Königliche Marine (Prussian Navy) Colt 1851 Rig

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In 1855, Prussian customs officials in Antwerp discovered a shipment of 3,000 Colt 1851 Navy model revolvers (and their accouterments) hidden in bales of cotton being shipped from New York to Russia. Prussia was a neutral power in the ongoing Crimean War, but had prohibited transit of arms across its borders. Squeezed by a British blockade of its ports in the Baltic, Russia tried to being in these pistols through Prussia anyway, and was caught (much to the embarrassment of Colt, who was trying to sells his revolvers to the British at the same time).
After three years of stalling, the Prussian government decided to keep 1,000 of the revolvers for issue to its own navy, and sell the remaining 2,000 at auction. The navy revolvers and their accessories (powder flasks and cappers) were stamped with “KM” (Königliche Marine, or Royal Navy) and sequential inventory numbers. They would be the first repeating pistols issued to the Prussian Navy.
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[@jeramyw]

A gun is nice. An old gun is nice. An old gun with all the accessories is outstanding.

[@rflameng]

An old gun with all the accessories and Ian explaining what it and they are is beyond outstanding!

[@internetexplorer1057]

Nah, it's missing the Prussian naval officer so it's a no buy for me.

[@lanceluthor6660]

It's amazing that it went 160 years without losing anything or getting beat up. I guess the Prussian officers knew how to take care of their stuff.

[@lanceluthor6660]

It's amazing that it went 160 years without losing anything or getting beat up. I guess the Prussian officers knew how to take care of their stuff.

[@RaptorJesus]

I believe you mean "a fucking unicorn".

[@ultranitro437]

Ian would make an awesome tour guide for an old battlefield.

[@finskigerman6485]

Hey Ian, I don’t know if you’ve seen, but there is a North Korean Ppsh-41 copy for sale at the upcoming Rock Island December auction. I don’t know if you already saw it, or even if the owner will let you look at it, but I thought it might be worthwhile letting you know about anyways.

[@ivareskesner2019]

Now that is one well looked after, classy, distinguished looking revolver. You just know that it was owned by someone from the House Order of Hohenzollern...or at least you'd like to hope it was.

[@Whipster-Old]

What a beautiful piece. I wonder what it's story is.

[@widgren87]

Sometimes the history behind the gun is more interesting than the gun itself, and I love these little history lessons :-)

[@bramster-b9v]

This is very interesting and here in Germany militaria collectors would do somersaults to get their hands on something like this. The fleet at that time was really small and such things are extremely rare.

[@jschmechel4046]

Yes, for a lot of us in the forgotten weapons community these firearms aren’t necessarily “forgotten” in a complete sense, but the story behind their design from conception to implementation is often a mystery, Ian really does do an extraordinary job of delivering that background. It’s almost a shame that we are bound to weapons that are considered to be forgotten. I personally could listen to ‘Forgotten Microwaves’ if it was Ian and his format!

[@51WCDodge]

@@bramster-b9v The small aems from the High Seas Fleet are stored in the Musuem of Naval firepower at Portsmouth. they will arrange behind the scenes tours for groups.

[@windhelmguard5295]

one thing to remember: Germany doesn't generally have a silent e. when in doubt just say it.

[@emperorspock3506]

Yeah, 'mah-ree-neh' is the way to pronounce the word.

[@onpsxmember]

I have to stay here while my brother hunts dragons. - Guard getting eaten by a dragon. Btw...you're correct.

[@beargillium2369]

Funny you seem to have added an "e" sound to the end of "German" (ie the language vs "Germany" the country) 😉

[@AsbestosMuffins]

absolutely pristine, this thing had to have sat in an armory somewhere instead of on the seas

[@anttitheinternetguy3213]

Or perhapse in some high ranking table officers cabinet

[@sthenzel]

The cylinder stops indicate some use. I think the good condition is due to perfect handling and care precisely following Prussian-level instructions.

[@calvingreene90]

I am going to go with used by the guards at the Prussian Admiralty where immaculate appearance was almost as important as providing safety for the brass.

[@FUZYsquatch]

Yes sir. not a long time at all on the salty seas

[@bumblingbureaucrat6110]

@@calvingreene90 Almost as important? Don't you mean more important?

[@666t666t666t]

I LOVE it when Ian gets a full kit and talks about each item. Way better than just the pistol.

[@hermoda]

That gun has to be obscenely expensive

[@prenticetyndall4066]

Bid estimate is $6000-$8000 according to the upcoming auction. Bidding starts at $3000

[@ramjb]

@@prenticetyndall4066 a Colt that old in perfect condition with that story and all those original accesories, including a leather holster that's in remarkable condition for it's age?. I'm betting estimates are very very conservative. This is a dream kit for a Colt collectors and those aren't known for being shy in spending their bucks... so my bet is that it goes for at the VERY least twice that estimation.

[@Ean.oo7]

A couple bucks.

[@alexsis1778]

@@ramjb Agreed. Colts of that age and quality with absolutely no provenance or accessories often fetch somewhere around the bottom end of that range.

[@johnk1955]

I would buy it if the numbers on the powder flask matched the pistol. Oh well, keep looking I guess.

[@mike03a3]

A few corrections, one major. 1. The pouch is for a box of 12 (two reloads) of cartridges. The Prussian Navy did *NOT* have spare cylinders. 2. The capper is not correct for that pistol. The cappers, like the powder flasks, were stamped with the same number as the pistol. The unnumbered capper is for the next Prussian Navy revolver, a double action one based on the English Adams-Deane system. The order for those pistols required they use the same ammunition as the existing Colts, but for reasons I cannot fathom the M1869 had only a five shot cylinder despite being physically larger than the 1851 Colt. Since all ammunition was issued as boxed cartridges there were no powder flasks for the M1869 revolvers. The holsters appear the same at first glance, but the later ones are slightly larger and have a much deeper trigger guard cut-out, but the pouch was smaller for a 10 round box of ammunition. 3. The revolvers were not confiscated in Antwerp. The bales were put on a train and the revolvers discovered by the Prussian customs service in Aachen. www.lugerforums.com/threads/the-german-navys-first-repeating-pistol.51481/ www.lugerforums.com/threads/the-german-navys-first-double-action-revolver.88577/

[@SenkaBandit]

I wished Ian pinned this

[@M1903a4]

I forgot to mention the cappers were not confiscated, the Prussians made them when they made the holsters.

[@aidanfarnan4683]

"Sam Colt seems to have tried to foist the blame for this [illegal shipment] onto his brother..." Well that's not the worst thing John Caldwell Colt has tried to ship illegally. *Nods to large crate of salt with dead body in it*

[@mattfleming86]

I had never read about this until today. Thank you for mentioning it.

[@RedXlV]

Had to have been a different brother, since John C. Colt was already dead well before the Crimean War.

[@uppastdawn7627]

It was either James or Christopher- one of his brothers was (poorly) involved in the business, managing the London factory. Google only cares about John, but it’s in the book “Recolver” that came out last year. This story is also in that book.

[@aidanfarnan4683]

@@uppastdawn7627 Thank you for that, very informative!

[@Shadow_Hawk_Streaming]

In navy use I'd imagine the spare cylinder was in case the powder flask got wet, seeing as a second cylinder would be relatively watertight if it had it's caps fitted and lead making a seal the other end.

[@Clipazine]

I can see that being the case, especially since you can't reload Colt cap and ball revolvers quickly with a spare cylinder since you have to punch out that wedge first.

[@zacharyrollick6169]

Yeah, definitely an emergency only item.

[@Nerdnumberone]

Were there any revolvers made so that pre-loaded cylinders could be replaced quickly? I understand if there are engineering hurdles and cost, but having more shots that the other guy has to be an attractive prospect.

[@zombieapocalipse2020]

@@Clipazine thats why I like the 1858 revolver , you can do it very quickly

[@itsapittie]

@@Nerdnumberone It's a relatively easy operation with the Remington 1858 Army revolver. I don't know if it was ever actually done in the era but I've seen people do it with reproductions and it's a matter of seconds.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

This is really cool - first hard evidence I've ever seen for swapping of cylinders. Obviously still not a quick reload and not for the middle of a firefight, but shows at least one user group did this.

[@M1903a4]

But it isn't true. The Prussian Navy had no spare cylinders. The pouch is for a box of 2 reloads (12 cartridges)

[@jonathanferguson1211]

@@M1903a4 Ah - well that would obviously change things.

[@TheDagraner4576]

I know it's not the case but seeing old revolvers in weird places is always humorous. The Prussian naval cowboys were a force to be reckoned with.

[@DABrock-author]

Gotta watch out for those sea cowboys. Just ask Mae from C&Rsenal.

[@61diemai]

I live in a small town near Hamburg/northern Germany, used to live here all of my life . Back during the later 1980's I used to know a local guy , who really was into guns , and he did not even really bother about legality . One day he would come and see me to show me such revolver , which was obviously quite old and not in a working condition , just restored as good as possible. From western movies I figured out , that it was a Colt revolver , and I remember , that this guy stated , that the gun was recovered from an old ship wreck found in the Elbe river estuary downstream from the city of Hamburg. I was wondering back then , how an American Colt blackpowder revolver got here to northern Germany during the 19th century(if that story is true). Now this video could offer a possible explanation .

[@61diemai]

@@fuckinantipope5511 Can't tell as we were not THAT close , during the early 1990's he must have moved to another town , since he was just gone at some point . Never heard from him again. Still remember him occassionally walking our estate's streets , though , with his Moisin-Nagant rifle(don't know, whether it was even disfunctioned or not)in hand , unloaded in every case , just for fun. As said before , he just did not bother.

[@jeffthebaptist3602]

I had no idea that this style of capper was that old. I thought someone had dreamed it up in the 1950s or 60s.

[@mohammadwaled409]

Seems your gun knowledge is a bit hazey Pretty sure the mp5 was made in the 50s

[@mohammadwaled409]

@@GMdrivingMOPARguy im saying guns were way more advanced than he though at the time

[@theincrediblefox]

The E in Marine is pronounced, it's like the E in ten. Otherwise you whete certainly close enough. "Königliche" is most certainly not an easy one for a native english speaker, so hats of for even trying and getting that close.

[@JGCR59]

I have yet to see any native english speaker pronouncing the german CH right.

[@theincrediblefox]

@@JGCR59 You'd be surprised. That exact sound is very much part of the englich language. For example the words cute or Houston contain it when pronounced without dialect. The correct pronounciation of Houston even starts with it.

[@Ofotherworlds]

Part of the reason these guns are so nice despite being in naval service might be because Prussian crews lived in barracks ashore while their ships were in port. And the Prussian navy was a coastal defense force. So these pistols wouldn't have been constantly at sea the way British or American navy pistols would have been.

[@JGCR59]

Not really, the Prussian navy was modelled on the Royal Navy and they spent a lot of time at sea. Especially after Germany acquired colonies. Those were used in combat a lot more than you might expect

[@Tsototar]

where would they get the spare cylinders from? was each gun shipped with a spare cylinder? because if not, would they not have had to go back to Sam Colt to buy the spare cylinder, in which case, I can't imagine how that request/order would have been received considering it's from people who seized the original shipment ...

[@LarpFan17]

Normaly, a talented gunsmith could have build one, specifically for each Revolver. But good question, that i mentioned myself ^^ And... HAHA to everyone who said, it is a myth of history to reload the gun with a spare cylinder 😂

[@Tsototar]

@@LarpFan17 I'd imagine it would be uneconomical for them to set up the tooling etc. to produce spare cylinders for such a small production run, and it might not be so straightforward to make spare cylinders that could be used reliably in a firearm

[@wookie-zh7go]

The number confiscated was 3000 and kept 1000. So I guess they could have kept another 1000 for parts, an sold the rest. Or they could have placed an order through back ally means for the extra cylinders. Was a funny point. Sadly though if colt was already payed for the guns, they wouldn't turn down more money for more cylinders. It clearly wouldn't matter where it comes from to colt if he threw his brother under a bus

[@francesconicoletti2547]

According to Ian in the video Sam Colt disavowed any knowledge of the attempt at gun running. So he would have no reason not to take a parts order from the Prussian government. Would he really further piss off one of the largest arms purchasers in the world ?

[@Tsototar]

@@francesconicoletti2547 well just because he says it ... the problem is if the cylinder parts price quote becomes surprisingly expensive, say - that would mean they were trying to squeeze extra dollars out of it?

[@51WCDodge]

Colt's London Pimlico factory was opened the same year. Cashing in on both sides of the Crimeian War?

[@IceWolfLoki]

Selling to both sides can be extremely profitable, provided you don't get caught and as we heard Colt got caught.

[@Hermenie]

Selling to both sides is an American tradition

[@tehgreatvak]

Samuel Colt had absolutely no remorse on selling weapons to both sides, hell he even marketed them himself. "On a visit to Constantinople he gave a custom-engraved and gold inlaid revolver to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Abdülmecid I, informing him that the Russians were buying his pistols, thus securing a Turkish order for 5,000 pistols; he neglected to tell the Sultan he had used the same tactic with the Russians to elicit an order.[69]" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Colt#Legacy

[@51WCDodge]

@@tehgreatvak Hardly suprising then the Russians Changed Sides, and went Smith & Wesson then,.

[@uppastdawn7627]

He was selling to the (future) Confederacy until he was called out publicly and maybe even legally.

[@joelmonkley6177]

These were used also used by Von Tempskeys forest Rangers in 1860 s because they were lighter than the Adams 44 the Rangers were taught by VonTempskey to use the colts in their right hand and a bowie in their left for close fighting in the bush wars

[@jeffreyjefferson536]

Last time I was this early we still had a border between us and the Bavarians :D Thank you very much for another enlightening video full of well researched facts and a competent, pleasant presentation! Greetings from Germany (north western corner of former Prussia in fact)

[@thomas316]

Bloody Bavarian, the Texas of Germany. You'd think they'd be greatful that they are German and not Austrian. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JamesTMaclean]

Detlef?

[@theincrediblefox]

@@thomas316 Makes me wonder. What'd be the Florida of Germany?

[@JamesTMaclean]

Sorry my brain made a derp and i was half remembering an old Bavarian war joke, about calling Prussian names just so they'd look over and you could shoot them, but then i didn't actually remember how it went after that. Anyway you won that war and there's never been any resentment for that, nope none at all. ;)

[@gleisbauer25]

A saying from ww1 about (partly) the German -Bavarian relationship: A Prussian will March until he dies. A Württemberger will March until he passes out. The Saxon will March until he‘s tired and the Bavarian will March if he’s in the mood for a walk.

[@arachnonixon]

that holster looks almost like it wanted to be a detachable stock

[@mohammadwaled409]

You've just given me a great idea Im going to pitch and patent it Good day sir

[@arachnonixon]

@@mohammadwaled409 dude, if you make a detachable stock holster for the '51 navy, I'd be the 1st in line to buy one

[@mohammadwaled409]

@@arachnonixon i suspect you'd be the only one in line to by one

[@jdkeith5373]

Literally thought the same damn thing

[@FalconPunch1978]

I’ve been very interested in old revolvers lately and keep thinking about how cool it would be to hear on the news, “concealed carrier shoots car jacker with 1851 colt revolver”. Lol

[@45calibermedic]

Really interesting to see how much the Colt revolvers got around in their time. Sure, one can read about the 1851 Navy's users on Wikipedia, but seeing the pistol as-issued with its accoutrements from Prussian service and hearing the story of how it came into service is a great pleasure. Hopefully you'll check out a British 1851 some day! The ones I've seen on auction sites tend to be in someone rougher condition.

[@noahboat580]

For 1851, this is a really nice set of accoutrements, and a gun? C00l

[@petebeatminister]

That pronounciation of "königliche" was quite impressive - for a american. :)

[@anlizheng6134]

At first, I wondered why Colt didn't export these guns across the Pacific to Vladivostok. Then I realised that in 1855, the Treaty of Aigun (1858) and the Convention of Peking (1860), by which China was forced to cede to Russia territory in Siberia and its entire Pacific coastline north of the Korean peninsula respectively, had not been signed, so Vladivostok didn't exist and wasn't an option. The Trans-Siberian Railway did not exist at that time either. Russia did have a naval base at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the Kamchatka Peninsula since the mid-18th century, but that was besieged by the British and French. I never knew there was a theatre of the Crimean War out here. This channel is so educational, not just in what it tells you, but in what it inspires you to find out for yourself.

[@randomnobodovsky3692]

That's a very important piece of context. Thank you!

[@powereater]

When the Prussians blocks you(r shipment) Samuel Colt: Sorry that was my brother on my (sales) account

[@darthhelmet8532]

Last time I was this early Germany still had a Kriegsmarine

[@darthhelmet8532]

@El Guapo mas macho Oh look, a failed abortion

[@mrwdpkr5851]

...badum..tsss....

[@erwin6395]

Yes, you got it remarkably correct for a native English speaker :-)

[@JO19pLuMbUm94HN]

That's the comment i was searching for

[@isaiahhorton179]

Gun jesus has once again blessed me with knowledge

[@Jackedhobbit]

He blesses with knowledge every day.

[@robertsmith4681]

Amen.

[@RyanRyzzo]

Aimin to that!

[@ivareskesner2019]

Walk with peace and use it wisely.

[@ivareskesner2019]

@@RyanRyzzo That is so corny 😅 Definitely deserves an up-vote.

[@jonminer9891]

Hi, Ian. It is very interesting that a sample of these still exists in such fine shape, including some caps. Thanks for your historical diligence and presentation. Peace! Love! Charity!

[@FiendTheKing]

Anyone make a repo of that holster? It's dope.

[@kaymio6547]

You got the name nearly correct. Only the 'e' at the end is also pronounced, Marine just as in Pistole where the 'e' is also pronounced.

[@blu35cr3w]

You come very close to the correct pronunciation. The first run was the better one. It's so much fun to watch your snippets of insight of historical twists and plots. You deserve to be called "Gun Jesus". Greetings from Germany a heavily regulated country for firearms.

[@Soabac]

That is one of the coolest holsters I've seen !! Simple but really pretty

[@AlexTrull]

Prussian Customs Agents in.. Antwerp ? Not Sure.

[@anzaca1]

0:12 I love how there just happens to be an M1941 Johnson machine gun in the background.

[@leppeppel]

Prussian? Revolver? I'm in!

[@thegermanstromtrooper197]

Once again Thanks for the knowledge

[@smithwesson1896]

"Accessories sold separately!"

[@od1452]

Cool history. I really like that holster. We don't see holsters enough. Other countries often have a different idea of what a holster should be. Thanks.

[@Face2theScr33n]

Excellent vid, Ian! I thought your pronounstication was pretty good, FWIW. I'm not German, but I've been told "Ihr hab kein akzent" (you have no accent) when I manage to utter some of the little Deutsch I know. Like I said, FWIW...

[@tocsa120ls]

Keiner erwartet, dass ein Schotte weiß wie man das ausspricht :D

[@tocsa120ls]

@@fuckinantipope5511 McCollum? (war doch ein Scherz)

[@jordanhowell3870]

wow that gun is in such good shape that is amazing. that wont go cheap at auction

[@aaronk534]

Love it! Thank you

[@RalfyCustoms]

Absolutely wonderful Thanks for sharing 👍

[@marieenglish3002]

Since you mentioned your pronunciation, you put an extra "S" in Koenigliche Marine. You also left out the vowel sound at the end of Marine. It's almost like Marina or maybe more like Marine-eh

[@3ducs]

That would be a great holster to reproduce. We already have a similar accessory with speed loader pouches.

[@voodoogroove8209]

Kurniglisheh mareeneh.

[@rshiell3]

I notice that you have stopped saying ‘actually’ all the time, except when appropriate. I’m impressed. You took my advice, and cut out unnecessary filler words. Thank you.

[@Hansengineering]

Mic is still clipping.

[@VilleKivinen]

Holy shit. I wonder what the hammer price will be?

[@jubuttib]

Since you run into the letter "ö" every now and then, you can get a good idea of how it's pronounced (in German and Finnish at least) by going to Google Translate, selecting German, and just putting in "ö" and hitting the speaker button to hear it. Unlike in French, where it's used to show that a vowel is pronounced separately, in German it's a different letter, with a different sound altogether. It's kind of like the starting vowel sound in "earth", but not exactly. I dunno, might be worth it for you, since you seem to put effort into learning these things, instead of trying to replace it with an "o" or "oe" sound. =)

[@3ducs]

No one actually knows how French words are pronounced. That's why the French are so surly, they don't understand each other and always assume the worst is being said.

[@brentbushnell2715]

Good reference and “earth” is close.

[@jubuttib]

@@3ducs Nah that's the Danish. The French know how the words are pronounced, they just don't know _why_.

[@williamjones2027]

My college German professor was a native speaker who came to the US as a teenager. He taught Americans to pronounce it by telling us to form our lips as if we were saying a long "o" and then making the long "e" sound in our mouths.

[@claudiaborges8406]

Remarkably good condition? LOOK AT HOW SHINY THAT BARREL IS

[@kenibnanak5554]

So did they cannibalize 1,000 revolvers before sale for the spare cylinders, or did local gunsmiths make the spare cylinders?

[@grahamrankin4725]

I assume Morphy's is going to auction this. If so, it would be nice for you to update the notes to give the sales price. Is that even possible under KZbin's restriction on sales of firearms?

[@adventureswithducky4088]

Only a thousand were issued ......... and only 3000 still exist today? Hmmmmmmm LOL ..... Love those old colts though, and Ian .......... If I only watch 1 YT video per day it's yours!!!!!!

[@LoFiBaseMusicLab]

I am from Germany and wow this beauty looks amazing, great thanks for the history lesson here ♥

[@Roguephilsopher]

I bet most people in the world haven't even heard of Prussia or Persia, knowing they diminished into smaller, fraction of counties. The Great War may not be the war to end all wars, but rather, it was the war to modernize future world wars.

[@lwilton]

Perhaps it was the war to end all hereditary countries. :-)

[@Roguephilsopher]

@@lwilton well, it was the war that ended empires and traditional warfare. The war started innovations of technological warfare where tanks and planes were first introduced into the battlefields. Where one of the most famously known revolutions that will come into play as it also effects to part of where two countries decades later almost ended mankind of a press of a button. Where a war that was caused by the death of a prince of Austia-hungry because of patriotism, leading up to over 5 million men. Even if they were 12 at the youngest. Where a war stained a country's pride, power, strength, and wealth, into a dark bitterness that will further demand more lives just for conquest. Where a war, where broken promises lead to future of terrorism. WW1 is by far, the most important war in human history.

[@jbb823]

That would be a great add to my collection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just wow!

[@lightship9776]

Did the RIA house kick you out, Ian?

[@somethingelse4878]

Many a young lad had this gun in his toy box A classic

[@yusufpekel5327]

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[@MichaelWarman]

Edit: he actually said 3 dozen, rather than 3 thousand, which makes much more sense 6:33 Wait, 3,000 left? Out of an initial 1,000? Did you mean 300 of the navy kit, or 3,000 of those type of guns with or without Prussian naval links?

[@lwilton]

I think he said "three dozen", so 3 * 12 = 36. Of course that would be a round number, so it might be 30 or it might be 40.

[@MichaelWarman]

@@lwilton Ah, you're quite right, thank you

[@Thomgxx100]

Prussian inspection officer: "This may come in handy for 1864 - 1866 - 1870/71 - LET'S PARTEYYYYYYYY!!!"

[@joelerk6298]

Beautiful gun

[@martinfletcher6250]

I love this sort of stories. Thanks Ian

[@tomaszsebastian2970]

There is photo of prussian sailors from SMS Nymphe (about 1873) with Colts. ibb.co/TWsy8Wz

[@TheFanatical1]

No German navy collection is complete without this highly rare and valuable... 1851 Colt?

[@gerdobel]

always cute when he tries to speak german, i like this guy. KÖNIGLICHE, mit Ö , nicht oi.....

[@mikemurley8656]

Ian, are you sure that pouch on the holster is for a spare cylinder? Is there a primary source for that? Where would the Prussian Royal Navy acquire additional Colt 1851 Navy cylinders? Obviously they couldn't order them from Brownells (ha!). It makes more sense that that would be a cartridge box (literally, a belt box for paper cartridges). Especially with the sleeve for the capping tool on the holster. And every European army used paper cartridges. RIA has sold surviving paper cartridges for .36 caliber Colt's (usually 6 to a packet, combustible paper, with a paper twist of caps). I'd bet 2-3 waxed paper packets of combustible paper cartridges would fit in that pouch.

[@Dream_Weapon]

beautiful that

[@anthonybrennan4416]

The Königliche Marine was officially dissolved in In 1873 after the great "Monokelmangel" or Monocle shortage .

[@bramster-b9v]

Great performance. Thank you very much for showing us such weapons.

[@und3dpix959]

Hi Ian! It is more like >>Kynig-lishie

[@haviiithelegogunner907]

You pronounced Königliche Marine completely wrong :)

[@rshiell3]

Obviously I’m a fan. I was a soldier, and a gunsmith. Your videos bring obsolete firearms into the public eye.

[@jalenjose3905]

Nice 🔫 gun

[@GuyInc0gnit0]

Why do many english speakers call revolvers a "pistol"? Isn't that technically wrong? Still a great video of course!

[@lakrids-pibe]

"Königliche" ... yeah that's a challenge for anyone not german. lol

[@FacelessDeviant]

Sweden accepts your challenge!

[@martinlarsen7354]

@@FacelessDeviant Denmark as well! And the nowegians.

[@FacelessDeviant]

@@martinlarsen7354 We will show them the power of Ö's and Ø's!

[@alahos]

I'm pretty sure people from Liechtenstein got this.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

I got a vague idea some Dutch will give it a try.

[@wiegl8596]

Another great video! I think there isn't enough accsessible information on the handguns of the great european powers of the latter half of the 19th century. Usually when discusding handguns of that era, one tends to only find information about the US military. Could you maybe one day do a video on the various types of handguns that woulde be typical for larger europen counries at that time?

[@beargillium2369]

Dang. Gotta figure out what kind of oil they used in the Prussian navy... sardine oil? Sea otter fat? Beluga phlegm?

[@dustun9558]

So can they charge more if a gun is used in one of your videos?

[@gwtpictgwtpict4214]

It's an auction house not a shop. The deal is between the seller and the winning bidder. The auction house make their money by charging a fee to the seller and adding a percentage to the final bid that the buyer pays. I would guess the benefit to Morphy's of Ian doing a video on an upcoming item would be the added publicity.

[@jalenjose3905]

What a gun

[@longdarkrideatnight]

Where did the extra cylinders come from? Did they take 2000 guns, did they only issue 500, did they order more cylinders.? did they come with an extra cylinder normally?

[@TheHylianBatman]

Excellent. Randomly, I don't think guns belong in the Zelda franchise, but if they did, they would be in a holster like that.

[@mart_en]

Funny that those 1855 Revolver's were more modern than all other pistols Prussia or later Germany had until 1878.

[@Penguinius]

How strange, I was only searching for a Forgotten Weapons video on the 1851 this morning, an hour later -this popped up.

[@Voelund]

That holster could probably be revived with suitable leather products. Oil, grease, dubbin and wax.

[@extrastuff9463]

Always a tricky decision though with antiques, to preserve it in the condition as is or to do something about its presentation. Especially with the former since it often can't be undone, applying period appropriate treatments (possibly even based on prussian naval procedures if any are available) would be the best bet.

[@astridvallati4762]

Where did they get the extra cylinder from?? Where they part of the original Russian order?? Doc AV

[@stoicshield]

In German, most e's at the end of a word are pronounced. So you would pronounce the "e" at the end of Marine just like the "e" at the end of "Königliche"

[@Bockwurst25]

How did they get the 2. zilinder?

[@brentbushnell2715]

Gute Frage.

[@dillonshirey8076]

I didn't know that percussion cap capping tools were a thing back then. Does that mean that they always cam with the revolver when ordered or did the Russians specify they wanted capping tools for military purposes before the guns were intercepted by the Prussians.

[@thegoatjesus6133]

Well, the pronunciation was not perfect, but quite good for one who don't speaks German.

[@TheAngelOfDeath01]

Haha! Too bad we don't know how old Colt reacted to this event... aside from blaming his brother...

[@jorgschimmer8213]

Can somebody please tell me which weapon stands on the right sight in the background. Thanks.

[@690409]

Im watchig this playing around with my own 1851.