I'm an antiquarian bookseller. When we sell a rare book overseas we make sure that the packaging will sustain a nuclear blast with no consequences for the content. You can't trust the courier, even if it's the best in the world. Once, DHL UK just tossed a 30-pound 3-feet-long antique atlas into the front porch of our customer house. The woman was really thankful that our packaging was rock solid.

@garrettholland664

7 жыл бұрын

Santiago Sánchez Santarelli yep. I know I am responsible for a few smashed packages. I once had a 115lb anvil shipped to my doorstep.

@zekayman

6 жыл бұрын

So, in other words, you're a shit employee

@Cal94

6 жыл бұрын

iunno, i think some instances of postal abuse are systemic... when the companies want you at a given place on a deadline, and you know you're more likely to have someone answer a door at a business than you are at a personal residence... what incentive is there to walk up to the door and knock?

Ian doesn't just use any old knife to unbox an old military rifle he uses a bayonet! Classy.

@kevinoliver3083

11 ай бұрын

I was only surprised it wasn't a French bayonet.

those guys at rock island could teach Amazon a thing or two

@petlahk4119

6 жыл бұрын

Well. Often the firearms shipped by the auction house are historican pieces and/or were (probably) sold for hundreds if not thousands of dollars, so they have a big incentive to make sure it gets to it's new owners safely. Amazon on the other hand usually ships small items that are still currently manufactured and are worth less than a thousand dollars. If they goof up the shipping and something gets damaged they'll probably just send you another one. And, on top of that, items worth more than a hundred dollars tend to have their own shipping packaging in their own boxes (Chairs, Computers, Ect...).

@planescaped

6 жыл бұрын

I've spent 300$ on a sword from Kult of Athena and had it come packaged almost as well as this, though antiques understandably deserve extra precautions.

@anzaca1

4 жыл бұрын

Amazon doesn't typically handle items worth $20,000.

@shanenonwolfe4109

3 жыл бұрын

And to this day they still have gorillas handling packages

@beargillium2369

3 жыл бұрын

@@shanenonwolfe4109 I'm sure you use the free method whereas this gun was shipped most likely heavily insured and TOP DOLLAR PAID. That's how auctions work btw.

The other one was an Ishapore .410 conversion of an SMLE.

Man must be kind of heartbreaking to be the guy who has to ship away all the nice guns he will probably never get to shoot.

@ForgottenWeapons

9 жыл бұрын

+leathery420 With the volume RIA does, I suspect the packing department gets numb to it...

@MilesRDavis

8 жыл бұрын

+Forgotten Weapons I would consider even handling them to be an experience every time.

@imbeauski8872

8 жыл бұрын

And heart pounding knowing if you somehow damage it while packing it that you are screwed considering how expensive some of the guns that pass through there are.

@christianguzman8228

7 жыл бұрын

Like a janitor at Ferrari, or an assembler in China for iPhone.

@NerdGlassGamingPA

7 жыл бұрын

Or be the guy who watches these on KZread and probably will never get to even see them irl / have / shoot anything even similar ... yeah ..

I work in a gun shop, and you aint kidding about how well Rock Island Auction wrapped the stuff they ship out!

I would have laughed so hard if the rifle turned out to be a warproduction Mosin-Nagant M91/30. :P

@MrBioniclefan1

7 жыл бұрын

That would be funny

@JamesYeagerable

6 жыл бұрын

why because its a garbage rod with all those layers of bubble wrap protecting it in packaged shipping? That would be funny

@zakkwan4787

5 жыл бұрын

@@JamesYeagerable yeah, and also because a Mosin-Nagant isn't a rare rifle. So it would be a real disappointment to get one, expecting a rare, forgotten rifle.

Ian does an Unboxing video... So what's in the OTHER box? Huh? huh?

@michaelcarrinton585

4 жыл бұрын

Yes , What aren't he showing us ? " Tune In Next Time To Fine Out. "

@austinm.9832

3 жыл бұрын

It's another Berthier, but with a different bayonet lug or something probably.

Too much trumps too little. I see it as a company respecting the product they are shipping, and doing their absolute best to protect the items in question from the occasional incompetence of shipping companies. Especially when said company is dealing with items of historic value. Gun gets destroyed in shipping, it's not just the money Rock Island loses, but we all lose a piece of history.

Different RIA - this is an auction company based in Illinois, while the RIA/Armscor that makes pistols is out of the Phillippines.

Ordered my first rifle, an antique, when I was a teen.The excitement of unwrapping that greasy/dirty gun was indescribable.Years later I still get the same excitement unboxing the latest greasy/dirty piece of history.I'm glad you documented this.As always enjoy your videos.

congrats now you have l lots and lots of bubble wrap to pop you are a lucky SOB Sir.

@blacksaphire7773

3 жыл бұрын

That's the good bubble too.

Rock Island Auction House ------------------------------------------ Strength- 12 Intelligence- 20 Wisdom-18 Willpower-15 Charisma-20 Barter-20 Ranged weaponry- 20 Melee weaponry- 14 Dexterity- 18 Perception- 19 Special skills --------------------- Packaging Hosting educational KZread content

Just the way it should be wrapped. :) When you're doing it all the time and you take pride in your work that's the level of packing you should get.

Looks like a Christmas present opening video, excited child included. That's some great packing and some excellent firearms! Good stuff.

Guilty as charged. You should've seen how we had to package the suits of armor that we sold in April!

My guess is that they just pack everything the same way...and they sell plenty of $10,000+ guns that you would really want to have packaged this well.

That's a very well protected rifle, the company clearly treats their customers property with the utmost respect.

aw wanted to see what was in the other box

@SatansPooper

7 жыл бұрын

Yea! What rifle is in the second box? Did Ian just get two Ross Rifles?

@simonmunden5046

7 жыл бұрын

T Mac Yeah, like "I saw you with the box! What's in the box?"

its always nice to stumble upon old FW videos, means there's more that i missed in the recommended!

this angle makes ian look like a kid opening presents on christmas

Yes, but the MkIIIB was a variant purchased from Canada by the British government.

Best unboxing ever.

Great video as usual. All packages go airborne...even if it just between the dock and the truck.

I used to get rifles from Century in a box, a couple of rifles and the boxes would be taped together, I think three rifles got put inside boxes and then put inside a shipping box. Nothing else, by the time they got here the bolt handles were usually sticking out!

I would have been like a child at Christmas unboxing all that packaging to such a beautiful rifle

It is like a russian nesting doll..... :D

thank you for the video sir,I look for old rock island catalogs on ebay,they are great for history and info,thanks again.

RIA wraps stuff up like I do when shipping. Never had an item arrive damaged.

As someone who packages thing for a living, I'm impressed.

Not in person, but I wrote an article on them just a few days ago.

wow! that is packaging gold.

Rock Island Auction House warehouse guy is killing it !

I usually hate "unboxing" videos, but this one was worth the time. Rock Island obviously respects the fact that they are sending you a piece of history.

OMG! Is just like Christmas!!!

Nice unboxing!

Haha - wasn't expecting it to be a home guard gun. Nice rifle.

The handy dandy M7 bayonet, comes in useful as a back scratcher as well.

I have a C&R FFL.

Ian, I find you to be a delightful person.

Gun Jesus has a Ross, I must shed some maple tears.

I can't - it's a live full auto and it's in New Zealand, so it can't be legally brought into the US.

Yes, I have run a mail order business and I know how to pack. Also worked in gunshops and couriered rifles. Proper packing pays up!

Only 3 boxes? Psshh, when I ship a crayon I have 14 layers of cardboard, 9 layers of plywood, 23 layers of bubble wrap, 1 layer of silver (for vampires), and a layer of lead to keep the nuclear bom-I mean crayon from getting hurt.

what was in the other box there were 2 boxes

@electronkaleidoscope5860

6 жыл бұрын

That's where Ian hid the bodies

What happens with all that packaging over there in America? Does it all just go to landfill, or do all (or some) states have a recycling procedure?

Nice, original, Ross mkIIIB - British spec. Another treat of a great rifle - if not a friend of trench conditions.

It is not fair, you have to much fun for one guy

FWIW, the forum is specifically for Premium Members - that's why public registration is disabled. As for a Siamese Mauser stock, you may have a hard time finding one...I don't know of any good source.

Man I'm soo jelly right about now..

Best feeling in the World, getting new toys in the post.

how do they deal with shipping to California? do you have to pick it up at a local store?

Love the packaging, and you are going to have to talk about the Ishapore.

"Hey Ian, your package is here." "FIX BAYONEEEEEEEETTTTTS!"

yeah what about the 2nd box but they are a great auction i live in the chicago area and my buddys aunt got good money for his uncles firearms after he passed great channel keep it up

Awesome!

On top of that packaging job being somewhat beautiful I also want to point out what was somewhat ingenious about it. Instead of using clear packaging tape on the bubble wrap (which can be overkill and can result in damage to the thing being shipped when it's opened) they wrapped the bubble wrap in cling-wrap instead. It keeps the bubble wrap from coming open (like tape) but is fairly easy to remove (unlike tape).

Great, but what was in the OTHER box?!?

here in Sweden we gotta ship the bolt and the rifle in two separate boxes, a good idea imo

I love you videos

You should do a run & gun of the Ross vs the SMLE. I would be interested to see it in comparison without 'war tolerance' issues that plagued the Ross. Maybe a .455 Webley -or a new service colt - as the 'pistol' half. How does the 'p14' style sights stack against the Ross mkIII ladder? Any preference? Cheers!

@ForgottenWeapons

10 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, this Ross turned out to have some reliability issues, and isn't really practical to use in one of the matches. I am still on the lookout for another one, though.

@thomashart9134

10 жыл бұрын

Forgotten Weapons Could those issues be rectified, if you were to swap out a couple parts - magazine, extractor, etc - with the previous Ross? I am not saying to permanently modify it , mind you, just to see it perform in a competition setting. The more I think about this, the more I want to see it!

@Panzerzimmerpflanze

10 жыл бұрын

Forgotten Weapons What're the issues? Most Rosses are pretty easy to work on provided they've got rifling left.

How do you decide which guns to buy?

That is some packaging when i got my lee enfield mk4 it was packed ok but not like that

another great one Ian!

Did youever buy that Charlton Conversion Rifle?

Oh Ian whenever I win the lottery and can afford to start buying some of these beautiful pieces of history remind me to buy you one of what ever you want at one of these auctions. Until then I'll let you know when I can afford to eat and buy ammo for the firearms I own do you know I'm on my way there

Old video, I know, but what else but a bayonet would you use to open the box?

@osterpenpen9379

7 жыл бұрын

I've got a crap Chinese replica of an M1 bayonet that I use as a letter opener. The *real* bayonet gets treated special...

Nice Mark 3! I tried to register on the forum recently and it was disabled, I was actually wondering about the Siamese Mausers you have(had?), I have one but it's sporterized and I was wondering if you had, or knew where to get a stock for it. Either way, great videos (especially the Ross vid) I like every single one.

Never thought I be seeing an unboxing video on this channel.

You could play pass the parcel with those boxes.

Nice package 👍

I have that same bayonet Ian if you have any info on it please share I've looked it up but no luck

what kind of boots are you rocking?

Hi Ian. big fan here: Is there a chance that you show your favorite personal guns in a video? Greetings from Uruguay.

Go to the web site (forgottenweapons), and look at the top of the right sidebar.

Impressive packing.

You should make an unboxing vid for all of the cool items you get

I like your box cutter lol

Are you using an old west German fighting knife ?

It's like watching a long haired kid on Christmas morning

congratulations wit your new rifle :)

Talk about safe packaging!

did you buy these or did they give them to you?

what about the other box?

So upon opening, how do you determine which one is the business end ?

@jic1

6 жыл бұрын

That's why the bolt is packed separately.

yo dawg, i heard you liked boxes...

Good choice dude ;) :) And the other gun is a good choice too :)

What was in the other box ?

that must be terribly tedious opening it,and what was the other rifle?

I used to drive trucks and i'll tell ya why they wrap all that stuff up, its manly the people who load the truck some of them can't read, or don't understand english, i have had loads with crap tossed about everywhere where words stamped on the boxes like this end up well it wasent up, Or fragail handle with care, gets launched in the truck, saw that happening when i went inside the place to get my paperwork sighned, not to mention the pitted roads in certain parts of the country. and also your vids are awsome and to the point

@sergeantbigmac

9 жыл бұрын

citizen23606 Also the extreme time crunch that a lot of delivery people are under!!! I worked for UPS for a while as a 'helper/assistant' (when I was right out of high school and needed a job, they paid a dollar over min wage. I thought it was great... It was a actually kind of a shitty job lol)Anyway, a lot of drivers routes are planned literally down to the minute to minute. Not only are they delivering stop to stop, but also sorting packages in the back at the same time. Moving fast means they gotta move packages fast. Sometimes shit gets tossed. They dont want to admit it but it happens. Id rather the extra packaging than not after ive seen delivery up close.!!! I never found it to be a language problem, but an apathy and time problem.

@hard2getitrightagain314

7 жыл бұрын

sergeantbigmac I loaded trucks for Roadway in Memphis in the mid 90s. I can tell horror story after horror story about the fate of freight.

@Erreul

7 жыл бұрын

Fate of Freight. That's a good movie name.

"What's in the box?!?!?!"

No wonder ship out is such a stage. it must take a good half hour per gun to prep for shipment.

They don't mess around.

What about the other box? Another Ross?

What was in the 2nd box????

Nice Ross btw:)-John in Texas

I don't know what would be more fun.. the bubble wrap or the rifles

What was in the second box??

Well done.

Soooo....what was in the other box.... Hm, these guys sure know how to pack! And it prevents someone accidentally reassembling and fire the gun (with a cartridge, he by coincodence had in found in the bottom of his pocket....)