GUNS OF THE PILGRIMS EP.02 THE SNAPHAUNCE MUSKET 🦃

[@Teleoceras]

Happy Turkey Day! I have a Snaphaunce Musket, the lock was made in the UK and Leonard day built the Musket around the lock. Damn nice shooter and piece of history!

[@Real11BangBang]

That's awesome! Yeah they do make pretty good shooters

[@andreweden9405]

🎶"Snap on. Snap off. Snap on, snap off... the Snaphaunce."🎵😂 Yes, I'm old!

[@Real11BangBang]

😂😂😂

[@andreweden9405]

@@Real11BangBang , It's from an old American TV commercial that only people over a certain age will know. But instead of the Snaphaunce, the actual name of the product was "The Clapper", and the song said "clap on, clap off".😂

[@gunsnwater2668]

Absolutely fascinating. You really should put all your stuff on dvd for reference. KZbin being what it is.

[@Real11BangBang]

Thank you! And yes, that would probably be a good idea

[@jeffreyrobinson3555]

Leonardo da Vinci did draw a wheelock in 1497, copies built from it was to lightly built to work. About thirty years ago some drawings of Leonardo before 1515 of a snaphaunce

[@Real11BangBang]

That's awesome yeah A lot of people do believe that Leonardo did invent a lot of firearms technology

The matchlock gets forgotten but it's the first truly man portable, reloadable, and aimable combination. Less cumbersome than an arquebus.

[@Real11BangBang]

Yep exactly

[@vrmvrum]

I've always loved these early pieces. I've been working on my Elizabethan snaphaunce carbine for a long time. Someday, I'll get it finished.

[@vrmvrum]

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[@Real11BangBang]

I'm sure you will and I'm sure it'll be a fine arm! Once you get them done they make for very reliable and fun pieces to take out to the range

[@HaNsWiDjAjA]

How early was the snaphaunce available in Elizabethan England? Most sources I read say they were invented in the 1570's, but I dont imagine they were all that common then.

[@dougdukes1039]

Outstanding Ethan. Happy Thanksgiving to you and all the Woods.

[@Real11BangBang]

Happy Thanksgiving to you too Doug!

[@pilgrimm23]

Ethan!!!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! Very very cool. a snaphance! so few remember those today. You are a gunsmith superb! -Grey Pilgrim

[@Real11BangBang]

Thanks Grey Pilgrim! Yeah, I picked up a fondness for the Snaphaunce system that I didn't know I would ever have after shooting this thing and building it. This truly was peak 16th century technology.

[@franzputsch254]

I Love anything black powder! Nice arms on display.

[@tatumergo3931]

The beauty of blackpowder and early firearms is that they go along with swords and other bladed weapons

[@Real11BangBang]

Me too and thank you

[@Real11BangBang]

Yep, the cool thing about pre-flintlock technology is it's like medieval times but with guns

[@tatumergo3931]

@@Real11BangBang. Definitely, and there are some records that indicate that blackpowder firearm technology might have been around earlier, like in the Dark Ages or at the time of the fall of the Roman empire... Certainly the Byzantine's use of Greek fire was a thing, which could qualify as a type of early firearm... sort off..

[@TheTsarsTailor1910]

Great intro man! I love these videos so much! Have a great Thanksgiving!

[@Real11BangBang]

Thanks! You too!

[@jacksnavely559]

Thank You , I have some factory made flintlocks , real fun stuff . Great Video as usual ❤

[@Real11BangBang]

Same to you and yes flint locks are very fun. You really get to appreciate the "modern" 18th century technology whenever you start digging into things like wheellocks and snaphaunces 😆

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy Thanksgiving you rapscallions. Snapping Rooster for everyone!

[@Real11BangBang]

happy Thanksgiving to you too Santee!

[@Real11BangBang]

Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Santee the nice thing about the snapping rooster is you don't have to worry about it setting your doublet aflame from the flying match cord 😂

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@@Real11BangBang LOL!

[@lexheath8276]

Happy Dead Bird Day

[@Real11BangBang]

Same to you!

[@rebeccaback3287]

Happy Thanksgiving! Like the demonstration! Have learned something new! Like the gun collection! Try to put the guns in my collection. I have watched you build the Snaphuase job well done! David Back. I have watched 11 11 Bang Bang over 3 and a half years now.

[@Real11BangBang]

Thanks David. We appreciate you sticking with us throughout the years! And happy belated Thanksgiving to you and yours!

[@TheGunfighter45acp]

Happy Thanksgiving, gentlemen! What an outstanding video, and an outstanding Snaphaunce! 👍👍 🍗🍗

[@Real11BangBang]

Thanks gunfighter 45acp. We really appreciate it

[@classicgunstoday1972]

Happy Thanksgiving! We’re doing Brown Sugar Ham with cornbread dressing, macaroni & cheese, corn on the cobb and green beans…and some shooting afterwards

[@Real11BangBang]

That right there sounds like The perfect Thanksgiving!

[@this-Cowboys-Ride]

Happy Thanksgiving! Excellent video!

[@Real11BangBang]

Thanks! We really appreciate it!

[@kenthatfield4287]

So today I have learned that there is not just a matchlock a wheel lock and a flintlock but there is also a snaphaunce.

[@tatumergo3931]

Wait until you find out about the miquelet and doglock systems.... and then there were some firearms that used combination of matchlock and snap locks or wheelock.

[@Real11BangBang]

Yeah I know I'm still learning new lock mechanisms everyday. It wasn't quite a year ago that I found out what a tinder lock was didn't even know it existed until I stumbled across it in one of my books. But yes, there were all sorts of different mechanisms such as Match locks Wheelocks Snaphaunces Roman locks Miqulete locks Englishlocks (AKA doglocks) Scottish locks French locks (The lock that we all associate with the standard flintlock of the 18th century) Snap locks Tinder locks Cap locks And I'm sure many others That aren't coming to mind right now lol

[@ThomasPaine1974]

Thank you for this historical video on the advancedment of firearms in the America's.

[@Real11BangBang]

Big thanks to Seth lakeman for allowing me to use his music for the intro of this video. The name of the album that this song comes from is Pilgrim brother

[@earlshaner4441]

Good morning from Syracuse NY brother and everyone thank you for sharing your information and adventures in history

[@Real11BangBang]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@skipsmoyer4574]

I have a replica Brown Bess, but now see the difference between that and a Snaphaunce

[@tatumergo3931]

The flintlock was the final improvement on these types of ignition systems, by having the lock, cock, and pan all integrated into one spring.

[@Real11BangBang]

Yep, brown bessies are pretty awesome!

[@Real11BangBang]

​@@tatumergo3931yep. And the bridled flintlock mechanism was really the game changer. It made very much smoother and more robust lock mechanism

[@blackpowdermaniacshooter]

What a cool video...well researched! Thanks for posting....

[@Real11BangBang]

Thanks for the comment Mark. Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving.

[@moach57]

Thank you youtube algo for recommending me this video. I will be eating my thanksgiving meal soon but I will finish the video later.

[@Real11BangBang]

Glad you liked it and I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

[@lexheath8276]

Ya light both ends. If the flashpan blows your match out, you relight it from the other end.

[@Real11BangBang]

Yep, that's generally the plan

[@johnking6252]

The story is enlightening once again, thanks for the memories 👍 🙏

[@Real11BangBang]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@revere0311]

Happy Thanksgiving! Great video

[@Real11BangBang]

Thanks! You too!

[@jasoncook5690]

Great success

[@Real11BangBang]

Very nice👌

[@JG-six-gun]

Thanks for the video very cool!

[@Real11BangBang]

Glad you liked it!

[@anthonyhayes1267]

I've never heard of these before, but now I need one.

[@StormRider-t4q]

We can bring this armor back with modern scientific knowledge of just how a bullet perpetrates a metal plate and making the metal plate lighter and stronger and I know a guy who knows a guy who can swap out parts on that musket to make it breach loaded, have a high capacity magazine, and fire 1 round when you sqweeze the trigger and another round when you release. I should discuss this with my tribe during Thanksgiving dinner tonight.

[@Real11BangBang]

Yep, Jake from The everything black powder KZbin channel has thoroughly convinced me that this whole smokeless powder thing is a fad and will go by the wayside and we'll go back to what is tried and true and was used for well over a thousand years Smokeless powder is temporary but black powder is eternal

[@StormRider-t4q]

@@Real11BangBang At the time that ends up happening likely it will start with 0.20% of the population being all who actually have a means of having gunpowder weapons available. The rest consist of either people too retarded to make black powder or more likely people who know how but were stranded in the life of a non crafter with no opportunity to get out of their situation. God laughing as they pay for a rescue from their store reliant lives.

[@jameswhite465]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[@Real11BangBang]

Same to you!

[@jamesgarland4990]

Great video guys. A future video suggestion, maybe a swan shot tutorial?

[@RyanMurray-dr4rw]

Go to Wickens stores or any of those witchy stores where lots of gems n misc stones are sold. Can usually get iron pyrite in small pieces there.

[@BIG-DIPPER-56]

My gosh you've just taught me a ton ! Thanks so Much !!! 😎👍 (I just never knew about this!)

[@Real11BangBang]

Thanks for the compliment and Glad to hear it!

[@aidanacebo9529]

WHO did that rendition of "through the night of doubt and sorrow"? it was AWESOME! I have to have it in my workout playlist, please tell us!

[@Real11BangBang]

That is Seth lakeman. He's an A British folk artist and his music is amazing. He has a whole album about the pilgrims. This was just the opening song called Pilgrims brother kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqbMdJekbrSWadkfeature=shared

[@aidanacebo9529]

@@Real11BangBang THANK YOU!!!

[@hettro-cv6082]

Why is the lever on the match lock so long? Good video!

[@Real11BangBang]

that is called the tiller. since the matchlock is a much older weapon the tiller is an early trigger that comes directly from the cross bows that proceeded it. as years went forward it got shorter and evolved into the trigger we know today. many later matchlocks have regular triggers.

[@tatumergo3931]

Also because the matchlock normally doesn't use a spring-loaded mechanism. With a matchlock you have to slowly bring the lighted match to the pan, to avoid the match being put out.

[@hettro-cv6082]

@@tatumergo3931 Thanks!

[@tatumergo3931]

@@hettro-cv6082. You're welcome! One thing I didn't mention was the oriental type of matchlocks, specially the japanese samurai teppo-zutsu of Tanegashima, which did use a spring-loaded system. This was able to be done because they use a special type of match which doesn't get put out easily, there was even a type of shorter fuse that would even function in humid or wet weather. So even after the West had progress to using percussion caps ignition systems, the japanese were still using matchlocks.

[@Rmememe]

What is the opening hymn ? I would like to hear the full version

[@Real11BangBang]

That is a song by Seth lakeman from his album " A Pilgrims tale" which is completely about the original Puritan settlers kzbin.info/www/bejne/nonOm3-FjpVlpdEfeature=shared

[@charlescoan2756]

Thanks so much for sharing Garrett. Where are you located? Looks like a great place to fire off your weapons.

[@arfyego0682]

Well done as always, where'd you get the munitions armor?

[@Real11BangBang]

Thank you and the armor is from kult of Athena

[@Real11BangBang]

Except for the Morion, it's more of a costume piece of armor from medieval collectibles. The funding was getting a little short by the time we got to it lol

[@rosslangsjoen6820]

You do a good job and your history is, it seems to me, accurate. Not many places where you can get good info. on the snaphaunce. Ever going to do a miquelet?

[@Real11BangBang]

we have done one before

[@floridaman1483]

Gobble Gobble

[@alexandervolkart9606]

Snaphaunce comes from the german word Schnapphahn.

[@Sora2529]

What are some good websites to buy some working matchlocks?

[@tatumergo3931]

Most people go to track of the wolf to buy the parts to build their own, but there are several gentlemen from Poland and Czech Republic who are excellent machinist and smiths who will build you one from scratch.

[@Real11BangBang]

Yep, everything that this tatumergo has said I would add if you don't mind building it or having it built for you. The rifle shop has some really awesome match lock kits or if you're not wanting to spend quite that much money you can get a pretty decent Indian made replica from militaryheritage for about $600. That is where we got ours from

[@tatumergo3931]

@Real11BangBang . Sorry I completely forgot to mention the rifle shop, and military heritage sites. Most excellent providers of all blackpowder related products and articles.

[@Albemarle7]

What is that song?

[@Real11BangBang]

Pilgrims brother by Seth Lakeman From his album, a Pilgrims tale which is lately about the original Puritans that landed at Plymouth and their story kzbin.info/www/bejne/nonOm3-FjpVlpdEfeature=shared

[@lexheath8276]

New Amsterdam was colonized by matchlocks.

[@tatumergo3931]

Not only matchlocks but also swords, pikes and halberds.....contrary to most popular films of the time period, the natives didn't stand much of a chance against steel and iron. Longbows and crossbows were also employed in subduing the native population.

[@Real11BangBang]

Yep and a can-do attitude It always surprises me how the Dutch were colonizing parts of the world 2,000 miles away from the Homeland while they were in the middle of the 80 years war is beyond me

[@HaNsWiDjAjA]

​​​@@Real11BangBangTheir war with the Spanish (and by extension the Portuguese) were happening all over the world, given that those latter two had a true global empire. Besides New Amsterdam the Dutch were also building forts and cities in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Brazil. They were really the industrial and economic superpower of their period.

[@brothercactus1]

You got that High school picture day haircut dude! 😂

[@ethanporter3179]

1:54 1:18 1:20 1:27 this song sounds catchy what's it called???

[@ethanporter3179]

I love this video, I'm a huge history buff Happy Thanksgiving

[@Albemarle7]

Through the night of doubt and sorrow is a great country song.

[@ethanporter3179]

@@Albemarle7 thanks sounds very catchy

[@ethanporter3179]

​​​​@@Albemarle7who sings this??? 1:51 I must know who sings this they have a good voice and love the fiddle 1:26

[@Albemarle7]

@@ethanporter3179 The words are an old church hymn. I want to by this country version.

[@soylentgreen7074]

🦃

[@SteveAubrey1762]

Happy Thanksgiving! A snaphaunce! Übercool!

[@Real11BangBang]

Same to you!