowhere near as nice as your set though.

[@PartTimeJedi]

Love your channel. But i have to tell you that in the US growing up I was around some very shady/bad people. Some of them were drug dealers in the 1980s who sold and indulged in cocaine. What I always remember about them is that they wore around their necks on a silver chain were either a small spoon (to use to sniff the drug) or a razor blade (to use to cut up the drug). Seeing your necklace makes me laugh, but looks great on you also! Keep up the EXCELLENT content!

[@rudolfsteyr5228]

I think it is a dogtag, used in the military to identify you if you are dead.

[@daveyjoweaver6282]

These two beautiful pistols and box are simply Sweet! I’m always fascinated and very impressed by the creativity, craftsmanship and art. I could hardly wait to see you prepare and shoot these pistols. Thank You So Much and Many Blessings! And keep loading your powder to share with us! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

[@fancyultrafresh3264]

Another great video Mr. Németh, thank you.

[@45auto]

Would love to have a brace of pistols like those. Color me jealous.

[@SomervilleBob]

Your channel is the only one my wife will watch with me.

[@TheSTURMGEWEHR44]

On my birthday I’m rewarded with a video 😄

[@lupo5297]

So many shots and no missfire, that tiny guns are in a great condition.

[@cipherthedemonlord8057]

Sold two repros like that and my brother has an original London made one. Love the cute little bullet mold.

[@williamhart4896]

Thanks for your upload of this lovely little pair of black powder pistols

[@siestatime4638]

A bore diameter of 11.2 mm is almost exactly .44 caliber - the number stamped on the tools. Maybe those numbers refer to the caliber rather than the serial number? Just a thought...

[@inisipisTV]

It's quite possible, but as far as I know the use of Decimal-Inch for gun caliber measurements only started in the mid 19th century.

[@siestatime4638]

@@inisipisTV I believe you're right - Never mind 8-)

[@billshepherd4331]

That is a fantastic set of pistols!

[@gastonbell108]

Another excellent presentation from Dr. Németh.

[@maverick9708]

I cant tell if I'm correct or not, but that (Hungarian?) accent is butter to me ears. something about how its recorded and balanced with my headphones is just addictive too. so many youtubers have bad audio but this was clearly not overlooked :)

[@capandball]

:) most of the criticism I get is connected to my accent, but 99% of that comes from my own country, Hungary. I guess my accent became something like a trademark, so thanks for the good words.

[@yorkshirejoinery2869]

Yes, yes yes yes yes! Keep this kind of video coming! I have one of these by ‘Nock’ with Birmingham proofs. Always wanted to see one in action, you made my dream come true. You’re a good man! Interesting to note the ball is oversized to bore, could you elaborate on this please? Usually they are bang on bore size, or patched (and therefore twice patch thickness below bore diameter). Either way, they still stay in place if held barrel down. We have different laws regarding these in the UK, if I were to imply I’d fire the thing, I’d have to have it on a FAC. But I can own one as an antique, curiosity or as part of a larger collection without an FAC. Just holding this type of pistol and presenting it to an imagined foe really takes you back 200 years. They just ooze class at every turn. The box is so well filed together you can’t even see the joins we’re vertical meets horizontal. Next step, a nice English Precusion belt pistol in .50” a slightly later ‘conceal carry’ a little less prone to misfiring! Thanks for posting! Watch all your videos anyway, but this really made my day!

[@denizdenizz5028]

Wonderful pistol😎

[@smokeless7774]

As part of my flintlock cleaning , I usually push an oily pipe cleaner down the touch hole to keep the ignition channel clear then dry it. One more insurance against a hang or misfire.

[@nilo70]

I own 2 brothers to yours in percussion and plain with no engraving from Pedersoli . One of them I bought . The other I built from a kit . The one I built had a rifled barrel , the one I bought was smooth bore .

[@LittleRabbit1138]

Wow!!! Cool little pistols!!! And old tires as a backstop is a genius idea!!!

[@Appetizer76]

Eddig csak angol vagy amerikai csatornákat néztem de ez most megváltozott tekintve a (számomra) professzionális prezentációkat.

[@karljg19]

Wow. One of your best videos yet. Hello from Columbia, SC USA.

[@threeoeightwadcutter2820]

Great pieces. Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing

[@davidking7222]

What a beaut . Numbered set 44 . Very cool . It's a set that you can only rent for a short time of your life and if your lucky , a child will share the same passion . And take them on . Because , they need to get out and be used periodically . Very jealous . But thank you for the video . Very cool .

[@EnglishCountryLife]

The original Boston is in Lincolnshire England. Interestingly the Mayflower set sail from Boston before it left Plymouth. New York is just down the road from Boston.

[@johnlea8519]

Excellent video, I foolishly sold a brass boxlock London made Flintlock pistol a while ago. I made a good profit but now regret selling it. Looking for a percussion replacement now.

[@wadejustanamerican1201]

Beautiful, thank you for the video.

[@ronaldkennedy2401]

wow,my cap and ball revolvers seem like advanced weaponry now.expert video as always.

[@jshicke]

An interesting loading procedure. No ram rod to drop and lose.

[@_Steve_W]

Your video quality is always outstanding

[@bushcraftingmuslim]

Very cool piece of history. Thanks for sharing. From Australia

[@boomerhgt]

As always excellent and interesting videos a pleasure to watch thank you

[@Matzah1982]

To hit that well at about 12 feet or 13 feet distance which is how much roughly 5 meters is from those smoothbore tiny flintlock pieces is doing very well. I used to have a pederdoli percussion .45 derringer and I had to be 2 meters away from the target to be able to hit decently

[@workingguy-OU812]

11:36 - the two 44's, one seems to be a different font and size than the other. I wonder if one was made later to match the first 44 to create the kit?

[@howardamey7228]

LOVE IT!......As always, a wonderful presentation!

[@johnlippincott1001]

Wonderful, entertaining video. Before the invention of antibiotics, a hit in the body cavity was almost always fatal...eventually. Ever from a tiny under-powered pistol the threat of death was quite real.

[@stearlingestes4213]

Those are Beautiful.

[@msw00]

I would think these are a pair of dueling pistols, given the age, box and accouterments. Very well made and presented never the less.

[@andrewgates8158]

Pretty small for dueling.

[@paulharding1621]

Very interesting and educational, many thanks. Nice pistols.

[@sebathadah1559]

I'm glad to see content from you. Keep up the good work.

[@anthonyboatner7286]

Inrange and cap n ball posting blackpowder content on the same day. I feel like I'm being spoiled.

[@skiphinson8620]

Great video. Interesting pistols. Thank you Cap and Ball!

[@johnded3874]

Those threads on the breach look amazing! I didn't think that they had that sort of technology in the 18th century. Were they re-threaded?

[@professorjester5378]

What a lovely set of pistols kinda off subject but your tools are quite lovely as well I use you powder measurer for my muzzle loading Kentucky Rifle when I hunt deer

[@tommywills4891]

Glad to see you're still making videos. I enjoy your content. Always been fascinated with primitive weapons. Just a curious question, what is your nationality my friend?

[@capandball]

Hungarian.

[@servedwidcringe2747]

Beautiful little pistols

[@normalcitizen_1]

Nice video, finally someone makes a video on these tiny pocket pistols

[@sparum]

thank you for showing these wonderful jewels!

[@jcorbett9620]

I don't know if it was just me, but there seemed to be a slight audio/visual synchronisation problem in the last few minutes of this video. From about 16:00 on, when you are cleaning the pistols to the end of the video, the audio is ok on some segments and mismatched on others

[@kanrakucheese]

For further prospective on the energy, the advertised energy (almost always optimistic) of Critical Defense .25 ACP is 85.41J from a 2 inch barrel, an amateur man’s punch is 37.5J, and a good boxer’s punch can be over 400J (of course the bullets have range, penetration and infection, not to mention surface area, on their side).

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

In Germany, freely available air guns are limited to 7.5 Joules because that's supposed the limit for being dangerous (skin penetration). Airsoft fields often limit pistols to 1 Joule and long guns to 3 Joule because that's what most people consider acceptable for being shot with in airsoft games. I definitely don't want to be shot with a 80 Joule ball of lead...

[@tomodonoghue3309]

I would be petrified of either the barrel exploding with ball tolerance, or the lead ball bouncing back off a tyre. great video

[@jazzman5598]

Excellent as always!

[@BEACHSILVER]

Great video... I love Queen Anne style pistols.. I have a 50 caliber I Queen Anne pistol. Replica.. I am looking for a box lock pocket pistol next. Like I said great work 👍👍

[@landontruman3632]

I wonder if the "44" on the gun and mold could be the caliber, not the serial number. 11.2mm is .44 caliber. I could be wrong.

[@VashGames]

Reminds me of the 'Han shot first' scene. The amount of fire and smoke feels appropriate.

[@floridagunguy8632]

You talking about antique firearms with your voice is like music to melt ears and very relaxing LOL 😂😂 Also, where can I find reproduction kits for these if they even exist? Is it something I'll either have to buy an original or build one myself?

[@jamessulzer5105]

Beautiful set of pistols!

[@ronswisher5377]

Very nice video. Keep them Coming.Thanks

[@michaelcarey3105]

As always great video!

[@ArbaletesduLimousin]

Good video ! I didn't know that a 18th century pistol like this was slower to reload than a balestrino crossbow of the same size...

[@chrisgabbert658]

👍 cute little pistols looking good for their age.

[@Jargolf86]

I have exactly a Pair of those at the Wall in my Basement. I never knew what they exactly are. I tought it might be props. Checked em now, they are Original.

[@r.j.lombardi111]

Now this is a great thing... I wish I could buy one...

[@griffin5226]

I have a very difficult time clocking black powder rounds with my radar chronograph, do you have any tips to help it read better for black powder specifically?

[@anthonydexter262]

What a fabulous video, always enjoy your content, thank you....🍻👍

[@donjones4719]

The bullets as case measured a little over .45 inches. The bore is a little less than that - more like .44 inches. So those aren't serial numbers on the barrels, they mark it as .44 caliber. Is that the caliber you mention at one point as a standard British caliber?

[@JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries]

Great stuff. I wouldn't call them breechloaders, since they still load from the front. If these are breechloaders then so are percussion revolvers :) Also, we don't know when wheellocks first appeared, but Da Vinci's drawing is circa 1504, and the earliest known examples date from circa 1520. So a 16th century invention.

[@Simon_Nonymous]

Is the correct name a turn off pistol? It's neither a muzzle loader nor a breech loader I suppose!

[@yorkshirejoinery2869]

Ahh, our very own Leeds based gun expert here at the Cap and Ball show! Good to see you!

[@Simon_Nonymous]

@@yorkshirejoinery2869 and I was just reading your comment about your own collection!

[@yorkshirejoinery2869]

@@Simon_Nonymous Ha, it’s a busy day for classic firearms! It did make me want to do a couple of videos on a few piece I have. It’s the shooting that’s the problem! I think because you can’t include that element to the film, they’d just be slightly anticlimactic! Although, I will look into the possibility!

[@JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries]

@@yorkshirejoinery2869 Absolutely. I've been subscribed for a few years now, and Balázs has assisted us in the past (I think it was with Prussian rifles).

[@johnhouli3450]

Wow. Thanks. I need to show you a couple of hand guns. How do I go about that. I’m not able to find them anywhere on internet. Thanks Thanks.

[@GoingtoHecq]

i really haven't seen a design like that before where the barrel of the gun screws on and off for loading. Not a fast reload but it's a good design for a single shot instant threat.

[@RhodeIslandWildlife]

Thank you

[@patrickbelongea6896]

I used tires as a backstop once. At 60 yards, I had a .22 lr bullet come back and hit me in the chest. It barely had enough energy to reach me, so I was unharmed. Astounding, how tough tires are.

[@tbmpetsolutions]

I have one of these antiques but it is not in firing condition. Cool vid.

[@657449]

Why didn’t you use a solvent to remove the black powder residue?

[@danielaramburo7648]

You Sir an honorary Texas citizen.

[@runerebel8441]

Great video 😃

[@remko1238]

Could the powder ignite by the friction when replacing the barel ?

[@robertwilliamson6121]

Where can I get a set of these? Modern shooting reproductions would be nice. Thank you.

[@malifft3]

Iam from Delhi . I love old gun ❤️ youer video osm