"The Evolution of Firearms" - Episode 5 - World War One

[@eamonia]

Here we go. If you've been consecutively watching this series from the beginning, then you know that this is what we've all been waiting for. Let's go!

[@milododds1]

I've played airsoft with and against York's great-grandson about 15 years ago, he's really quite good and lives out here in California near Monterrey. At the time I didn't know much about military history but the retired green beret who was teaching us how to play tactical airsoft introduced the young man to all of us and said, yes his great-grandfather is quite famous and then proceeded to tell us the story. What was great about the young great-grandson was he was quite humble about the whole thing.

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

well, yeah. he didnt do shit, his grandpa did.

[@boomborgoyari5781]

Really great quality series. Makes you think and understand the gun culture in US. America's gun obsession is what brought us to the new world.

[@alecubudulecu]

Agreed. You might wanna check out an old - but short video - by “extra credits” called “myth of the gun” Very interesting cultural explanation around gun culture and video games. Especially how USA vs japan sees the gun and their differences.

[@karlhaber1904]

Keep in mind that America is a huge country, and that a lot of what are now American States, started out as territories that were very light when it came to having Law Enforcement and your "Police Department"was usually slung across your shoulder or hanging on your hip. A lot of veterans brought their weapons back from the Civil War and then jumped West at the prospect of Free land in Wild territories, where they had many uses for a firearm.

[@davidweekley3438]

@@alecubudulecu ll

[@stevenhall9349]

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[@joecampana3398]

These are really fantastic history videos! Thank you!

[@adamfrazer5150]

Such a great series - answers so many questions and gives out tons of details about firearms, with none of the fluff or faux-metal soundtrack 😊

[@davidberry6046]

My Grandfather was a Sgt. in the British Army in WWI. My Great Uncle was killed while fighting beside my Grandfather at Verdun. I was privileged to have known him when we stayed at his house in Blackburn, England, in 1962, while our father went on to his duty station at Karlsruhe, Germany in order to find us proper housing. Grandad was a quiet, peace-loving man of few words, but he told me of what he went through during "The War to End All Wars," as he referred to WWI. He never referred to any specific weapons used on either side, except for "Gerry's" machine guns and what he considered even worse; the Gas. He was in the Home Guard during WWII and he prayed there would never be another world war, for he had lost too many friends and family to both wars. RIP, Grandpapa, and may your prayers be answered!

[@williammontroy9024]

This grandfather in the British army in ww1 .. is this the same grandfather that fought at verdun beside your great uncle ? Or do you also have French or German ancestors that fought in the war? Asking because I hadn’t heard much about the British army fighting in Verdun ?

[@haroldgeorge4222]

As long as there is agreavences between country's there will be wars .... The fine art of negotiate a peaceful stand down of arms get them to talk to each other .

[@jackdarbyshire5888]

@@williammontroy9024 as soon as i read his comment i thought what the hell are the British doing in Verdun 🤔😏

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

so was he his unle that was KIA?

[@Tarumarugan]

30:00 that shotgun is gorgeous 😍

[@TreeWizard648]

MP18 submachine gun: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@aaronmaynard6019]

I was wondering if they would get to it. They did not and I was disappointed. That was more what was needed than the trench shotgun.

[@Cmdr_DarkNite]

@@aaronmaynard6019 The trenchgun always takes the cake. Nothing beats slam firing.

[@aaronmaynard6019]

@@Cmdr_DarkNite see, I prefer the brrrrrt. Like a warm massage of bees being sent off to quiet a doughboy.

[@aaronmaynard6019]

Of course, it came way too late, and boy the magazine was a shit show...

[@Cmdr_DarkNite]

@@aaronmaynard6019 Even if it came a little sooner, I doubt they produced enough in time. Along with that mag problem and our "war crime" trenchgun.

[@scottboelke4391]

Lt Woodfield isn't using a 1903. He's using a 1917 eddystone. Just like Sgt York.

[@davefellhoelter1343]

that Darn rifle with the Funny Sights!

[@sunshineviking9933]

It's evident by the flinchy, and awkward manner in which the actors handle the firearms that very few of them have ever handled one.

[@bigtasty42069]

Pretty realistic to many ww1 doughboys I'd say. They may have trained and become familiar with their weapons, but I doubt they were as steady out in the field.

[@Sophocles13]

@@bigtasty42069Not at all. Whoever they put on those Maxim/Mg08's had no idea what they were doing and did a massive disservice to the MG crews that actually manned the weapons in combat. I mean every damn round was a jam! I literally had to stop watching.

[@jtc863]

@@Sophocles13 You’re right. First the #2 man is on the wrong side of the gun. He is supposed to be helping the feeding of the gun not hauling the belt on the opposite end, which is what was causing the machine gun to suffer stoppages. Cloth belts are finicky enough without the additional assistance of the cranially deficient pulling on it preventing the gun’s feeding tray from operating properly.

[@craigstrutt4860]

Yep. That's the difference between actors & soldiers. Not a good look Otherwise a good doco.

[@jakobquick6875]

😂 so effing funny but true❤. Love u guys/ girls/ carbon firberglasses

[@alecubudulecu]

Finally ! Saint Browning !

[@johnhudghton2287]

As a Brit I am surprised such an American originated series has not mentioned the Gardner gun. A US designed weapon that was used by both the British Navy and Army in which some versions could knock off 10,000 rounds in 27 minutes. The UK was experienced in using all manner of early machine guns before the USA even contemplated joining WW1 indeed even before WW1.

[@cristian-ionutapostol8018]

I lost it at "Sho-Sho". xD

[@Tarumarugan]

The m4 sho sho

[@usnva5638]

If I had to drink a shot for every time the narrator said "machine gun" I'd be passed out on the floor by the 10th minute.

[@outdooraddventure]

My great-grandfather was in France in world war I. My great-grandfather was also in world war II as a Canadian holding German pows. So I have a 1897 Winchester in his honor

[@ATypicalDudes]

Amazimg

[@nicke1903]

@7:00 1-6 round burst,see all the cycling they had to do there and before....jeez Bolt Action Maxim

[@GiveBlood555]

well made docs enjoying them

[@buttaflywhy1864]

Maybe make a tank history next. Its just a suggestion.

[@ParanoeX]

27:00 grenade sound effects from Counter-Strike Source :D

[@ParanoeX]

actually, theres more. 27:06 is shotgun reload sound. also, a firing sound and a reload sound, but im not sure if its from CSS and 27:08 is the firing sound of scout

[@LubosMudrak]

They probably bought the same sound samples 🙂

[@brettpettinger9200]

Browning automatic rifle (BAR) was issued to troops in Vietnam as well

[@cbolanz1]

World War 1=Allies Assemble World War 2=Age Of Axis World War 3=Infinity War World War 4=Endgame

[@HammerHeadGarage]

God bless the Emma Gee's. The Canadian made Ross rifle was just as accurate as the Springfield.

[@Nooziterp1]

Probably more so. But it jammed easily in the mud of the trenches.

[@HammerHeadGarage]

@@Nooziterp1 The jamming wasn't the mud it was the bad ammunition.

[@Nooziterp1]

@@HammerHeadGarage Maybe, but it was also known for the interrupted screw thread in the straight pull bolt action to attract dirt. The Canadian army in WW1 got rid of theirs because of their lack of reliability and replaced them with Canadian-made SMLEs. They were however retained for snipers due to their superior accuracy and because snipers had more time to clean and maintain their weapons.

[@HammerHeadGarage]

@@Nooziterp1 True. In the first 2 years of the war the ross performed flawlessly because they had not yet diminished their supply of good known ammunition from dominion and Winchester. The ammo known as "National something or other" was built way out of tolerance and would not function even in the Enfield.

[@Nooziterp1]

@@HammerHeadGarage Mmmm. That's interesting. And something I didn't know. So it looks like the blame was put on the rifle when the real culprit was the ammunition.

[@vincentlavallee2779]

This is an EXCELLENT series, and I would recommend it to anyone who has an interest in small firearm guns. I am writing a book on the history of the US, and with each war I document it major differences, which includes key weapons, so this series is immensely productive for me. It also explains many gun facts I was missing, such as the American Infield rifle, the 30-06 versus the much weaker British .303. I contend that today our soldiers are firing 'pea shooter' ammo and that the 30-06 in all of it forms was so much more powerful and scary than just about anything our military on the ground uses today. Our soldiers should have a much more powerful handgun because the 9mm is even more of a pea shooter. They should have a 911 .45 either, +P ammo, or 45 Super ammo. They should have automatic rifles that shoot powerful rounds, instead of the extremely weak M-16 ammo. My .45 Colt revolver is almost as powerful as the M-16 round, although the rifle rounds go and are effective a lot further. It seems that our military thinks quantity is better than quality, but I contend that this is one of the main factors why we lost in Vietnam, and also in Afghanistan. They are simply not afraid of our soldier on the ground. If you are into shooting, and would like to learn about ammo ballistics (their power, speed, bullet type, etc.) of many handguns and rifle calibers, click on my name here, and then click on 'About'. Then click on my email address, or go to my website, and look under 'Miscellaneous Information'. I have a ballistics file there, or I can email you one. This covers 35 handgun and 25 rifle calibers, and has over 3,000 links to ammo online that you can link to and buy (if they have it in stock of course).

[@truekhmer7292]

Curator explaining the Springfield: “Uhhh”

[@pyeitme508]

Cool

[@kevinthompson6468]

Switching to your side arm is faster than reloading.

[@paulseip1901]

that's only relevant when you actually have a sidearm.

[@cowboybandit9]

@30:48 why does the flash come out of his hand?

[@alexstevensen4292]

I would say it's the Vertical Smear effect from a CCD sensor. The wikipedia tries to explain this: "The normal functioning of a CCD, astronomical or otherwise, can be divided into two phases: exposure and readout. During the first phase, the CCD passively collects incoming photons, storing electrons in its cells. After the exposure time is passed, the cells are read out one line at a time. During the readout phase, cells are shifted down the entire area of the CCD. While they are shifted, they continue to collect light. Thus, if the shifting is not fast enough, errors can result from light that falls on a cell holding charge during the transfer. These errors are referred to as "vertical smear" and cause a strong light source to create a vertical line above and below its exact location. In addition, the CCD cannot be used to collect light while it is being read out. Unfortunately, a faster shifting requires a faster readout, and a faster readout can introduce errors in the cell charge measurement, leading to a higher noise level. A frame transfer CCD solves both problems: it has a shielded, not light sensitive, area containing as many cells as the area exposed to light. Typically, this area is covered by a reflective material such as aluminium. When the exposure time is up, the cells are transferred very rapidly to the hidden area. Here, safe from any incoming light, cells can be read out at any speed one deems necessary to correctly measure the cells' charge. At the same time, the exposed part of the CCD is collecting light again, so no delay occurs between successive exposures." So the flash appears when the image is being transported and therefore it appears at the wrong location. there's another one a few seconds earlier and that one is at the right location I guess that one is during the exposure phase it's also somewhat bigger which means alot more light/exposure. But I still have some questions here like there should be more vertical smear with the 'hand' one. unless that flash is one microsecond. I also have some problems with that wiki explanation, a video cam, say a cheap 80/90's handycam can't do a fast readout because it has to feed that video signal all the time so that one would need a 'safe space' too. questions. And why does the smear go in both directions? I've checked some old Canon EX-1 footage and the smear is only very little during a night scene with one very bright light and yes it goes in both directions. I also had a JVC 3CCD digital camcorder (consumer grade) and the smearing on that one was much worse. I guess they thought they could do away with the safe space and do a fast readout digitally (which means it's a bit slower). Maybe there's the same thing going on here. A bit of a long story the short version would be 'CCD readout effects' but that wouldn't say much. I could try to explain it but that would be too much guesswork on my part. I could quote the wiki but I don't fully trust that one either. So we end up with this.

[@alexstevensen4292]

btw you can step through the images with the < > buttons

[@missinglinq]

"...firing 450 .30-06 cartridges per minute". That must have sounded absolutely frightening.

[@dizzy7859]

This is where it starts getting really good (or bad)

[@KarenNakamura1]

Lots of tiny errors in history or pronunciation mar an otherwise fine documentary. Recommend folks watch the C&Rsenal series which is much more well researched.

[@davidbigbee3556]

I have a legit question. Was the 1903 Springfield a different caliber at first? I’m asking because the 30-06 caliber was developed in 1906 apparently? So what’s the significance of 06? Any help on this would be appreciated.

[@theeggman1199]

If I remember a round called the 30 ' 03 was adopted but it was troublesome so soon after they switched to the 30 '06 we all know. If I remember c&rsenal's video on the 1903 talks about it. You can find it here on KZbin

[@trinalgalaxy5943]

Originally it was chambered in 30-03. the 03 round was larger at 220 grains (vs 150 grain to 180 grain of the 06) and suffered from poor performance and wear. it also was a more flat nosed round compared to the spitzer pointed rounds of other nations and the 06. it was also a hair (1.2 mm) longer than the 06. overall the 03 is a severe question mark in how that was even accepted but the 06 was a great improvement, one that wouldnt be topped until it was modernized to the modern .308 Winchester (7.62x51 NATO).

[@davidbigbee3556]

@@trinalgalaxy5943 Thanks for the info! Mystery solved!!

[@davidbigbee3556]

I appreciate you taking the time to answer!

[@tynelson4672]

Some of the reenactment shots of Sam Woodfield is using the infield 1917 not the 1903 Springfield. Just saying.

[@leipersgreen6763]

What about the MP-18? In the last year of the war, the Germans fielded an automatic sub machine gun producing some 8,000 examples.

[@benquinney2]

Impassable wall of fire

[@ilfarmboy]

1911 45 still used by US special forces

[@l3m0nh34d117]

occasionally

[@CheesyBigMac1]

@Documentary Detective II M45A1, your clearly quite uneducated

[@robertevans9897]

Well done this man incredible courage more than I could imagine but by 1918 the German army was running out of men and supplies so the guys he was facing weren't veterans

[@larryhand7219]

I watched a documentary about Yorks feat and his spent brass was found by metal detector exactly where he described the action and the number of spent rounds found further verified his recollection of events

[@bradjohnson4787]

Who ordered that first charge. Call in artillery!

[@fratersol]

My great uncle was killed at the battle of Passchendale

[@odinsh8962]

The mg08 has a Lot of malfunctions 😵

[@abstractapproach634]

15:00 ish um that's a clip, not a magazine

[@abstractapproach634]

Fine there is an internal magazine, but tou feed it with clip, it digests the clip with an "internal magazine"

[@Railside]

how you pronnounced chauchat really bother me how did you get it so wrong its not show show.... what the hell its pronnounced like show shot

[@joshmeek5346]

Can't wait for laser blasters

[@Theegreygaming]

these re-enactments are so hokey... no slide actuations, no actual trigger pulls, dry firing machine guns and having to manually reset each shot, showing someone shooting the 1917 when they're supposed to be talking about the 1903. I liked their civil war video much better but was still pretty obvious that they weren't actually firing. I like the series, but dang they need better reenactors. also no mention of the luger, or type 30 and type 38 arisakas (Japan was there too, guys).

[@ilfarmboy]

Maxim was born an American but later in life became a British citizen

[@reggriffiths5769]

I have to say that it's pretty obvious these actors have never handled a LEE/SMLE in their lives! They made every possible error that, had they been British troops in training or in action, they would have been verbally horse-whipped. the totally uncontrolled way these actors operated the bolt and the way they fired wildly would have had the Germans pissing themselves laughing! The narrator too, seemed to side-slip the fact that, a licence was given to the US Springfield Company to produce the Lee Enfield, but broached to accept the American standard ammunition. It was interesting to note a brief clip where the soldier was using a Lee with a bayonet attacked. That bayonet was again, a Lee pattern, butit had two notches cut into the handle. This was in fact an American bayonet that only fitted the Springfield Lee. Those notches were a later refinement, and purely for identification purposes. On the battlefield, a soldier who may have needed to pick up a rifle or bayonet, whether it was British or American, and the only way he could tell the proper bayonet in either day or night, was whether or not it had the two notches. So the actor in the video was carrying the US version of both rifle and bayonet.

[@jamesmays6826]

No absolutely no it was not a 3 year war it started in July 28 1914 and ended November 11 1918 at 11 AM

[@benquinneyiii7941]

The devils paintbrush

[@matzrott92]

I think you did the 1911 a disservice by using a 9mm for the reenactment

[@andrewstickley6681]

It’s probably an 8mm blank-fire only replica

[@MyUnquenchableThirst]

I'm confused why some people had light machine guns but then the second half of the video is about bolt action rifles

[@baronbadtaste6060]

Woodville was using an m17 Enfield a british design not a springfield 03

[@commiecrusher]

That guy talking about the guns in the museum is a bit of a weirdo

[@Tarumarugan]

Museum curators strike me as ppl who are really into their historical field of choice, but not into other humans as much lolz. I sympathize 😅

[@fortnex9972]

"We'd inheritted the philippines" Funny way to see the history you have in USA!!

[@jrooney58]

Why do these documentaries constantly overstate the smle rate of fire ? 30-40 rounds per minute! Please! True, the “best” mad minutes recorded are in that range, but that is exactly that - the best achieved. Not all riflemen could achieve that rate. Moreover, that’s for one minute, and could not be sustained for any significant period of time.

[@13exxonp]

I see your point as the standard soldier would fire 15 rounds a min with smle however it’s not to often a soldier is laying in one spot for long unloading rounds. There was an instant during the war that Germans mistook English rifle fire for machine gun fire due to the rates

[@TheStephenmonroe]

@21:05 it looks like man running with M1 carbine and it's detachable box magazine. I can't think of any rifle that appears like that during WW1. But I am watching this on a cell phone.

[@pivotboy2062]

That's a G98 with a 20 round box mag, they did exist but in very limited numbers

[@Sophocles13]

Not an M1. Just a trench mag. a few different bolt guns had 'em. Since that one has a disassembly disc on the stock its a G98 as the other guy said.

[@ilfarmboy]

costed the USA $600,000 (back in 1905, today's dollars $17,742,886.36)

[@benquinneyiii7941]

Rate of fire

[@wilkinstokarev5705]

Germans encountering shotguns on the western front at 1918 against the Americans be like noo you just can't use shotguns they're inhumane! 😢 Americans be like trench broom go boom boom! 😉

[@elmonte5lim]

Well, well. A sodding advert, even before the end of the opening titles. Ever felt like someone's taking the piss?

[@bradjohnson4787]

Gee just say Browning!

[@Raph1805]

The French light machine gun Chauchat is pronounced "Sho-Sha" with an "A "as in "Cat", not "Sho-Sho". And it was indeed rubbish...

[@Nooziterp1]

I have read that it wasn't too bad till the USA adopted it chambered for 30.06, a much more powerful round that caused more parts breakages.

[@vincentlavallee2779]

@@Nooziterp1 Although I do not know the actual facts, that would make sense since the 30-06 is about 40-50% more powerful than the British .303. And think about the British using their .303 rounds in their machine guns in their airplanes in WW i and in WW II, and what a pea shooter these were, especially when compared to the .50 cal Ma Deuce the US used in all of its planes in WW II, as well as elsewhere.

[@Nooziterp1]

@@vincentlavallee2779 The muzzle velocity of 30.06 was around 2700 ft/sec, the .303 2500 ft/sec and the 8mm Lebel fired by the Chauchat 2400 ft/sec. So not much difference. But maybe the extra 300 ft/sec between the 8mm Lebel and the 30.06 was enough to make the difference between parts breaking and not breaking. Just my view. And as for the .50 cal Ma Deuce, with that big heavy bullet nothing could probably touch it for destructive power. Especially when used against a plane fuselage.

[@rachaeldangelo1337]

I thought I was pronounced like sho-shat

[@Nooziterp1]

@@rachaeldangelo1337 Maybe it should have been sho-shit.

[@benquinneyiii7941]

Impassable wall

[@janjensen4719]

the madsen 1903 ?

[@sp4cepigz174]

Smoking a doobie before going over the trench 15:00

[@theknifedude1881]

Why would you be extolling the virtues of the Springfield and showing an Enfield?

[@Calimero__]

You said that in ww1 they fought for 3 years it was 4 years

[@earlcollinsworth4914]

They're wrong! Variants of the Gewer 98 numbered some 14,000,000

[@vincentlavallee2779]

This figure probably represents those made during WW II also.

[@johnstevenson1709]

So much emphasis on machine guns so little mention of artillery misses the whole point. In fact the series in general ignores artillery.

[@ww2expert283]

Um, under the US narrative, artillery is not considered as firearms

[@TheBucketSkill]

Firearms = small arms you really came here to hear about howitzers?

[@hugobernal8882]

Did anyone else hear a girl yeal help me

[@johnjewis7395]

lol yes just as those dudes jumped out of a trench

[@johnjewis7395]

lol yes just as those dudes jumped out of a trench

[@CasZeal]

Talks about Woodfiled using the 1903 Springfield to clear German machine gun nests, but shows a 1917 Enfield instead.

[@williamforbes6291]

Wtf are they supposed to be doing with the maxim at 5 to 7 min...

[@jamesmays6826]

Oh wow explode in the chamber dang no wonder so many people are misinformed about history and things in general the chamber is where the bullet is loaded into the barrel and ready to fire there are absolutely no bullets in line with each other in the chamber just 1 bullet what he is trying to say that in the tube magazine the bullets are in a line and could strike each other in the magazine causing the magazine to explode my goodness

[@vincentlavallee2779]

I had no trouble understanding that he meant this alignment was where the rounds resided before being pulled out to fire each one. You got the impression he was saying that this was when the rounds were aligned in the barrel ready to shoot? Of course, this would make no sense.

[@WOMPITUS]

Watching that German finger fuck that machine gun gave me anxiety.

[@benquinneyiii7941]

Smelly

[@alnam1194]

Narration is a little bit weak, emphasis on the wrong words, not that varied. Otherwise very good, not perfect.

[@jackdarbyshire5888]

Not a very good documentary 😕 unless your an American who doesn't know better 😉

[@joejoe2928]

💂VETERAN SCOTS GUARDS. MY GRANDFATHER SERVED IN WW1. IN THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS. HE WAS WOUNDED IN THE LEG WHICH FOR ME AND HIM WAS A GREAT PIECE OF LUCK . A BLIGHTY WOUND .HE WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL IN BRITAIN..WHEN HE RECOVERED THEY WANTED TO SEND HIM BACK TO FRONT LINE . BUT AN NCO PRETENDED HE WAS A MACHINEST AND SENT HIM TO A FACTORY IN BRITAIN ..THIS PROBABLY SAVED HIS LIFE ..💂🙏 HE WENT ON TO JOIN THE POLICE IN 1918...LIFE AND DEATH CAN DEPEND ON GOING LEFT INSTEAD OF RIGHT...THANK YOU JESUS CHRIST MY SAVIOUR FOR SAVING HIS LIFE...💂🙏

[@clubprojects6923]

The shotguns were not that useful. Paper cased ammunition, which got soggy in trenches.

[@brittakriep2938]

Brass cartridges also existed, perhaps rare. Some notes from a german person. Up to now, german military and police forces don' t use shotguns as regular service weapon. Even today only few german soldiers or policemen are trained in shotguns, it is not allowed, to fire at persons, only to fire at doors or things. So perhaps you can understand, why people with shotguns had been seen as criminals by german forces before 1945.

[@ClintEastwoodenDoors]

If the trench shotguns weren't useful, the krauts wouldn't have cried about them being an inhumane weapon, and filed to get them banned under the Geneva convention.

[@TheBucketSkill]

@@ClintEastwoodenDoors I thought it couldn't be true as well,. but did you read what he said? Paper shells. What the fuck were they thinking...

[@TheBucketSkill]

@@brittakriep2938 Yea, i've noticed in general that shotguns don't seem to be a german thing.

[@BamBamBigelow..]

God forbid any conscripts have to charge an enemy nowadays, I'm not sure a tank will suffice 😳

[@jamesmays6826]

A very inaccurate documentary mustard gas exposure then being pulled out of combat is a injury come on now

[@williamforbes6291]

Wtf is a "show show" machine gun?

[@brittakriep2938]

French Chauchat machine gun :-)

[@Sophocles13]

Who the hell did you film to get your Maxim/Mg08 footage??? Every damn round was a jam and they were slewing the thing around like they were the gunner in the back of an early biplane! What the actual hell? That's a damn insult to historical use of the weapon. I mean if that's how they were in war, soldiers could go against them with sling stones and come out on top! So awful I had to stop watching!

[@goodwingames3410]

So much info is just plain wrong

[@gregoryirwin5136]

Who is the hippie at the Army Reserve Museum?? Did anyone notice that he REALLY needs to be totally versed on nomenclature?? He was using a 1903 with the Pederson device cutout in the receiver...could have been a little more clear on the adoption of the '03, and why there was the change for the type of spitzer round and formal adoption of smokeless powder in 1906. He really needs to be precise on the weapon details and history, plus give the reasons behind the lack of the capability of the US armories to produce the Springfield, and the actual better US issued battle rifle, the US 1917 Enfield story. He would be more believable if he GOT A HAIRCUT!! And not act like the rifle was a snake that could bite him.

[@spikespa5208]

Tell that to Ian.

[@gregoryirwin5136]

@@spikespa5208 Ian is channeling his inner Buffalo Bill Cody/ Gen, Geo. A Custer...not going to offend the general or military scout..

[@tonyspaghetti9043]

boomer rage lmao

[@johnhudghton2287]

I'm just bemused by his taste in ties. Looks straight out of the 70's

[@tommydavenport9048]

THE YOUNG FELLOW SHOWING AND DEMONSTRATING THE WEAPONS, NEEDS TO STOP SAYING "UH" EVERY OTHER WORD. HE SHOULD TAKE A PUBLIC SPEAKING COURSE SO THAT HE LEARNS TO SPEAK MORE PROFESSIONALLY, IF HE IS GOING ON WORLD WIDE TELEVISION TO SPEAK TO AND WITH THE PUBLIC...

[@LubosMudrak]

Why are you so... uh... angry about it?

[@benquinney2]

Should have copied the lee enfieldb

[@sshep86]

So. Americans gonna try it here too? They invented the machine gun? These try hards really do try hard.

[@willthurman9022]

Sure, what rapid fire weapon system care before the Gatling?

[@sshep86]

@@willthurman9022 The Puckle gun. Invented by James Puckle around 1718. Pretty much only used on Navy ships, but it was referred to as a machine gun long before the Gatling or Maxim.

[@sshep86]

I mean, the Gatling used pretty much the same principle as the Puckle gun. With a hand crank mechanism. I guess it's fair to say the Maxim was the first ever gas operated machine gun (modern machine gun), but it certainly wasn't the first machine gun.

[@willthurman9022]

@@sshep86 aye, I assumed someone would bring that up. But considering the Puckle gun doesn’t use a self contained cartridge, and couldn’t be used in the same roles as machine guns don’t think it meets the criteria to be one. Repeating weapon? Sure. Agreed though on neither Gatling or Puckle being technically at least, machine guns. Maxim for first MG I can live with.

[@brittakriep2938]

@@willthurman9022 : In late medieval era, multibarelled Orgelgeschütze (organ guns) had been known in Germany and other european countries. Some rare times small bore cannons had been used, where there had been many layers of small barrels. You could use it with more ore fewer layers.