It's worth noting that despite his injuries he lived until the age of 96!
@Narcan8853 жыл бұрын
And he spent most of his life out in -40 degrees ..... prone in the snow, running, crawling... They don't make men like that anymore
@63Baggies3 жыл бұрын
Very very hardy people....
@Colaglass3 жыл бұрын
@@Narcan885 They do, it's just that the loudest ones today are the weakest, kind of like dogs.
@ffnovice73 жыл бұрын
@@Colaglass dogs evolved to what they are because of people. Pets reflect their owners
@deanfirnatine78143 жыл бұрын
Death was probably a little scared to come for him
@jukkaenarvi12262 жыл бұрын
My parents found three old military rifles hidden in their hause. This was common in Finland after the war. I adopted the rifles and one of them is similar to the civil guard rifle what Simo used. Even the serial number is very close. My rifle has a serial number 60674 and Simos rifle has 60974.
@sharpright6887 Жыл бұрын
@Jukka Enarvi. That is super cool and exciting! Hopefully they are in good working order and you are able to shoot them from time to time.
@scotttyson7970 Жыл бұрын
Cool
@bretwhitmore8855 Жыл бұрын
You are a very fortunate person to have such classic and well-built tools in your collection!
@lohikarhu73410 ай бұрын
@jukkaenarvi1226 Hei Jukka...se on tosi hyvää! Melkein suomalainen canadasta
@vincentalmerico61653 жыл бұрын
Simo Häyhä with the most disgusting no-scope montage of 1939
@marseldagistani19893 жыл бұрын
Some of those kills were made with Suomi KP/-31
@daweqa24063 жыл бұрын
@@marseldagistani1989 actually it was top of those +500 kills with rifle. Estimated like 300 kills with kp 31
@marseldagistani19893 жыл бұрын
@@daweqa2406 OK most of those kills were made with Suomi KP/-31
@neeldeshmukh1243 жыл бұрын
@@marseldagistani1989 why would you keep going lmao
@marseldagistani19893 жыл бұрын
@@neeldeshmukh124 eh. Because I can
@richardanderson27423 жыл бұрын
The fame of Simo unfortunately overshadows an army full of outstanding marksmen that were extremely effective in frightful conditions. A significant number of Finns in this time period would be the top sniper in most other countries. Even putting Simo's achievements aside, the Winter War highlights the difference between an army filled with men acquainted with firearms from an early age and an army comprised of men that handled their first firearm a matter of months ago. While the Mosin action is a committee design with too many parts, its loose tolerances made it better suited to use in the frozen north than a more precision based design, which to a certain extent is also true of the use of a rimmed cartridge. I have two very late production M39 rifles that are a pleasure to shoot and a few of the original Russian M91 rifles that all I can say is "what were they thinking?" The Finns did an outstanding job with what they had in an incredible short time period.
@HappyBeezerStudios3 жыл бұрын
Shows in how to this day the finns use the RK62 and RK95, which are based on the AK platform. And other northern countries do the same. The swedish AK 5, is another rifle modified for climate, but based on the FNC.
@petesheppard17093 жыл бұрын
Good point; Recognition for heroism and notable accomplishments requires someone seeing and reporting them. Real heroes are quick to point out that many others did as much, if not more, but simply weren't observed doing so.
@hardrada86373 жыл бұрын
You think Russians didn't grow up with firearms & hunting ? Have you been to Russia ? They are no different to the Finns ... Only difference was that Finns were fighting for freedom from Communism & Russian citizens were already subjugated by it, so had little taste in Defending it ...
@todorkolev75653 жыл бұрын
clearance instead of tolerance... And it's not a gunmanship question, it's a tactics question. You put some dudes in a bunch in a camp - it's easy for a sniper to come and start picking them off. Whether those dudes are good shots or not is irrelevant.
@Seriona13 жыл бұрын
@@hardrada8637 You forget that this was after the Purge and years after Stalin's government who banned firearms as fast as he could. So you do have a generation of soldiers who have no combat experience from officers who have no combat experience pressed into service who may have at best a week of firearms training.
@panzerabwerkanone3 жыл бұрын
"Beware the man with one gun. He can probably use it." - Jeff Cooper.
@farokhbulsara48903 жыл бұрын
Well said
@diugki3 жыл бұрын
I think no one knows how exactly this phrase is.
@THX..11383 жыл бұрын
Actually Simo also had and used a submachine gun for something like 30 or 40 of those confirmed kills..... This guy was the real John Wick when it came to killing Russians 🤣
@bigbob16993 жыл бұрын
I think he would be deadly with a pile of rocks .
@bravo69593 жыл бұрын
@@THX..1138 I heard it was 200
@mattisvov3 жыл бұрын
"I wanna fight in the continuation war." "They blew friggin' your face off!" "It's just a flesh wound..."
@kc96023 жыл бұрын
"Tis but a scratch!"
@BigThree4Ever3 жыл бұрын
"I've had worse."
@ponyboy4813 жыл бұрын
I walked it off im good to go
@Kumimono3 жыл бұрын
"Half a face. And nothing wrong with my eyes."
@johnkelinske14493 жыл бұрын
If you are rugged enough to survive that and live to be 92, then you are pretty tough.
@Tekdruid3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: The Winter War ended on the same day Häyhä woke up from his coma. Coincidence? I think not.
@bikerdude9233 жыл бұрын
Häyhä: wakes up Russians: *hears boss music intensify*
@Myyra-games3 жыл бұрын
@@bikerdude923 "This isn't even my final form"
@I3urton3 жыл бұрын
@@bikerdude923 “They are rage, brutal, without mercy. But you. You will be worse. Rip and tear, until it is done.” - "Okay, okay, we're ending the war"
@m-rSmith3 жыл бұрын
Do you watch a lot of Russian TV channels?
@oberonmeister3 жыл бұрын
Soviet HQ: "C'mon boys, just one final push, we can still do it!" Intelligence: "Simo Häyhä has just regained consciousness." Soviet HQ: "Awwww for fuck's sake God fucking dammit!.. (pause) Whatever! Who needs this ass-freezing shithole anyway? Let's wrap it up boys!"
@123edwardzpad3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for bringing Henry in and having him go over the sights. This is another outstanding review and history, thank you again..
@njones4203 жыл бұрын
Little surprised there is no link to his channel... kzbin.info/door/srKsXEAqCbZyVrCibkgpwQ plus as a Brit, I like his accent (Hong Kong? It's like an English accent, but without any regional bits) :)
@123edwardzpad3 жыл бұрын
@@njones420 Thank you. I just subscribed at 9 hole reviews.
@jarink13 жыл бұрын
@@njones420 Yes, Henry is from Hong Kong. It's really fun listening to him.
@Finwolven3 жыл бұрын
I watched his Mosin video a few weeks back, absolutely brilliant shooter. Simo would probably nod with approval. Or take him hunting.
@warrenokuma72643 жыл бұрын
Yup. Thanks!
@iikkakonola3 жыл бұрын
As a finn, I am humbled by the detail and the amount of work you must've put in making of this video. As usual, I state "suomi mainittu, torilla tavataan!" meaning something like "Finland got mentioned, everyone meet at the city town Square" 🇫🇮
@jamespolnick53023 жыл бұрын
@Andrew Phillips as a Canadian who enjoys pulla, cross country skiing and saunas i can get behind this comment.
@2vcrew7823 жыл бұрын
As an American my most prized rifle I keep loaded next to my bed is my Finnish M39 😊 I want to be buried with it. My AR15 is a second place.
@iikkakonola3 жыл бұрын
@@2vcrew782 you should probably give it to your son or daughter, or even a nephew instead of getting it buried - it will be more useful for them : )
@2vcrew7823 жыл бұрын
@@iikkakonola Yes sir. I have several rifles and three boys. They will all get them. Not getting buried with me. Just an expression to show my love for them.
@Harrier_DuBois3 жыл бұрын
@@2vcrew782 Don't give guns to kids
@johndallman26923 жыл бұрын
5.7 sniper kills per day. To put it another way, about 1 per hour of daylight.
@gxthblxde3 жыл бұрын
That's the correct avg you know your history 👍
@VradTP3 жыл бұрын
Well it ain't such hard if you manage to dodge all the bullets coming your way.. Russian doctrine at the time were mass attacks, which are very slow to commence in snow.. Now imagine to being your flanking sniper hide and see a huge wall of Russians slowly struggling onward across your field of fire...
@emptyforrest3 жыл бұрын
and that are only the confirmed kills. due to weather or other reasons there was plenty of times where the kill couldnt be confirmed.
@emptyforrest3 жыл бұрын
@Luther Blissett quite sure no german ever crossed off simo on thier kill list. becaus germany wasnt the enemy in that war, it ewas actually the opposite. they where friends. also it wasnt trench warfare. it was guerilla warfare. and as for how they confirmed it? no clue. most is probably accounts from simo himself.
@ridingwithdavid7393 жыл бұрын
Not Sniper kills...kills by a sniper, the vast majority of his kills were with a Kp machine gun.
@egg54743 жыл бұрын
Everybody gangster till the snow starts speaking Finnish
@dscrappygolani79813 жыл бұрын
😁😁... Or the trees Vietnamese.
@postit57253 жыл бұрын
Commie eradicating weapon
@RNKel13 жыл бұрын
Or the streets Russian? Like WW2?
@bradleyjericho85973 жыл бұрын
Or the roof's Korean 😅
@TheArchaos3 жыл бұрын
or the tree's germanic.
@johndaltrocanto3 жыл бұрын
Sako makes to this day outstanding precision rifles
@DaDaDo6613 жыл бұрын
I believe the Canadian Arctic Rangers new rifle is a Sako. Very nice looking
@johnkelinske14493 жыл бұрын
@@DaDaDo661 It is.
@mbsb13763 жыл бұрын
@@DaDaDo661 It's small, cute, fits right in my pocket.
@Rqoiz3 жыл бұрын
@@DaDaDo661 Isn't it a Tikka? A sub brand of Sako?
@scottcrawford37453 жыл бұрын
@@DaDaDo661 Tikka. T3 CTR. Laminated stock. We call it the "C-19".
@JuhaEerikki3 жыл бұрын
As a Finn I wish to present my sincerest thank you to Ian and Forgotten Weapons for this excellent and humbling video about our history.
@jp4hunt5433 жыл бұрын
About Simo, the man, the soldier and sniper. Only those who have combat time and especially those who deployed behind enemy lines, know the sheer terror of it. The smallest team i deployed in behind the lines were 5 in number. I remember still the fear of it, every single moment, gut churning fear. You cannot sleep properly, even though your mates are on watch. Your team mates are your entire existence... and you live for your team, that is your safety. Simo initially deployed with a spotter, but later became a solo sniper. As a lifelong hunter, I know why. His skills were MUCH higher than any other person going out with him. For how he operated, a spotter is a serious liability. He did not want a team member's life in his hands. Simo did this for a long time. I never got used to the fear. He must have gotten to a space where he accepted it and learnt to use it as another tool in his skillset. Super human stuff. We salute him for being a superb marksman, but you can see here, he was MUCH, MUCH more than that! Snipers are unique people... and i am not surprised that the very best of them all was a Finn. I have shot against them in international competition and although we managed from time to time to win medals, the Finn marksmen usually dominated! Superb people, superlative marksmen. Yet another fantastic insight from Gun Jesus!!
@paulshayter11133 жыл бұрын
As a Finn are you familiar with Lauri Allan Torni? A true bad ass.
@JuhaEerikki3 жыл бұрын
@@paulshayter1113 Yes for sure, aka Larry Thorn, quite an amazing guy he was. Some interesting videos about him in YT as well. And there was a movie starring John Wayne if memory serves me right.
@deanfirnatine78143 жыл бұрын
Simo is revered around the world for his almost superhuman ability, he will be like Achilles, thousands of years from now military men will still know his name
@paulshayter11133 жыл бұрын
@@JuhaEerikki Yes the John Wayne movie was The Green Beret. Lauri Torni/Larry Thorn was an amazing man doing everything he could to fight the Soviets/communists. Is he well regarded in Finland or do most Finn's not know who he is/was. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery which is a revered place in the U.S. and I bet most people would be dumbfounded to know that a man that was a Waffen SS officer was buried there.
@conanholmes86203 жыл бұрын
Dude was no scopping before no scope was a thing, absolute legend.
@cxpKSip2 жыл бұрын
The scope would attract unwanted attention and/or fog up in finland, so iron sights it was.
@navywolf17533 жыл бұрын
Some guy in the United States is going to look through his Mosin collection after watching this video, take out his Finnish Mosin, and have a heart attack when he sees the serial number
@HappyBeezerStudios3 жыл бұрын
Can only imagine the amount of people moving to Finland just to look for Simo's Mosin.
@gurglejug6273 жыл бұрын
yeah because the USA is the only country in the whole world and only an American could possibly have it. FFS, the arrogance and ignorance of many/most of the last couple of generations of Americans puts a once great nation to shame.
@navywolf17533 жыл бұрын
@@gurglejug627 I said it as more of a joke than anything else, but lots of surplus Finnish Mosins were imported to the US in the 1980's, so it isn't out of the realm of possibility. It's probably just as likely the rifle was lost/destroyed, or is owned by someone in a different country. I think your hostility is a bit unwarranted here.
@RobinCernyMitSuffix3 жыл бұрын
@@navywolf1753 even if it's meant as a joke, Gurgle summed it up pretty accurately. And as he mentioned, the arrogance and ignorance of americans by now is so high that it's just plain annoying. And as mentioned in the video, the rifle was never recovered by the finnish forces from the battlefield. So either some russians took it, some farmers, got scrapped or it is still there. The probability that it ended up in the US is basically not there.
@marvelousdex96783 жыл бұрын
@@RobinCernyMitSuffix Euros seething about America, more at 5 o' clock.
@jiivasko3 жыл бұрын
In Finnish Army slang 28/30 was/is called ”Pystykorva” - The spitz. Because front sight sideplates are like ears of the spitz.
@MrEazyE3573 жыл бұрын
You mean the dogs?
@Hevethee3 жыл бұрын
@@MrEazyE357 Yep
@keimolantio3 жыл бұрын
"Pystykorva" =en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Spitz
@hece353 жыл бұрын
And appropriately Simo had one Finnish Spitz in the 60's photo of him.
@Leonidae3 жыл бұрын
@@hece35 after the war he became breeder of Spitz.
@UnclePutte3 жыл бұрын
He was a master of fieldcraft. It would have been interesting to go hunting or hiking with him.
@jolmerbolleman66013 жыл бұрын
Seconded, however I know that he would completely run me into the ground. Way back at age 19 and peak condition, I went hunting with a group of Finish veterans in their 80s and 90s. They were polite enough not to laugh in my face when I collapsed after returning to the camp.
@LordOceanus3 жыл бұрын
in his later life he became a very successful moose hunter and would take many important individuals including at least one prime minister of Finland hunting
@Redmenace963 жыл бұрын
good gravy! How do you compete?! interesting? yes.
@musiksagorswe72003 жыл бұрын
I dont think so. Not much talking on that trip of I know my Finns 😂
@johnkelinske14493 жыл бұрын
@@musiksagorswe7200 You live in their land as they do, what else can they be?
@johnaranjo20593 жыл бұрын
The white death. Forgotten weapons. And 9 holes. 2021 is looking up already
@andersjjensen3 жыл бұрын
Yup. It doesn't get more bad ass and knowledgeable at the same time than that... plain and simple..
@McK99993 жыл бұрын
Simo was my Great Grandfather's 3rd cousin. He's a family hero. Your comment made me smile. Cheers
@gaylordpantamime3 жыл бұрын
I smell burt toast am I dreaming?
@metalboo84913 жыл бұрын
@@andersjjensen How about a musical tale about the white death, by Metal band Sabaton?
@andersjjensen3 жыл бұрын
@@metalboo8491 It already exists :P
@Erajormaz3 жыл бұрын
Great video! As a Finn, already quite deep into history of Simo, learned many new things about the rifle. You did his memory a fair justice! Fun fact: SAKO arms manufacturer was established after Finnish Independence and Civil war on 1919, and its business started with modernizing the Russian rifles just like this one seen in the video. SAKO = Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Oy = Civil Guard Gun and Machining Works Ltd. However it was part of Civil Guard not more than two years, and eventually rebranded as SAKO in 1930s.
@Kr-nv5fo3 жыл бұрын
"Finland, over the course of a couple of years would gain it's independence." A very nice diplomatic explanation of 1917-1920.
@PeTTs0n883 жыл бұрын
Just like his mention of the Russian revolution. Slightly... turbulent... times.
@Moopzoo3 жыл бұрын
Ian doesn't like talking about war.
@arttukirjavainen11193 жыл бұрын
@@Moopzoo Especially if there are politics involved (there always is) and I respect him for it.
@NephilBlade3 жыл бұрын
Do not mention the Social Democrats starting a civil war.
@johnkelinske14493 жыл бұрын
@@Moopzoo Few people do that understand it.
@MisterTingles3 жыл бұрын
-36,0° No-scope
@Hellsong893 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there.
@claudiaborges84063 жыл бұрын
Clever-ass guy 🤣 lmao
@eddyguizonde4013 жыл бұрын
welp, today you win an internet. congratulations
@giddesk3 жыл бұрын
Perkele
@meansartin3 жыл бұрын
Well played, sir
@711jastin3 жыл бұрын
The fact that a farmer took half a thousand enemy lives, and they literally used all their resources, including a sector bombardment on a single man didn't stop him, was one hell of a legend.
@---mr5iu3 жыл бұрын
Dude got shot in the face with an explosive round and still didn't die. Are we sure this guy was human?
@Anino_Makata3 жыл бұрын
@@---mr5iu To be fair, from what I heard, it wasn't a direct hit. That being said... taking an explosion to the face is pretty badass.
@alexair13 жыл бұрын
This farmer was a Suojeluskunta (Finnish paramilitary organization) member since 1922 and served in army in 1925-1927. By the time the war began, he was an excellently trained shooter.
@dduckman14233 жыл бұрын
In the old days most soldiers were farmers.
@YuriyKuzin3 жыл бұрын
no no you are wrong, they bombarded Finns only with "bread baskets" (if you not familiar it is russian propaganda)
@PosranaRegistrace3 жыл бұрын
Nubs: Mosin is a terrible rifle in no way good enough for a sniper Random farmboy from Finland: *Hold my beer*
@larsmathiesen89993 жыл бұрын
Well sisu, sauna and properly applied screams of vittu and perkele is all you need.
@MrSeriousW3 жыл бұрын
*hold my scope
@matteagle423 жыл бұрын
To somewhat quote Ian: the worst bolt action rifle (of the major powers) of the war. Hähyä was just amazing.
@Azguella3 жыл бұрын
Most if not all of Mosins were fixed to be more usable then the crap shoot condition that they were in which was the reason why they didn't suck ass like normal Mosin does
@vladimirmarkov20473 жыл бұрын
You probably wanna say: hold my snow.
@5thtimeaccountdeleted.2063 жыл бұрын
A unit of Russians were walking through the Finnish woods and they heard a voice shoutout "One Finnish solider is worth ten Russians". And so the Russsian officer in charge ordered them to attack and after a short gun fight no Russians return. The next day more Russian soldiers are marching through the woods and a voice shouts out " One Finnish solider is worth a hundred Russians" and so the officer again, orders them to attack. After several hours of gun fights and a few explosions no Russian soldiers return. The next day, in anger, the officer returns to the same spot with a thousand men and as he expected a voice shouts out "One Finnish soldier is worth a thousand Russians" and so the officer orders a bombing run on the near by woods and then an artillery barrage and then orders his men to attack, after a few days of intense fighting a single solider returns from the woods with a bandage over his eye and using a branch as a crutch and he turns to his officer and says "Don't send in any more men, it's a trap, there's two of them".
@SLON-sh2jg Жыл бұрын
Absolutely true story, not worthy of mistrust. I also readily believe that all conversations were in English.
@supertruckertom Жыл бұрын
And they're high on methamphetamines.
@Eelainer2 ай бұрын
Yks Suomenpoika vastaa kymmentä ryssää!
@therearesomewhocallmetimot94973 жыл бұрын
Russian Soldier *gets sniped* Says to comrade: " Ivan, I think I am Finnish-ed"
@anotherrandomtexan253 жыл бұрын
Sigghhhhh... take your damn like
@punchysonichu53953 жыл бұрын
Why would a Russian soldier speak English?
@gyneve3 жыл бұрын
@@punchysonichu5395 Because the joke only works in english.
@sofishticatedgaming44173 жыл бұрын
@@punchysonichu5395 so a Chinese, a Russian, a Korean & an Iranian walk into a bar...BRB just got to go learn 4 languages so I can tell you this joke.
@7by623 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Oam4isna2Ah5I
@KirillTheBeast3 жыл бұрын
Continuation War: (begins) Simo: You guys DO know I can crank up those numbers even higher, don't you? Everyone else: Please, don't...
@gaylordpantamime3 жыл бұрын
Simo noooo
@Dark_Plum3 жыл бұрын
everyone else: Simo OP, pls nerf ;)
@NotACutie3 жыл бұрын
Aw, that helpless little whimper is such an invitation to crank up a killcount...
@adamhafiddin95643 жыл бұрын
Gun jesus talking about the sniper jesus's rifle
@chevysuarez73063 жыл бұрын
What? I thought Simo Hayha was gun jesus's apostle
@bigusdickus42103 жыл бұрын
true
@TheErilaz3 жыл бұрын
I don't think that the Russians called him that.. 😂
@Aaron-mv1kd3 жыл бұрын
Sniper moses, simoses hayha
@TheMrPeteChannel3 жыл бұрын
I'm the 400th like!
@Gunbudder3 жыл бұрын
Simo Hahya was a legend. When asked how he could perform such amazing and seemingly impossible feats of accuracy, his reply was to just practice shooting.
@JCGver3 жыл бұрын
I don't think I could come up with a more finnish answer.
@felixcat93183 жыл бұрын
What a superb video this is, an absolute goldmine of factual and historical information, a masterclass in what made the rifle so well suited to the task of sniping using iron sights, and an introduction to another highly recommendable presenter and channel. The details of the book was the icing on the cake (or, given the topic, the snow on the upper handguard!).
@TJS33 жыл бұрын
Really good info here. Finnish winter has some details that makes scope reflection big issue, sun shines from really low reflecting every shiny thing miles away and below zero temperature seems to give it away even more. Guess Simo learned this by hunting.
@georgesakellaropoulos81622 жыл бұрын
It would be pretty easy to fashion an objective lens shade to reduce the reflection of the sun. This would not do anything for the other supposed shortcomings of scope use mentioned, but it would solve that problem.
@LRRPFco52 Жыл бұрын
He said he would have used a scope, but just didn't have access to one. This was from Finnish Sniper instructors interviewing him before he passed. I have one of his spent cases from one of his firing positions from the Battle of Kollaa, mounted on a Plaque.
@derbananenbaumler94823 жыл бұрын
Simo Häyhä was such a legend, we even lerned in german history class about him.
@nickivonderdurrenlache69093 жыл бұрын
Dann ist euer Geschichtslehrer definitiv motivierter als unserer
@ohnenamen28433 жыл бұрын
Dann hat dein Geschichtslehrer coolere Interessen, als meiner
@JulesVonBasslake3 жыл бұрын
*Häyhä. I saw the thumbnail had the same misspelling...
@bobthompson43193 жыл бұрын
Ummm what? What um what you guys sayin? Lol J/K guys.
@derbananenbaumler94823 жыл бұрын
@@nickivonderdurrenlache6909 wir haben mehr die militärischen als die politischen aspekte durchgenommen. Sowas wie: Fall weiß, Der winterkrieg, Stalingrad, Kursk, Bagraton und noch viele andere schlachten im Westen und in Italien/Afrika. War geil 😂
@TaVa7673 жыл бұрын
4 A.M, the perfect time to watch this
@justforlaughs61823 жыл бұрын
2 AM for pacific time 🙂 but anytime is a good time to watch his vids
@Chronosol3 жыл бұрын
This comment hit way too close
@giobby66_cnl433 жыл бұрын
11:01 am central europe
@arivera41953 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, 05 here
@leefithian37043 жыл бұрын
8 p m guam
@JohanLind3 жыл бұрын
My grandfather fought in the Winter-war as a Swedish volunteer. He got through that ordeal but he never ever spoke about his experiences during that time... "Finlands sak är vår!"
@jerkkub2 жыл бұрын
There were many Swedish volunteers in the war and we Finns are very grateful for them and will never forget!
@rottenwings2 жыл бұрын
Skål for your grandad 🙌
@AnnaMarianne9 күн бұрын
Kiitos paljon to your grandfather! ❤
@thelonerider96933 жыл бұрын
Had heard of Simo but not the full story. When you got to the part where he was shot I was so glad to hear he survived, and to see the picture of him with his dog. After what he did for his nation and its people including trying to re-enlist after being horribly hurt, the guy deserved a break. I hope he lived to a ripe old age.... looked it up confirmed he passed away in 2002 he lived to 96.
@informitas0117 Жыл бұрын
Surviving an explosive bullet to the face is unbelievably hardcore.
@kymensotaveteraanit10 күн бұрын
92 YEARS OLD is pretty ripe! He outlived Orc Union.
@TPWX3 жыл бұрын
There is a dedicated museum for Simo Häyhä and the Battles of Kollaa in Southeast Finland near a place called Simpele. IIRC, some of his personal post-war guns are on display there. The museum curators know A LOT of him and the place is definitely worth a visit. Went there last summer and it was an astonishing place.
@nFINITELooP3 жыл бұрын
I watched the m39 review by Henry and Josh. Henry is a beast at the range
@StrangerOman3 жыл бұрын
It's nice that Forgotten Weapons showcasing 9 Hole Reviews. It's always a pleasure to see fav hosts appear in others fav projects. :) It also was a blast to watch Ian join 9 Hole Reviews Pick One series.
@thatjimboguy50053 жыл бұрын
Every time I put ice cream in my mouth, I think "this is just so the Russians won't see my breath, and I better get some more ice cream in there quick before my breath warms up". Sneaky Sneaky...
@ffnovice73 жыл бұрын
Bruh I'm eating strrbrry stater bros ice cream right now
@g06793 жыл бұрын
I like to pack it on the ground in front of me.
@georgeshaw25653 жыл бұрын
lol
@dan7253 жыл бұрын
man I'm happy 9-hole reviews is getting recognition! Such a massively underrated channel!
@plumbs71993 жыл бұрын
My Grandfather or Tuffa fought in the winter and continuation wars and was severely injured by a shell in 1944 which ended his military career . Thank you for such a good review! Finland through Sissu was kept free !
@shawnr7713 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Thank for the history lesson. Thanks to Henry from 9 Hole. That was a well informed presented presentation. Look forward to seeing more collaborations.
@blahorgaslisk77633 жыл бұрын
"Something like that" is about as close as most non Fins will come to pronouncing Finnish names if we're just reading them, so good job Ian. While we can joke about the language there is nothing to joke about when you look at their war against the Soviet Union in the Winter War or during the Continuation War. Simo wasn't the only hero who stepped up in those wars...
@Jannem3 жыл бұрын
That’s true. We had many legendary men. For example Aarne Juurilainen who was valled The horror of Marocco Lauri Törni who later mover to US and served in Vietnam under a name Larry Thorne. And many more. Including both of my grandfathers.
@yanzaloon42463 жыл бұрын
@@Jannem *Aarne Juutilainen
@Jannem3 жыл бұрын
@@yanzaloon4246 Jep. Juutilainen. 😊
@clamum3 жыл бұрын
The Finns are a tough people. Love that they stood up to a much larger, overwhelming enemy. Badass as fuck. Love Finland! 🇫🇮
@townie66443 жыл бұрын
So glad he didn't pronounce Simo name as haaaaayhaaa like weird history
@Afrohare3 жыл бұрын
Episode on Häyhä? Katos perkele! Edit: Your pronunciation of Tapio Saarelainen was very good! Häyhä is a different story, it's nigh impossible for English-speakers to get right.
@dscrappygolani79813 жыл бұрын
Hey -Ha?
@laretus3 жыл бұрын
@@dscrappygolani7981 Ha as in Haddock, Y as in a sound that doesn't really exist in English unfortunately and another Ha as in Haddock.
@vl6723 жыл бұрын
not only for English-speakers)
@Ironpine273 жыл бұрын
@@dscrappygolani7981 Nope. The *ä* is pronounced like the a in hang, but I can't even explain how to pronounce the y.
@jonipaananen93043 жыл бұрын
@@Ironpine27 The y is a very quiet j is the best I can come up with
@jaykingsun70933 жыл бұрын
Oh great idea Ian. I'd like to see more videos like this about snipers and the rifles they used. Billy Sing is one worth looking into. His story hasn't been covered much.
@markferguson37453 жыл бұрын
The free floating barrel is genius level simplicity.Somehow, it's always surprising and refreshing to see practical ,field ,design issues translated to production weapons.
@Jaggaraz2183 жыл бұрын
Corrections and info by a Finnish history enthusiastic: Häyhä was promoted to Vänrikki so a second lieutenant not a lieutenant, you can see his rank on that photo. Häyhä also had an impressive kill count with a Suomi KP submachine gun, I guess the exact number of kills is disputed but it was around 200, so he did kill over 700 people, not just over 500.
@juslitor3 жыл бұрын
What can be said for certain is that he had plugged 150 ivans before christmas -39
@nekeke13 жыл бұрын
A true Patriot.
@snoobahjj20893 жыл бұрын
@Jani Cavèn no they arent, 542 with rifle + 200 with Suomi KP/m31 when he was squad leader
@RaptorJesus3 жыл бұрын
Alright, that just makes him sound like some sort of "Legendary Character" from a videogame, where any weapon in his hands gains a +20 to accuracy or some nonsense, so you give him a machine gun to game the system.
@easy_eight28103 жыл бұрын
It's funny how the sniper with the most amount of kills happens to be the master of no scopes too...
@gearloose7033 жыл бұрын
Accidentally no scoped the soviet army... sounds legit
@Zack_Wester3 жыл бұрын
@BlueDracolich 13 I mean the Finnish had to cycle there MG crews because they could have them on the gun for to long or they would get paralysed by PDSD from all the soviets they killed in such a short order. even some soviet officer noted that. after wining some land in a battle where the fins had next to no loses or there corps was removed by finish operatives. won enough land to bury our dead.
@guisardyannick29733 жыл бұрын
A Chinese sniper in Korean War was also no scope, 214 kills in 32 days, and he was also using Mosin Nagant
@PaulVerhoeven23 жыл бұрын
Forest land, forest distances.
@corpsman19803 жыл бұрын
@@guisardyannick2973 somehow I doubt that.
@JurisKankalis3 жыл бұрын
Very good storytelling and a lot of new facts about the White Death - the real legend of (almost) my neighbouring country (only Estonia sits between my country, Latvia, and the great sisu country).
@cheesenoodles83163 жыл бұрын
The most important part of a snipers rifle, is the sniper.
@3DMegadoodoo3 жыл бұрын
The rifle is more important than the sniper. Without it he would have to quietly sneak up to the target and manually push the bullets in.
@secularnevrosis3 жыл бұрын
@@3DMegadoodoo I say that Cheese is right. Give a bad rifle to an exceptional sniper and he will hit his mark, without the enemy seeing him. Give an exceptional rifle to a bad sniper and he will get killed.
@bwhog3 жыл бұрын
Remember that an important part of sniping is the tactics. The best rifle in the world is useless in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to approach a target and how to retreat unseen. It is these sorts of skills in combination with his outstanding marksmanship that made Simo such an amazing sniper. He was deadly accurate while also being nearly invisible to his foe.
@thewintereaglefly3 жыл бұрын
Ian's grandsons will be so lucky, they're gonna have and entire library's worth of interesting stories to listen to
@Ylinatsiperkele3 жыл бұрын
I dont think he has kids
@TerrellThomas19713 жыл бұрын
He has to have a woman first...lol
@nickmcwilliams6853 жыл бұрын
@@Ylinatsiperkele yeah but that would be awesome.
@veetilappalainen66223 жыл бұрын
@@Ylinatsiperkele thanks for a nice song!
@Kyle-gw6qp3 жыл бұрын
He's dead now.
@edisonvirtanen24043 жыл бұрын
I read from one of the last interviews made from Häyhä in mid 90s that even nearly 90 years of age he had very accurate eyesight. Everyone can only imagine what it was during the war.. Thank you for the videos Greetings from Finland
@kasperv9673 жыл бұрын
Very cool history, love when you get some input from Henry as well!
@bryankirk35673 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ian for another bout of probably lots of (10000000.1 hours of) research, into a man of such tenacity. When the camera focused on the sights, my memories went into overdrive.
@MrZimpauttaja3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ian for the video. Very well and accurately told story of Simo Häyhä and his service rifle. Learned a lot. Thanks again.
@thomasborgsmidt98013 жыл бұрын
Remember this next time you keep missing: Nope it is not the rifle - it is you!
@Zack_Wester3 жыл бұрын
depends on the gun. some guns are just plain awful. or the gun was not taken care of before you got it and now will forever be crap (presuming your not interesting in going over each and every part and replacing it).
@corpsman19803 жыл бұрын
Unless your gun in a Soviet Made Mosin Nagant ... those are pure shit.
@corpsman19803 жыл бұрын
@toeff7852 the assertion stands today. Mosins are garbage, and Russian soldiers didn't have any other choice for a rifle. Your argument is lame.
@HGrey-et4vl3 жыл бұрын
Its that age old thing, as much as you can only be as accurate as the rifle mechanically is, the rifle can only be as accurate as your marksmanship is
@torg21263 жыл бұрын
@@HGrey-et4vl Russian sniper rifles were half way decient, normally. Everything else had garbage QC
@animalxINSTINCT893 жыл бұрын
5 kills PER DAY!!!! Simo Hayha waking up every morning, "There I go, killing again"
@PaulVerhoeven23 жыл бұрын
Only because Mosin had 5-round magazine. Imagine what he could do with a 30-rounder in AR15 against De... oops.
@animalxINSTINCT893 жыл бұрын
@@PaulVerhoeven2 hahaha that's so funny. Fantasizing about murdering people of the opposition party TOTALLY doesn't make you look like fash even more and and it ABSOLUTELY doesn't further the narrative that gun culture is massively toxic and dangerous to democracy......he said very sarcastically
@PaulVerhoeven23 жыл бұрын
@@animalxINSTINCT89 Was 1861-1865 murder? I am afraid you are pushing, again. And keep your murder fantasies to yourself.
@PaulVerhoeven23 жыл бұрын
@@animalxINSTINCT89 A racist, anti-freedom, pro-government-control of everything, statist party accuses others to be fascists, what else is new?
@animalxINSTINCT893 жыл бұрын
@@PaulVerhoeven2 keep telling yourself that when the FBI comes knocking at your door for posting about your online murder fantasies. Please keep that energy
@ArchmageOfAnarchy3 жыл бұрын
There's a long gun and then there's a L O N G gun.
@graham10343 жыл бұрын
And the bayonet is ridiculously long too, assuming they use the same one as the Soviets. It's a nearly 2' long spike.
@kainhall3 жыл бұрын
@@graham1034 4 foot rifle..... 6 foot with bayonet . also, because of the extra length..... x54r hits WAY harder than a 308 or 30-06 from a ~22 inch barrel..... found on most hunting rifles and stuff like a 98 kurtz . longer barrels dont mean more accurate but they CAN mean a few 100 more FPS
@clamum3 жыл бұрын
Long gun is looooooong
@DenGuleBalje3 жыл бұрын
@@kainhall Higher velocity means flatter trajectory, so more accurate. No?
@spockspock3 жыл бұрын
Scopes are a pain in the ass in cold weather, open sights and the increased contrast from snow and 🌫 overcast helped me bag many a jackrabbit.
@TheToxicNomad3 жыл бұрын
You omitted some very interesting things, including the fact that the Soviet soldier who took his jaw off, was then apparently killed by Hayha before he succumbed to his wound, and the figure of his kills with his other weapons, which takes his tally even higher into hard to believe territory.
@kaizermierkrazy68863 жыл бұрын
505 russians were harmed in the making of this video.
@g06793 жыл бұрын
@@drcornelius8275 Conscripts? Volunteers? I bet the volunteer bounty was handsome.
@dude341503 жыл бұрын
505+ only 505 are noted he may have many more I doubt he does not have more
@alainerookkitsunev56053 жыл бұрын
Soviets* many Ukrainians (and other nationalities within soviet union) died during winter war fighting for the soviet union.
@cortex82393 жыл бұрын
@@alainerookkitsunev5605 Fine *Europeans. You happy?
@alainerookkitsunev56053 жыл бұрын
@@cortex8239 i mean, calling all soviets russian is like calling all americans californian... Right?
@g0dzilla_au3 жыл бұрын
nice to hear about this legendary sniper's rifles, thanks
@friccadyfraccady3 жыл бұрын
I looked into Simo quite a bit when I was younger (because incredibly cool dude, awesome story!) and though I couldn't tell you which was the source, or even if it comes from a documentary or a book, I'm fairly sure I recall the story being that his rifle actually did have a mounted scope initially. Supposedly on one of the very first encounters with russian snipers, he noticed the lens glint and was able to quickly dispatch the enemy, subsequently removing his scope so he wouldn't die a similar death himself. Was I misinformed, perhaps, or can someone corroborate this? It is of course possible that my mind is playing tricks on me, it was probably around 20 years ago that I was heavily into this subject, but it did stick out in my mind as I watched this glorious video.
@pckoha572 жыл бұрын
- Vladimir - Yes, Dimitri. - Have you ever heard of a Finnish sniper? - The "White Death"? - Yeah, do you think we'll find him? - I think this is a legend that the Finns invented. - Is it, Dimitri? Dimitri? DIMITRI!!
@LRRPFco52 Жыл бұрын
Russians don't even know about the Winter War. They are taught that fascist Finns invaded poor Russia. There are maps of this in the Central Red Army Museum in Moscow, with huge blue arrows coming from Finland down into Russia.
@christopherreed47233 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Ian, for opening up the handguard of that Finnish Mosin. Some time ago I read about a Russian method for accurizing their Mosins. It involved cutting back the wood slightly under the receiver and handguard, and inserting two pieces of dense felt soaked in linseed oil. One went between the receiver and the stock, and the receiver was then screwed down hard. The other was wrapped around the barrel at a specific point where it would support the barrel, but not interfere with the harmonics. As the linseed oil dried, it polymerized and solidly bedded the receiver and barrel. I've always wanted to try that on a Mosin, and now have a little better idea of where on the barrel to wrap that felt.
@Karlosangeles13 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was a counter sniper in the Winter War,also from the White Guard.(we have speculated if he was maybe one of the guys who was protecting Simo against Russian snipers who were aggressively hunting him.)He was one of three out of five brothers that fought the Russians and the only one to come back alive.His younger brother was killed at Tali-Ihantala,the older we have no idea what happened to him.They were inspired by their uncle who was a Civil guard cavalry officer who had fought Cossack`s on Finnish soil two decades prior(not sure the exact year,maybe 1919).They were all fighting communism before it was a thing.
@sargatanas913 жыл бұрын
As old sentence says - Only nazi/fascists fights against communists.
@ninaakari51813 жыл бұрын
@@sargatanas91 as old sentence says only evil dictatorships fight agains Finland
@IamOutOfNames3 жыл бұрын
@@sargatanas91 All the sane people fight against communists.
@roberttauzer70423 жыл бұрын
16:57 "Ha ha funny grandpa, look at his sweater with reindeers!" "I've used to stack fucks like you five feet high in the winter war, used you for sandbags"
@mr.c.37603 жыл бұрын
I've rewatched this 3x, absolutely great content, thanks Ian!
@Strelnikov4033 жыл бұрын
Can you possibly do a special on the rifles of Francis Pegamagahbow? He was a Canadian scout and the most successful sniper of the First World War. Like many other Canadian sharpshooters, he kept his Ross MkIII after the CEF switched to Enfields, as it was substantially more accurate. Any excuse to mess around with a Ross is worth it!
@justanothergunnerd81282 жыл бұрын
Just finished reading The White Sniper - fantastic book. The achievements of Simo are just amazing - a rare moment in history.
@Magnumi3 жыл бұрын
When asked: "What did you Simo feel when shooting the Russians?" He replied: "Recoil".
@deathlis3 жыл бұрын
This made me laugh.
@keimolantio3 жыл бұрын
That is actually a true story
@andraslibal3 жыл бұрын
That is very Finnish
@IamOutOfNames3 жыл бұрын
There's another one when he was asked how he got so good with a rifle: "Practice."
@jratava3 жыл бұрын
The quote is more on the lines of "I did my duty and fulfilled my orders as well as I could. There would be no Finland if not we had all done so."
@Appreciation-Community3 жыл бұрын
I just imagine the guy waking up and yelling NOT EVEN CLOSE BABY!
@eetupiirainen99393 жыл бұрын
SIMO HÄYHÄ NEVER DIES!
@theultimatederp32883 жыл бұрын
More like:"....ow." Finns being stoic and all that.
@1234fivedude3 жыл бұрын
Dude was like "LOL nice try"
@Handles-Suck-YouTube3 жыл бұрын
See, that is not in the Finnish national character. He'd wake up, have a coffee, and ask the staff when he could return to duty. After all, you can't let an explosive bullet to the face keep you away from work.
@f1r3hunt3rz53 жыл бұрын
He had the most impressive K/D ratio of all snipers. Hot damn.
@phoenixdk3 жыл бұрын
Person by person, I think the finnish military might be the most impressive ever. Russia attacked a peaceful nation with tanks, artillery and aircraft, wielding a military with more soldiers than the entire population of Finland - and their asses were handed to them. Sometimes, there is some measure of justice in the world.
@josephledux85983 жыл бұрын
The renowned British historian John Keegan counts the Finns as the most effective fighting force in all of Europe during WW2. He has an entire chapter about the Winter War in his WW2 history book. He was the one who got me interested in the subject to begin with, about 30 years ago.
@Sjutturaah3 жыл бұрын
There are interesting books (atleast in finnish) that tell the stories of Finnish guerrillas (dont know if its the right word but i mean people behind enemy lines causing trouble by causing sabotage and sometimes gathering crucial intel about russian battle plans). After listening to some of them its starting to feel like we wouldve stood no chance if it wasnt for these absolute units of rangers. In finnish theyre referred as "kaukopartio" crude straight translation is "far scouts"
@jhtsurvival2 жыл бұрын
@@Sjutturaah yes guerilla could be proper.
@jhtsurvival2 жыл бұрын
I'm Finnish American.. always wanted to visit Finland.. grew up in a town with ALOT of old Finns.. my Dad used to be able to speak Finnish as a kid but forgot as he got older but I remember my Grandmother speaking it and her friends visiting and speaking Finnish. Always have wanted to learn.
@greghauser742 Жыл бұрын
Well said.
@sevenproxies42553 жыл бұрын
The soviets send a vastly numerically superior force to Finland. Simo: "Perkele! The Soviets saw fit to grace us with a target rich enviroment!"
@johnkelinske14493 жыл бұрын
@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine Makes no difference, you have that many enemy on the front they have a much better chance of overruning you than you do of killing them first.
@maltegodkas49313 жыл бұрын
@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine The issue was Stalin's hubris, his utter refusal to be outdone by Hitler had him force his general to copy blitzkrieg instead of a simple invasion straight to the capital. Blitzkrieg does not work with slow tanks in the meter deep snow of the Finnish forest. Still doesn't excuse close to a million well-equipped soviets with thousands of tanks and a large air force losing against a country with no actual mobilized army, the Soviets were simply outmatched against the willpower, bravery, and strategic genius of the Finns.
@davidm.46703 жыл бұрын
@Seven Proxies Translate / explain ? "Perkele" = I am unfamiliar with Finnish ...
@leopolderhardsberger27273 жыл бұрын
@@davidm.4670 it's pretty much a universal swearword. It probably comes from the old name of the most powerful pagan god and is considered the most "powerful" swearword in the Finnish language.
@davidm.46703 жыл бұрын
@@leopolderhardsberger2727 AH! Thanks ! 'Most powerful pagan god' however leaves me a little uncertain as to which pantheon or' rater' ( my ignorance...) I would guess Finnish - but know not name...
@PeTTs0n883 жыл бұрын
He did have a few... hundred... confirmed kills with SMG's as well. Pretty clever sight design on that 28-30 by the way, nice to see.
@juhokuusisto93393 жыл бұрын
It was around 700-800 kills, when you combine the rifle and smg kills. I wonder how many kills average soldier had in the WW2. Machinegunners and artillery had probably the most, but they didn't count those.
@GaldirEonai3 жыл бұрын
@@juhokuusisto9339 I think he's only outscored by a very specific subset of B-29 aircrews.
@devonlord993 жыл бұрын
@@GaldirEonai ‘Bockscar’ is always forgotten because ‘Enola Gay’ had the funnier name
@juhokuusisto93393 жыл бұрын
@@GaldirEonai Oh right, there were those two big booms.
@LightningRider93713 жыл бұрын
YOU'RE IN THE SNIPERS SIGHT
@schattenlaufer21913 жыл бұрын
The first kill tonight
@Frankensteins_Highboy3 жыл бұрын
Ahh It takes no time for Sabaton to show up
@msbae3 жыл бұрын
TIME TO DIE!!!
@Mace2.03 жыл бұрын
@@msbae YOU'RE IN THE BULLET'S WAY
@Mikachu903 жыл бұрын
SAY GOODBYE
@PapaSchultz743 жыл бұрын
So he manage to kill an entire battalion by himself. The true one man army. Respects from a fellow shooter. May he rest in peace now.
@djbadlt3 жыл бұрын
And that's not taking into account the couple hundred he killed with his Suomi submachine gun as well ..... He's in Valhalla
@djbadlt3 жыл бұрын
@su si ahh appologies
@Sm1rre13 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy this guys style. Impressive with the facts, not too afraid to lean on someone else's knowledge in his clips. Outstanding work.
@joacimnieminen3 жыл бұрын
Excellent review of the Finnish std Infantry Rifle, also affectionately known as the "Pystykorva" (=finnish spitz dog) because of the sights ears. This amazing record was achieved in three months time in appalling winter conditions which staggers belief. If You got a bullet wound in those temperatures, survival expectancy faded by the minute. Simo Häyhä was truly a genuine war hero for the country that survived the Russian hordes!
@seethenero25553 жыл бұрын
As soon as I saw Simo Häyhä, Ive never clicked fast enough until now
@rodeanalfanteforcadela76453 жыл бұрын
Same
@bensears74993 жыл бұрын
Yep. I took the scope off mine.
@gxthblxde3 жыл бұрын
@@bensears7499 nice comment
@bensears74993 жыл бұрын
@@gxthblxde I need to explain that I got a brass stacker mount and saved the pins I removed. No modification. I am very careful to leave collector guns original for historical reasons. With this rifle and my JRA m14 mount, I had the windage maxed out and could not get either mount centered with the bore. Both rifles are wearing their original configuration again. I am silly not to be careful when buying the m14 because the amount of money to accurize one is way more than an ar-10. I still really dig the rifle though.
@jansenart03 жыл бұрын
Very convincing argument for iron sights. Having been on a pop-up range with a 500m silhouette that had to be painted orange to even see, the dude must have had the eyes of a hawk.
@jansenart03 жыл бұрын
@Luther Blissett And if my auntie had balls she'd be my uncle... so?
@RaptorJesus3 жыл бұрын
@@jansenart0 His point is that in the environment, with all the snow, the Russians in their darker uniforms generally stuck out like sore thumbs.
@jansenart03 жыл бұрын
@@RaptorJesus Also, as per the Soviet doctrine, when one man goes down, another would be ordered to take his exact place, on pain of death. Perhaps even some times to save some rations, ammo and food for the rest of the company, perhaps blind, nonthinking dictatorial obedience. Either way, easy kills.
@Chiller013 жыл бұрын
He didn’t have a scoped rifle but his field craft was as good as his marksmanship allowing him a situational advantage over his enemy.
@johnkelinske14493 жыл бұрын
You know your terrain and can estimate range as good as he seems to have, you don't need a scope.
@davidm.46703 жыл бұрын
@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine Sigh - now US current Govt wants to ban firearms fools ...
@Larpy19333 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Ian. Altogether fascinating. Your commenters clearly appreciate your work more than I can articulate. Good luck!
@chriscaarnold3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Cleared up a few historical questions. You have made so many great and very interesting videos. Thanks from the UK for taking the time to make such interesting and high quality content.
@doorattachment69263 жыл бұрын
Ian your knowledge about weapons are just amazing.
@boomerangfish35583 жыл бұрын
I love how you weave in some history while talking about guns
@mmercier09213 жыл бұрын
Ian is actually a historian, not a gun guy.
@sjcommander913 жыл бұрын
@@mmercier0921 Ian is not a gun guy? Are you sure about that?
@IamOutOfNames3 жыл бұрын
@@mmercier0921 I'm 99.99% sure Ian is certified gun guy. I mean, it's theoretically possible that he has hired very good impersonator to do all the shooting and gun disassembly, but not very likely.
@Andrew-dm8mk3 жыл бұрын
I’m surprised about the U.S. made New England Westinghouse Mosin Nagant Thanks for the upload Mr McCollum and for having Mr Chang on too with both of you presenting us with an interesting overview on the U.S./Russian/Finnish take of the Mosin Nagant. 👍 Great Content from Both of you.
@TheTheRay3 жыл бұрын
That Henry was cool. Thanks for that segment.
@2vcrew7823 жыл бұрын
I started collecting Mosin Nagants years and years ago. I have a 1891 , M9130, Westinghouse made hex and the Finnish M39 B Barrel which I was told the barrel was made at the FN factory before it was taken. I’ve had such love for these rifles and no one on KZbin years ago really talked about them except IraqVet. Great video!
@hamm60353 жыл бұрын
Its the man not the rifle. Courage, determination, and heart.
@BaDArxz3 жыл бұрын
I wonder how much Simo’s actual rifle is worth. However, with such a extensive kill record I get a feeling that it may be haunted
@samusuomalainen87263 жыл бұрын
It is lost, no one knows where it is. I think some1 Russian took it, maybe...
@BaDArxz3 жыл бұрын
I want to believe it’s still out there in those fields
@bondrewdthelordofdawn37443 жыл бұрын
It's legendary level weapon
@thr0ne19973 жыл бұрын
i have no idea about colder than -10C weather, but i imagine losing that shit in a foot of snow while it's snowing seems like a pretty good way for something to be lost forever.
@apstuxa3 жыл бұрын
It has +100% more dmg to commies and +5 to sneak
@andreasmuller46663 жыл бұрын
Can you maybe do the same thing for Lauri Allan Törni? If possible ofc.
@rowanwills96983 жыл бұрын
A fellow Sabaton fan I see \m/
@louisbarraud78533 жыл бұрын
@@rowanwills9698 I am but I didnt know they did a song on Lauri torni
@Idalamas3 жыл бұрын
@@louisbarraud7853 search for "soldiers of 3 armies"
@rowanwills96983 жыл бұрын
@@louisbarraud7853 soldier of 3 armies it is called kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ2tmnp_a9ZoaNk
@louisbarraud78533 жыл бұрын
@@rowanwills9698 thank you
@matthewitt22762 жыл бұрын
Great video Ian. I asked my best buddy if he wanted to go to the range one day, and he showed up with his only rifle: a Mosen. He was acting kinda sheepish and embarrassed as I had a modern piece, and he had that old relic. He knew nothing about the rifle except where he got it from. Once I told him that Simo used a Mosen, he looked at it in totally different light.
@happyhaunter_55463 жыл бұрын
This is video of the month for Jan 2021 easily. Really great work Ian Henry and team!
@sinclairmarcus3 жыл бұрын
Great content shows how practical the Finns are and how motivated they were to defend their country. What a warrior.
@theITGuy-no3nt3 жыл бұрын
Ian, I love everything you do. You never fail to educate, entertain, elucidate, and something else that begins with "E." Love you, man.
@3DMegadoodoo3 жыл бұрын
Engorge?
@roughneckmp3 жыл бұрын
The White Death - The OG No Scoper
@k3D4rsi554maq3 жыл бұрын
Post no one.
@badbrig3 жыл бұрын
Excellent quality clip. Really well researched and so well delivered! Well done!!
@naybobdenod3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this video. Very informative. Greetings from the UK John.