Dude, just found your channel accidentally and have just 'wasted' 90 minutes watching. You Sir, are a freak. Please continue to be freaky and develop these totally wonderful video explanations.

Damn these are really useful for understanding the workings . Great for trying to replicate them

@Briselance

5 жыл бұрын

This here still doesn't show what metal to use, what treatment the metal should have gone through, what tolerances to have when milling/cutting/shaping/piercing/bending/etc. said parts.

@neurofiedyamato8763

5 жыл бұрын

Construction =/= mechanism How something is made is a completely different topic.

"Please don't shoot me while i'm reloading!!"

The reason that the 1851 Adams didn't have a rammer and the cylinder can be quickly removed was that it was intended to be used with paper cartridges. Original Adams moulds that came with the revolver had a spiked ball like you show and also a conical bullet with a spike. The cartridges had the powder, wad and bullet integral in them and tied with a thread at the top. The cartridges could also be purchased and were often called the Adams "dustbin" cartridge (not sure why?). They were never popular however because they were too fragile.

@vbbsmyt

6 жыл бұрын

I cannot agree that it was 'intended' for use with paper cartridges. The cylinder was bored large enough for the bullets (round or conical) to be loaded by hand - as it was thought at the time (1851) this would be faster. Cartridges were made but these were more for convenience and ease of loading. I have saved some images of the 'dustbin' cartridge to this dropbox link. www.dropbox.com/sh/9l82mk7dq8sh3sa/AAAckIpYxATjderp_0G_gbrKa?dl=0. These cartridges were made of brass and had used tissue paper to retain the powder - the flame from the percussion cap would simply blast through the tissue. A lid/cap protected the tissue paper as it is so frail. However, the bullet was the same calibre, and could be pushed in by hand. By the time the time the Beaumont-Adams came on the scene, it was realised that push-fit bullets fell out too easily, so the cylinder was drilled smaller to require a loading rammer. I haven't seen any reference to paper cartridges for the Adams. If you have a reference or picture I should be pleased to see them, but I suspect that any paper strong enough to hold powder would take time to burn through to ignite the powder, so delaying the shot. Rob

@456eec

6 жыл бұрын

When I lived in England I did see a square tin with original paper cartridges (12 I think) at a firearms auction. They also made them from gut. Similar to sausage skin. As I have a 54 bore Adams (by Reilly of London) which I bought in England when I was there and I did a lot of research at the time as I was a member of an antique gun club and other members had quite a few references. I have a heap of photocopies somewhere but wouldn't know where they are.

@yorkshirejoinery2869

2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting to see the cartridge! Thanks for taking the time.

This is a simply explainable well made instruction descriptive video. The Austrian offshot of the English percussion revolvers made by Josef Scheinigg his model 1860 in 55 caliber was overall the most powerful and best of the English type percussion revolver designs.

A first class video. Thanks for sharing.

Adam was a smart smart man

Даже не знал, что револьверы были капсюльные. Думал, что только с патронами были. Теперь знаю. Спасибо.

I don't know if you do these simulations for work or pleasure but either way they are outstanding.

@vbbsmyt

8 жыл бұрын

+bbutc Pleasure, it gives me something to do as I approach retirement. Rob

keep up the nice work man!

I actually have this Revolver

@mattmud5787

7 жыл бұрын

No you dont

@xalthzdornier4805

4 жыл бұрын

Same but rusty as fuck my great-grandparents got it on 1934

@trainfanman0722

3 жыл бұрын

Matt Mud Okay. *Than show us your arsenal*

Truly fascinating!

The world's first double-action revolver. Rock Island Auction did a video on these.

This clip can easily to get understand not like others

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Great

great

How heavy its trigger to pull? Yes

@vbbsmyt

4 жыл бұрын

qrayka. The trigger pull is quite heavy. This revolver was designed to be used by infantry officers or Cavalry where one hand held a sword and the other (the left hand) the revolver. It is a short range weapon - fired at a few feet, and did not have to be very accurate, but it could be fired five times just by pulling the trigger, so was ideal for close hand-to-hand fighting. At longer ranges is was less useful, so the Beaumont-Adams design allowed the revolver to be 'trigger' cocked for close ranges, but had a latch that allowed the hammer to be cocked, and then released with slight pressure on the trigger for longer ranges. Rob

Doesn't have a thumb lever on the hammer, so can only be fired double-action? Is it impossible to manually cock the hammer and fire single-action?

@vbbsmyt

3 жыл бұрын

The Adams fulfilled the needs of the military (Officers or cavalry) for a gun that could be used in close-quarters action (at sword or bayonet ranges). The officer or trooper could fire it 5 times without releasing the sword or reins in the other hand. It was a short range pistol with massive stopping power - no need for long range accuracy. Now the ‘action’ of a gun is the mechanism that fires the weapon. The Adams has a ‘Trigger-cocking’ action, while the Colt has ‘Hammer-cocking’ action. Either gun can be fired only ONE way - Adams, pull the trigger until it goes off, Colt, first cock the hammer then release it by pulling the trigger. So the Adams is, strictly speaking, a single-action gun - it can ONLY be fired one way (pulling the trigger). The problem with trigger-cocked guns is the heavy trigger pull and relatively uncertain release which means it is no use when firing at long range - for that you need the accuracy of a hammer-cocked gun, so gunsmiths in the 1850’s developed ‘double-action’ guns which have 2 ‘actions’ or methods of firing - you could choose to fire hammer-cocked or trigger cocked. The Beaumont Adams (1857), Tranter (1853, 1858) and U.S. made Starr .44 model of 1858 and .36 Savage Navy are true double-action guns. Unfortunately, the term ‘double-action’ has become corrupted to mean any trigger-cocked gun. I use the terms in their strict meaning.

@NCE1994

3 жыл бұрын

@@vbbsmyt Very informative, thanks for the reply!

Why would he do that!?? ;_;

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Parts not interchangeable? That is a big no-no, even moreso for military-issued firearms.

@korbetthein3072

4 жыл бұрын

The parts aren't interchangeable because that wasn't a thing yet. Those babies were machined, fitted, and assembled by hand.

What a shitty revolver ... but nice animation