Mauser C98: The System That Cost Paul Mauser an Eye

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    One of Paul Mauser's lifelong projects was the design of a semiautomatic rifle for the German military. He would go through a multitude of different designs searching for something that would be sufficiently reliable, durable, and simple - and ultimately he would never fulfill the goal. But his efforts left us a trail of very interesting prototypes!
    In 1898 he conceived this sort of flapper-locked system, on a short recoil action. It is actually a pretty clever system mechanically, but apparently lacked sufficient protection against an out of battery detonation. In 1901, one of the C98 rifles of this pattern (but not this specific gun) suffered an out of battery detonation while Mauser was firing it, and the explosion broke his finger and took his left eye. After this experience, Mauser would not give up on his search for a military selfloader, but his subsequent designs (like the long-recoil C02 pattern) would have a much greater emphasis on mechanical safety.
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Komentáře • 452

  • @epl803
    @epl803 Před 5 lety +1798

    "...changed his view on rifle safety" pun intended?

  • @colarisaka
    @colarisaka Před 5 lety +862

    Interesting fact: Peter Paul Mauser's son-in-law just happened to be a surgeon of Opthalmology. His son-in-law removed the destroyed eye.

    • @zacmorgenstern7370
      @zacmorgenstern7370 Před 5 lety +166

      Thank goodness you didnt say "fun fact"

    • @Midnightspecia1
      @Midnightspecia1 Před 5 lety +115

      Right? I got a tiny bit of metal shaving in my eye a few years ago. Had to go to the hospital to have it removed...It was one of the most painful things I’ve been through. Even after they took it out it still felt like it was still digging into my skull.

    • @colarisaka
      @colarisaka Před 5 lety +80

      Lux Libertas Eye injuries are no fun!

    • @nicholaspatton5590
      @nicholaspatton5590 Před 5 lety +91

      Mauser: I will just put some ice on it.
      Son in law: No Dad, you need to have your eye removed.

    • @paulshayter1113
      @paulshayter1113 Před 5 lety +16

      Midnightspecia1, I know what you mean. Really sucks driving with and eye patch when you're not used to the difference in depth perception.

  • @Gilmaris
    @Gilmaris Před 5 lety +847

    Paul Mauser's mother probably told him that would happen.

  • @lucycarr6065
    @lucycarr6065 Před 5 lety +566

    "It had a serious impact on Mausers view" You don't say?

  • @HALO-2304
    @HALO-2304 Před 5 lety +185

    "It's all fun and games until someone looses an eye." -Paul Mauser

  • @dentistguba
    @dentistguba Před 5 lety +157

    At least he no longer had to worry about the whole 'close one eye when aiming' debate.

    • @JohnDoe-iw7zc
      @JohnDoe-iw7zc Před 5 lety +2

      Im still confused what the benefit is supposed to be from keeping both open.

    • @dentistguba
      @dentistguba Před 5 lety +18

      @@JohnDoe-iw7zc just situational awareness in actual combat really, can see movement in peripheral vision and also I suppose you can use holdover at long range and see past the sights. If your gun has a lot of recoil you might find it easier to keep a target picture and see if what you shot at went down. Binocular vision could be useful within around 60 meters if your target is camouflaged but most soldiers would just be point shooting by then I'd think.

    • @JohnDoe-iw7zc
      @JohnDoe-iw7zc Před 5 lety +3

      @@dentistguba well i always see double when ive tryed both open lol it seems to hurt my shooting on bow, gun, sligshot everything. Anything i might be doinf wrong

    • @dELTA13579111315
      @dELTA13579111315 Před 4 lety +3

      @@JohnDoe-iw7zc I'm a year late, but assuming you're right handed you want to aim with the left image. I can aim well enough with both eyes open unless I'm holding a small gun like a Beretta 950, but at the close ranges that would be used I figure I could still hit my target with both eyes open

    • @JohnDoe-iw7zc
      @JohnDoe-iw7zc Před 4 lety +3

      @@dELTA13579111315 ok how in the fuck? How do you aim with your left image if that comes from your left eye which isn't lined up to the sights / optic. Having two eyes open is just distracting for me and it feels like all of you are skrewing with me to an extent lol

  • @PristineTX
    @PristineTX Před 5 lety +438

    Damn... look at that joinery on the forend of the stock. Late 19th Century woodworkers were ridiculously skilled. So glad we live in the age of HD video so we can see those details in your videos, Ian.

    • @wizardofahhhs759
      @wizardofahhhs759 Před 5 lety +34

      PristineTX The entire rifle has a nice, clean detail to it. You won't find that on today's guns that's for sure.

    • @finnISHY
      @finnISHY Před 5 lety +9

      @@joshuakarmann7488 no quite impressive really no doubt mass produced rifles wherent made by skilled artisans but smaller production scale rifles certainly where

    • @finnISHY
      @finnISHY Před 5 lety +8

      @@wizardofahhhs759 sorta a shame most nations have dropped wood for metal and plastic

    • @wizardofahhhs759
      @wizardofahhhs759 Před 5 lety +7

      ZIZEK FOR PRESIDENT Yep, there was a lot more "hands on" work to these guns 100+ years ago. This kind of work is considered custom today.

    • @ILikeToLaughAtYou
      @ILikeToLaughAtYou Před 5 lety +8

      I wish we lived in the age of ridiculously skilled woodworkers so we wouldn’t have to watch it though HD video lol

  • @Zajuts149
    @Zajuts149 Před 5 lety +113

    *Cue Music: "Don't go chasing self-loaders" by Paul 'Left-Eye' Mauser*

    • @michaeldriggers7681
      @michaeldriggers7681 Před 5 lety +2

      I know the gun's gonna be your way or nothing at all, but that bolt is moving too fast

  • @grifter3680
    @grifter3680 Před 5 lety +325

    Lost an eye?
    Bet he didn't see that coming

    • @Moorcin
      @Moorcin Před 5 lety +9

      Did is the past participle of do. Since he already used a past participle he doesn't need to use past participle form of the main verb in the sentence.
      Hence 'He didn't (did not) see it coming is the correct form' (the person this was directed at has deleted the post)

    • @pancakeheaven8262
      @pancakeheaven8262 Před 5 lety +4

      I didn't see that pun incoming.

    • @Zretgul_timerunner
      @Zretgul_timerunner Před 5 lety +1

      @@Moorcin r/wooosh

    • @Moorcin
      @Moorcin Před 5 lety +2

      @Daniel, The person I was responding to deleted their comment it wasn't to the main poster mate

    • @MrCarGuy
      @MrCarGuy Před 5 lety +1

      @@Moorcin Allow me to correct you now. After the word "comment" you need a semicolon. You also left a period off the end.

  • @arnekrug939
    @arnekrug939 Před 5 lety +177

    90%- jokes about Mauser loosing his eye
    5%- nice looking rifle
    5%- Ian is gun jesus

    • @trashaimgamer7822
      @trashaimgamer7822 Před 5 lety +5

      Which gun would Jesus use?

    • @kabob0077
      @kabob0077 Před 5 lety +5

      Philly Grea What mortar is Jesus preferred? British, American, Russian, or German?

  • @weasle2904
    @weasle2904 Před 5 lety +66

    I thought that "The System that Cost Paul Mauser an Eye" was a metaphor for something bad that happened because of the design for possible patent infringement or potential safety hazards for the buyers.
    But he actually, legit, lost his left eye from this rifle exploding.

  • @twothreebravo
    @twothreebravo Před 5 lety +28

    "You'll put your eye out!"
    -Paul Mauser's Mom

  • @nateweter4012
    @nateweter4012 Před 5 lety +19

    “It affected his view of firearm safety” Nicely done. Also, my favorite rifle is the Gewehr 41(m) and it’s interesting to see some likeness.

  • @kenhelmers2603
    @kenhelmers2603 Před 5 lety +8

    The machining and fit of that 'test' gun is better than some production guns - very cool. Thanks Ian :)

  • @peterpayne2720
    @peterpayne2720 Před rokem +9

    It is really cool to see an early Mauser design. I had no idea they were tinkering with semiautomatic designs so early. I like the aesthetics of this rifle, the magazine and trigger guard remind me of the C96 Pistol. I wonder what about this rifle didn't work enough for Mauser to try offering it to the military.

  • @rickyracestrickland8927
    @rickyracestrickland8927 Před 2 lety +5

    The fit and finish is outstanding!!! That's a nice looking rifle

  • @jasonirwin4631
    @jasonirwin4631 Před 5 lety +30

    Ian are you trying to make bad puns. This type of rifle took Mauser his eye so it changed his view on gun safety.

  • @_ArsNova
    @_ArsNova Před 3 lety +18

    I know I'm very late to this video, and Ian did a great overview of the mechanics, but why exactly was this never adopted? What were the weaknesses and failings of this particular flapper-delayed system?

  • @SuperZipzapman
    @SuperZipzapman Před 5 lety +332

    WEAR GOGGLES YOUR EYES ARE PRECIOUS. 30 SECONDS TO PUT ON GLASSES SAVES A LIFETIME OF NO DEPTH PERCEPTION.

    • @ADRay1999
      @ADRay1999 Před 5 lety +30

      In today’s world it is but back then it wasn’t

    • @wolfsworkshop9095
      @wolfsworkshop9095 Před 5 lety +9

      yup, that's true, i mean, now i always wear them after i lost my right eye (lukily i'm left dominant)

    • @warrentb1
      @warrentb1 Před 5 lety +4

      And hospital bills!

    • @JohnDoe-iw7zc
      @JohnDoe-iw7zc Před 5 lety +17

      Umm my grandfather was a machinist and he was working on a spring loaded system of some sort it broke and it had enough force to go through his safety glasses and he lost his right eye (well the vision in it)

    • @bearblazingbachmann3699
      @bearblazingbachmann3699 Před 5 lety +4

      Sure.Back then :-)

  • @dbmail545
    @dbmail545 Před 5 lety +5

    I like that rear sight. I have used tangent style square notch sights mounted to the rear like an aperture sight and found them quite usable.

  • @terrydiller
    @terrydiller Před 5 lety +6

    Ian digresses, then; "Well, that's a digression we won't get into today"... Don't ever change, man.

  • @paxwax1
    @paxwax1 Před 2 lety +1

    “Hey fireplace guy, how many one of a kind guns do you own?” FPG “Yes.”

  • @Deedeedee137
    @Deedeedee137 Před 2 lety +4

    This seems like a perfectly reasonable action I wonder why I've never seen anything else like it

    • @nickloven6728
      @nickloven6728 Před 2 lety +3

      I would bet this action in some way inspired the G3's roller delay system.

    • @MartinMizner
      @MartinMizner Před 9 měsíci +1

      Sad it was lost to the time

  • @yelocalwierdo2440
    @yelocalwierdo2440 Před 4 lety +6

    "its because of that goddamn rotary phone of his"

  • @blueband8114
    @blueband8114 Před 5 lety +1

    Good grief, that is stunning. The workmanship.

  • @portathegamer4657
    @portathegamer4657 Před 5 lety +3

    It's so amazing to see such an old rifle in pretty much mint condition. Excellent!

  • @the_lancaster_libertarian

    Man, thats cool! I love seeing turn of the century designs. These men really were creative. I'm geeking out over this!

  • @mazkact
    @mazkact Před 5 lety +11

    Very elegant. Hard to believe an out of battery safety was not incorporated in the design.

    • @megachimp2537
      @megachimp2537 Před 5 lety +6

      It makes sense to me, considering that it is a very early self loading rifle and out of battery safeties are not nearly as relevant on manual repeating rifles.
      It is due to incident that out of battery safeties are pretty much universal today

    • @mazkact
      @mazkact Před 5 lety +2

      Touche Mon Friar.

    • @dj1NM3
      @dj1NM3 Před 5 lety +5

      It is very easy to believe that it's obvious in retrospect, but if you're that guy making one of the first of a new type, then there are some things which only become obvious after an accident.

    • @Uryendel
      @Uryendel Před 5 lety +1

      It's not incorporate in the mauser 91 who can be shoot without the bolt locked, so that doesn't surprise me that much

  • @elliottg5987
    @elliottg5987 Před 5 lety +3

    Beautifully kept rifle, stunning.

  • @Dieselkraftwerk
    @Dieselkraftwerk Před 5 lety

    The built quality Looks absolutely amazing!

  • @HaloGrunt
    @HaloGrunt Před 5 lety +1

    Awesome Video! I never knew this gun existed. keep up the awesome work!

  • @keenanmcbreen7073
    @keenanmcbreen7073 Před 5 lety

    The cycling of the action is very aesthetically pleasing, very cool design.

  • @worldtraveler930
    @worldtraveler930 Před 5 lety +42

    And Now we know the origin of
    "Hay kid you'll shoot your eye out "
    😉

  • @massimothetrog7111
    @massimothetrog7111 Před 7 měsíci

    120+ years old and still beautiful.

  • @TorquilBletchleySmythe
    @TorquilBletchleySmythe Před 4 lety +4

    Wonderful action. I suspect a small modification to the firing pin mechanism would have negated the misfire issue. We're there any other problems with the flapper action? I don't see why this could not be developed for modern usage otherwise.

  • @kaffykathy8729
    @kaffykathy8729 Před 5 lety +9

    "You'll shoot your eye out, kid."

  • @MisteriosGloriosos922
    @MisteriosGloriosos922 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for letting us know, good work!!!

  • @justsomeamerican2301
    @justsomeamerican2301 Před 5 lety +8

    "the last time i trusted someone i lost an eye"

  • @datsuna6585
    @datsuna6585 Před 5 lety +32

    The gun that made paul mauser
    ARRRRRRRR

  • @SafetyProMalta
    @SafetyProMalta Před 5 lety

    Superb condition rifle and so solid looking.

  • @luontodokumenttejakaikenik5220

    Good to see you doing great, we love you

  • @whatTheFup
    @whatTheFup Před 5 lety

    Nice, just been watching C&Rsenals videos on the Mauser 71, and saw a comment on one of them that he built one in rage that cost him his eye, good timeing

  • @b.griffin317
    @b.griffin317 Před 5 lety +4

    its amazing that technology evolved so fast back then you could go from the mauaser '71 to this in less than 30 years.

    • @RyTrapp0
      @RyTrapp0 Před 5 lety

      Meanwhile, the US military went from the M1 Garand to an inferior M1 Gara... I mean, the "M14"... in the same time frame

  • @mcgavin098
    @mcgavin098 Před 2 lety +1

    I read somewhere that the accident was what made him design the large ring K98 with the beefed up action.

  • @nicksande6880
    @nicksande6880 Před 5 lety +139

    Paul Mausarrrrr
    Sorry, i'll see myself out xD
    Interesting rifle though^^

  • @thelongslowgoodbye
    @thelongslowgoodbye Před 5 lety +15

    It's interesting how Mauser chose the 6x57mm cartridge which is similar to more modern cartridges like the 6.5mm Remington Magnum which was from the 1960's. It seems like Mauser was looking for a high performance rifle with a flatter shooting trajectory.

    • @Neuttah
      @Neuttah Před 5 lety +5

      It's not that the militaries of the times weren't thinking about it, it's just that shit kept coming up, and they _really_ didn't wanna have fork over the cash and effort required to change out their entire weapons stockpile just as a certain massive conflict seems likely.

    • @RyTrapp0
      @RyTrapp0 Před 5 lety +6

      Don't forget that military doctrine & strategy of the day that drove the way that rifles were used on the battlefield is often what directly influenced choices like ammunition specs - and this typically gets left out of the "...how dumb were they to not know that an intermediate is the ONLY right choice in all of rifle history ever!!!" 20/20 discussions. A complete & utter lack of perspective of historical happenings typically leads contemporary humans to believe that the previous generations were a bunch of "dumb dumbs" that couldn't see the obvious, and that each and every person today is just oh so much smarter than their forefathers.
      The actual legitimate instances of militaries royally fucking up such choices as cartridge type/power - such as the good ol' red, white, n' blue NATO 7.62 - are actually few & far between(and often quickly corrected within pretty short order - ala NATO 5.56...).
      Go watch some C&Rsenal for thoroughly explained examples of military doctrine driving what many today just assume is a "dumb" choice(and, mind you, I'm not claiming that of anyone in here in particular). For example, volley fire accuracy, what with targets placed hundreds of yards down range almost PARALLEL to the ground(yea, NO SHIT! LOL), was a very standard & important test within rifle trials of the mid-late 1800s. And, mind you, volley fire was a necessary doctrine because of, 1) literal fog of war caused by old school black powder, and, 2) the utter lack of direct fire accuracy of so many of those early(yet at the time 'cutting edge') rifles.
      And of course, if volley fire is a critical military doctrine, then you're going to want a big, powerful round - such as .50 caliber, propelled by a truck load of black powder out of a big ol' 24" barrel.
      Obviously this wasn't quite THAT dramatic by the very late 1800s/early 1900s, but it certainly demonstrates the way that one or two variables can knock over the dominoes that lead to what today often appears to be the "wrong" choice.
      So, while one might say that Paul Mauser's choice of a very modern appearing intermediate cartridge was 'ahead of its time', another might say that it's nothing more than one of many reasons why his auto loading rifle wasn't adopted.

    • @razor1uk610
      @razor1uk610 Před 5 lety +1

      Very true Ry, well pointed out & nicely paragraphed too.

  • @grimmig7098
    @grimmig7098 Před 5 lety

    This rifle looks absolutely gorgeous.

  • @monkeymonk2278
    @monkeymonk2278 Před 3 lety

    Fascinating mechanical design.

  • @knutdergroe9757
    @knutdergroe9757 Před 5 lety

    What a AWESOME,
    rifle(firearm development history) to see....
    Growing up as a lover of Mauser firearms. That is just,
    AWESOME !

  • @MordredSimp
    @MordredSimp Před 3 lety

    It seems like a fascinating rifle that has an interesting action, however it's hard to imagine it actually firing

  • @cdn2201
    @cdn2201 Před 5 lety +8

    What an amazing gun it's so impressive

  • @DomoKuchikan
    @DomoKuchikan Před 3 lety

    It sounds amazing when you cycle this rifle!

  • @philp.3978
    @philp.3978 Před 5 lety

    Cool video. Thanks.

  • @templatename2006
    @templatename2006 Před 3 lety

    Quite an eye opening system for a rifle

  • @jamesvalentine2845
    @jamesvalentine2845 Před 5 lety

    Beautiful rifle.

  • @robertnrobretual2749
    @robertnrobretual2749 Před 5 lety

    I didn't realize this was just put out today. I just watched the video on the sporter the other day.

  • @Thrawnmulus
    @Thrawnmulus Před 5 lety +2

    That's a cool thing I never noticed before, flappers locks are really similar in operation to roller locks. Is there any benefit to flappers over rollers though?

  • @shawn6723
    @shawn6723 Před 5 lety

    as always, excellent video! but Ian, randomly could you toss the nostalgic into music back in! 😂

  • @Dread_Not
    @Dread_Not Před 5 lety

    Ian, when are you making a documentary about the Mauser family? I would love to have a historical analysis of the origins of the little machine shop in Oberndorf!

  • @ulfedlund884
    @ulfedlund884 Před 5 lety +1

    - now we talk perfection ... love it

  • @PistolManiac100
    @PistolManiac100 Před 5 lety

    Always interesting.

  • @p.cake7434
    @p.cake7434 Před 3 lety +2

    Pirate gun man

  • @MrScottylarue1
    @MrScottylarue1 Před 5 lety

    Beautiful!!!

  • @criffermaclennan
    @criffermaclennan Před 5 lety

    The engineering skill, the carpentry skill, outstanding craftsmanship

  • @pillowsocket
    @pillowsocket Před 5 lety +1

    Off topic but I bought my 1st garand today, very happy.

  • @matejmatej3554
    @matejmatej3554 Před 5 lety +48

    It looks good how come it wasn't successful rifle? What did it flop? He should just make sure it wouldn't be able to shoot if it was not fully locked
    P.S support your favorite guns channels and try to post your comments on every video just to show CZcams we matter and gun Community is strong

    • @Vincent-S
      @Vincent-S Před 5 lety +13

      It flopped when it popped and spooked Paul about the dangers and possibilies of out of battery detonations in self loaders.
      If that happened to me back then, I'd go "fuck that" and do what he did and drop the short recoil try and do everything I can to prevent any more cartridges from popping out of battery and save many a trooper's finger and eyes.

    • @wingracer1614
      @wingracer1614 Před 5 lety +7

      Pop quiz. How many successful military rifles (rifles only, not pistols or heavy machine guns or what have you) can you name that were short recoil operated? Or flapper locked? There's your answer.

    • @Marc83Aus
      @Marc83Aus Před 5 lety +2

      The problem was a cartridge detonating before being fully locked into the chamber, I imagine after that accident Mouser basically shelved the entire rifle and went straight to designing one which couldn't possibly do that again.

    • @ericjohnson2024
      @ericjohnson2024 Před 5 lety +2

      Gwer 43 and the Johnson Rifle.

  • @VeraceSzK
    @VeraceSzK Před 5 lety

    Woah, that's really cool.

  • @mickymcfarts5792
    @mickymcfarts5792 Před 5 lety +4

    Effected his VIEW of rifle safety lol

  • @thegoldencaulk2742
    @thegoldencaulk2742 Před 5 lety +16

    Honestly if you squint, this thing looks like a Kammerlader

    • @johndough8413
      @johndough8413 Před 5 lety +8

      A camel ladder?

    • @StepSherpa
      @StepSherpa Před 5 lety

      I have to agree. Magazine ruins it a bit

    • @stephenbond1990
      @stephenbond1990 Před 5 lety +1

      Magazine and trigger guard resemble the commission rifle

    • @wingracer1614
      @wingracer1614 Před 5 lety

      I was going to say you're crazy but then I squinted and it kinda does. Just a little

    • @joeyjojojrshabadoo7462
      @joeyjojojrshabadoo7462 Před 5 lety +1

      Interesting choice of words considering

  • @zacht9447
    @zacht9447 Před 5 lety

    This is a really cool gun hopefully we can get better ammo now that's less prone to detonations like that

  • @Blitz350
    @Blitz350 Před 5 lety

    The craftsmanship is incredible. And on a prototype nonetheless!

  • @24kachina
    @24kachina Před 5 lety

    Interesting that the rear sight is located at the back of the receiver, providing a much longer sight radius than most military rifles of this era, perhaps one of the first to do so????? Beautiful piece of craftsmanship.

  • @TheWilldrick
    @TheWilldrick Před 5 lety

    1:42 "...serious impact on Mauser's view(...)" The pun! it hurts!

  • @Alexx120493
    @Alexx120493 Před 5 lety

    For a Prototype this things quality is insane. It looks better than some production rifles

  • @hschan5976
    @hschan5976 Před 5 lety +13

    The rifle that turned Mauser into Wotan

  • @samuelclayton4405
    @samuelclayton4405 Před 5 lety

    Cool rifle man.

  • @andrewjacobson243
    @andrewjacobson243 Před 5 lety

    Very cool. I’m always curious on the value of these ultra rare guns

  • @bloodsnow00
    @bloodsnow00 Před 5 lety

    Hey Ian I might have asked this before, but similar thing to the m47 Medusa that was......it was a thing, Have you seen, or used the chiappa x-caliber? Its a m6 survival type setup but you can order with it the barrel inserts, so it goes from 12 gauge over 22lr to whatever insert you put in the top barrel, and those inserts come in 357mag/38spl, 9mm, .380, 40 s&w, 44mag, 45 acp, 410/45LC and 20 gauge. If you have not seen or used one, I would love to see you do a video one it, preferably with range testing included. Id love to see what you think after hands on experience.
    Thanks.

  • @RyTrapp0
    @RyTrapp0 Před 5 lety +1

    What I believe is the most incredible aspect of auto loader/semi-auto rifle design history & evolution is that, at the conceivable end/"ideal conclusion" of the concept(which is essentially the AR and, arguably, the AK platforms of today), the answer to the basic fundamentals was right in front of EVERYONE's face - an automation of the bolt action rifle. This is all that a modern rotating bolt gas operated rifle action is, it's a conventional box magazine fed bolt action(rotating bolt utilizing locking lugs with conventional extraction & ejection) that is operated by gas pressure instead of the human hand & arm - at its most basic fundamentals, it's nothing more than an automated bolt action, and no other system has yet proven superior.
    We essentially watched a half century of work on a specific type of machine just to see it come full circle.
    Now, with that said, perfection is boring, while imperfection is much more interesting - what we've become accustomed to naming "character" because many are seemingly uncomfortable admitting that they prefer the flawed rather than the flawless. Myself, while I LOVE the odd & unusual(AKA, the so horribly flawed that they're now considered "rare" today just because they were surpassed by the functionally superior opposition, like this rather spectacular Mauser), I absolutely ADORE the roller locks, what a beautiful mechanism! But, there's still a reason why repeating rifles ended up with rotating bolt actions, and not a manually operated roller locks(...but, HOW COOL!!!) - just as the auto-loaders also ended up with rotating bolt actions.
    Talk about "over thinking it" just a bit - only toolem' a half to two-thirds of a century to rediscover what the obvious(seriously, is there a manually operated mass produced rifle of the last 75 or so years that ISN'T a bolt action?)! And, all they had to do was go hunting...

  • @cg8212
    @cg8212 Před 5 lety +1

    Does this remind anyone else of looking at a roller - delayed system in reverse a bit? With a little bit of reworking with that in mind, we might have a rifle here. Let's say inside the "barrel beach extension" the flappers, instead of adding a delay in a gas action like an H&K, act as a disconnector for a floating firing pin (think a 80 series 1911).

    • @dj1NM3
      @dj1NM3 Před 5 lety

      Or, alternatively: have the barrel fixed in position and the bolt carrier with flap-wedge actuated by a gas-piston.

  • @FakeGuthix01
    @FakeGuthix01 Před 5 lety

    Hi Ian, could you consider showcasing a Nagant 1910 revolver? It was a prototype of the M1895 that was swing-out. Only a couple thousand were made but I'm sure you could get your hands on one. :D

  • @yomaze2009
    @yomaze2009 Před 5 lety

    What a cool design. Too bad it took an eye and a finger. As always Ian, really enjoyed my morning cup o weapons history!

  • @rasmuswellejus2809
    @rasmuswellejus2809 Před 5 lety

    What a nice riffle!

  • @jotjotpoland2696
    @jotjotpoland2696 Před 5 lety +1

    1:38 "(…) this had a serious impact on Mausers view (…)"

  • @trevillyan5515
    @trevillyan5515 Před 5 lety

    Paul Mauser is my favorite cycloptic gun designer

  • @ADRay1999
    @ADRay1999 Před 5 lety +84

    So Mauser became a cyclops.

    • @Papperlapappmaul
      @Papperlapappmaul Před 5 lety +6

      That's not how it works, I'm afraid.

    • @Raygun222
      @Raygun222 Před 5 lety +9

      @@Papperlapappmaul
      That's exactly how it works.

    • @estebancinardi45
      @estebancinardi45 Před 5 lety +9

      You mean pirate, don't you?

    • @ADRay1999
      @ADRay1999 Před 5 lety +7

      Esteban Cinardi: whatever floats your boat

    • @AndrewSmith-cn3nw
      @AndrewSmith-cn3nw Před 5 lety

      @@ADRay1999 Floats your pirate ship, after shooting your eye out with a C98

  • @ENCHANTMEN_
    @ENCHANTMEN_ Před 3 lety +1

    Losing an eye must have been especially hard on a gunsmith. I hope he learned to shoot with his other one.

  • @admiralpercy
    @admiralpercy Před 5 lety

    I've always wanted the rifle that took Mauser's eye.

  • @bitfreakazoid
    @bitfreakazoid Před 5 lety +1

    "We have our front trunnion encasement."
    So it is written, so shall it be done.

  • @ticket2space
    @ticket2space Před 2 měsíci

    Ians COLD 🤣 the rifle blew up in Mausers face, costing him an eye and Ian says "it had a serious impact that effected the way he looked at rifles"

  • @si_vis_pacempara_bellum4906

    Maybe the safety is like a Mauser 98k, where all the way right is fire, middle is disconnected trigger but bolt can still be operated, and all the way left is safe, no trigger connection and no bolt operation?

  • @jacksonbacon2589
    @jacksonbacon2589 Před 5 lety

    Good lord i want one of these... how much would a beauty like this cost?

  • @estebancinardi45
    @estebancinardi45 Před 5 lety +1

    Hey Ian, I wasn't able to find the video about the C02, would you mind to put a link to it somewhere, please?

    • @tlem95meR
      @tlem95meR Před 5 lety +2

      czcams.com/video/w5F22ri_L5g/video.html

  • @Don_Valentino
    @Don_Valentino Před 5 lety +11

    Mauser's daughter: built a new locking system?
    mr. Mauser : Yes
    Mauser's daughter: What did it cost?
    mr. Mauser : Everything (i could see with my left eye)

  • @Nulrom
    @Nulrom Před 5 lety +3

    Can you please post the link of the video of the Mauser co2?

  • @tsurokigaarai
    @tsurokigaarai Před 5 lety

    How cool is that? 1 of only 4 known to exist!

  • @JohnSmith-xv2ob
    @JohnSmith-xv2ob Před 5 lety

    I knew you lived in Arizona but I didn't know you lived on Tucson! Ian you are like one of my idols, we gotta hit the range together!
    By the way, if you want to do a video on the SKS, I will lend you my SKS to do so.

  • @FartInhalerSlamPoetry
    @FartInhalerSlamPoetry Před 5 lety

    When a gun transcends the definition of firearm and become art.

  • @Godzilla691138MW3
    @Godzilla691138MW3 Před 5 lety

    Yeah, I think I better start wearing eye protection from now on whenever I go shooting.

  • @Arditi1922
    @Arditi1922 Před 5 lety

    Love your channel and all the work you do, but I feel lack of shooting this beauty's in your videos :/