I Bought An Antique Manstopper Pistol In Need Of Fixing

[@FAKEtrailers2]

I absolutely love this channel. great work!

[@nikoncan]

Great video truly fascinating. Not having these skills myself.

[@carlericvonkleistiii2188]

Wow! That's a 14 or 15 gauge bore size! That's huge! Great video, as always!

[@morriscarstairs2685]

Thanks.

[@jason60chev]

Did you clean and reuse the original nipple or replace? Do you ever fire the pistols that you restore?

[@chrisabraham8793]

The Spring looks like a blacksmith job, they should have a finer light spring.

[@michaelsiegmund1789]

Great video Morris

[@ledart]

good job!🔫 I always watch videos.🔫 This was helpful!🔫

[@dekirk4101]

Great video! Judging by the bore size, it probably was a manstopper. Any idea on what the ballistics might have been like?

[@rumeunner3245]

That's a wrist breaker for sure.

[@inspectorcal]

maybe it didnt fire a solid ball "but probably could do" i think it could have been something like a shotgun or blunderbuss "full of tacks or salt/grit small lead shot/bird shot or something like that.

[@FAKEtrailers2]

@@inspectorcal I'd definitely be loading a big patched lead ball!

[@inspectorcal]

@@FAKEtrailers2 ha ha yeah i think i would risk that as well. but i would always have a 45 1911 as back-up lol

[@FAKEtrailers2]

@@inspectorcal if I could carry I'd be packing a queen anne

[@rumeunner3245]

Another good presentation. I'm sceptical to the originality of that massive mainspring, I've never seen one as thick as that. I'm guessing it's a poor attempt at making the hammer throw more powerful - which can actually do damage to the notches on the hammer by wearing them down.

[@morriscarstairs2685]

Thanks, I think you maybe right.

[@rumeunner3245]

@@morriscarstairs2685 All.the pistols I've owned have just had bog standard mainspring. That looked like a cut down spring from a musket of something like that.

[@nosferatu41]

Cal .69 is indeed military caliber, I have dragoon pistols and muskets equal to this.

[@paulbervid1610]

Your nipple wrenchs are awesome.

[@bobkelly2447]

the idea of striking a punch is hitting it with the hammer face FLAT and you won't bend the punch....obviously you don't have a drill or removing the hammer pin would have been simple.... you can probably weld the spring and then re temper it . a 69 cal derringer would be nice to have for me ! I carried a 41 cal for years loaded with the cap on , all I had to do was cock and fire it. I did put a step in the hammer as a precaution/safety position. so it could not go off if it was hit.... cap and ball firearms are very reliable . balls can be purchased in a variety of sizes too... I used the pressed in method for my gun I just used a 45cal ball and drove it in with a hammer till it was sitting on the 60 grains of powder I never had a misfire with that gun in all the years I owned it ! it was my back pocket carry gun for about 5 years ! one shot is better than none ! and 41 cal would stop the biggest mugger....

[@kriseckhardt5148]

Your jokes are loud and unnecessary. Otherwise great video!