Sunngård Automatic Pistol: 50 Rounds in 1909

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

"It doesn't matter when your first hit is weak when you got 24 more following it" - Ghandi

[@mrsaturdaynightspecial3055]

Unless the other guy really wants to kill you.😬 In that case nothing is strong enough.😉

[@mrslyfox2405]

Nuclear Holocaust Causing Ghandi Flashbacks.

[@jestnutz]

The future we will be using nature as a weapon. Imagine summoning tsunamis or hurricanes and punish countries.. this day and age anything is possible now. -Dr seuss

[@frankdavis313]

It does if hes wearing enough cloths -me

[@shittydildo3939]

I bet I could beat up 25 toddlers easy, but I would be beaten up by one martial arts master.

[@nickjohnson8780]

"Maybe it looks longer than it really is because its so small in diameter" I felt that

[@epwlod777]

That's sad With the name 'Johnson'

[@Icecream-edible]

Tiny wangs unite!!!!

[@Hysteria98]

Your girlfriend didn't.

[@joergmaass]

The man they called "Noodle"...

[@uwuowo4856]

@@joergmaass oh....

[@ChaosPootato]

How did this not end up in Battlefield 1, it's exactly the kind of rare pieces they added

[@colonthree]

ChaosPotato Norway was not directly a part of WW1, but I guess that game isn't as historically accurate (refer to Ian's video earlier), so it should have made a nice fit. :3c

[@ChaosPootato]

Exactly! Since 20 soldiers could wield a drum-fed Hellriegel at once when there was only one, EVER and the drum didn't even work, why not this gun!

[@MumrikDK]

A 50 round pistol could probably end up being a balance issue.

[@dogeggs8679]

Just make its damage poop

[@mattt4080]

Maybe you could ask EA. Maybe they could include it as a microtransaction haha

[@Terabit3]

With such a high capacity magazine and such a small round, it really would have shined as a machine pistol

[@oldnick4707]

I thought the same darn thing! A heat shield would be good though! lol

[@idancemyassintothepaint7571]

Oooo yeah..

[@graham2631]

@@toki89666 you can drop and slam a new clip in. Then another. And still keep the back up clip well,back. In the larger 8mm fairly close to present day pistol size a 18 round clip is for a 100+ year gun is incredible and a 36 round pistol well...

@@toki89666 no. it holds 50 rounds and 25 extra in the holster! 75. idiot!!!!!!!!!!!

[@collinmackin5911]

G r a h a m Magazine. It’s not a bolt action, it doesn’t use clips.

[@michaeljohnsonbaugh7962]

Imagine taking your design that holds 50 rounds to a military trial, and then you lose out to someone with a gun that holds 7 rounds. He must be so confused why he didnt win the contract

[@enricopaolocoronado2511]

@Anthony Swiss Maybe because shooting soldiers in thick clothing with what was effectively a slightly stronger .22LR wasn't exactly an ideal thing to do.

[@daytenanderson3898]

@Anthony Swiss Go back to the past time traveler

[@jackofmanytrades4396]

It looks like it was quite the labor of love. It also looks like it wouldn't be especially durable, particularly the magazines and how they fit in the gun.

[@bleachsmoker]

Interesting idea. I wonder what a 9 mil. grip would look like with two mags stacked in front of eachother.

[@joel_rigby]

Pretty sure it would have failed due to ergonomics and horrid magazine controls. The second magazine would be near impossible to load quickly.

[@user-ik8uc8vi1z]

it's the gun i drew when i was 4! :D

[@xieli8152]

Hahaha

[@on1yadam]

j 😂😂😂😂😂

[@VonRammsteyn]

j :):):):):)

[@jamesbulldogmiller]

Ha!! me too!

[@samhansen9771]

WhatAreYouSaying? Countdown until you get it

[@jeffphillips1798]

And here we have an early art deco Pez dispenser from Norway.

[@Chef4life79]

I feel compelled to quote Preditor 2, "want some candy?" directed to Bill Paxton shortly before dispatching him....

[@PershingDragoon]

Haha this comment got me.

[@kaitheviking8468]

Wait you dont have ballistic candy..? That's just a Norway thing..? Huh...

[@beanieteamie7435]

I felt that one xD

[@stormhansen1499]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dobypilgrim6160]

Trying to punch a light .25 caliber round through winter clothing would have been problematic. I am reminded of a line in a Mark Twain story about the black powder S&W .22. "If you shoot me with that thing and I find out about it..."

[@mannixflinn6227]

Brilliant quote

[@Janni069]

@@codymaynard85 I read somewhere that in the korea war the soldiers with thick winter coats were still standing after being shot multiple times by an m1 carbine. These coats are kinda protecting in longer range

[@nomadben]

@Lord Lolland That's a brilliant story.

[@Lingist081]

Lord Lolland same happened with Otto Von Bismark. Someone tried to assassinate him with a small caliber, barrel less black powder revolver. Just bruised him and made him pissed off.

[@TheTheRandomShow1234]

@no candy would sound so much better if you understood the proper usage of the word through.

[@PavarottiAardvark]

I love anything from a design era where the 'rules' hadn't been worked out yet, and you see engineers doing all sorts of things....

[@daddydoc1115]

I know, now its just the same thing over and over. Props to Kel Tec for at least being creative

[@leelandlagasse6517]

I wish there was more inivation these days when it comes to guns.

[@thomasseeley8124]

@@leelandlagasse6517 Check out air guns. New tech coming out all the time

[@davidreeding9176]

"...75 rounds of ammunition." That's some end game gear right there

[@fighterairplane]

This is the most beautiful ugly gun I've ever seen.

[@yyyyyeeeee4060]

Awful taste but great execution

@Lord Admiral Spire say that when ur out of your 7 AMMO...................................... Did u know a caliber 22 is more deadly then a 45??? no? because u dont know pistols!

[@HandFromCoffin]

That's exactly what I thought. Man that's uuuug.....well.. ugly? but nice looking.. both? my eye's don't know what to make of it.

[@docod-vq6iv]

its like the Willem Dafoe of firearms lol

[@Ignikus]

@@HandFromCoffin r/confusedboner lul

[@flyingninja1234]

I'm surprised the holster doesn't double as a stock.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Z M I was hoping to see another pistol in there just because.

[@kirbyis4ever]

Hell I'm surprised they didn't just put another magazine in the holster to stiffen it out into a stock.

[@norwegiannightmare8843]

The cartridge sounds like a pea shooter so it probably doesn’t need one

[@ichdissdich98]

That’s a German thing and kinda Russian thing

[@Jari_Kuusisto]

For me it looks like it could double as stocking pouch...

[@omegafoxxtrot7248]

Out of everything Ian's covered so far, I have never wanted to own a firearm so badly. The mechanical uniqueness, the gorgeous shape, even the odd handle all combine to make me wish I wasn't totally broke.

[@Big_AlMC]

Ha

[@LisaAnn777]

Really? This is one of the ugliest things I've ever seen.

[@JameaJimea1175]

Felt bud

[@SpydersByte]

gorgeous shape? this thing is the ugliest pistol Ive ever seen! 😅 and the mechanism to shift the second mag forward seems super fiddly and more of a pain than just carrying a second one or having it clipped onto the weapon somewhere. I think Id rather do a normal reload than try to slide that thing forward and backward every time

[@alchemicalsilver6904]

"How often do you need to reload?" Sunngård: "No."

[@firewolf0065]

NEVER

[@nobodyimportant6582]

If you have to reload **cocks lmg** Then you didn't come prepared

[@sandertheunforgiven]

Sunngård: NEI

[@stefthorman8548]

2 times

[@jez76]

Do you mean ‘move magazine?”

[@Nevir202]

2:02 “25mm” ah yes, an anti-material pistol. 🤣

[@Reuel-Jazwa]

You better cover your ears ;)

[@Zigfried207]

@@Reuel-Jazwa and have robotic arm to hold recoil

[@Dizzy-Dice]

And still hold 50 rounds

[@ferdinandhumperdinck165]

Especially at 2000ft/Sec. that would, assuming average weight for a 25mm projectile of 260g, give it 520000 joule KE. So yeah, sadly it aint so, but that would be....^^ Fallout can build it, I am sure.

[@EricWulfe]

if you enable the caption, gun jesus corrected it to .25 caliber

[@lukaszpokoju]

_"The olden days Five-seveN"_

[@604116]

I was thinking olden days PMR-30.

[@Wilson2005WAW]

Lol, quite true.

[@InfernosReaper]

I'd honestly take the Sunngard over a PMR-30 because all Kel-tec's guns are poorly made trash.

[@Siskiyous6]

Nonsense

[@eddygrant5720]

Oldey Timey Seven Fivey

[@criffermaclennan]

The gun is rare.... And ammunition is gonna be as easy to find as sasquatch

[@BillRoyMcBill]

And when you do find that sasquatch, you'll be able to light him up...Biggly.

[@nicholaspatton5590]

Me: Hi, do you guys sell 8x19mm? Gun store clerk: You mean 9x19, right? Chuckles. Me:....... err, no.

[@GunFunZS]

I wonder if it could be formed and trimmed from 30 carbine brass.

[@SlyPearTree]

Blurry ammunition?

[@dksdg]

Christopher MacLennan 😂😂

[@jarofyellow2408]

This in 2mm kolibri with 8000 rounds capacity

[@Jabberwockybird]

What about an American 180 in 2mm kolibri? Beees!!!

[@marvindebot3264]

@@Jabberwockybird That would actually be fun little toy but a reloading device for those mags would be a must! Oh and picture it. Home invader: "LOL what are you going to do to me with that toy gun?" Toy gun: "Brrrrrrrrrrrrt!" Home invader:

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

@@marvindebot3264 fuck now I want one luckily I'm getting two paintball pistols to load with riot balls and strong pepper balls that the police would use

[@vibinwithorion288]

😂

[@jez76]

+4000 in the holster.

[@1111Tactical]

Henry: Gun you can load on Sunday and shoot all week. Sunngard: Gun you can load on Memorial Day and shoot all Summer.

[@ostekakeutenost1308]

IT IS NOT SUNNGARD IT IS SUNNGÅRD

[@madalheidis]

@@ostekakeutenost1308 SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW HOW TO WRITE Å

[@aslaka5466]

@@madalheidis å, må si meg enig der

[@madalheidis]

@@aslaka5466 Pardon?

[@evilclown019]

I know it’s a famous quote but it always reminds me of the novel “Rifles for Waite”

[@daviddonnelly2700]

Absolutely fascinating firearm Ian. Incredible ingenuity 100+ years ago. For me this Suungard pistol ranks in the the top 5 of all firearms you have reviewed. Completely mezmerizing. I cannot thank you enough for introducing this unique firearm. Practicality aside, it's an amazing example of cool firearm engineering respecting so many aspects. I have watched the video multiple times and will do so repeatedly.

[@hybrid_grizzly]

You all probably figured this out, but at 5:40 Hg is Hectograms aka hundreds of grams. It threw me off for a second because I was thinking Mercury

[@TheRogueWolf]

I thought it meant mercury too, and I was wondering who would base a weight system off of a toxic metal.

[@hybrid_grizzly]

Soviet who Cuts Small bullet at high velocity? Sounds like it’d do alright against armor

[@motorcop505]

The Rogue Wolf The same people who used a toxic metal to measure temperature (especially in thin, fragile glass tubes made to be placed in one's mouth). ⚖️🌡

[@peka2478]

There actually was a x-com-like-game where the aliens geared up with their fancy shield which became increasingly stronger against beam weapons (which you would have acquired by that point) and increasingly more susceptible to traditional ballistic weapons... And there was also x-com apocalypse, where you could develop a toxigun, using lethal poison to deal damage - mercury anyone? ^^

[@peka2478]

Was it Ufo: Aftermath / Aftershock / Afterlight? Dont remember any more, sorry

[@Ventargard]

this is a honor, you reviewing norwegian weapon for your norwegian fans

[@Half_Finis]

i am actually norwegian too!!! I LOVE SKIING

[@merryweather3713]

Half_Finis gotta say, you guys make some funky looking, but very interesting guns.

[@norwegiannightmare8843]

I love Norwegian guns

[@itsapittie]

I'm American and I think it's really cool too. I believe appreciation of historic weapons transcends national, racial, and ethnic boundaries. It's part of my creed. I'm a bit like a Mandalorian in that regard. ;-)

[@richardshortman5645]

Ian; That is amazing. There is nothing here that is conventional for the time. I would say that it would seem to have come from Mars if it didn't have another meaning. Striker fire when most firearms used hammers. Unique cartridge. Strange disconnect and takedown. Double stack. Unconventional sights. Great job on this video.

[@dksdg]

Once again proves, people like improvements not innovation

[@thekamotodragon]

this is legitimately the coolest ".22 plinker" type pistol I've ever seen, it's too bad they're an exceedingly rare historical piece because even though it came out in 1909, if it was still being made today, i'd probably buy one lol.

[@goldenstarmusic1689]

Someone should make a reproduction piece for us history enthusiasts.

[@KåreGrovan]

Hi. 7:33 This was a very interesting video for a norwegian that have shot an example of that pistol apprx 30 years ago on a shooting range in Vestby. A smal place in the South East part of Norway. The inventor, Harald Sundby came from a farm in the area named Sundby. My father (born in 1925) told me that he was told that Harald was the forfather to a machine gun too. The german "buzz saw". My father was told that germans came to Harald, and he let them see a prototype, and they bought the drawings. One condition though: the gun could not be used in warfare. The history told us how that vent. Kåre Grovan

[@paalaasengstubbrud3524]

As a Norwegian i appreciate the correct use of Å. Most people get it wrong or just use A instead. Thanks!

[@motorcop505]

Paal Aaseng Stubbrud With the exception of IPhones and iPads finding devices with keyboards that include such characters can be difficult, especially in the US where we don't use many of them.

[@jarmokankaanpaa6528]

Now if they also learned to pronounce it correctly... "å" is pronounced approximately "aw" while "u" is pronounced "oo", so the name is pronounced roughly "Soon-gawrd" with short "oo" and a long "n".

[@Squossifrage]

@@jarmokankaanpaa6528 no, the D is silent, so “soon-gore”

[@jarmokankaanpaa6528]

@@Squossifrage Yes, assuming the person is Norwegian or Danish; the R is also more gutteral than the American Midwestern R and in Danish would be nearly indistinguishable. However, the same name could also be Swedish, in which case the D would be pronounced (except possibly in Scania) but the U would be different (closer to Ü). In any case, the discussion was about vowels rather than consonants, which vary in regional Scandinavian dialects even more than the vowels. It would be impossible to give a non-speaker a general rule-of-thumb on how to pronounce Scandinavian names correctly since you would need to know not only which country but also which specific region the person in question derives from. Still, any form of "Skandinaviska" is preferable to pronunciation by English rules.

[@Squossifrage]

@@jarmokankaanpaa6528 Harald Sunngård was Norwegian.

[@five5105]

When you forget to uncheck "bottomless clip" in the game settings

[@over9009]

mannys9130 it's a video game reference. I think you missed the joke

[@andrewp8284]

mannys9130 you might've heard a wooshing sound above your head...that was the joke. OP: quality joke!

[@five5105]

Michael Miner WHAT, 9000? THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT!

[@nathanzylla4961]

The best forgotten weapon. Hey Ian do a review of the BFG9000

[@chaegibson720]

Who else thought it said "bottomless cup" when they first seen it in game

[@Vincent-S]

I really dig the Art Deco looking pattern on the grip panels. Really makes me want to either try and make a pair myself or have some made for something liked a nicely blued 1911.

[@francislematt7079]

That model number 1909 font is so typical of the age that were used on house numbers and such. It has so much more attraction as a civilian garden / parlour pistol than the trenches and woodlands.

[@alexhammerbekk]

those circular paterns are typical old norse.. not archetypical... but still old norse style

[@motorcop505]

alexander johansen That's a good observation.

[@mencken8]

“That’s a Sunngard, and you’ve had your fifty.”

[@williamm.1608]

“You’ve had your eight, now I’ll have my eighty!”

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

I imagine that holding that thing feels a lot like trying to hold a Hershey bar.

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

A hershey bar that fires *50* rounds in one go. Sweet.

[@itsmejak7888]

@@jehoiakimelidoronila5450 you clearly didn't watch the video

[@CallieYote]

You see Ivan, if all magazine are in gun, who reloads is never an issue

[@xmm-cf5eg]

"No need to electrical tape magazines together Tovarisch, I put all mags into weapon at once."

[@bogiesmigforl1]

@@mablo88123 I thought his name was Ian?

[@rv.b2903]

"Long and skinny" "Cocked position" Reported for inapropriate content.

[@SquirrelDarling1]

lol

[@benburgess9428]

As a firearm salesman, this in 25 ACP would sell like hot cakes. Especially if you slimmed the grip and went with one 25 round magazine at a time. Call it the Sunngard 25.

[@dennismetzger9287]

You just describing it made me want to buy one

[@markvickroy6725]

Designed for a 29 grain bullet. Cci stingers, lightest fastest "standard" 22lr are 32 grains. I could see a single 25 round mag in 25 ACP, scaled down a bit for market and design purposes - you might have something there that's doable and would sell - if it works. IF Big IF

[@benburgess9428]

@@markvickroy6725 Oh I’m not saying the project wouldn’t require significant re-engineering, but if done right it would sell

[@zelenisok]

any double stack 25acp would be cool. someone speculated what if history went differently and we had 25lr, and everything that is today available in 22lr was to be available in 25lr. that would be awesome..

[@TheBeemanblake]

To my current understanding 25 acp is the worst handgun round ever made. Why do people desire it?

[@BuckScrotumn]

Absolutely gorgeous gun. Imagine inventing such a high capacity handgun before it was common knowledge that the handle needs to be slanted *away* from the barrel.

[@TheTreegodfather]

Imagine that holster doubling as a carbine stock. Perfect little package for pilot survival. Effective on small game, certainly enough to kill a close-in enemy.

[@JerryEricsson]

You have found it at last! The first pistol that I think is super cool, that I have no desire to possess. Thanks for keeping the wonderful videos coming, I so look forward to your videos to keep me alert and learning even more about the subject I had once immersed myself in for over 16 years, back when I had a paycheck and could afford such luxuries.

[@tmenzerj]

I still want to see the 25mm version you talked about...

[@grungar3x7]

You mean .25 acp, right? Cause the one in the video is .25 caliber as well, it merely needs a rechamber and a purpose designed magazine. Perhaps a dedicated recoil spring, and I'm not sure if I saw an extractor, but by being blowback, probably not, so, it could use one.

[@grungar3x7]

mannys9130 Well, now I feel silly. But I'd kinda like to see a four bore version as well!

[@hyperhektor7733]

i want to see a .25 version too

[@ichdissdich98]

TeeJayEm ask Anton from Hotdogs horseshoes and handgrenades about it he will at least make one in VR

[@stephenarling1667]

Anyone who can fire a 25mm pistol more than once does not need a pistol.

[@EDSKaR]

11:42, the forgotten weapons precision disassembly tool has failed us in its absence.

[@frankbrowning328]

Incredibly innovative for 1909. I love it. Practical or not , it's a really cool design

[@lol-zp1ps]

I'm always in awe of some the brilliance of some of these antique gun makers ideas and skills that make these guns happen. So. Freaking. Cool.

[@kimheaston7574]

I have really enjoyed the views of late 19th century and early 20tt century semi-automatic pistols. So many have this steam punk aura. So many ideas and innovations. It is really interesting to see how many features are retained by modern pistols and how the early developments lead to the modern semi-automatic guns. Keep up the cool stuff like this.

[@stevenboelke6661]

Gun Jesus brings us another bizarre early 20th century pistol. I love this shit

[@j4ff4c3ks1]

"If this isn't the coolest early high capacity pistol you've seen, i need to know about it" Well, you made videos about the Guycot and the Colette Gravity pistol, those were cool in their own right, although this one's actually practical :p

[@lookoutpiano8877]

The leather on that case is gorgeous. Thanks for showing us all the different mechanisms. What a shame we can't see it fire.

[@bandpassmess]

That is the most interesting pistol I’ve ever seen . The double stack was ahead of the curve the amount of ammo is unthinkable back then .

[@ADRay1999]

It looks like an oversized lighter

[@maximilianfranz2158]

Andrew Dalton Ray man, you are everywhere!

[@ADRay1999]

TheFriendlyAR-15 in5.56: I guess I’ll be the next Justin y.

[@maximilianfranz2158]

Andrew Dalton Ray hmm, dont now him.

[@ADRay1999]

TheFriendlyAR-15 in5.56: Justin y. Is another KZbinr who has been commenting more than I have and believe me he too is everywhere. Here is his channel: m.kzbin.info/door/iTfB-A55Vq2fB610vaWJVA

[@maximilianfranz2158]

Andrew Dalton Ray he comments even gun related things?

[@phille042]

Awesome video as always Ian! I just wanted you to know that the letter "å" is pronounced like the french word "eau", or a bit like the english word "oh". It's truly an amazing piece of kit that gun! It would be amazing to see you fire it and tell us how it feels. Just thinking about the somewhat awkward grip position and sights. Keep it up, sir!

[@A-CAT-47]

of all the guns I've seen on this channel I most want to see this in action of most of them so far! What an unusual autoloader!

[@enzoonymus3084]

Nothing is made so well these days.That pistol is a work of art and ingenuity. Beauty.

[@BiggDaddysCheese]

You know it's something special when he starts off with a joyful look on his face

[@Ratrazor]

This is actually a very badass gun and way ahead of it's time, and probably would have been very effective in combat even with the smaller caliber, and probably shot very flat even at long distances.

[@Forkuh]

“Only holds 18 rounds, which is still more than any modern service pistol” FN 5-7 HAS ENTERED THE CHAT

[@austinm.9832]

But it's got two of em'

[@Skidracer21]

Five-seveN is not a modern service pistol as such, it's frankly a bit too boutique even compared to its P90 relative.

[@kamikazemelon787]

what military uses FiveseveN as a service pistol?

[@boffloff6745]

@@kamikazemelon787 the Belgian army does

[@gingergorilla695]

@@kamikazemelon787 Mexican army does

[@ridgecrestvideo]

looking at the operation, I think the "disconnector" is an auto sear, and this is a machine pistol. If the slide cams it down each cycle, and the trigger is held back, it fires full auto till you release the trigger like a sub gun. probably even more collectable than described.

[@luislongoria6621]

Sear engagement is how triggers are "tuned", which might have the undesirable effect of rendering them NOT drop safe. Factory triggers tend to be long in the tooth so things don't get bumpy

[@LakeNatronHotSprings]

Your channel has taught me about so many different firearms that I didn't know existed! And I appreciate that!

[@OutlawPrince45]

Disposable chopstick is my new favorite firearm disassembly tool, lol! Great video as always, I would totally buy a version of this gun made for modern ammo. It would make a perfect plinker.

[@hardtarget2359]

Wow! Ian you finally showed the gun that makes the "F" on forgotten. Lol!

[@George_Doc]

Pew * (50 times)

[@heno02]

int magazineCapacity = 50; for (int pew = 0; pew < magazineCapacity; pew++) { pewPew(); }

[@Paxmax]

...french accent *10 seconds later:* Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew!

[@eggysnekko]

*75 times

[@baronofbahlingen9662]

neodoc1976 Lyrics: Pew (x50)

[@eojinkim5960]

Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew

[@rickburrows4304]

I really enjoy every episode I watch and marvel at the ingenuity of the engineers that design these creations.

[@richardsharp6875]

your videos are fantastic, I enjoy seeing the operation and engineering diferencies over the years and countries. thank you

[@Kari-tu3fs]

Now naming it the “Hollywood gun”.

[@R3DE3MER]

i thought it was April 1st again cause he said 50 and an extra mag of 25. thonk > "how you git dat gun full of boolet?"

[@Jose-kb6nc]

"all i had to do iz put too boolet squars on it an it workd"

[@peka2478]

i suggest you to watch?v=6i-nMWgBUp0 - where Aperture Labs explain how to get more bullet per bullet.

[@raskolnikovsghost2701]

@OP I really like your particular use of the Norwegian language. Beautifully said my friends.

[@starsiegeRoks]

@Soviet who Cuts ORKS?!?!? FOR THE EMPORER! CHARGE!

[@alexandruianu8432]

Wow, double double stacks... BTW Pronunciation is close to Soon-Goard. (or soon-gourd depending how you pronounce gourd)

[@ryand6312]

Alexandru Ianu week old comment on a vid that came out today....

[@KarlfMjolnir]

Ryan D because he probably helped put it in or had a link to check for errors before it went public.

[@M0torsagmannen]

could also be pronounced "soon-gore", depending on dialect

[@Elwould23]

Ryan, patreons get access to videos a week in advance.

[@Jose-kb6nc]

Back to the Future

[@ncismugerian8993]

Me: can we get a luger? Mom: no we have luger at home. The luger at home: ...

[@g-yoshi9275]

Lmao bruh

[@johndudley9118]

That pistol is just cool, it seems very futuristic to me, very interesting channel you have ,keep up the great job you do in explaining it all!

[@brentchambers511]

I have this exact gun. It’s a joy. My eyes aren’t what they used to be and I have trouble with the narrow sights but I still love it.

[@reyalsnogard8289]

It almost seems like it has drifted into our reality, through some tear in the fabrics of time and alternate reality, ..... almost steampunkish !

[@fardass3535]

if you think this is other worldly and steampunkish check out his video on the g11

[@vizzy61]

Eh, the G11 doesn't feel nearly as steampunk-y

[@fardass3535]

@@vizzy61 did you not see the internals?

[@vizzy61]

I have seen the nightmare like internals of the G11. I stand by what I said.

[@RalphReagan]

That grip angle seems weird

[@owllymannstein7113]

I suspect it is designed to the odd single handed grip common in those days where the elbow and wrist are bent in opposite directions.

[@ChoChan776]

@@owllymannstein7113 you also have to have a derby hat and cigar in your mouth while firing

[@owllymannstein7113]

@Cho Chan and your left hand in your back pocket or waistband

[@rwrp]

It’s custom made for that guy from barge Walking Dead who does not know how to aim a revolver.

[@wonderflounium]

That grip angle hurts my soul every time I see this in my recommendations

[@nickdaveNDM]

Whoa! I was sure the barrel was pinned to the frame! I was surprised on disassembly. What an awesome design

[@mrfrosty3]

It's absolutely delightful, I love it. Such a unique approach.

[@thegoldencaulk2742]

I've read some of the reports from that Norwegian trail, and while I don't remember what they said about this specific pistol, all of the indigenous designs they tested were kinda goofy and pathetic. The only reason the trails took so long was because the Norwegians really wanted to hold out for a good indigenous design, but it never came.

[@Govanmauler]

TheGoldenCaulk where does one get one hands on such reports? I feel a ferociously geeky afternoon coming on

[@thegoldencaulk2742]

Buy the book _Kongsberg-Colten_ by Karl Egil Hanevik. +400 pages of information, mostly about the M1914 pistol, but it also covers the trails that lead up to it's adoption and the various competitors. It's also entirely in Norwegian, so get ready to bust out that google translate...

[@Govanmauler]

TheGoldenCaulk thanks bruv.

[@HimmelGanger]

Or one can ask a person who speaks both do some translation for you, since I live in the eponymous town the pistol is named , I may be so inclined ;-)

[@mr420quickscops2]

Long duk dong Correcting that typo took some real superiority hahaha

[@whyjay9959]

Now this is a pistol that could've used two barrels; One over the other, each feeding from another magazine.

[@agbond003]

Man, if you would have this video a little earlier, it might have made it into Battlefield 1... Perfect little automatic pistol

[@murphy7801]

Lol, I can imagine Devs rummaging through Ian's vids for ideas.

[@cpmtrad250]

Best channel ever brother, keep the beautiful history coming.👍👍👏👏👏

[@jakeb.7997]

The more I look at this gun the more I’m infinitely fascinated by it. I just love the unique look of the weapon :3

[@leMercenaire667]

"I know what you're thinking, did he fire 50 shots or only 49?"

[@arlissnyder7065]

The reloading procedure looks awkward enough that I myself would rather just drop a mag & reload from my belt

[@user-ns3vs3bp3e]

Serious question is it quicker to eject the mag slide the second forward or just load a fresh mag from the belt? I honestly think with training it can’t be that different and you get higher power rounds (albeit fewer rounds) per mag in the more standard semi automatics of the period

[@Robert-qm7yi]

123 456 I think the intention was to drop the first, reload from the belt and then you still have one left on the gun if you somehow still need to shoot

[@Sarlacc_]

How are you supposed to load that rear mag?

[@Mike_Regan]

Sarlac Watch the video again.

[@wastool]

Robert I think your exactly right. Plus where are you putting the empty magazine if you didn't plus one from the belt? You can't just drop it on the ground, that would be ludacris.

[@wastool]

Sarlac Disassemble the gun then load it. If you need to load it, you also need to clean it. So your taking it apart anyway.

[@Odood19]

Whoever made this clearly put a lot of work into it. So many novelties in one little pistol, I don't want but need one.

[@zewise1]

What an incredible piece of engineering

[@000Mazno000]

If this guy had just used a more conventional caliber and didn't do the stupid double magazine thing this gun could have just been ~15-20 rounds of something close to 9x19 and way ahead of its time

[@Kennethah81]

I totally agree. This is a good example of trying too hard.

[@charlesprichard5235]

It's a bit weird because it seems like just a little reworking would have made it work

[@feedthemeat543f]

@@charlesprichard5235 People may shit on 22 lr but at least it's Decently capable of killing. The rounds this thing uses look like they'd be largely ineffective for anything but shots to the head.

[@dustyrussell6939]

But if youve got that many rounds in the gun it doesnt matter that theyre that small.

[@elioliver9554]

It could've been the 5-7

[@DarkestVampire92]

Hindsight tips for norwegian military trials: 1: Drop the silly double magazine thing 2: Make the cartridge more potent 3: Lock the breech Instant adoption given the only thing speaking against the Colt was that it wasnt Norwegian made...

[@sthenzel]

#2 like: Keep the diameter of the bullet, but double bullet weight (by adding a little length and a pointy tip) and lengthen the case to 25mm? Still 25rds per mag, but with a lot more potential. Suddenly the FiveSeven is reduced to being just a mere copy...

[@MrCh0o]

Yeah, but body armor wasn't really a thing back then, so why have a FiveSeven ahead of the time when it became actually needed?

[@yahwehskid4819]

Got to love the minds of those old gunsmith's they were mechanical geniuses!

[@XH1927]

One thing I learned really quickly when I was tinkering with guns, pistolsmithing, and studying small arms history was that guns may very well be the only marketing sector that is almost completely immune to rule of cool. It also is one of the few sectors where end users are actually acutely aware of concerns like logistics and design compromise. Lots of people want to make a cool new cartridge that will change ballistics as we know them... until no one wants to buy an oddball expensive cartridge when there's 10,000,000,000 rounds of .45 and 9x19 out there already. And here we see that the novelty of having 50 rounds onboard in a handgun, remarkable as that was, especially in that time period, does not trump more utilitarian concerns like cartridge performance, mechanical reliability, and awkward ergonomics.

[@garrysmith5562]

Stop trying to sound like an expert. You probably just read a bit about guns and call that studying and pistolsmithing.

[@TheGearhead222]

A really strange idea, IMHO, to chamber such a weenie round in a hi cap pistol design, at any time-Great video, as always!-John in Texas

[@jamesmanning7510]

That's pretty amazing. I sure would like to see this beauty on the range.

[@raffyc66]

Without Ian and this channel, I’ve probably live my life without learning about this gun. Thank you.

[@marcosotelo6620]

having knowledge of this cool stuff is so awesome isnt it! :))

[@kris8742]

Love to see a modern remake of this.

[@Skarfar90]

What a cool little pistol from the early days. Hell it even came with a threaded barrel. Imagine if suppressors were a thing back then! The only other pistols I can think of that are relatively high capacity are the following: * Beretta M92 - 15 rounds (standard), up to 32 with extended magazine - 9x19mm * Glock 17/18/19 - 17 rounds (standard), up to 33 with extended magazine, or 50 with a drum mag - 9x19mm * FN Five-seveN - 20 rounds, or 30 with extended magazine - 5.7x28mm * Tec-9 - 32 rounds (standard), or up to 72 rounds with a drum mag - 9x19mm

[@carlossaraiva8213]

This is one of the coolest pistol i ever seen. This thing would bmake for a great sidearm. This deserves to be featured in a period adventure movie.

[@bobjones5674]

"This is the safety that likes to move around a bit" :\

[@Evan-ns8ke]

Theory: they put the barrel downward like that so that the recoil would make the gun more accurate

[@erlandjohansen7195]

Greetings from Norway! The pronounciation is something like "sounngawr" with ou like in "you" and aw like in "awe". Also remember to roll the 'r' ;)

[@sadwingsraging3044]

And they say Welsh is the language spoken in Cthulhu..... At least the Welsh didn't have the umlaut things to twist the mind into a pretzel. ;-)

[@aidanpysher2764]

That thing looks both absolutely minuscule and enormous at the same time. The innovation of this era is to weapons as the 1980s were to computers - just absolutely revolutionary.

[@stevenveltrie1868]

Let the magazine capacity race begin!! Let's come out with it in 22short. LOL (see my gun holds 50 rounds..try to beat that). Another great video. Always learn something new with every video you do.

[@LouCars]

Doubles the frontsight posts andere the Rearside "ears" as nightsight/quick aquisition sight?

[@shawnr771]

That is partially what I was thinking. Also with the wings possibly for leading targets.

[@Cmcmillen77]

Battlefield needs to step their game up and start using these as rare weapons for different maps. These are awesome!!

[@samsonn25]

wow fire 25 , take the first mag out, push the second mag forward, fire another 25, pull the second mag back, insert the 3rd mag in the front position

[@donbolin3450]

The rear magazine is the third magazine. You release number one and slide in number two. If you make it to number three, which you might, if you aren't doing enough damage, you start reloading one and two. Also, consider getting out a knife.

[@marttimattila9561]

Amazing inventor that Sungard, rough and frustrating life like inventors usualy have.