" With this revolver you can stop a tiger." " The king of the jungle? " " No, I meant the tank. "

@oscargustavoarcosruiz8793

4 жыл бұрын

XD XD XD

@danehutchins3845

4 жыл бұрын

According to Jake the Snake on the Joe Rogan pod cast its still not enough to stop Haku.

@ajvanmarle

4 жыл бұрын

"Do you feel lucky, tiger? Well, do you?"

@oscargustavoarcosruiz8793

4 жыл бұрын

@@ajvanmarle XD XD XD

@Apis4

4 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I believe there was a Victorian era Scotland Yard detective that carried one of these, they called him "Disheveled Henry." "Do you feel fortunate, me old son?"

@tomarmstrong1297

2 жыл бұрын

I want a Disheveled Henry film.

@wayneantoniazzi2706

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomarmstrong1297 I forgot about "Disheveled Henry!" Thanks for reminding me!

@bsrtdsquard

10 ай бұрын

Surely it would be dishevelled Harold?

@wayneantoniazzi2706

10 ай бұрын

@@bsrtdsquard Possibly, but remember the Brits also use "Harry" as a nickname for "Henry." There the line "Harry the king" from the Saint Crispin's Day speech in Shakespeare's "Henry the Fifth," also Henry VIII has been called "King Harry."

@bsrtdsquard

10 ай бұрын

@@wayneantoniazzi2706 good point 👍

"Break action for rapid reloading" Needing to rapidly reload a .577 is like needing to rapidly reload Enola Gay

@raico6890

3 жыл бұрын

What if you are fighting the whole jungle?

@jesuschrist.3349

Жыл бұрын

@@raico6890 *”If That’s Happenin’ Then Your Wining’ A War Against Nature”*

@TheCompleteMental

Жыл бұрын

Just in case you miss and accidently take out some poor island in the pacific

@kevinoliver3083

11 ай бұрын

In this case rapid reloading means a week after you shot it. When your sprained wrist feels better.

"It only has 5 shots" You know if it isnt dead after shooting it with 5 shots from that thing then its probably not meant to die

@mikereger1186

4 жыл бұрын

AINGELPROJECT667 - happily no real Kaiiju have ever been spotted.

@karkkosvolfe

4 жыл бұрын

You didn't try hard enough. Do have another go old chap!

@Mrclish5000

4 жыл бұрын

True story

@movessmitt6427

4 жыл бұрын

This is one of the only times I'll up and agree with the "If you can't kill it with 5..." sentiment.

@killer1963daddy

3 жыл бұрын

Close......if you don't kill it with 4, number 5 is for yourself.

"This is a Pryse stopping pistol." Good thing I'm not named Pryse.

@laundrysauce234

3 жыл бұрын

This is the most underrated shit I’ve read

@mattisenberger4042

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, no kidding. Glad they only made a hundred and can't find the other ninety nine....

@thesunflowerseedenthusiast2481

10 ай бұрын

If this were the only thing capable of stopping me, I'd love to be named Bryce

American: "I carry a .45 because Samuel Colt doesn't make a .46." Brit: *coughs politely*

@cisurgency8195

5 жыл бұрын

and this is why we now carry .50 BMG ... oh wait ... you know what? the hospital bill and pain isn't worth it ...

@nathanbrown8680

5 жыл бұрын

@@cisurgency8195 Just wait until someone clones velociraptors. Then you'll be sorry.

@cisurgency8195

5 жыл бұрын

@@nathanbrown8680 Oh ... oh shit sir you are right! I have to pack my 45-70 quick!

@greenranger1983

5 жыл бұрын

Nathan Brown Velociraptor mongolnesis was only about four feet tall and six feet long weighing roughly forty pounds or so. The dinosaur you're thinking of is Utahraptor. Jurassic Park got more wrong about dinosaurs than it got right.

@greenranger1983

5 жыл бұрын

Nathan Brown Velociraptor mongolnesis was only about four feet tall and six feet long weighing roughly forty pounds or so. Think Nile monitor not Komodo dragon. The animal they called velociraptor in Jurassic Park was actually a Deinonychus.

**Thoughtfully lights pipe** **Aims** **BOOM!!!** **Monocle plops out into sherry glass** "I say! That's somewhat lively. The bullet skimmed the entirety of Lake Windemere! Cuthbert, do have a go!""

@inhumanfilth681

5 жыл бұрын

Jolly good show my fine sir

@kingk7832

5 жыл бұрын

I do say old boy, what a spiffing yarn

@ihcfn

5 жыл бұрын

Sips 25yr old single malt, rather good old boy!

@ArcturusOTE

5 жыл бұрын

**NYEEEEESH**

@MrHws5mp

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed Sir. In fact, I would venture to suggest that it goes somewhat beyond 'lively' and may fairly be described as 'rambunctious'.

This gun will stop tigers, elephants, tanks, battleships, glaciers, continental drift, the expansion of the universe, time ...

@patrykkotkowski8781

5 жыл бұрын

Dose it kill emu's as well?

@ostiariusalpha

5 жыл бұрын

@@patrykkotkowski8781 Well, let's not get crazy here.

@patrykkotkowski8781

5 жыл бұрын

@@ostiariusalpha yeah i gess they are just too powerful even for a gun like this

@MrDmitriRavenoff

5 жыл бұрын

You got me with Continental Drift. Well done.

@AussieLiam93

5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget climate change.

But Ian, THAT IS a reasonable handgun! You carry .577 because they don't make a .6!

@patrykkotkowski8781

5 жыл бұрын

I couldnt agree more

@nejlaakyuz4025

5 жыл бұрын

I carry bofors 40mm ,i wouldnt trust stopping power of a 30mm.

@kcwolffan6900

5 жыл бұрын

@@mycosys As a REAL man，what is needed is a battleship with 16-inch GUNs.

@tomjones5453

5 жыл бұрын

@@kcwolffan6900 Amateur, my boat has 18.1 inch guns.

@Hubert_Cumberdale_

5 жыл бұрын

I carry a brick

i feel like this gun came with one of those old timey safari hats

@KageMinowara

5 жыл бұрын

A pith helmet?

@darrenbrashaw8409

5 жыл бұрын

For "going up the jungle with the Colonel's wife" ;-)

@bigz4339

5 жыл бұрын

And manservants!

@gunkid6368

5 жыл бұрын

@@KageMinowara yes that lol

@moosemaimer

5 жыл бұрын

I once found an old rifle at a gun store with a bore of around .50, a barrel probably three inches in diameter and it was maybe four feet long. After trying and failing to aim it level I decided it must have come with its own Indian manservant to balance on his shoulder.

6:44 _"If you're a collector of British small arms..."_ Isn't this at least "medium arms"?

@nigelft

4 жыл бұрын

Nah ... Small Artillery ...

@alphagt62

4 жыл бұрын

Anti-aircraft gun!

@jimmystanners4648

4 жыл бұрын

Im a thalidomide I already have small arms

@ohioman4646

4 жыл бұрын

Technically, "small arms" refers to anything .50 caliber and below. This would technically classify as heavy ordinance. It would be a destructive device, but it's for sporting purposes, and therefore exempt.

"I know what you're thinking. 'Did he fire Five shots or only Four?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I lost track myself. But being as this is a .577 Bland-Pryse, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow a hippo's head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, old chum?"

@Azrael_the_Black

5 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, Bent Harold of Scotland Yard. Delightful chap.

@travissmith2773

5 жыл бұрын

Dammit, now I picturing Clint with a monocle

@MrGrimsmith

5 жыл бұрын

@@travissmith2773 Add in a handlebar moustache and a tweed jacket to that mental image. Possibly a meerschaum pipe in the other hand :D

@Chezeehat

5 жыл бұрын

And a valet for the spare ammunition.

@handal0

5 жыл бұрын

Glad I scrolled all the way down to find the exact same comment i was about to leave ;X Actually designed to stop the tanks of the day...The Czars Imperial cavalry stoppers ;D I always felt they should have called these The Stop It..Or Else ;O

Everyone knows about Dirty Harry Callahan and his .44 Magnum, but not many people know about Filthy Harold Callaghan III, Esquire and his .577 revolver. ... xD

@justineallandevelos6491

5 жыл бұрын

This comment killed me bloody hell mate😂😂😂

@nickjacobs1770

5 жыл бұрын

You dirty old man

@justineallandevelos6491

5 жыл бұрын

What about disgusting mate?

@samsum3738

5 жыл бұрын

And his side kick , Binky Beaumont .

@justineallandevelos6491

5 жыл бұрын

I was expecting a william or watson or henry to be his sidekick but close enough

"I'm looking for a sidearm that will make a charging lion go away." "A .45 will scare away anything." "No, no, no, you misunderstand. I mean erased from existence." "Ah, the Bland-Pryse for you then."

_HellBoy has entered the chat_

@badlaamaurukehu

5 жыл бұрын

😁

@amindofiron

5 жыл бұрын

came here to post this, leaving satisfied.

@CryptidProductions

5 жыл бұрын

I had the same thought. A revolver chambered in a round that's nearly 60 caliber is about as close to the movie of version of The Samaritan as real life get's. That bore is literally 14% bigger than a .500 magnum.

@proteus2103

5 жыл бұрын

@@CryptidProductions Replacement wrists and/or thumbs are not included in the listing.

@gorillawhale1046

5 жыл бұрын

@@oem42 it look like a chibi version of the Samaritan, I guess hellboy used this as his training pistol as a kid before he could use his big man hand cannon.

Bullet go flying that way 👉... YOU go flying that way 👈...

@d4ngru5h83

5 жыл бұрын

Gets you further away from the danger...

@Handles-Suck-YouTube

5 жыл бұрын

Newton's laws of actions and their reactions strike again!

@Anomalouzs

5 жыл бұрын

emergency escape as attack at same time, its flawless logic.

@ObsoleteVodka

5 жыл бұрын

So does that means i can use this gun to reach parts of the map impossible to reach otherwise?

@51WCDodge

5 жыл бұрын

Wrap arms around tree before firing, supplies firwood at the same time. Though placing your back against a tree then firing, probably very messy . Though regular bowel movment was somthing of an obbsecion with the British Raj.

Does it come with spare wrists?

@hughbrackett343

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the double action wouldn't do you much good, lying on your back with a broken wrist.

@masvindu

5 жыл бұрын

I laughed out loud so hard

@oberonmeister

5 жыл бұрын

Hehe, nice one. Actually I think this one's recoil is probably not as painful as that some of more modern comparable caliber guns have since it shoots black powder cartridges. While being by no means mild, it's recoil should be more extended in time and less snappy than that modern smokeless powder provides.

@b.griffin317

5 жыл бұрын

like safety systems on a 737 max, that is sold seperately.

@oberonmeister

5 жыл бұрын

@@mycosys you're missing the point. I never claimed it has less recoil, I just said that black powder recoil being slower should feel less painful and more controllable. And no, moving parts in automatic pistols don't actually absorb any recoil except very small amount of slide friction that is transformed into heat, it just distributes it in a different way. You feel recoil not immediately after shot like in case of a revolver, but when the slide hits the back. Also, springs don't absorb recoil but, again, distribute it over longer time and make a bit more manageable. You know, after thinking on it a few more moments I expect .50 auto and this .577 to be roughly the same. Anyway, you need to test it yourself to prove anything.

My new concealed carry. I'm gonna need a bigger coat

@patrykkotkowski8781

5 жыл бұрын

What was your last one?

@thomasdingwall4480

5 жыл бұрын

I pity the fool who jumps you someday hahaha

@jayzenitram9621

5 жыл бұрын

"I'm gonna need a bigger coat" I see what you did there. I approve.

@gorillawhale1046

5 жыл бұрын

A trench coat perhaps 😉

@stevenbaker470

5 жыл бұрын

Are you Hellboy?

Big iron, big iron, Oh he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip, Big iron on his hip

@ArcturusOTE

5 жыл бұрын

Big Iron but instead of The Wild West, it's downtown London

@patrykkotkowski8781

5 жыл бұрын

*fallout new vegas intencifies*

@user-kb3ji1ss1r

5 жыл бұрын

This post was made by Radposting gang

@dongblak7048

5 жыл бұрын

@@ArcturusOTE *BRIT IRON*

@stevenandbobthedog

5 жыл бұрын

@@GlockamoleG17 Big Iron was a song for many years before it was in a video game. It was a very popular song too.

“Take possession of my wine and observe my immediate actions.”

"..eject and reload the gun". That's...optimistic.

@binaway

4 жыл бұрын

@Morty Snerd After 5 shots would the shooters hands/wrists be in a condition to reload.

@realhorrorshow8547

4 жыл бұрын

Anything you can't drop with 5 rounds from this is probably Cthulhu.

Ian, up until the 1st World War British officers were required to supply their own side arms. At the time the .577 pistols were produced the British Army was transitioning from the Enfield P 53 to the conversions for the .577 Snider. Manufacture's promoted the idea of the .577 revolver to officers being assigned to India and Africa as "sensible" sidearm as components for reloading would have been available, and, as your pointed out it could serve as a stopping gun for dangerous game, as well as for combat against tribesmen on either continent.

My father was issued one of these in the navy for guard duties in Malaysia during WW2 he said even the clip down holster was huge. Fortunately he never needed to discharge it so his wrists survived the war

@liammeech3702

Жыл бұрын

What was that Navy doing with one of those!

@ComicGladiator

Жыл бұрын

@@liammeech3702 It was the deck gun.

@liammeech3702

Жыл бұрын

@@ComicGladiator for blasting a hole in the enemy ship?

@dscrappygolani7981

6 ай бұрын

So, this was the....coastal battery? 😮

American Pistols: ".45 ACP. Take it or leave it." French Pistols: "Isn't that a bit much already? I mean 9mm is already sufficient at-" British Pistols: "If it don't start with five, it'll stay alive."

A stopping pistol? Is it for stopping tanks? Or time? Ooh, the rotation of the planet maybe?

@MisterMcHaos

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty much *anything*, I would've thought...

@dcorica79

5 жыл бұрын

It at least will stop the elephant driving the truck about to run you over

@AussieLiam93

5 жыл бұрын

Just point and shoot, STOPPED.

@Hubert_Cumberdale_

5 жыл бұрын

@@AussieLiam93 not sure you even need to shoot, just look at the damn thing!

@jayzenitram9621

5 жыл бұрын

Not sure why everyone is so in awe of this gun. Y'all realize there are S&W 500's and 454 casull, and 45-70 handguns out there shooting 600-700 grain projectiles with modern powder, don't you?

"For everyday carry, I personally prefer the .577, but the more limp-wristed among you might be more comfortable with a .44 magnum."

@T4nkcommander

5 жыл бұрын

I'm really curious to find reports of people firing this now. I somehow suspect a person's wrist is among the casualties this gun inflicts.

@saviostrawn8737

4 жыл бұрын

Angry Yogbuscus 44 mag is considerably more powerful than this. With the same bullet weight, the 44 will fly some 300 FPS faster

@xscaliersolid1194

4 жыл бұрын

"Don't forget the .357 for the kiddies!"

"I will name him George, and I will hug him, and pet him, and squeeze him.."

6:55 "If you live in Texas, and have a need for a .577 revolver." -- Is this a stab at Demolition Ranch and his fascinations with 50 caliber guns?

@Mobius762x51

5 жыл бұрын

lol for real

@TheEPICGAMINGS

5 жыл бұрын

@Tom Yorke but because of that cartoonish and over the top acting of he's youtube "allowed" him to have a successful gun channel I mean look at the views on he's gun channel videos and he has ads compare to other more serious gun channels that just get demotized and will never get to trending or receive that amount of views sadly

@clazy8

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheEPICGAMINGS That relates to the superficiality of the anti-gun mindset, i.e., if it looks scary it's more dangerous than the same thing wearing a clown suit

@dannybolman7739

5 жыл бұрын

@Tom Yorke I'm 65 and I enjoy it 'cause I wish I was 12.

@TheEPICGAMINGS

5 жыл бұрын

@@clazy8 basically today if you wanna be a successful gun channel you gotta be ridiculous like those vloggers or just basically try and make those guns look not scary 😂

Me: I want it Brain: NO Wallet:NO Bank Account: OH FOR THE LOVE OF-

@rcflight13

5 жыл бұрын

Wrists: Don't even think about it.

@irpsicologiayeducaciongrup8251

5 жыл бұрын

Health Insurance: I dare you, I DOUBLE DARE YOU!

@T4nkcommander

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty much sums it up exactly.

@robertlehnert4148

4 жыл бұрын

Better put another $2 on the next Powerball drawing

4:00 "That's a lot of oomph coming out of the end of this gun" It's also a lot of smoke coming out of the end of this gun, so take a shot and instantly sidestep 3' for the next shot while the wild animal rushes into the cloud.

@mikereger1186

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Free - yes, a smoke cloud like that would last have been seen coming out of HMS Victory...

@grahamlopez6202

4 жыл бұрын

If your first shot hits, theres is no longer a wild animal

@gunnarkvinlaug7226

4 жыл бұрын

You're probably a mile away from the smoke by that time anyway so no need for that.

"Stopping revolver." A gun big enough to pistol whip a charging hippopotamus or a polar bear into submission should you somehow fail to obliterate them with the actual shot!

Years ago, 37 years ago or so I had a friend who collected all manner of firearms for over 60 years here is the UK, legally on his firearms ticket and this was one he was lucky to own. Plus he had two boxes of .577 for it. It was a wonderful firearm and lucky for me, he was an a wealthy but very down to earth kind chap who was a firearms enthusiast and loved those who were also enthusiasts and he wanted his firearms in his collection to be used, enjoyed by other enthusiasts and he liked to fire them and watch others enjoying firing them just for the joy from snaphance, wheellock to modern weapon and being a good pals to him I was lucky to fire this one pistol on our local Gun Club range. Boy it was nice and the powerful cartridge looked like an lead egg cup placed in the brass cartridge. Days after Dunblane he knew that all pistols even historical ones were gong to be destroyed so he donated it free of charge to a museum. He was correct and the collection he had built up all those years were split up and many of the mre modern and thus, useless were cut up or melted before his eyes. I hope most of historical firearms were saved.

@myparceltape1169

3 жыл бұрын

That was a few sorry days. A school shot up, and a fairy big, one too. Then many well made illustrations of engineering taken from the owners who could not provide a reason to shoot them. We can only hope that it has reduced the number of people killed. We will never know.

This is really more like a fire extinguisher than a firearm in terms of application. You have it just in case, you don't want to ever have to use it, but if the day comes you'll have more to worry about than the unpleasant act of using the damn thing.

@anthonyhayes1267

3 жыл бұрын

I've not come close to needing a firearm for serious use in my life so far. I have however, needed a fire extinguisher twice

For those rare occasions when one need apply several extra coats of overkill to their overkill. The volume in that cartridge would've been comparable to many 2 stroke engines.

Sir Hammerlock's favorite hand cannon. It even has a matching Jakobs grip! It's also similar to Hellboy's Samaritan. "If it took more than one shot, you weren't using a Jakobs."

@JGT-yd2wx

Жыл бұрын

Bonerfart

@judsongaiden9878

Жыл бұрын

@@JGT-yd2wx 🤣

Funniest line I've ever heard from Ian..."....or if you are from Texas..." I almost spit out my sammich at lunch listening. Rofl I do, indeed live in Texas and was admiring this revolver. My second favorite Ian quote "we considered fair and decided against it" Much love Ian and hi to Karl

@T4nkcommander

5 жыл бұрын

It must be a thing for us Texans, because I can't get enough of big revolvers. Not that I'd actually make a habit of shooting the bigger calibers, mind you....

@NavidadRancher

Жыл бұрын

The pistol did come from a consignor in Texas.

Australian goes: "Thasts not a knife. THIS is a knife" British goes: "Thats not a revolver. THIS is a revolver"

@MrTristanryan

5 жыл бұрын

While the Pom is chatting about how big his gun is, the Aussie stabs him and steals the gun and heads to pub to tells his mates!,

@boomerisadog3899

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrTristanryan Then the Australian government "buys the gun back" even though they never owned it in the first place

@MrTristanryan

5 жыл бұрын

@Boomerisadog then Australian takes a RDO and pulls a sicki to have a long weekend and spend his 'buy back' money at pub with mates laughing that he still kept his favourite gun

@boomerisadog3899

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrTristanryan Then he gets caught with it and goes to prison... I'm just busting your balls and I really hope nothing like that ever happens. Maybe you guys will be able to get those laws reversed but I doubt it. Usually, when laws like that are passed they're really hard to get rid of. In all honesty, I think something like that is coming to America as well. Some states are already pretty bad and it keeps spreading and getting worse every year.

@markhepworth4804

4 жыл бұрын

Boomerisadog Why would they reverse the the gun laws...? You do know why they were brought in in the first place....and what type of event hasn't happened since they did..?

Never heard of these specifically. I have heard of other .577 revolvers over the years, from the same era. Reputedly some army officers (who had to buy their own sidearms) carried them for use against drugged up natives. The completely non-PC term in those days was 'wog-smashing'. When i saw the ballistics in the description, my immediate thought was the .50GI. Man's inventions are fascinating. Before smokeless powder, one had to go bigger to get more power. Great video as always. Thank you

The auction house might be disappointed with the rather bland-pryse this pistol will sell for.

@shawngilliland243

5 жыл бұрын

@Josiah Gibson - Love your pun!

@samsum3738

5 жыл бұрын

Very punny .

@callumdonington2227

5 жыл бұрын

BOOOOO! BOO!

@steveholmes11

4 жыл бұрын

Ladies and Gentlemen - we have a winner.

@Horcalong

4 жыл бұрын

If I'm reading it correctly, it sold for $25,200

*Resides in Texas.* *Gains intrinsic need for large, powerful firearms.* *Does not complain.*

Not gonna lie. When theres no upload by 0830 Eastern time, I'm just sitting here refreshing KZread waiting hahaha

Mid century British Army rifles were 0.577, that continued to the brass foil cartridges in the 1870s. Probably the reason for this.

3:05 Break action frame for rapid reloading? In case of more than 5 tigers charge at you and you need some more stopping power fast.

@AtheistOrphan

5 жыл бұрын

tubeTreasurer - If you’re having more than five tigers charging at you then you’re having a REALLY bad day!

@phileas007

5 жыл бұрын

@@AtheistOrphan Tigers were rather solitary, I hear. It's the Shermans that come in fives.

@nicholaspatton5590

5 жыл бұрын

But there was always a 6th.

@samsum3738

5 жыл бұрын

That gun is so big , it comes with a washing machine m to clean your underpants , if you run out of bullets .

@mikereger1186

4 жыл бұрын

Bet Patterson wished he’d had one of THESE against those bloody Savo lions. > lionskin and entrail wallpaper

I think that’s the first time I’ve ever seen Ian actually dry-fire anything... I’ve seen him de-cock a few hundred guns, but never dry-fire. Kinda cool... he’s not just a gun historian anymore, he’s obviously a real human who couldn’t resist feeling that big-ass hammer drop. 😂😉😎

Looks like a good little backup gun. -Texas

@soaringvulture

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure that I'd back up quite a bit if I fired that thing.

I think my uncle talked about his father during ww1 using one as his sidearm while in the royal artillery, called it his personal cannon... Its still sitting in a case on my mantel

I love the way this guy presents these videos, he TALKS about the gun itself and handles it gently not like other videos I've seen were they WAVE the gun or weapon around in the air and around their head and face with a loud voice almost shouting at the camera 😬😬. This guy is a professional and a credit to gun collectors and a pleasure to watch and listen to😁😁 well done keep up the good work 👍

That is a bloody huge calibre sir, Well ofc Harold, we are hunting Big Cats!

@justineallandevelos6491

5 жыл бұрын

And let us not forget Rhinos and Elephants sir

@mikereger1186

4 жыл бұрын

And Kaiju by the looks of it.

That's a genuinely amazing revolver. It reminds me of the Samaritan from Hellboy, which is always a good thing. I kinda hope someone makes a modern reproduction.

@adrianfirewalker4183

4 жыл бұрын

Several years ago, someone did. It was featured in Guns&Ammo. There is no "Sporting Exemption" in the US for handguns over .50 caliber, they must be registered with BATF as a Destructive Device, which comes with a $200 registration fee.

Found a gun that fits hickok45's hands!

@gunnarkvinlaug7226

4 жыл бұрын

.... And is bigger then Mae in C&Rsenal.

According to a book I've had for years, written by Major Frederick Myatt M.C. the Bland-Pryse was made along side the Webley No 1. It was also a product of the colonial era battles that were going on at the time. There was an accompanying caption written alongside a picture in this book which read "Like the Webley No 1, the Bland-Pryse was chambered to take the massive 577in cartridge, which was guaranteed to stop the most determined assailant - dead!" I wonder how much this piece went for during the auction.

I worked on Bland-Pryce .577 for a well known writer, while at BCA for many years... and these are delightful to shoot, however, webly did indeed build .577 revolvers in 2 models the NO.1 and the NO.1 1/2 both solid frame beautiful revolvers similar in pattern to the RIC.. A morphed Tranter.... We built an Omage piece in .577 on a Ruger Redhawk many years ago At BCA...2 copies exist I know of577 No.2 cal. These are quite gentle to shoot really compared to other large bores very similar to the .50 special in handling qualities. The reason for these was that there was a limit to bullet speed with black powder in hand gun barrel lengths, so to get energy you needed bullet mass (from this comes kinetic energy), but there is not enough speed to get reliable expansion... so the solution go big on the bore. The projectile was already expanded! The slug was a flat nose hollow base similar to a mini ball the flat nose was approx.. .5in dia. They are a machine that REALLY dumps its energy Quickly and Effectively.These were magnum hot rods of their day and require a do up by skilled hands pretty regularly if they are shot much... actually they were built lightly given their power and available materials.Simply one of the most wonderful handguns ever built.... I dearly loved the old Bland Pryse

I say Jeeves that rhino coming this way seems a tad miffed. Do hand me my revolver. Yes sir. BOOM! Oh dear,bit of a hole through the beastie. Yes sir. Beg pardon sir but I believe your arm has gone all squiffy. Hmmm. So it has. Tea?

@xscaliersolid1194

4 жыл бұрын

I love how absolutely British this is.

hmmm those clever Brits invent an anti tank gun before they invented the tank.

@AtheistOrphan

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Stephens - We also invented the railway before the train!

@chrisstephens6673

5 жыл бұрын

Atheist Orphan I would like our country to be able to claim that but I think the Romans got there first, but I suppose that if they used them in mined in Britannia first that would count as ours.👍

@stinkyfinn6977

5 жыл бұрын

@@chrisstephens6673 I think the Greeks where the first, basically 2 parallel troughs chiseled in to stone so that you can push a cart along them,,

@chrisstephens6673

5 жыл бұрын

Stinky finn well I knew it wasn't the Brits but the tanks were ours. 😊

@samsum3738

5 жыл бұрын

Its called planning ahead , old chap.

Understandable, coming from a nation that has Dragons. God save the King!!!

@akashahuja2346

3 жыл бұрын

This gun is the reason the dragons are no more...

I bet that monster would flip a spinner target in two shots, Ian!

Talk about a pocket howitzer, god damn!

"Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my!"

@georgesears2916

4 жыл бұрын

Old Fritz! Old Fritz! Old Fritz! Old Fritz!

I so need one of these! "It can kill a tiger" "I believe it - but how can you get him to try and shoot it?" (Quote attributed to a man who had just fired a .577 double rifle for the first time).

*adjusts pith helmet* *lights old pipe* *takes aim* *BOOM* *big grin energy* “Crusow I do say come over here and try this contraption out. My wife will be disheartened to hear my good hand is now broken”

IIRC these monster guns were also very valuable for emergency stopping of people charging you with spears in their hands. It does look very Webley-like in its lines and aesthetics (break-open, octagonal barrel), which is probably why Ian V Hogg's "Guns and how they work" describes this as a Webley revolver. When I was but a kid, I used to fantasize about a version of this adapted to the Webley-Fosbery action. It would be a natural for a speedloader, but I think that only came later (the Prideaux for the Webley-Fosbery IIRC).

Who else is imagining a British bobby or detective saying "Do you feel lucky punk?" in a cockney accent

That is a cool gun. I expect that the recoil is on the harsh side, to say the least. It reminds me of the huge revolver used by the comic book character, 'Hellboy' I wonder if this real gun is the basis for that? Whatever, it's awesome, and I love the term 'Stopper'. It's so understatedly British.

The reveal at 1:20 is one of my favorite forgotten weapons moments

Until now i thought of the howdah pistol as borderline insane..... Until now indeed.

@mysss29

5 жыл бұрын

So this is the gun those were the alternative to....

i would love to see this thing shoot, would it be like a mobile old west saloon? everything disappears in a puff of smoke within a 10 metre radius upon firing? - that would be awesome

If this revolver weighs at least 60oz, which I think is very likely, shooting it would actually be a fairly pleasant experience. I've shot an identical load (400gr around 700fps) out of a 6" S&W 500 magnum (which is around 60oz and doesn't have the big brake of the other models) and it was very comfortable to shoot, it felt more like a 38 special +p out of a 3-4" revolver. I'm saying this to put things in perspective for people who never shot big bores. And also to point out that a handgun that shoots a very large caliber bullet without too much recoil (which inevitably leads to more accuracy) is a very smart choice for dangerous game protection.

Amazing piece of history in excellent condition. Wish Uberti would make a replica.....lol.

Tiger, I know what you are thinking, did he fire 5 shots or only 4? Do you feel lucky?

@d4ngru5h83

5 жыл бұрын

I cats to know...

@AussieLiam93

5 жыл бұрын

DIRTY HARRY REFERENCES FTW.

@edi9892

5 жыл бұрын

Funfact: Tigers can't count to 5! If they e.g. move their kitten they come back after the last one to check if they got all... Also, one tiger ate over 100 humans...

@stalkinghorse883

5 жыл бұрын

Do you feel REAL lucky?

@Deavertex

5 жыл бұрын

@@edi9892 At one sitting, no less.

I'd love to see Paull Harrell do a meat target test with this and compare it to, say, a 300gr .454 Casull at 1500-1600fps and others.... ;-)

I like that you're getting back into the forgotten ones. Very nice to see the strange and rare again.

I had a Webley Tempest air pistol, in the box there was a leaflet giving some Webley history which mentioned a .577 Webley "Boxer" pistol.

Safari hunter: good for emergencies American: just right for an every day carry.

Ok this comment section is officially a comedy writing class . 👍 keep it up . Loving the jokes

I’ve been doing research on this era of firearms and you have no idea how much I’ve tried to find more information on this gun, and caliber. You have, as you always do, help find the most absurd odd firearms I’ve been looking for

I remember reading a artical on this back in the 80's. It was a manstopper more than a animal one. You could Evan get the old Brit hollow point manstoper load for it.

When you reallllyyyyy wanna make sure that tiger is dead.

@mikereger1186

4 жыл бұрын

Zachary Snyder - christ, imagine an accidental discharge. You’d not have a foot wound, you’d lose your whole leg and probably die of shock.

@TruthNerds

4 жыл бұрын

* kills the tiger * deforests 20 acres of land behind the tiger

@lovecraftcat

4 жыл бұрын

Having read Jim Corbett and Kenneth Anderson, this is more likely to piss the tiger off even more than kill it

That's a hand held artillery cannon.

In my opinion the period 1870-1940 is the golden age of quality revolvers. Quaint beauty, Victorian elegance, combined with fine meticulous craftsmanship represents a lost art.

"I'm not a very good shot, but this thing fires _really_ big bullets."

I both collect British Victorian artifacts and live in Texas. I need this.

@T4nkcommander

5 жыл бұрын

Have you got it yet, and when can I come over to watch you shoot it?

@mikereger1186

4 жыл бұрын

Please take video of test firing.

@irw4350

4 жыл бұрын

you might be able to buy Jacob Rees-Mogg ?

*in a Gurney Hallack voice* "God's what a monster !"

@metamorphicorder

4 жыл бұрын

This could probably fell a sandworm.

I dig it, I don't live in Texas but I do think it's very cool. Great video Ian.

I love unique hand cannons, keep up the awesome videos!

Murderer: “Any last words?” Me: *Pulls out this thing* “Yours, not mine.”

@mikereger1186

4 жыл бұрын

Monty Python - “he’s buggered off!”

For when you go T-rex hunting and you're out of elephant gun ammo.

Excellent review of a fabulous beast, thank you 👍.

The two pin locking system is quite interesting. I have never seen it particularly with two separate levers that work independently. Thanx Ian, love the show.

And dare I ask, a follow up if you ever find some specifications/images/new produced cartridges for it? They're going to be big.

It's like an old school S&W 500! I want one I don't care if I have to have my ammo custom made! 😀

@steveelmes9273

4 жыл бұрын

Saw a picture once of a .577 pistol cartridge, next to a 20 ga. shotshell. The brass portion of the shotshell was about 1/8th inch shorter than the .577 cartridge.

@Apis4

4 жыл бұрын

And your wrists custom rebuilt

I do live in Texas, and you're right, I do need one of these.

It's amazing to see such a powerful revolver which is still a top-break. Even if it's black powder.

I need one of these on a Call of Cthulhu game, y'know, for stopping elder gods

This is a massive Bullet that travels about the same speed as a Volvo with a 4 cylinder engine in the right hand lane. Getting hit by it would be.... not fun.

Good lord that thing is a genuine hand cannon, For when you absolutely positively need to shoot something dead and break your wrist in the process.

Harry Callaghan "This is a .44 magnum, the most powerful handgun in the worl... what the sweet fuck is that?!" "it's designed to stop charging elephants... mind you, if you're carrying this bugger the elephant will give you his tusks for free..."

"Small" arms... yeah this is one of these guns you can call hand cannon, still really cool design

Little known fact, this gun is still in service in the British army, but it's being replaced by the .655 BollockWalloper in December.

You should try to get your hands on a CZ in .600 Overkill and talk about that cartridge. It's pretty interesting to me how they were trying to cram as big a cartridge as possible into that action.

I like this revolver a lot. This may be the coolest gun you have had on here.