Schlegelmilch Carbine Analysis: Anvil 0141

Deep dive into the only known Schlagemilch carbine in existence. Lots to unpack; safety systems/manual of arms, magazine cutoff, stockwork...
As always, a pleasure.....

[@mrmors1344]

i watched intro, heard you are going to fire it, and then realized this might well be the only known footage of one of these rifles firing. fantastic!

[@briancox2721]

And it has a Hawk Tuah reference. What a time to be alive.

[@joey243win]

@@briancox2721absolutely!!!

[@ZGryphon]

"And I did all that while the rounds were comin' this way. AAAAAAAAAAAAAA" Perfect ending, 10 out of 10.

[@TheIrishAmish]

The Chief is absolute perfection. Serious, knowledgable, intuitive, goofy, a man’s man.

[@dan725]

The way you just seamlessly reversed-engineered this rifle and got it firing again has to be one of my all-time favorite moments of your channel after casually watching your artistry for years. That was quite the puzzle-solving scavenger hunt!

[@stickfighter1038]

Mark is a treasure. Love to see him do his magic.

[@FiveStringCommando]

Oh YEAH! The 24 hour Schlegelmilch parts store may be closed, but the snack bar had better be open- I need popcorn ‘cause there’s a new Mark Novak video!!! I appreciate the work you and Bruno (as well as any others) put into making these.

[@richardstevens2306]

Mr Novak works “hawk tua” into a gun smithing video. Me - falls of chair in hysterics. Fascinating & educational episode as always, thank you Mark, you legend you !

[@samanthamalikov7157]

Last place I would have thought to see a "hawk tuah" reference... Great video

[@deeevans324]

Over the years I have learned so much from you, it's not even funny. Thank you all for putting together these educational videos.

[@icedog75]

"Max Headroom"...there's a cultural touchstone for people of a "certain age"..

[@marknovak8255]

See tttten minutes into the fffffuture

[@AaronBrand]

It’s weird being the same age as old people.

[@MitchellRing]

@@AaronBrand isn't it though....mindnumbing.......

[@ekscalybur]

@@AaronBrand As the years go by, old people get younger and younger.

[@EarlHildebrandt]

The blipverts are coming, have no doubt...

[@PatRMG]

Oh man, the humor from the 44 minute mark had me dying!

[@douglaskillock3537]

There's a whole lot of skill and a tremendous thought process in this piece of work. Amazing

[@erikforks8909]

Not where I thought I would hear a hawk tuah joke, but I’m here for it 😂

[@brentforward910]

Absolutely fantastic you are able to figure out what is missing and replicate the parts!! That design is a nightmare.

[@zebracherub]

Hats off to you Mark ! I loved that little forensic investigation of the missing safety lever. I didn’t realize this is the only example of this rifle ever documented on the internet - some guy made a 3D model of it, but based on the Forgotten Weapons video, so it’s missing the lever. You and Ian have brought to the internet something that was uncovered and unknown for more than 100 years. Thank you ! Also Mark saying HAWK TUAH was beyond any of my expectations. While holding a rifle that is likely the only one left in existence of its model.

[@kenibnanak5554]

It is always fun making a missing part when you don't have a part or a drawing or even a photo to copy from. Good job.

[@REXOB9]

Fantastic video. Talk about a rare gun! Love how Mark can look at a gun he's never seen before, and there's no manual, and figure out how it works.

[@napalmholocaust9093]

ran across lead alloy bath recipes, here it is,;- Alloys for Drawing Colors on Steel.- Alloys of various compositions are successfully used for drawing colors on steel. To draw to a straw color use 2 parts of lead and 1 part of tin and melt in an iron ladle. Hold the steel piece to be draw in the alloy as it melts and it will turn a straw color. This mixture melts at a temperature of about 437⁰F. For darker yellow use 9 parts of leads to 4 parts of tin, which melts at 458⁰F. For purple, use 3 parts of lead and 1 part of tin, the melting temperature being 482⁰F. For violet, use 9 parts of lead and 2 parts of tin, which melts at 494⁰F. Lead without any alloy will draw steel to a dark blue. The above apply to steel only since iron requires a somewhat greater heat and is more or less uncertain in handling. -Henley's 1956 revised ed. Page 80, unclassified alloys.

[@napalmholocaust9093]

621⁰F lead m.p.

[@keithmalmberg8395]

Watching you walk through the working of this piece of history is fascinating. As a former manual machinist and assembler I love watching you work.

[@jesscobb2279]

Awesome video Mark. You truly are the master of 5 magics! And then some!!!

[@shaneharrison4775]

That surely is an epic package to transport a rare old rifle . Totally cool.

[@OtherSarah2]

looks like the PERFECT way to ship an 03-A3. Pretty near Fed-Ex proof, never mind the USPS.

[@joearledge1]

Tell me you have giant stones, without telling me you have giant stones... Mark: I'm gonna wing it with a dash of SWAG, on a rare 1 of 1 unobtainium rifle... on film... and post it to the interwebs...

[@Whitpusmc]

True, no question, Mark is impressive and braver than most. I’m in awe! Though devils advocate … if he really messed up it’s his video to dump off a boat and it’s not like any additional damage short of setting it on fire is making this one of a kind rifle any rarer? It’s not exactly pristine? But I’m with you, we are in his debt and he’s doing us a solid posting this especially considering the rarity.

[@Z7d3nR4]

Wow. Incredible firearm. Incredible work. Thank you for taking the time and effort to show us.

[@kenweiss7913]

It's cool they were able to get it back. They make it so hard these days. But, it's here now so.....

[@zigmogcreator]

Great job on the video and the repair. I'm so glad you took the test shots with us. Crazy gun to work on.

[@3d_space_pinball543]

What an incredible episode, mechanical detective work is always an adventure

[@m73m95]

The Mark Novak "Hawk Tuah"... Wow

[@philllax1719]

The last person I thought would make a hawk tuah reference

[@kencooper74]

Ah, forensic gunsmithing at its finest! Thank you Mark.

[@singlespeedman]

Best channel on KZbin.

[@jimforsyth2.]

My most favorite channel to watch. Mark is the Dr.

[@browngreen933]

What a wonderful treasure, now getting the Master's touch!

[@cheesenoodles8316]

Glad to see this preserved, and even fired. As terrible as it is rare.

[@donaldmonroe8503]

Priceless, thank you.

[@wildweasel8564]

Amazing this rifle survived! The dust in Afghanistan was extremely fine and abrasive, M4s w/magazines had no finish, door knobs no plating, and keyboards no lettering.

[@evnrayash]

I appreciate the multiple uses of the word “titty”

[@hirampritchard5588]

Educational and entertaining, well done. Thanks.

[@billshepherd4331]

Love watching you work your magic! That's one interesting, over complicated, system. The bolt looks like it seals up nicely though.

[@simonbrooke4065]

I thought when I saw Ian's original video on that gun that it was a very interesting and thoughtfully designed rifle. The side-dovetailed barrel makes the 'receiver' -- which is really just a bolt track -- very easy to machine (OK, the barrel is slightly more complex to machine than a simply threaded one, but...). That's important for Afghanistan at the time because as Ian told us, the machine tools had to be carried through the mountains on pack animals, so having something which could be made on a relatively compact mill would be a win. That safety mechanism makes me even more impressed with the design. Yes, in its current form it's fragile, but if you treat that as a prototype and production engineer from there, I'm sure that you could come up with something that was adequately robust. A very, very neat operating mechanism.

[@bobrees4363]

I'm thinking a horse rolled/ fell on it with the rifle in a scabbard.

[@marknovak8255]

That too, yes

[@TheFanatical1]

Not many museum pieces come through the shop, but this one definitely is!

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Fascinating, love seeing the problem solving and ingenuity when there's so much obscurity and lost information on a cool piece of history. Cool!!!

[@BurningMonkey]

it is truly a joy to watch you work, Mark & Bruno

[@Charstring]

Very impressed by the now shoulder-height undergrowth out behind Mr Novak's workshop! Not being from the States I didn't realise for years that Mr Novak and C&RSenal live in the middle of giant swamps. Probably infested with killer rabbits too.

[@TrollOfReason]

Big! Pointy teeth!

[@ditzydoo4378]

What a gun system... and we see why Schlegelmilch is not a household name like Mauser.

[@josephcormier5974]

Thank you for a very enjoyable video six stars sir

[@CrossHareServices]

Absolutely remarkable!!!

[@Angus762]

Outstanding! Love your content and the way you present it. ❤

[@phillims1]

Wonderful to watch the deduction in action!

[@ysr175]

After that intro, i said yep, this is worth fighting over the TV for.

[@christianlee1693]

cool to see a bolt action thats probably more complicated then most semi autos

[@wm.traynor1143]

That was very good mate😃👍

[@deanfawcett2085]

One of my favourite channels!

[@TheIrishAmish]

The Schlegelmilch: The birth of the goofy AK safety,,,,,

[@ketchman8299]

MMMMax Headroom Here!!! Hoc Tuah!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Mark is ON HIS GAME today!!!!

[@t_craig_rogers]

Thank you for another great vid!

[@mrclaus859]

Fascinating. Thanks for posting Mark

[@feelslikefar50]

Always great info. And fun.

[@Mag_Aoidh]

What a cluster of a design.

[@preparedmindstrongspirit5724]

Never thought I'd see a rifle that makes my Carcano carbine look like a master of engineering.

[@wesbrown5601]

Just plain awesome

[@mikejurisic]

Thank you Mark

[@nathanhale3006]

Ian is bricked up watching this somewhere.

[@henrysara7716]

Thank you, Mark.

[@timothyedge6100]

Wonderful video, thank you

[@unclejohnbulleit2671]

Fascinating stuff!

[@richardturk7162]

Very interesting safety system.

[@andrewdarowski1975]

I can barely disassemble a bic pen and reliably put it back together. Seeing all of those pieces laid out like that scares the tits off me.

[@MrPh30]

Look up the German Hunting GUNS ,page,,the Guns of the Kaiser Wilhelm 2 writes about his 3 Slegelmilch hunting rifles, all with this action,but different magazines .

[@pawel4702]

This guy sure has charisma. I love his films

[@ScottKenny1978]

DIVE, DIVE!! Down the rabbit hole! DIVE, DIVE!!

[@Milkmans_Son]

Well it was either a horse or a toyota truck, one of the two.

[@marknovak8255]

Hilux?......

[@willthompson9073]

If i ever had a rare gun id send it to mark he has got to be one of the best gun smiths ive ever saw ive only got newer stuff but ive always wanted a swiss k31 he just never even kinda seems in over his head what a craftsman

[@Andy_Ross1962]

Outstanding.

[@gnsmk357]

Outstanding work Sir.

[@KD0CAC]

I was going to say " stop having so much fun " ---- but no , don't ;) Thanks again

[@Sman7290]

All that, and then you wonder why it wasn't adopted as a military weapon.

[@willthompson9073]

I could tell by watching when he was making the parts his tailstock or the Jacobs chuck the center line was a fuzz lower than the main spindle because he center drilled it then drilled it and every time he was coming in and out pecking it the drill was climbing a bit its probably not much but it is a little

[@extech921]

An armorer can fix a rifle.. A gunsmith can make one..

[@nightstryke]

@Mark Novak Yeah we got a little more rain out in the boonies did you see Ireland/Ivanhoe Creek? We were in the news!

[@tomarmstrong750]

As always, a very tutorial non-tutorial video.

[@boydgrandy5769]

Incredible skill demonstration, Mark. A very interesting gun, and very complicated feed and safety system. It is well that Mauser and the boys came up with better, more durable designs. That has to be a very rare, possibly very valuable, wall hanger. Even with the work you've done, I would be reluctant to be within 20 feet of that thing going off. You have balls of ordnance grade steel, my friend.

[@Otisthelesser]

Awesome work Mark.

[@bryanengland2466]

Loved it 😊

[@JourneyMan100001]

Thank you for posting!

[@thurin84]

more like ma, ma, ma, ma max headspace!

[@kevinauld4367]

Very interesting

[@user-po7iv4ni3o]

Man I'm surprised the guy didn't hand carry, then row, then hand carry, that rifle from Afghanistan to the US 😂 I'd trust that route more than any international shipper these days.

[@bryanduchane2371]

Will today's modem firearms survive as long as this?? Obviously the operation is far less complicated in today's rifle as this rifle is...... Often wondered where you were taughtYour ability to figure stuff out of far better than today's armers are!!!! Love your stuff!!!!!!

[@Pottist-vl4dl]

Learning by doing, that‘s the way.

[@marknovak8255]

I have screwed up my fair share of tasks, just sayin

[@jsh6952]

​@marknovak8255 Screwing up stuff is part of the learning process that was taught to me by machinist's school.

[@johndiblasi4803]

Yikes. That, is a project. Full steam ahead.

[@NoName-OG1]

Hawk Tuah - yep that what that is… 44:32

[@StrayBull101]

the rickety mannlicher system in that thing reminds me of my Vetterli's. barely functional now that I added the missing cartridge stop. never ejects brass any more, but it somehow drops out the clip when the last cartridge is chambered

[@kriztov265]

That stock looks like it was used like a sluggers tool. You could surmise the rider was out of ammo and sent one out of the park against the head of an adversary with the rifle side on giving you the crack and the bend in the action casing.

[@Johnny-jr2lq]

Or the horse fell on it

[@normanhuman114]

Single load mechanisms where common in the early part of the century. Interesting to see it incorporated in a Calvary weapon though.

[@ScottKenny1978]

I suspect it was for the Corps of Guides, who fought mounted and dismounted.

[@krsanth-4142]

29:20 We are seeing now, now.

[@dukefanshawe6815]

the last sentence was great.

[@larrykelly2838]

Great video

[@keepyourbilsteins]

Whoah! I am dug in!

[@michaeljohnstone1357]

Cool and unique

[@sdvc244]

Needless to say that model was extinct before battle really began?? Cheers Mark!

[@jon9021]

44:36 hahaha…brilliant sir!

[@garycousino]

huk tooie!