An old video, but one I felt needed a RePost as it reinforces the conservation theme. Try this kzread.info/dash/bejne/pIecqcF_aJi9Ybw.html many questions answered here. Our production value has come a long since this, and it shows.

@blairbuskirk5460

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, i was gonna say the haircut looked good. Oh well, still a quality video.

@ronlynquist9183

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure Ian was very happy with your work!

It's amazing how turning the "patina" into something other than destructive rust transformed that revolver. It went from blah to museum display piece with just some boiling water, carding, and a good reassembly oiling. Mr. Novak, you are a craftsman of the highest order, and I enjoy watching you work your magic on all those old firearms.

Mark I love your taste in music. Chopin's Nocturne in E Flat Major is such a calming piece of music to listen to.

@yo.mama100

3 жыл бұрын

play some steven freakin foster ......this is fredrick fucking chopin

It's always a pleasure to watch a real craftsman at work , Mark You are a tradesman of Distinction . Thank You ! , Stay Safe & Stay Well.

Watching your hands work to Chopin is brilliant. I need this kind of beauty in my life.

I’m sure Ian will be pleased

I just finished manually conserving an 1896 Krag carbine, gutter tray boiling over a gas Weber, 0000 steel wool, used motor oil and mineral oil. Results amazing! Some screws look absolutely NEW,!! Mark, I wish we had you and KZread 40 years ago!!

@alexclouston1239

3 жыл бұрын

What was the mineral oil and motor oil for?

Bought my Carting wheel from Brownells, best thing I ever did for my conservation jobs, thanks Mark!

Music is actually Polish (Chopin). Superb work, as always.

Thanks so much for these uploads/re-uploads Mark. I consider these to be the best and most satisfying episodes of the channel.

the most relaxing firearm assembly I've watched, the music was the best

Always great watching how the shine on these old guns come back to life after a trip to the firearm beauty spa.

Watching the process of you assemble the firearm should be in all your videos. I learn so much froM this guy it’s unreal.

I absolutely lovew your videos, but you need to do something about those socks. God, man... ;) Thank you, Mark. dit: I listened to music like this when I was having cancer surgery, and it really helps. Thank again.

I think I may have liked this the last time it was posted... It is amazing to see that deep blue come out from under the carding wheel. I need you to do an early 1911 for me. First you will need to provide one. :) As always thanks for making your years of practice look easy.

a French gun, owned by Ian... what wild divergence from established convention

You make it look so easy, as if I could just put my name out there for $100/hr to clean up rusted guns, but I've seen those moments when you have to custom make parts and screws. Beautiful work, good sir.

I love how after the conservation and the clean/polish from the carting wheel, the bluing has a beautiful blue/purplish hue

Love watching how you gleefully spray all the various stuff on your fingers. I'm the same way, been absorbing unknown amounts of hydocarbons for decades, following that up with a nice premium cigar.

As an Englishman who never gets to handle firearms, I love your workmanship Sir

Nice work my friend. Always a pleasure to see a true artisan show his stuff.

You are a pleasure to watch, and the music you chose for your assembly was classic. Nicely done.

ART AND ARTIST

You're are a true artist and craftsman.

I wonder whether Ian is actually also gonna make a video about this revolver. It is so satisfying to see you restore these pieces of history btw. Just stumbled across your channel yesterday, and I am already in love. Just makes you feel good knowing someone with some dedication to quality and the experience has put time into these pieces of history. Love it!

@marknovak8255

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub. Help spread the word please

@jobo12345689

3 жыл бұрын

@@marknovak8255 absolutely, helping your european audience grow as we speak

master of his trade at work.

I do a lot of my own gunsmith work. I usually get guns that have problems that I can fix. But Thursday I came on a Colt SAA NIB made in 1996. The price was too good to pass up. As I'm a shooter, not a collector, I cut the wire bundle tie to prepare to shoot it. It wouldn't cock! I took it apart and found the bolt rusted in place. I had to drive the base pin out from the rear as the oil had dried up. I have it cleaned up and it's working now but it's something I didn't expect to find. Maybe if you've encountered this situation, maybe make a video. Thanks, enjoy your videos.

Ian has french pistols too...not a shocker

@ScottKenny1978

4 жыл бұрын

More like, we'd be surprised if Ian didn't have a French pistol or 50! 😜

Cleaned up very nicely

hey mark, my name is will.. i am a fellow gunsmith, i have been working at a local shop for about 3 years now. i was a little late to the game here but i found my calling. let me start by saying your videos are incredible and all inspiring. So thanks for all of your hard work. that being said, i have a firearm that came across my bench that is giving me a very hard time. i believe that it is a belgum pocket pistol possible a bulldog of some sorts..the customer is a friend of mine and so the story of the pistol is as follows. it was taken off a german during ww2, brought home and the grandfather removed a part to make it non shooting. well the current owner would like to get it in at least functioning order. i cant find any schematics nor any technical data. i am having a really hard time removing all of the screws to fully disassemble the piece.they are frozen and very soft.. is there any way we can have a chat . so i can pick your brain.

@brabhamfreaman166

3 жыл бұрын

willebiggz Hey buddy. Mark’s a busy guy, but I’m sure he’d be happy to help a fellow gunsmith. The email addy I’ve seen him give out publicly on YT is markfixesguns@gmail.com - I hope this is of some help. As I say, a number of people have requested contact for private enquiry and Mark has offered up that very email, so I don’t think I’m betraying any confidence here. And good luck.

Absolutely love to rewatch and relearn!!! Thanks, Mark!

😀 Usted es una de las pocas personas con las que aprendo cosas viendo sus videos... lo felicito por su forma prolija de trabajar... usted es todo un artesano como los de antes... Saludos desde Buenos Aires, Argentina

when Gunsmithing God conserves one of Gun Jesus' personal weapon systems you just know it's gonna be both joyful and triumphant!

Watching you do your magic was like watching a master watchmaker bring a fine (but poorly maintained) antique timepiece back from the brink. I’ve never been a fan of early French revolvers. But after seeing what’s “under the hood” - and what it looks like after proper conservation and refurbishing - I’m in love! (Please don’t tell my wife.) 😘

Hi Mark. Very good work, as usual. It just seems that you are not very familiar with the particularities of the French 73/74 revolver. After removing the cover plate and main spring, the next step is to remove the trigger guard by pulling back and down its rear tab, just like you would with a Garand or Mini 14. This will release the pressure of the trigger spring. Then the trigger, the sear and its spring will be easily removed without the need for any tools. Coincidentally, carding the inside face of the trigger guard will also be easier.

Yes

mfw Ian said that he thought Mark was too busy and wouldn't send anything mfw I've been bamboozled

I absolutely Love watching Gun Buddha work his wizardry on Gun Jesus' weapons! It is just so cool. I'm also impressed that Mark brings in outside experts like in this video. This is easily one of the very best channels on KZread!

Please keep educating us.

The music is actually from a Polish guy who happened to live in France for some time; Chopin, for those interested. Nocturne, Op.9 No.2

l appreciate getting to watch you work...My.... friend...Thanks once again...!

You had me worried with the boiling cuz it looked so terrible even compared to before....but it took no time and it was beautiful

Beautiful work

Thank you Mark.

Awesome job.

Col Metaldetector ho trovato questa rivoltella...100 anni sotto terra....sbloccarla sara' da piangere...il vostro video mi aiutera' molto...

amazing change!! i bet the owner smiled when he picked that one up!!! I wish the "flash rust" theory black powder shooters would watch some conservation videos!

Nice video and love the high falutin music! A little mournful Chopin for the FeO (RIP).

GREAT WORK + MUSIC !!!

LOL I could small the cleaner as you sprayed it LOL

Mark, I honestly love your videos! It helped me a lot to maintain my guns properly. I just have a question regarding metal that was finished in the white. What is the proper way of maintaining that "finish"?

@gpclipner

4 жыл бұрын

Billy ,I have the same question.

I have Two of those revolvers in Nickel Plate. I know we've seen glimpses or edited on here but this one showed more detail which I love. Looking forward to Part Deux . Also curious about how to best handle conservation on a Rifle that originally didn't have a blueing finish. Just a thought for another time and Thank You for your Service.

@RabbitusMaximus

3 жыл бұрын

I am unaware of the 1873s ever being produced in nickel plate - but they were produced "in the bright." Are you certain they are nickeled and not actually bright finished from St. Etienne? 'Course with two you need a rig like Brendan Frazier's character in the movie "The Mummy." :) They shoot well.

small trick...the trigger guard swings off (easily) by pulling back (like a trigger pull) and then rotating downward. Makes re-insertion and removal of the trigger return spring far simpler and less prone to damage when mounting or dismounting it.

@marknovak8255

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, noted for action. For info.....this technique works great, after all the rust and previous frame damage have been dealt with. Just sayin.....

@RabbitusMaximus

3 жыл бұрын

@@marknovak8255 yes. Agreed. I should have apecified that in my first comment. A rusted frame wouldn’t work of course

very nice! A trick for the trigger spring that's always very hard to place back and VERY fragile : remove the trigger guard, place the spring and then put back the trigger guard, that's its front leg that puts pressure on the spring.

Wonderful!

The gun doctor and gun jesus (forgotten weapons) need to do a collab.

@phoenixrising4573

3 жыл бұрын

Gun Jesus and John the gunsmith ;-)

Gorgeous.

Still my favorite anvil of all time.

@marknovak8255

4 жыл бұрын

Grey towel, better sound and the blue wall make the newer ones easier to watch, but this was one of the better old ones. The rifle part of this coming as soon as we can find the root video.

This dude has tougher dermis than I have. After only ten years of cleaning rifles one day per week, even 20 years later my thumbs crack and bleed due to that solvent abuse at the edges of my nails. I have to fill the cracks with crazy glue, press together and sand to keep them from getting worse. A dermatologist taught me that trick. Wear nitrile gloves on at least one hand, my friends! I'm just sayin' ...

@flatmoon6359

Жыл бұрын

Face mask is a good idea, that stuff puts me to sleep, like a half bottle of whiskey.

@joshcade918

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, thanks for the PPE PSA... I was curious what long term exposure might do to a person's skin. Side note: I include 3M Vetbond w/ my IFAK's. I suppose it's not too far off from the Krazy glue alternative.

the last part was really relaxing, i wish i could be that calm while assembly my nagant or my gf ww2 very aussie flare launcher

Mark is an absolute maniac, man doesn't care one bit about hosing his hands down with brake cleaner, lol.

@stevenmattson3164

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure his skin doesn't absorb any of those petrochemical solvents...

@davisjames8484

3 жыл бұрын

Cut Finder 5000

@paisleyprince5280

3 жыл бұрын

I'd be more worried about the chemicals in processed foods than a few seconds of absorbed aerosol cleaner.

This will be the second time I have seen this I think. Out of curiosity, how much material do you think this process removes ? I mean you’ve done it, and a Froggy armoury probably, there must be some sloppiness comes from doing this ?

@john-paulsilke893

4 жыл бұрын

Often you are adding material. Rusting metal gains weight not loses weight. Boiling it adds even more mass as it converts the rust back to rust oxide so carting off the red rust should bring you back to close to the same starting mass. I am sure some of this process has caused a net loss but I’m guessing if it’s done before pitting that difference will be very small.

It's amazing this was in some mechanical engineers head and he was able to make this before the advent of CAD/CAM lol.

Thank you

Ah...the ol’ hot wrench....the last resort before the welder comes out to play.

Mark, do you boil in distilled water or just tap water? After watching some of your other conservation videos I've been boiling and carding several guns. Thanks for sharing how to do it! I could watch these videos all day long!

@webtoedman

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not Mark,but I have had best results using rain water. It's very slightly acidic, and doesn't contain dissolved solids like ground water does. If you use ''hard'' water there is a chance that you will get calcium carbonate streaks on the parts. The best thing for big stuff is a steam chamber.

@c6quad3

3 жыл бұрын

@webtoedman I thought about trying rain water but haven't yet. I used tap water on the first gun I boiled and it worked just fine. After that one I used distilled water on the last 3 guns just to be safe. I thought about trying water from a dehumidifier. I need to just build a stream chamber. That would simplify things for sure and just boil the small parts on the stove with distilled water.

@webtoedman

3 жыл бұрын

@@c6quad3 That's certainly worth trying. The local water company should be able to advise as to whether their supply is ''hard'' or soft water. HTH.

Bravisimo!!!!!

wonderfull !!

Hello, Ian!

I love watching and I am truly impressed with the conservation results you achieve! Do you take on projects from viewers? I have a lever action Winchester model 64 chambered in 219 zipper that has been in my family a couple generations. I would like to make it ready to pass on to pass on to one of my kids or grandkids.

I have an Official Police that needs this treatment. I want to try it myself. I believe it is within my capabilities but I want to make sure that I understand the steps 1.) Dismantle 2.) Degrease 3.) Boil 45ish minutes 4. Card 5.light oil and reassemble The one aspect I'm iffy on is the carding, I can use 0000 steel wool? What else,sort of a wheel on a motor? Thanks for your work Mark!

@vigunfighter

4 жыл бұрын

Short of, not sort of...

@mannys9130

4 жыл бұрын

7:25

@marknovak8255

4 жыл бұрын

0000 is just fine. You may need 2 or 3 boilings, if the rust is deep. The order as you list it is correct.

@marknovak8255

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/pIecqcF_aJi9Ybw.html covers everything else. Welcome to the club, sir.

You are a artist

@konstantinavilov1192

4 жыл бұрын

He's an artist. He's a performance artist.

I do the maintenance on my 1975 Itoh road bike.

Your skill and experience are clearly obvious, but you also have a mechanical intuition, or “sixth sense.” You are a gunsmithing “Kramer” (I.e., you have the “Kavorka”!)

Le revolver 1873 ou 74 tel que celui-ci ont le pontet démontable ce qui est plus facile pour le brossage. De plus, la détente, le marteau et la portière de chargement ne sont pas noirs mais passé au jaune. Le 1873 peut utiliser de la poudre AS française (smokeless) mais pas le 1874 à cause du barillet plus fragile car évidé. Dans les pires moments de la résistance française au cours de la seconde guerre mondiale, les résistants utilisaient des cartouche de colt 1911 maintenues par du chatterton dans le barillet car les cartouche de 1873 étaient impossibles à trouver. Bravo pour cette restauration.😀

@wesmerhillpom1545

3 жыл бұрын

Ce n'est pas passé au jaune c'est juste trempé et le revenue les fait devenir jaunasse

@antoinepenciolelli2845

3 жыл бұрын

@@wesmerhillpom1545 Pour jaunir une pièce métallique, il suffit de la poser sur une plaque en métal chauffée et surtout, avoir un local bien éclairé pour faire la manipulation. Dès que la couleur souhaitée est atteinte, on retire rapidement la pièce et on la refroidit dans de l’huile. On peut avoir du jaune pâle au brun foncé et si on attend encore un peu, la pièce va virer au bleu jusqu’au bleu très fonçé. Cette méthode est utilisée en horlogerie et est valable pour toutes les petites pièces métalliques. On appelle cela ”passer au jaune”.

Well done Mark. I wish I could have seen you open the ejector on the cylinder and card that also. Or, maybe you didn't do that.

Great as always. One thing that I never see in rust conversion videos is what do you do whit the inside of the barrel or the inside the cylinder if rust has to be removed?

@marknovak8255

4 жыл бұрын

Card the inside with a bore brush. Watch this for more kzread.info/dash/bejne/pIecqcF_aJi9Ybw.html

OK, that was impressive

heerlijk !!!!! opa

awesome work ...... have you been able to remove the barrel on this or the 1873 model ? i have a 1873 that i rechambered to 45 schofield , the barrel is on the worn / formerly rusty side / loose side , that i wouldn't mind making a new barrel for . i've been told the barrel is threaded , but i'm really hesitant to try to remove it , and there doesn't seem to be alot of info on these guns out there

👏👏👏Bravo! 👍👍

Thou shall reap the rewards for thy work on the holy objects of gun Jesus

How do you address the spot in between the barrels of a drilling

Oh wow.........mr. gun jesus himself is requesting service. Mr. Novak is now officially part of gun history and lore........

What's going on at 17:36, it looks like he's rethreading a hole with a screwdriver?!, with the requisite shavings coming off?

@marknovak8255

4 жыл бұрын

Using a smaller tweaker to get some stubborn glock out of the bottom of a blind hole, and distributing the oil.

I have two questions, first is this only for rust bluing and second what brush did you use? Thank you

anyone know the episode where he goes over the chemistry on the white board of the conversion process?

Is it wrong that I find the sound of the carding wheel, even sped up, to be very relaxing?

Background music during reassembly is awesome! Are you the one playing it?

Are you gun guys on KZread all family or did you just meet through the lodge? 🤨

Wonderful! I wish I'd watched your preservation videos before tackling my uncle's Iver Johnson. Oh well, it looks fine for what it is :-|. Oh, if you're looking for something besides Chopin for the next one, may I recommend Beethoven's "Stille"?

Excellent video (and music). I would like to have this done to a Remington 1858 Cartridge Conversion that hung in my pa's basement for decades and after that in my basement for decades before I took it to a local gun shop just to find out what it was. Although not in good enough shape to ever shoot again (trigger spring is broke, too) it would be nice to have it cleaned up correctly for display. I don't know if there is anyone in my area (central WI) that would do this and I wouldn't trust myself to do it properly. Any suggestions?

I own 3 of the french 1873 ..

With that rust in secret places, you can tell that's an old black powder revolver. I really like your buffing/polishing/cleaning setup. What motor is that?

Ian you owe Mark big time for this! she is pretty! sure he did not do it cheap! lol

I bought a carting wheel but don't know how much air to put in the inner tube???

First of all, as usual, amazing video. These are true gems on so many levels. Honor is due. Second...how the &$@#%&*!!! did anyone, with neat, compact, functional designs like this to start from (albeit a little complex and probably underpowered) ever end up with an M1895 Nagant?

@RabbitusMaximus

3 жыл бұрын

Watch C&Rsenal's show on the nagant revolver and it will actually make sense how they ended up there. Remember, hindsight is 20/20 but the decisions and knowledge of the time make it actually a logical progression. Othias and Mae do a wonderful job on that episode. ;)

Ya, da muzic iss goot. Makes me lern goot. Dunka.

👍👍👍😊😊😊

I've heard of that guy. Does he have long hair? He made that video on that one gun. I mean he made that video on EVERY gun. Almost like a gun messiah.

@marknovak8255

4 жыл бұрын

He does seem to get around.

@rustyshakleford5230

3 жыл бұрын

@@marknovak82558 lebel isnt at my local walmart like 54r is so iI have to skip his "only dropped once" videos in favor for my "rimmed cartridges forever" SVD preference. Just Kidding I'm a 357 Maxi fanboy. Not too many of us but we keep the single shots strong. Headspace on the rim for the win!!!!!