From an engineering standpoint, I find the guns of this era absolutely fascinating. People certainly weren't afraid to innovate.

WOW, this is one impressive pistol. It's incredibly economical, and well engineered. The trigger folds down (with a safety), the firing pin extends beyond the main body as the barrel retracts into the breach, and *THEN* it fires a round. Good lord, that is one advanced piece of kit, from 100+ years ago.

@pingun96

7 жыл бұрын

People knew their stuff back then aswell, feels weird when you usally think "things were less advanced back then". One fancy gun to own actually

@WAQWBrentwood

6 жыл бұрын

People certainly knew their stuff then. Look at the S&W Model 10 revolver and the Colt 1911 pistol. Both were developed at the turn of the 20th century and their "children" are still produced by the millions to this day.

Something to always keep in mind about these European pocket-pistols is why they existed. The small calibres seem strange for something intended to protect against humans. That's because they were intended for dogs. That's not to say they weren't used against people, but they were generally marketed as being effective against dogs. The reason: Rabies. Before mass immunisation Rabies was a constant threat, and dogs were the most obvious carrier. Travellers lived in fear of the sudden attack on a country lane by a slavering beast infected with the illness, so a small pistol sufficent to see off an attack was a priority.

@Mildcat743

7 жыл бұрын

Sam Russell I never thought about that

@warhawk3719

7 жыл бұрын

Huh, gives a whole new meaning to the title "poodle shooter" for a gun.

@niksarass

7 жыл бұрын

Consider 2 things. Every year people get accidently killed by calibers as small as 22lr, second, any of the small calibers would be lethal if shot in the head or heart. Also some people survive being shot by bigger calibers.

@JL-dance

7 жыл бұрын

niksarass people die from everything each year, that doesn't prove anything. What is important is the number of people dying, and i think car accidents have that one down

@niksarass

7 жыл бұрын

yo boi jonx Yes, this proves that this gun isn't useless, could easily kill someone at short range if aimed properly, particularly considering it's ammo capacity for a pocket gun.

I wish I was a skilled machinist. I would really love to see a lot of these kooky old shooting contraptions revisited in modern materials and available cartridges.

@Radzaification

8 жыл бұрын

same here, there were so many cool and crazy designs.

@ap1s2k78

6 жыл бұрын

Ditto I'm a machinist. You read my mind 'd love to make a modern hi-cap 2 barrel revolver

@andrewyork3869

6 жыл бұрын

capq57 learn DIY CNC maybe?

@steamboatmodel

5 жыл бұрын

@@ap1s2k78 The problem is as soon as you make something that will go bank the Man is at your door.

@thesturm8686

5 жыл бұрын

@@steamboatmodel except if you're in the states, where i live? Probably 20 to life

the first thing that comes to mind is the noisy cricket from MIB. Has it really been 20 years where does the time go?

@DFX2KX

8 жыл бұрын

+browndd try not to remind me....

@browndd

8 жыл бұрын

ShaDOWDoG667 age is nothing but a number, and your only as old as you feel buddy.

@Boeing_hitsquad

8 жыл бұрын

+browndd don't worry.. like 21 jump street, MiB is coming back again... in a cross over with 21 frickin jump street! .... think the movie's called MiB 23 or something as it'll take place after 21 and 22 jump street...

@browndd

8 жыл бұрын

hmph well that's about typical. i liked MIB but they should have stopped after the first one. But like so many movies that are popular hollywood try's to milk it for everything its worth. And drives them into the ground as fast as they can in the process.

@browndd

8 жыл бұрын

ShaDOWDoG667 haha

With a few small tweaks to the trigger and ejector, this design could be marketed as a lightweight .22LR "Kit Gun" for hikers and backpackers. Could probably make a nice rifle design, too. Very simple.

@julian281198

8 жыл бұрын

+Scowler why should a backpacker or hiker carry a gun ?

@ShawarmaFarmer

8 жыл бұрын

+julian281198 If you are in an area where there are animals that are territorial or potentially aggressive maximum protection is better then none

@simkas

8 жыл бұрын

+julian281198 To protect yourself from wild animals and angry weirdos hiding out in the woods?

@blitzkriegatx4583

8 жыл бұрын

+julian281198 For protection against coyote, bear, moose, elk, smaller potentially rabid animals like raccoon, even deer during the rut have been known to attack people over their territory. Here in Pennsylvania I come very close to having to shoot a coyote almost every time I go for a hike. Last deer season I was 25 yards from the road, walking into the woods, and had a german shepherd-sized one run about 15 feet behind me. And a much more rare scenario: sometimes people just shoot at people in the woods because they think they can get away with it out there. That's happened some 3 times to my father over the past 50 years.

@julian281198

8 жыл бұрын

+BlitzkriegATX thats a reason here in Germany the only thing what attack you is a boar but they are very rare and run mostly away but a squirrel with rabies is in Germany very dangerous

LoL, this has got to be one of the safest pistols with a striker to carry in a pocket I have seen. Not only can it not be carried cocked, but even the chamber is empty until you have already begun to shoot.

@ayebraine

8 жыл бұрын

+Ken ibn Anak And it has two completely logical states that are very practical - "carry & storage" (dust cover completely protects the internals, plus double safety from cover disconnect and trigger block), and "ready for usage" (cover open, optionally trigger unfolded). And even in the ready state, it's indeed quite safe!

@complete_state_of_negation3098

5 жыл бұрын

@@ayebraine and then when you finally fire it your trigger finger gets a gentle gust of hot gasses from the muzzle, just to keep that finger warm and ticking in the cold nights of Paris!

i just cant get over how beautiful the engravings on the pistol are. its mesmerizing.

I couldn't help but laugh and smile throughout this entire video. It's just such a charming simplistic little gun.

@baron8107

8 жыл бұрын

+AussieFanXCIV And effective.

@tamlandipper29

6 жыл бұрын

A lot of folks can't imagine a gun being charming, but I know what you mean. I wonder if the small calibre is part if that?

@robertfuller5619

4 жыл бұрын

It really Is, it's super cool. I'd love to own one some day. I wonder how reliable it is. And it is charming because of its character. It is a nicely machined weapon and it operates in a simple yet very unique way. It can also be used for a number of reasons if reliable enough. If that makes sense.

@Tunkkis

3 жыл бұрын

@@baron8107 I really don't know about that. It'd probably function, but I wouldn't say much beyond that.

It's amazing how much better it is than other similar weapons from the time. The ergonomics aren't horrible, it actually has an ejector, it's semi auto. It even has a little bit of a sight.

A simple well thought out original design; extra credit for originality.

I'm surprisingly impressed with the compactness and simplicity of this design.

I really like this type of stuff. The mechanism is so frig'n unique.

This is what i find fascinating about the guns from this period. Every gun company was trying to improve the designs for each method and use for the guns they were coming out with. Not like nowadays when you see 3 to 4 different designs that are repeated over and over again, I know if its not broke dont fix it, but with modern technology it would be amazing to see what people could come up with nowadays.

@benm5913

8 жыл бұрын

It's really an issue of trying to figure out how to use a new technology. In this case the twin technologies of cartridge ammo and improved machining. There hasn't been such a huge shift in firearms technology since the invention of the cartridge. Now, developments involve manufacturing ease and materials.

@nicholsjoshua15

6 жыл бұрын

The next revolution in firearms will be caseless ammunition. After that it will be smart ammunition that locks onto a target and tracks the target.

@howey935

6 жыл бұрын

Joshua that’s what I think that they’ll be guided bullets similar to guided missiles

@jackandersen1262

6 жыл бұрын

Joshua not really. The caseless ammunition idea was a method of increasing the rate of fire by eliminating the extraction and ejection phase of a firearm, and that isn’t necessary in many guns. Also the lack of an ejection port means that you have to disassemble the gun to clear any malfunction.

@andrewyork3869

6 жыл бұрын

Ben M and smokeless powder

what a fascinating little pistol...the engraving looks beautifully done

Ean, this is the most clever, most sleek, most amazing pistol I've ever seen. And to think it was from 1894? What a Wonderful design. It is truly genius and I THANK you for bringing this one to our attention! My favorite pistol SO FAR from what you have shown us. Regards.

@jhughes8160

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, It's pretty skookem

Am I crazy, or would a modern one be pretty cool just as a fun range gun?

@orionbarbalate4350

8 жыл бұрын

You aren't crazy.

@SgtKOnyx

8 жыл бұрын

You ARE crazy, just not for this

@MartinHayes2009

8 жыл бұрын

+timewave02012 .32 S&W would be better choice since the striker isn't offset for a rimfire.

@SgtKOnyx

8 жыл бұрын

Maybe 25?

@robertkubrick3738

8 жыл бұрын

+Martin Hayes Make it .38 S&W and it will be my daily carry.

This reminds me of the early days of aviation only a few years later, when inventive types were exploring new territory and nobody knew how a pistol/airplane was supposed to look or operate. Fun stuff!

A few times a year I go back to this video to remind myself of this lovely little pistol.

That's a cool little pump-action pistol.

@Isaac-ho8gh

4 жыл бұрын

Its not a pump action by the way, its a blowforward double action design.

@lttarzanman6452

4 жыл бұрын

I dont think it's a blow forward either. It's not a semiautomatic, I dont think.

@DeeZeePeezee

4 жыл бұрын

There is no blow forward action, that's done by releasing the trigger. It's definitely double action just not traditional, the two actions being the pump and fire.

@rogertycholiz2218

2 жыл бұрын

@@DeeZeePeezee This little BROON LATREEJ {French Pronunciation} is a weird little autoloader with barrel-blowback action.

cosmoline is a hell of a drug

@danielboydcooper6850

8 жыл бұрын

+michael bickford awesome

@a68rebel

8 жыл бұрын

+michael bickford : Almost better than a shot of NAPALM IN THE MORNING

@paulshayter1113

6 жыл бұрын

Danny on potatoe in 180p, "I'm Rick James, Bitch". Awesome Chappelle skit.

@JeromeBill7718

4 жыл бұрын

#fyc

Would love to see someone rapid fire one. Heck, i'd buy a reproduction one in .22.

@lmaolmoo4147

2 жыл бұрын

.25 ACP

Willy Wonka's carry gun.

@romeoechofoxtrot18

8 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@dannythehonestgamer6051

8 жыл бұрын

Given how crazy his factory is he probobly have to use it several times evry day.

@tomaspabon2484

8 жыл бұрын

Poppin' Oompa Loompas like nobody's business fool!

@zipzap7923

8 жыл бұрын

my sides are currently orbiting uranus

@D3faulted1

8 жыл бұрын

+Eric Brown *Willy Wonka pulls this gun out* "Break yourself fool!"

This is actually a really neat design... they should make modern versions of tons of 'rare' guns. Like the howdah and bunches of really cool ideas that the world never really got to test out.

When I saw the video thumbnail, my first thought was: interesting grip, but where's the gun? :D

@wingracer1614

8 жыл бұрын

+44WarmocK77 I just thought "WTF is that?"

@clod2692

8 жыл бұрын

+44WarmocK77 hahaha I thought the same! "he's showing us the lower part of a pistol? where's the slide?"

@ToastyMozart

8 жыл бұрын

+44WarmocK77 I was thinking "That's an awfully huge grip for a derringer."

what a fabulous oddball, thanks for sharing. it's quirky yet aesthetically pleasing ☺

this is the 3rd time I am watching this. your videos never gets old. thank you Gun Jesus

this design is awesome!!

It has some nice engraving on it.

Looks less like a gun, and more like something a cobbler would use to measure a customers foot

@SgtKOnyx

8 жыл бұрын

I'm SgtKOnyx and I approve this message.

@rossfromfriends8468

5 жыл бұрын

Fun fact, the real tool they use is called a Brannock device, check it out in my series: “forgotten footwear tools”

@acoolerhandle

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking some sort of odd hair salon tool

@obi-wankenobi1750

3 жыл бұрын

@Ross from Friends I’m actually disappointed that you were joking. I wanted to see that series.

You are one of my favorite people on the planet. No theatrical bullshit, no reliance on foul language or cheap laughs; just an expert doing what he loves, with remarkable skill and brevity. Thank you.

Yet another clever little French "velo dog" pistol! These little pistols became very popular among French cyclists in the late 19th/early 20th centuries, when cycling became a very popular means of transportation in Europe. Dogs that would chase cars were just as likely to chase cyclists, the difference being that cyclists were in much greater danger of suffering real harm than drivers. The entire class of "velo dog" pistols was essentially created to give cyclists a light, easy to carry means of defending themselves by causing debilitating wounds to their canine pursuers, if not necessarily killing them outright, hence the tiny calibers used in most of these pistols. Also, speaking as someone who speaks French fairly well, your pronunciation of "Brun Latrige" was very good.😁

@bobbylee2853

Жыл бұрын

Rabid dogs were fairly common and a major concern back then.

@That70sGuitarist

Жыл бұрын

@@bobbylee2853 Indeed, rabies was a real threat a century ago! Compare that to now, when a simple booster shot every three years can guarantee a dog lifelong protection from rabies! I raised two wonderful canine companions over the last three decades, and they were both fully vaccinated against every possible threat from distemper to rabies, parvo, lepto and even Lyme disease. (The wooded areas around our local doggie beach are heavily infested with black-legged deer ticks, which are notorious spreaders of Lyme disease.) Both my boys lived long, healthy and happy lives. That's why I'm a big believer in vaccination.😉

More like a Model 1900 Star Trek Phaser

@alvinjones6856

8 жыл бұрын

+ATF6281914 lol... I just posted the same thought and then scrolled down...

@Furzkampfbomber

8 жыл бұрын

+ATF6281914 That was what I thought when I saw the freeze frame. A phaser! With a mini bayonet!

@thePavuk

8 жыл бұрын

+ATF6281914 my first though too.

@ampeyro

8 жыл бұрын

Of course, the bayonet is for when the batteries are depleted...

@rickautry2759

7 жыл бұрын

HAH!

5:05 Actually, it looks like the dust cover is designed so that the act of taking the gun out of ones pocket snags the top of and opens the dust cover. Kinda like an Emerson wave.

This is adorable and the mechanism looks charmingly simple yet clever, pretty engraving too.

This may be the most truly forgotten weapon I've seen out of all your superb videos.

This pistol looks like something a wealthy Frenchman would yse to impress his friends by shooting old plates in his parlor.

So this is a 100% mechanical firearm? No semi-auto stuff at all. That's actually pretty fascinating.

@ramiabiakar2391

8 жыл бұрын

+Hotshotter3000 It's called "repeating".

@Hotshotter3000

8 жыл бұрын

+Jersey Streicher I know, but it's interesting that someone did that in 1900. I know that in the 1880s some people did created repeating pistols like that, but to do that in 1900 when semi-auto pistols were really starting to hit the market with the C96 and Browning M1900, it's pretty interesting. I actually would like to see if it's possible to build a gun like that today. What advantages would it have over a regular semi-auto? The most obvious things that need improving would be to have the dust cover automatically open when you pulled the trigger, or have the trigger pop down when you gripped the grip. It's really sad gun laws are what they are in Canada today. I might even design and build guns for fun if I could.

@ramiabiakar2391

8 жыл бұрын

Hotshotter3000 This specific pistol acts exactly like a DAO revolver, in case of a misfire you just have to pull the trigger again, trigger pull is also heavier, no manual safety is present or needed. There's this pistol, the Semmerling LM4, which is a relatively modern repeating pistol in .45ACP, you have to manually actuate the slide between shots, carries 4+1.

@Hotshotter3000

8 жыл бұрын

Jersey Streicher Yeah I heard of the Semmerling, it's a pretty cool concept.

Clever design that is now not forgotten. Thanx Ian.

I love this channel, I'm not a gun guy at all and I now have an insane amount of detailed knowledge of obscure firearms throughout history. It's true.

i love the mechanics of this little piece. interesting :)

This little gem brought to mind (perhaps for it's ergonomics), the 'Whitney Wolverine". Not the sad re-make but the original from the '50s. I'd like to see you do an episode with one of those that included some firing time. They were wonderful, fun shooters and had a 'Buck Rogers' appeal unfound in modern weaponry.

@donweatherwax9318

Жыл бұрын

Ask, and ye shall receive!

This has to be one of the most fascinating pieces you've featured! A lovely looking weapon.

Thats actually a very unique and interesting piece... the mechanism on it is so neat and simple, and its charming in that way...

that action is neat as hell. brilliant, really.

In Star Wars like the DL-44 was based on a Masuer C96 I bet there could be some cool designs from this thing!

@si_vis_pacempara_bellum4906

8 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen many Star Treks, but this looks like the… blaster? Or whatever the name is..

@walkercal.5833

8 жыл бұрын

+Rohan Charlesworth all guns were either based off of ww2 gun or were real firing ww2 guns made to look like future ones. Also I think Darth Vaders helmet was an old Nazi helmet with addons

@grjohejw84thg

8 жыл бұрын

+Si_Vis_Pacem Para_Bellu You know, it *does* look like a phaser...

Thank you, I really enjoyed seeing that :) And while I'm at it, I would like to thank you for all your Forgotten Weapons videos.

Pretty cool. It's a lot like those little pellet shooting guns we had when I was a kid. You know the type that would shoot little round yellow plastic pellets. Or maybe those little disc shooting pistols.

Seems like the dust cover is also a secondary safety.

I really like the mechanism in this gun. I would love to view the original patent

So many awesome guns out there! Thanks for letting us see them.

"The bullet comes out the muzzle" What innovative design!

That thing looks like a steampunk phaser.

@ThaddeusCorn

8 жыл бұрын

Hah! That was my first thought too.

The last time I saw something like that it had 'Flash Gordon' stamped on the side...

I'm always impressed with the craftsmanship of old guns

In my opinion this mechanism is borderline genius. Mag-Fed Gun with the reliability of a revolver

It does seem to be a surprisingly good pocket weapon for the time o.o

It's so pretty...

That is an elegant piece of engineering. Beautiful

@SierraBravo347

5 жыл бұрын

I find the simplicity of it amazing, and yet complex at the same time. Such as the Barrel moving to chamber the round, instead of a bolt moving forward and stripping it from the magazine into the chamber...that's a very unique approach to the loading sequence, compared to today's firearms.

Seeing that thumbnail I thought it was some weirdo bad single shot thing, but no, this is actually one of the most clever little artifacts of engineering. Lovely.

looks like it could be dropped into an episode of "Lost in Space" without a problem

am i only one who think this looks like it's from star trek?

@TheOnyxGeneral

8 жыл бұрын

+RoGuExPaNcAkE That is what caught my eye on my KZread page.

@alvinjones6856

8 жыл бұрын

+RoGuExPaNcAkE Lol...third comment in that vein i've seen scanning the section so I guess not

@moehoward01

6 жыл бұрын

The Tricorder, right? :)

@XBullitt16X

6 жыл бұрын

nah, I thought so too haha

@drpsionic

6 жыл бұрын

Actually it looks like a 1950s Pez gun.

that's an awesome little pistol! the mechanics are beautifully complex

That's a very interesting and elegant design, never seen something like that befor

All things from the Victorian era are masterpieces of art, even such a simple pistols!

They should've made the barrel protrude a bit so you could punch-shoot an attacker.

@alvinjones6856

8 жыл бұрын

+Josh Callejas sounds good but they prob also would then be able to shoot themselves if they fell or sat on it...:(

@gokuss15

8 жыл бұрын

+alvin jones well a proper holster would solve that problem, granted this was during the time when waistcoat pocket carry was the norm.

@notpulverman9660

8 жыл бұрын

+Josh Callejas >pocket gun >1900 "proper holster"

@gokuss15

8 жыл бұрын

+Not Pulverman I'm talking about a hypothetical modern reproduction, and pocket holsters are a thing.

@notpulverman9660

8 жыл бұрын

Josh Callejas Pocket holster standard in 1900? I have the doubt. Plus jabbing someone with a gun is just a good way to get the gun snatched. Sounds like a C+ idea for a movie gun.

I love it when i see intresting designs i've never seen before. Nice one.

If that was a reasonably priced available firearm I would buy one, maybe two. It has it's own great style, love the folding trigger and how it's very safe in the pocket as long as trigger is folded up. Definitely a "Forgotten Weapon" with so little info available about it

Looks like a Star Trek phaser. lol

@DeisFortuna

7 жыл бұрын

Commander800 it kinda does.

It would make an effective and humane hamster killer.

@ozzyjames87

8 жыл бұрын

lol.

@Ensign_Cthulhu

8 жыл бұрын

Next to the 2.7mm Kolibri, it's an elephant rifle. _That_ one was described somewhere as having sufficient stopping power to put down an enraged cockroach. I'm sure if we ever invented human miniaturisation, there'd be trophy hunters who would take a tiny elephant gun loaded with these things and go out into the garden to face all the creepy horrors nature had to offer.

@JerryEricsson

8 жыл бұрын

Yep, years ago, we responded to a call where a fellow was shot with a .25 ACP pistol, the bullet struck the fellow in the forehead but did not penetrate. As we were helping the ambulance load the idiot in the rig, my partner turned to me, and said, if I ever get shot with one of those, and I find out about it....

@JerryEricsson

8 жыл бұрын

THing is though, I wouldn't like to get shot with anything, even the 2.7, that would hurt, if you noticed it.

@Menuki

8 жыл бұрын

Really wouldn't want a round bouncing around in my belly in an era withou germ theory.

I don't understand exactly why, but scroll work (especially on revolvers) is absolutely mesmerizing.

The engraving!!! Crazy little gun, but that engraving just made me smile.

Rube Goldberg had a french cousin and he made that gun!

Smart system.. :-)

Such a unique little example of a pocket pistol!

Another great show. Thanks so much!

first i read it (after tramslation) as Brown-Latrine. some names realy makes the inner Child hard to keep in check.

Art Deco before it existed!

@aserta

8 жыл бұрын

+Damian Grouse It's French. ;)

Nothing like a weird little PDW from the 19'th (1899 :P) century to cheer my day up :) Thanks, Ian!

An amazing specimen. Thank you!

noisy cricket

I know this going to said wired. But that look a sci-fi weapon or something out of star trek.

@ampeyro

8 жыл бұрын

Finally someone said it! It looks like a damn phaser

@Commander800

8 жыл бұрын

Dang it! You already said it. oh well, might as well keep my comment. lol

You have a quality show that is factual and you are very good at explaining in a way that's interesting and captivating

This is absolutely amazing! what a clever little piece. love it.

A very steampunk design...

ALL PRAISE GUN JESUS

That thing's wild . Very interesting operation. Was ahead of it's time.

As a kid I had an airsoft gun that hit at 500 fps. Never used it on my friends, but I had it. This cartridge hits in the 400's. Damn.

i bet after a couple of rounds your trigger finger will start smelling the place up with the pungent aroma of seared human flesh. cool video though!

@joeydoe3948

7 жыл бұрын

someone please check this man basement.

@JL-dance

7 жыл бұрын

joey doe why? He said pungent, which means it smells bad

@CarnalKid

7 жыл бұрын

yo boi jonx Pungent smells are strong, but not necessarily bad.

@JL-dance

7 жыл бұрын

CarnalKid well usually when someone says pungent it means it smells so powerful that its bad, like air refresheners, a little is ok but too much makes you want to puke

I would have much much Rather live in a time where all things were possible and one could get as much high and rich in society as one's brain power, than live in a time where very few own everything, and chances for ordinary man are so little....

I saw one of these a long time ago in a collection in Laurel Mississippi. It was the ring version but had a lot more intricate engraving and ivory high relief grips. Just the odd chambering and folding trigger make this one a real collector. Bets it goes north of the top.

That is a really cool design. Thanks for sharing

Lovely design, a clever way to keep things compact.

Great video, thank you for making these Videos

If there were craftsmen today who could build such a piece, the price would be out of reach. That is a beautiful little number!

I love that the grip looks like a revolver's grip. Unlike Georg Luger, who tailored the grip in a new way to the angle of the hand, Msr. Brun-Latrige seems to have gone with a revolver style, and the back extension looks like it would help balance. Both concepts would avoid some of the issues of early autoloader grips, I reckon. Pretty darn neat. Thank you so much for posting this. Another neat touch is that it seems to be a Double Action auto. Something many folks consider a later innovation. Double Action Only, too. Something seen a lot in the 1990s, being done in the 1890s.

the engraving on that is very nice.

Very simple but functional design. The strong resistance to overcome both springs is also a good safety in case the trigger should for any reason fold down into firing position when still concealed like in a pocket or bag.

of course in those days pre penicillin even a minor gunshot wound from a feeble catridge could kill.love your videos thanx what an ingenious feed system was it ever tried on larger weapons

The thumbnail made it look so much bigger. I thought holy crap what a cool looking pistol.....still pretty cool!