Dear Subscribers! Two slips of the tongue here! The Second Afghan War was actually from 1878-1880. And the title of the 1891 story was 'The Adventure of Redheaded League'. Sorry for the lapses of accuracy!

I am pretty sure he puts the revolver in his coat pocket a few times, so i was always under the impression it was a smaller handgun, like the black one here. Awesome video

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! Certainly a pant's pocket is a bridge too far but a Victorian overcoat pocket might be another matter. This might be something to explore in a future video outing.

Thank You for such a literate guntube series .

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

You are so very welcome and thank you for your kind words. There is more coming about Mr. Holmes and others in his Victorian world.

Magnificent revolvers and such a wonderful presentation within the Holmes stories. Bravo, Sir, BRAVO!

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and for watching. Stay tuned there is more Holmes coming.

@morgangallowglass8668

Ай бұрын

My pleasure and you have my full attention!@@JamesattheWAC

I can assure you that a loaded riding crop is indeed lethal !

I was interested in the revolvers used in the old Basil Rathbone movies, they looked rather elegant.

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

Thank you for taking a look. We will eventually explore the cinema Holmes and Basil and Bruce guns are on the menu!

I thought that Sherlock Holmes favorite weapon was a loaded riding crop !♈⚓⚓♈

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

Holmes operated with a panoply of weapon possibilities. Some of these were non-lethal such as a riding crop though carrying the non-lethal does exclude his also carrying the lethal.

Neat video!

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for taking a look! More will be on the way including the 4th chapter of our present series.

As I said in a previous video, British officers could, and often did, purchase their own revolvers a swords for service. Winston Churchill, for example, carried a Broom Handle Mauser in the Sudan. So it's not actually impossible Watson carried a Colt 1873 Single Action Army. There are references to British officers doing so. (I only mention it because the idea amuses me.) I would think of the three guns shown #2 would be the most comfortable for Watson to carry. But considering Holmes made a habit of reminding Watson to "bring his revolver" on dangerous missions, it does seem #1 is the most probable. It would be quite annoying to have to lug that brick around London every day.

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your comments. Perhaps Chapter 4 will deal with the evolution of Dr. Watson the Armed Citizen. Stay tuned!

Awesome video, I am currently in negotiations to buy an Adams 1872, always wanted one, never know when a hound may turn up, one must be prepared!

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching. I wish you the best in your negotiations but I must warn you that Adam's revolvers are addictive.

@jusportel

Ай бұрын

@@JamesattheWAC oh no doubt, I already have several Sniders etc. so I know all about addictions, sadly….

Wonderful stuff. Looking forward to much more. How about an examination of the “The Problem of Thor Bridge”?

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and what marvelous territory to explore.

Dear Subscribers, Please be sure to watch the full episode, "Mr. Sherlock Holmes the Armed Citizen' and all its chapters. We are trying to have a wide angle, panoramic view of the firearms of Mr. Sherlock Holmes and his colleague Dr. John H. Watson. I think you will find the pending Chapter 4 a satisfying one.

Great show James !!

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching. Stay tuned for even more Mr. Holmes.

Thanks , I really appreciate the time you put into these. Was that a regular full power load you used on that water bottle? Seemed kinda puny. Anyway thanks again

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

You are quite welcome. This is my joyful duty. The British load was a somewhat anemic 13 grains of powder with about a 229 grain bullet. Compare that to the American 44-40 and its running 40 grains of black powder. The Adams mark III hadn't been fired by me until the water bottle slaying and the load was a 'gallery' load for the old girl. It was about 10 grains of FFG or slightly less than a vintage load. Do stay tuned as more is coming.

@guaporeturns9472

Ай бұрын

@@JamesattheWAC Thanks

Loving the series! Anything featuring European Victorian revolvers is a treat. Any chance you might be willing to make a video dedicated to "demonstrating" in the range the top choices for the revolvers that may have been used by Holmes and Watson (perhaps even pasting the printed face of Professor Moriarty on an unfortunate water bottle)? Something a along the lines of "Doyle's/Holmes and Watson's revolvers in Action".

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words. There is more than a chance that we will be sending clouds of black powder smoke wafting in the future. Stay tuned for more of Mr. Holmes and those in his Victorian and Edwardian world.

Could you please provide an explanation of the ammunition used by these revolvers. .450, .455, .380, etc. What cartridges are interchangeable, what is reloadable, where can you find components, etc. BTW, thanks for doing this series. Where I live one never sees these guns.

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching. I am hesitant to get into the weeds too much about the specifics of these cartridges but some basics have been covered and will be covered further in future episodes. This ammunition is not available in normal commercial channels which is one reason these firearms are not defined as firearms by my present government, local and federal. For more information please use my gmail address and we could do some more detailed weed crawling.

@felixd7818

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Could you do a head to head comparison between the Webley Metropolitan Police revolver and the Royal Irish Constabulary revolver. I once had an M.P. in .450 but never had an R.I.C. to compare it with. Thanks for your channel.

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching. We do intend to do more field work in the future and this head to head comparison is a possibility.

How about reviewing the guns of pulp fiction detectives of the 20th century? Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe come to mind.

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

Thank you for taking a look. We will speak about exploring pulp fiction detectives in the fourth chapter of this episode.

Any thoughts on possible holsters or ammunition carriers for legendary duo?

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

You suggest wonderful grist for our mill, stay tuned.

I am nearly sure I remember reading Holmes saying he carried "an Eley number 2", is this correct?. In one episode, he says"always carry a revolver east of Whitechapel, Watson".

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

Thank you for taking a look! In 'The adventure of the Speckled Band' Holmes tells Watson that , "An Eleys No. 2 is an excellent argument with gentlemen who can twist steel pokers into knots." I think there is evidence that a handwritten account was here mistranscribed. Holmes may have said, "A Webley's No. 2 is an excellent argument . . ." In the BBC adaptation of a story Holmes makes a remark about carrying a firearm East of Aldgate but not in the canonical writings. Certainly going armed in parts of Victorian Whitechapel would be wise.

@johnryan7932

Ай бұрын

@@JamesattheWAC Thank you for helping me with that. Now I remember hearing it on the BBC adaptation but not when I read the book.

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

@@johnryan7932 Glad we could be of some small service. Please stay tuned for the concluding chapter of this series and even more Holmes to come.

Cool series. But his choice for Watsons revolver is a monster. I have a hard time believing that someone in civilian clothing could carry such. We're not talking the ols west here.

@JamesattheWAC

Ай бұрын

The Adams is a Great Dane of a revolver. The next chapter will touch on this I hope.