From Bolt Action Lee to LMG: The Charlton Automatic Rifle

[@codywaller2840]

Now THAT is what should have been mounted into the Bob Semple Tank!

[@TheCoffeehound]

What have you done?? You've doomed us all, you fool!!

[@grahamlopez6202]

Hes done it. I'm not sure what it is, but I'm damn glad he did.

[@M50A1]

still would of been a god awful tank with no use

[@grahamlopez6202]

@@M50A1 The Bob semple tank was the best tractor in all of ww2

[@M50A1]

@@grahamlopez6202 That meme died last month. Let it rest

[@azkrouzreimertz9784]

all of these conversions seem equally scary firing as being fired upon by them

[@mfree80286]

@@anthonydesisto2328 Ah, it chooches like frig.

[@ArcturusOTE]

@@anthonydesisto2328 and your rhinoceros leather flak jacket

[@Lone_wolf--br7fi]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6OrdKFsbtejpsk

[@shoopusdawhoopus]

visually it looks like someone stretched a jpeg of a thompson horizontally

[@egeo.9645]

*d o I l o o k l i k e I k n o w w h a t a j p e g i s?*

[@heathea9678]

Someone measured once cut twice and had to use the ole' gun stretcher. Works everytime

[@Pasta-la-vista]

@@heathea9678 FETCH ME THE GUN STRETCHER- Robert Baratheon

[@Spitfire200]

If that foregrip with finger-grooves was missing, you wouldn't be making such a vague connection to a completely unrelated weapons platform.

[@jamesslick4790]

EVERYONE thinks that EVERY gun with a vertical fore grip looks like a "Thompson". Ironically, Many (most?) military Thompson SMGs (therefore most, overall?) lack this feature.

[@RavingRaptor]

Howell Automatic Rifle 2 : Light machinegun Boogaloo

[@michagebicki5714]

This needs to be put on a t-shirt, or at least on a poster

[@issackliener3065]

*Light machinegun Didgeridoo

[@williammiao8862]

The perfect rifle to go with the glorious BOB SEMPLE

[@mazkact]

Nailed it.

[@iwishyouhappinnes1125]

You forgot electric between machine gun and boogaloo

[@globalautobahn1132]

Adding that vertical “pistol grip” is what actually made it full semi automatic...

[@RT42069]

No, adding the high capacity assault clipazine made it full semi auto

[@kevinsullivan3448]

@@RT42069 No, the magazine only allows it to fire .30 caliber clips a second.

[@SGTRandleOneOne]

Ahh CNN. Gotta love them.

[@TheBananamonger]

This is the gun lawmakers are scared of

[@martist911wasits-not-real4]

@@TheBananamonger lawbreaking gun law makers hate this one simple trick!

[@travissmith2211]

Those Kiwi bubbas are something else altogether. The stock does scream bubba, but to make a conversion kit to turn a bolt action into a full auto is a whole other level.

[@tommywright2487]

what tf is a bubba

[@smokeyplane3285]

​@@tommywright2487 meme term originally used to describe someone from the southern United States, Appalachia, or otherwise someone who would be referred to as a "redneck" who would take to modifying firearms, legally or illegally, and with a combination of official attachments, common household items, and homemade parts. "bubba" has nowadays further changed to refer to anyone who shoddily modifies a firearm, the term "Ali-bubba" is a good example of this referring to people in Arabic countries that modify or create equally second-rate firearms compared to the average "redneck" bubba.

[@bronsonperich9430]

Standard Lee Metford stock

[@WalkaCrookedLine]

The companion article is interesting. Struggling to get the guns made, parts were outsourced all over New Zealand; some of the gas pistons were made by the machine shop class at the Hastings Boy’s High School!

[@deanlonagan1475]

lol..thats the town I was born in..never went to that college though..

[@Shanetangybits]

The level of panic in this country at the time should be a more recognised part of history. And how quickly things changed from 1938 to 1940. If we did i think we would have a bigger more capable nzdf

[@pokemaster123ism]

Now that’s what I call a community effort

[@DefunctYompelvert]

Lol my granddad went there.. he was born in 1931 so could have been involved but probably too young

[@hanoitripper1809]

@@Shanetangybitswartime panic is normal, especially in nz at the time seemed very vulnerable to foreign threats.

[@obsgr1]

Designed and built by my great uncle. Nice video, have shared to the family who are currently gaining possession of one.

[@senorestupido2803]

This^^^

[@scootergrant8683]

Were they successful?

[@bronsonperich9430]

Kick arse automatic rifle mate.

[@loquat4440]

This is quite a testament of just how strong was the metallurgy and how well designed were the original service rifles dating from 1889 to 1903 (IIRC dates) that they could withstand the rigors of being converted to automatic fire.

[@CThyran]

Gotta respect the Victorian/Edwardian overbuilding, those things won't just give up the ghost even after you Frankenstein it into a machine gun.

[@colbeausabre8842]

My father was an engineer in the slip stick era. Rule of thumb for designing a pressure vessel. 1) Calculate wall thickmess 2) Add a safety margin 3) add 1 and 2 together 4) Double it.

[@loquat4440]

@@colbeausabre8842 It is not just the pressure of the cartridge, but the ability of al of the bits and pieces of the action to take the wear and tear of that operation. I may have missed it, but I do not recall Ian saying anything about the the extractor or ejector which are also stressed by such operation.

[@bigsmoke6189]

@@loquat4440 it lasted 10,000 rds so that tells you how durable they were .

[@adobotachibana732]

@@colbeausabre8842 what is the slip stick era?

[@dms110D]

The thumbnail made me think "Zealandshnikov"

[@TheTerminatorCarrot]

"Kiwi-shnikov" sounds better I reckon lol

[@leszekkadelski9569]

@@TheTerminatorCarrot Both brilliant and spot on ;)

[@grubbybum3614]

We're from New Zealand yes, but I don't hear many people say "I'm New Zealander", most of us just say "Kiwi'.

[@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE]

ChauKiwiShnikov.

[@kiwi_comanche]

@@grubbybum3614 chur.

[@marley6940]

I'm literally from NZ and even looking at the flag in the thumbnail I thought that this gun was Australian because I didn't know we had made any interesting firearms

[@bigmunter]

Kiwi too mate just stumbled on this vid from Ian , didn't realize we made one too

[@bronsonperich9430]

Number 8 wire kiwi ingenuity lol

[@professionalbeanie8342]

Hello possum brother do you also dress yours up to raise money for schools ?

[@mauricestevenson5740]

Australian? AUSTRALIAN? Kiwi as, bro. Check your copy of Skennerton's "Lee Enfield Story" - it is one of the interesting conversions applied to Lee's design. The fire that destroyed most of the Charlton conversions was in a building at the showgrounds in Palmerston North.

[@warwolf715]

Chur the fkn boys

[@BernardTheMandeville]

The silhouette of this thing looks like a childs drawing of a machine gun

[@grahamlopez6202]

This is the gun I'd use of my main method of travel was a hot air balloon

[@rodstalwart8338]

Ha ha ha ha!

[@eneszevrek3485]

If you ask me it even looks a little bit like a Chauchat

[@mr.randomperson9900]

@@grahamlopez6202 don’t forget the steam powered rockets on the side for ballon to ballon combat.

[@Bob_of_the_aif]

“Lee Enfields now banned as this video is evidence that auto convention is possible” 😂😂😂

[@planescaped]

I mean... most guns are easily converted to automatic if you have the right tools. >__>

[@kameradin8964]

@@planescaped yes i need to get my full auto musket

[@ZGryphon]

@@kameradin8964 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHTYh4Cuas1krpI

[@honkhonkler7732]

Literally all an AK needs is a shim in the trigger mechanism.

[@virgilio6349]

@@kameradin8964 I mean, if you really want a full auto musket there where multi barreled prototypes. If you want no gun powder, there is also a full auto ballista...

[@speckledjim5402]

Like 4 of these still exist, and one of them is going to get crushed because the NZ government are incompetent. There is this one in the UK. There is one in the Army Museum in Waiouru, one in the NZ Police armoury in Trentham, and one in a private collection. The rest were destroyed when the storage unit they were in, burned down, in Palmerston North. The Australian model Charlton is slightly different to this and used Bren magazines. EDIT - Luckily the Charlton in question has been saved by a collector in the North Island.

[@unexpectedcaveman6573]

There is also (or was at one point) one in the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

[@Tyrone1111]

yo where did you hear of the government planning on destroying one

[@seriousnz]

I have handled the one in the NZ police armory and was surprised at how heavy it was.

[@floatsomboy]

@@Tyrone1111 Because it is a semi auto and they are now illegal to own here in New Zealand, so along with a whole lot of other historic firearms going to be crushed.

[@floatsomboy]

@@zoiders Sure!!! besides most Police in this country know very little about firearms except that they can shoot people so must be destroyed. We are no longer a country of hunters and most Police come form the bigger cities and have little to no exposure to firearms except what training they get in the Police service which is minimal.

[@robashton8606]

One should never underestimate what can result from hacking things up in a shed. It is the British way. Nice to see our Antipodean cousins also understand the Power of The Shed.

[@oiitssean]

Don't worry about it mate. Piece piss.

[@grubbybum3614]

>Antipodean Dunno what that means, but how dare you!

[@mazkact]

Good word I reckon . Antipodean /anˌtipəˈdēən/ adjective 1. relating to Australia or New Zealand (used by inhabitants of the northern hemisphere). "Antipodean wines" love my Yellowtail and Enfields.

[@TheRogueWolf]

Two Blokes In A Shed, LLC: Truly a powerhouse in weapon innovation.

[@robashton8606]

@Stephen Carran Accuracy International is an excellent example of The Power of the Shed. Of course, with eccentricity being one of the essential factors, ninety nine times out of a hundred what issues from the Shed will be an ingenious solution to a problem that didn't exist in the first place, like an amphibious bacon slicer, or a toilet with anti-lock brakes. But then there's that one time out of a hundred, when what emerges is a world record breaking speed boat, or a Wellington bomber, or a Lotus Elise, or a bouncing bomb. Make no mistake about it gentlemen, Sheds rock.

[@phantomshotgun]

"The most coolest and steam-punky guns of WW2" Me: that would make a cool Star Wars gun.

[@bronsonperich9430]

Or on Firefly

[@rautavaara9194]

Judging by previous Q&A's, this has to one of Ian's favorite Forgotten Weapons.

[@Bloodreign137]

Me at the beginning of the story: wow what an amazing gun I’ll probably never get to see Me at the middle: wow! Maybe I will see one someday! 1500 is more than a lot of the guns on this channel. Me at the end: silently crying about the warehouse

[@damonhunter2564]

Bloodreign137 last time I checked there was one in the C category room at gun city Christchurch here in new zealand

[@Bloodreign137]

Damon Hunter I’ll have to figure out a trip to New Zealand it sounds like! Thank you for the information on that sir

[@alistairsamson299]

Visit the UK royal armouries Leeds, we might not like private gun ownership, but we understand the importance of museums and history😉

[@themattbat999]

I felt that

[@spudhunt01]

Private collector in kapiti coast has one

[@michaelpee9471]

Ian thank you for referencing companion pieces to your website. Makes for a more fascinating and in depth dive.

[@mattwells5347]

To me it’s like someone hybridized the Howell, Chauchat, and Thompson and cut open the receiver

[@iloveindomienoodle]

And using the Kalashnikov's stock

[@dankykay1]

Double the fire rate of a Chauchat though!

[@ФилиппЛыков-д8е]

In you know the trick of replacing the mag quickly.

[@bronsonperich9430]

Can a Chauchat shoot 1500 rounds without jamming? 😂

[@jagx234]

I had no idea that a bolt to semi conversion had ever been successful. Wow!

[@robertkubrick3738]

The Howell shoots fairly well also. See the video of firing if you haven't.

[@spacecadet35]

This is a bolt to full auto conversion.

[@RvEijndhoven]

I didn't either, but I did know for a fact that if one had, it would have to be an ANZAC conversion of a British rifle.

[@brendenwymer3976]

The weapon was made in 1941 and the video is 19:41. coincidence? I THINK NOT!!

[@lukum55]

The video is 19:40

[@firstname5418]

@@lukum55 no its not its 19:41

[@lukum55]

@@firstname5418 Were you dropped on your head as a baby or are you just trolling?

[@kirilnikolovski81]

Sneaky jesus

[@LaterMeansBrick]

Thats the Chapter and Verse from the Book of Browning. Praised be the Ammo can of Antioch.

[@spuriousevent7332]

Once again you've brought an amazing piece of history back. Kudos. Enjoyed this fully.

[@kickinitoutdoors5782]

I am a WWII Historian by hobby and have studied every facet of this war and still learn tones I don't know after 20 + years, but have only read about this conversion, I just want to thank you so much for showing us these weapons most of us would never have the opportunity to view other wise. You do great work sir thanks again.

[@jessetane8802]

I'm from New Zealand and wasn't aware that this existed. Just looking at what was done at the time it is amazing to see what could be done with so little. Taking into consideration that there was rationing of anything considered to be essential to the war effort and they managed to engineer this effective simple weapon that was reliable only using leftover obsolete weapons. Just amazing and as we say here "good old kiwi ingenuity". Thank you for another great video on these forgotten weapons.

[@damonhunter2564]

I’m a kiwi and iv been waiting 5 long years for this video, bloody awesome, so stocked, cheers

[@TheFridge]

I'm willing to bet that if you stick the nose of a bullet into that cam retention flap and run the bolt, it would pop that cover off. (12:45) Kiwis are a clever mob with things like that ;)

[@Innomen]

I concur.

[@zensempai7371]

Statue bro ?

[@john-paulsilke893]

Agreed, as a Canadian we had similar work-arounds to sort our gear. We have two “big brothers” America and the Brits so we had heaps of envy and so created a can-do attitude to make up for our inferior gear, (which was often hand me downs for both of those countries).

[@petewood2350]

Stephen Carran, Don't forget the Jet Boat.

[@saintpoli6800]

@@john-paulsilke893 That’s actually a really good way of describing the relationships between us three. Though nobody likes those French-Canadians because they’re, well, French.

[@okcantbelieveit294]

I find this channel is, without doubt, one of, if not the most watchable, of the armaments channels! No yelling and blustering just very knowledgeable demonstrations by a person who’s done thorough research!

[@John.VanSwearingen]

That faceguard looks perfectly engineered to shatter an orbital socket under recoil.

[@robertkubrick3738]

Doubt it. Considerable mass has been added, the sights raised. it's not a cheek weld weapon anymore. With a cheek weld you couldn't see the sights, let alone the target.

[@Vosik_Splicer_Archpriest]

Honestly it's the coolest rifle that exists.

[@moosemaimer]

"they'd have to do a good heat treat job on this [...] but that's not a technically difficult thing to do" Springfield Armory: "Yeah, you fahkin' try it there chief"

[@comrademcsalty7676]

"Hold my beer" -Charles Ross 1903

[@eobardthawne3333]

Thompson: boy that Howell was an excellent lay. hopefully she took her pill. 9 months later...

[@kungflumaster5495]

Howell : you monster you abondoned and my kids and now the charlrons are all dead screw you

[@MarkGoding]

Shot his load too early.

[@Goldchaingarcia]

- gurgling, sounds of horror, beyond human comprehension - " FaaTTHHeerrRRrr "

[@pemjoe]

Would LOVE to see a video of this at the range!

[@n.a.4292]

Ah yes Project Kiwinator: New Zealand most powerful weapon, right after Semple tank.

[@anthonyhayes1267]

A bold statement when referencing the most formidable tool of inestimable destruction the world has ever seen.

[@howardchambers9679]

Never mock the ANZACS, they will find you...

[@corinhings177]

We use what we got and we use it well.

[@dr.lyleevans6915]

The Semple Tank is the sole reasons aliens are scared to mess with us

[@bronsonperich9430]

The Bob Semple Tank is the real reason Japan surrendered.

[@parasitic1344]

17:40 “thats a subject for a separate video” *4 years later* The separate video

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

Reminds me a bit too much of the Chauchat...

[@Q__tube]

Shorty Shorty im triggered just by that word

[@QUACKHEAD23GAMING]

the chuchet on gattlefeild 1 was so powerful it was so easy to control

[@homemadetech5712]

whitehall GAMING and VLOGGING its a game not real life In real life, it was quite faulty in muddy conditions due to its open magazine and complicated/long recoil mechanism

[@neilhillis9858]

BF1 is a run-and-gun, rambo-esque, needlessly frustrating ahistorical pile of beautifully rendered garbage. That game had the perfect chance to introduce massive numbers of people to the tension, the great tactical differences, and need for real cooperation between teammates to provide cover for one another's slow weapon action. Verdun >> BF1 by far, if you value earnest attempts at historical accuracy - and done remarkably well, without BF1s giant corporate budget.

[@MushroomCloudGaming]

@@neilhillis9858 That is like saying complaining about historical authenticity in a Tarantino film. As for the video, great to see this gun being showcased, absolutely love these semi and full auto conversions.

[@HeavyMetalMonkey]

Ian, what the f*ck, it just isn't fair how cool you are.

[@jayytee8062]

Cringe!

[@HeavyMetalMonkey]

@@jayytee8062 cringe what?

[@jayytee8062]

@@HeavyMetalMonkey Your comment suck hole!

[@microbicgorilla]

Jayy Tee oh no it’s cringe cause he likes Ian? So what?

[@HeavyMetalMonkey]

@@jayytee8062 why? Because I'm jealous of all the awesome things Ian shows us on his channel?

[@iudsaenmotrango3271]

A truly remarkable weapon from a fascinating period of history. I've been waiting and hoping to see this on the channel ever since I heard you mention it on In-Range Q&A with Karl (I was fascinated by the idea of a bolt-action conversion that *wasn't* hot garbage). It's always great to see these parts of history we never would from places we might not be able to travel to!

[@lewisirwin5363]

And hopefully one day we may see someone fire one, too! Probably only a copycat one, but still.

[@aaronjohnson8575]

This is the NZ-41 from Vanguard.

[@conwaybown1959]

Another fascinating video. Thanks for doing so much research and taking the trouble to create this video channel.

[@USSEnterpriseA1701]

What an amazing coincidence. I just happen to have a 1918 SHTLE MK III* right here to compare to. Funny what happens when you didn't feel like putting things all the way back after a range trip.

[@madmick3794]

The Aussies and Kiwis showed some brilliant ingenuity when times called for it. Thanks for sharing.

[@davidwatson8118]

What is it in the 19 and 20th century DNA of Kiwis and Aussies ? Need a gun, need a combine harvester, need mechanical shears, need a better lawn mower, need a decent cloths line, need a torpedo, need refrigeration, need stump jump plough, need an aeroplane, yeh no worries mate, I'll go down the shed and see what I can build, just keep the missus off me back for a day or two.😂

[@peterwouldes3925]

That is pretty accurate. Not having the ability to just get something imported quickly or at all means that making it yourself is the only option.

[@spacecadet35]

Somebody in Wellington was given the task of making a better dentists drill, so they cam e up with the high speed air drill that you probably cursed at during your last visit.

[@davidwatson8118]

@Paul Milford "Fascist left " ? 🤣😂 do you realise how stupid that statement is.? 🤣 So whats " happening now " ? Please enlighten us all. What a load of shit.

[@spacecadet35]

@@davidwatson8118 - empirically, the literacy rate has gone from 98+% to 65% and the average IQ is dropping 3 - 4% per decade. This is caused by modern teaching "Theories" being implemented.

[@EthanThomson]

@@spacecadet35 or because society places less interest in intelligence so less kids really give a fuck about school or you're pulling figures out of your ass

[@bushmonsterwilhelm6716]

Thanks a lot on this gun's information. I have been looking for more info on this absoulte monstrocity of a weapon for a while. I love this channel.

[@razeel2000]

A beautiful gun. Imagine the Japanese if they would've encountered those. "The locals fear nothing. Just look at what they dare to shoot with! We have lost; lets go home!"

[@filipkohout4704]

that was pretty funny

[@rickyracestrickland8927]

Ian has the best job on the planet!!!! Forgotten Weapons is THE BEST firearms show EVER!!! I just hope he never tears one of these guns up fooling with'em!!! Lol Keep the videos coming Ian!!!

[@d3faulted2]

I'm really curious how they managed the trigger mechanism works for select fire. Also i really want to see a mud test......

[@The_New_IKB]

I second that

[@kevynhansyn2902]

And Sand!

[@robertkubrick3738]

Big pieces moving at velocity, I think it might clear itself.

[@ScottKenny1978]

It's just a dropping sear in the SMLE, right? Should make full auto simple. The trick is the out-of-battery sear setup.

[@grenli6443]

Warzone Pacific brought me here.. thanks for the history lesson on this wonderful weapon 👌🏽

[@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE]

Chauchat+AK-47+Bren=this masterpiece.

[@bronsonperich9430]

Nah, the Chauchat can't fire 1500 rounds without jamming.

[@johnlawrence7097]

This is amazing and I love all the unique quirks of this rifle

[@CountSpartula]

"If you have a 20 round Lee-Enfield mag, those will work just fine" *A solid minute of fiddling with the magazine later* "There we go. Locked in place." Seems legit.

[@aaronleverton4221]

Non-Kiwi hasn't been taught the trick by local RSM.

[@danilonakazone386]

I really love these first semi/full- auto guns from way back when! It's so interesting and AMAZING how people from 100 years ago kind of saw what the future for small arms were and they made whatever they could! I love your channel Ian (AKA Gun Jesus)

[@alexplatt3972]

Hi Ian, thanks for the video, fascinating weapon. I wonder if one day, you might do a video on the metallurgy of weapons manufacture. Especially over the last century with the advent of automatic weapons.

[@zaynevanday142]

I served in the New Zealand 🇳🇿 Army so this was a real treat

[@plussum3255]

It's midnight here in New Zealand

[@goyboy871]

2 hours behind ya here in tasmania

[@lordofromuluslordofromulus8375]

No relevant but okay. *sips drink and moves along not caring.

[@truckspank656]

It's not midnight here in Scotland

[@birddog9708]

Hi , midnight

[@birddog9708]

steve d yes it is 😂

[@russcole5685]

I'm fan of your channel Born and live in New Zealand served in the nz army and Have never heard of this rifle Thank you So much for this very interesting lesson Keep up the good work

[@lewisirwin5363]

11:50 Someone sacrifice their beloved Lee Enfield, we need to see one of these in action! For Science!

[@scoireamerica1609]

I would love to hear this one fire. Thank you Ian.

[@BrodieD]

Been some cool weapons come from Australia and New Zealand

[@natepatterson4934]

Just about anything mechanical out of Kiwi-land is pretty amazing. Motorcycles for instance: Britten V1000 or Burt Munroe’s Indian Bonneville bike.

[@Ragnarok203]

Gotta love seeing our little ol' country pop up :D

[@Keifsanderson]

Most impressive is the bioweapons program. Drop Bears, Carnivorous Kangaroos, etc.

[@BrodieD]

@@Keifsanderson don't forget the emus

[@BrodieD]

@@iatsd if NZ is involved in conflict you can guarantee the Aussies would more than likely be there as well

[@hayi8957]

11:05 "If you can find a 20 round Lee Enfield magazine, that will fit as well" Proceeds to spend the next 17 seconds attempting to fit said magazine into the well :P Love you Ian

[@CaptainGrief66]

This thing looks amazing, it's right in between being Dieselpunk and Steampunk and it just is awesome

[@Nordy941]

Another interesting gun conversion I never would heard of without you gun.

[@larryjohnson150]

Guns like these are some of my favorites as they are so weird and you always wonder why they hell they would go so far to convert a bolt action instead of building an automatic.

[@nicholasfitzsimmons7311]

I need one now! I love all the lee enfields and this has got to be something that is truly spectacular!

[@T_bone]

Leave it to Kiwis to make probably the most interesting steam punk style but functional gun I at least have seen. When you are in the middle of the ocean, it lends to your ingenuity.

[@yalefail]

It was a C14 long tom, sent over from Canada in 1914, if the stocks to go by. E14 is from England. i have a NZ03 one that was here new in 1903, and its a long tom, has HG marks and has escaped repair standards, so still has lob sight and mag cutoff, also no sXs marks. We even had our own long tom carbine, called a NZ carbine, theyre pretty cool

[@fien111]

"Brett, we need LMGs! Should we start setting up lines to make a Bren or CZ?" "Well we could do that or I have this fever dream I've been cobbling into reality in my shed!"

[@markrowland1366]

Here in New Zealand, we call the round disk cooling fins and spacer , washers. We still make them here in memory of these very Kiwi, guns.

[@Estinus]

DICE/EA: Write that down, write that down!!

[@1Okoya1]

not gonna lie that is by far the most steampunk firearm I've ever seen and it looks badass

[@PixitheGreat]

FrankEnfield. Am I the only one who thinks the pistol grip looks like a sawn-off stool leg?

[@TheRogueWolf]

Just bought up a few extra stools from the local pub.

[@wraithcadmus]

"Why am I sitting 6 inches lower?" "Rationing mate"

[@dukenukem8409]

u nailed it bro

[@Brian-tn4cd]

Bit of a late answer, but I've read stories that that was exactly the case with the prototypes

[@bronsonperich9430]

Legend has it the warehouse was burned down after it was discovered that the barstools at the local pub had their legs sawn-off to help with the conversions.

[@Necrodermis]

that is a very innovative and pretty gun.

[@51WCDodge]

It also says a hell of a lot about the quality of the orginal weapon. How many rounds went down it before conversion?

[@christianstahl4099]

I really appreciate the option of a comprehensive text complementing the video and would like to see more of that.

[@MrBackpussy]

I have been hoping for years that you would get your hands on one of these! Kiwis will make anything work if they have to.

[@nekomancer9157]

~5:30 is saw it and b4 you said it i agreed. u just stamp it out of flat sheet stock or even cut up rods and stamp em, somewhat similar to stamping brass shells. malleable and ductile and squishy squishy and all that. leaving it just a little tight allows u to press it over the barrel and as you force it over the thick end from the narrow end it conforms tightly to the barrel and ofc if push comes to shove u employ people with mallets to do it without mechanization. fat end on the ground and a thicker, tougher tube with a mallet to press them on over til they squeeze over into place. the better the contact surface the better the dissipation and if nothing else the added metal gives more thermal mass and also has no need for any special, additional heat hardening/tempering.

[@brandontanis388]

I would love to find a full set of machinist prints for this design.

[@bobbyhood101]

A brilliant piece of improvisation and use of a long obsolete dust devil rifles! Oh if I were only mechanically inclined!

[@Activated_Complex]

It’s the Chauchashnikov...ski...wi... This has got to be the culmination of the converted bolt-actions, I assume. Interesting to see the concept develop into a serviceable rifle. Thanks for the video.

[@markorsburn8575]

I have anticipated this video for quite sometime, thank you.

[@jehb8945]

Just like the Howell rifle I absolutely love how steampunk this thing looks and from what Ian said this crazy doohickey actually worked really well. nothing like a little patriotism and a hair up your ass to inspire you to create something this crazy that actually worked

[@oldesertguy9616]

This is the kind of thing that got me subscribing to this channel.

[@MVolkJ]

I just realized that the selector lever on the Charlton is actually a modification of the original rifle's rear volley sight arm. Now that's recycling!

[@brucebello9892]

Great video Ian, thanks for giving us the opportunity to see it, cheers

[@Mizzle420420]

Hey Ian what kind of schooling or certifications did you do to become a firearms historian? I'm curious because I would love to get into the profession. I've had a life long love for firearms including antique military firearms, my dad got me started with collecting WW1 and WW2 guns in my early teen years. My personal favorites are SAA revolvers, 1911, M1 Carbine, M1 Garand, K98, and other Mauser / Mosin style bolt guns. One cool collectable I have is my grandpa's 1911 which he sent home during WW2. He was a B17 Captain in the Army Air Core, at some point they changed the primary weapon for airmen from the 1911 to the M1 Carbine w/ Folding Stock. When he was supposed to turn in his 1911 for a carbine he reported it lost/stolen and sent it home because he had grown so attached to it. Lucky for me it was passed down and I'm the third generation owner of his Colt 1911 which is marked Property of US Army. it has not been modified in anyway and I'm guessing it's seen a ton of range time because the barrel is pretty well worn out.

[@nekomancer9157]

~16:30 a lil extra flange/flap of metal on that spring plate that blocks the camming surface from coming off or going back in would help to speed things up. give more grip

[@richb313]

It takes a Kiwi Mechanic to actually come up with and do something like this. If you have ever worked with one then you know what I mean.

[@liamsammon435]

I've never been near a gun but the ingenuity of how they work always amazes me

[@tomf4889]

As a New Zealander Maurice was probably pronounced ‘Morris’.

[@bronsonperich9430]

Yeah it is. My uncle's name is Maurice, and we all called him Uncle Morris. RIP uncle.

[@woohoo2491]

I've always wanted this gun to be in a video game because of how god damn cool it looks. These guns were urban legends and never did I think someone would actually get to get their hands on one. Even though I'm not there to see it myself, I am so glad you were able to find one Ian. I hope some day you are able to shoot one too

[@disht2]

They are in the call of duty games. It's called the NZ-41. Thought that was a clever name.

[@charleshaynes815]

Very cool but also a spectacular mud test failure in waiting

[@voiceofraisin3778]

Probably not a big problem in Australia. Your more likely to get a Koala stuck in the magazine.

[@korstmahler]

@@voiceofraisin3778 It's a problem in New Zealand. We live in a jungle charitably allowing us to plonk cities down. The fields are more likely to be reclaimed swamp land than cleared bush.

[@josearellano5778]

It's guns like these that make me want to be an armorer. Some of these forgotten firearms deserve a comeback and or a updated remake. The more I watch these videos the more determined I am to becoming a armor

[@kiwihame]

Wow, didnt know about this. Nice one Ian. Cheers from Christchurch, NZ.

[@brettgullery3047]

Awesome to see a gun from my homeland. Not something I’d thought I’d see

[@olddynamite]

I want a the original video back up where Ian fights putting the mag back in for 11 minutes

[@SamEEE12]

I have seen on in the Waiouru museum, nice design to make use of obsolete rifles.

[@jimmuller3382]

Charlton worked a Sargent armourer called King late in WW1 who together with Ion Idress of the Light Horse had developed a SMLE conversion in Egypt and supposably sent a working prototype off to the UK. So decades of thought and development to make a firearm that looks like it wants to snap at your testicles. I wonder how much better Charlton could have done if he had designed his own receiver and bolt?

[@tomtom21194]

This is a really cool rifle, i'm impressed they managed to convert old surplus so successfully

[@aschtheconjurer]

KIWI INGENUITY Seriously though I live here and I didn't even know we'd designed some utter monster of a thing like this

[@almontepaolilli4909]

What an amazing contraption. Necessity is the mother of invention.