Look out Ian! Brandon Herrera is right behind you!

@sumvs5992

3 жыл бұрын

That's why there's a bar over the door behind him, to prevent him from breaking in

@koristargel8137

3 жыл бұрын

@@sumvs5992 That's his health bar

@MtionLHalo

3 жыл бұрын

*you may not sleep now, there are monsters nearby*

@ZacharySkan

3 жыл бұрын

Oh no! He's too busy adoring his chauchat!

@KageMinowara

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZacharySkan Chauchat-chan is very distracting.

I remember my high school years in the USSR where we used to disassemble and assemble the AK-47.

@lebah8555

3 жыл бұрын

Cool

@d1psy85

3 жыл бұрын

We still do that in Kazakhstan, though It's we disassemble an AK74M, not an AKM

@TC-rc1zf

3 жыл бұрын

How American.

@spoohater6949

3 жыл бұрын

Ok that is cool about being able to have guns in school and learning how to disassemble and reassemble a ak Do u still know how to re and disassemble a ak47

@d1psy85

3 жыл бұрын

@@spoohater6949 Well, I finished school just a year ago, but I still remember how to disassembe it, though I always had trouble assembling it.

Holy shit, just saw that Amazon Prime has 2 movies with Ian in them. "Heavy Machine Guns" and "Big-Ass Guns". Be watching both tomorrow.

@mikepeterson9733

6 жыл бұрын

Prime has at least 10 - yes, ten - of Ian's docus.

@colsoncustoms8994

6 жыл бұрын

That's freaking awesome, I'll have to look for the others. Thanks

@commiecrusher

3 жыл бұрын

It appears they are all gone now.

@ProphTruth100

3 жыл бұрын

@@commiecrusher I saw at least one the other day I think

@tamlandipper29

Жыл бұрын

There are quite a few now, although rather expensive, considering the digital format. Published by Gold Harbour media, so not a choice by Ian, presumably.

Here in Indonesia our special forces have a slang for the selector switch on the AK for full auto they called it "Ok Banget"(OB) that mean great and for semi auto they called it "Ora Akeh"(OA) that mean decent

@rizaradri316

6 жыл бұрын

TheRealColBosch cool

@nicolasvillamil7523

5 жыл бұрын

TheRealColBosch For me it's Fun(semi), More fun(auto), and No fun(safety)

@benhardsatrio8222

5 жыл бұрын

Slight revision: AB/ automatic is Akeh Banget, which in Javanese slang means "very many", and OA/ single-shot is Ora Akeh, which means "not many".

@Fred_the_1996

5 жыл бұрын

*and when you replace the propellant in the rounds with explosives it’s even more fun!*

@MiekuahProductions

5 жыл бұрын

@@benhardsatrio8222 and it must be based on the select file label in russian cyliric

Totally took one of my AKs out of the safe to look at it while you talked about this type one.

@badassmastermax

4 жыл бұрын

might as well throw in a mosin nagant and a hipoint and call it a rare collection

@bombsawaylemay770

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty fascinating comparing the AKM receiver to the Type 1.

@Stale_Mahoney

3 жыл бұрын

"look its your grandpa"

@baileyosborn8724

2 жыл бұрын

Were ya sad when you knew you didn’t have a type 1

Love that Ian's redoing these for maximum accuracy of information. This is the stuff FW is all about!

5:20 We will set this [magazine] aside. *thump*

Kalashnikov said one of the big problems with the first stamped ak's was the heat treating and tempering of the receivers.

a review of the PP-19 Bizon would be nice :D

@robertlamberth6586

4 жыл бұрын

@Djamel Djamel If Larry Vickers can get access to Russia's Kalashnikov factory, i'm sure Ian could pull some strings and find a PP-19 to review

@Oob144

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck finding a real one

@shooteveryday1841

4 жыл бұрын

And a PP2000

@bradenculver7457

3 жыл бұрын

I think Ian would think the same if he could get a hold of one

@Tunkkis

3 жыл бұрын

Not so much a review as a historical and mechanical overview.

This brings back so much memories from the finnish army disassembling and cleaning my valmet rk62. It was a great rifle, accurate enough and not once did it jam or misfire whilst I had it. Super reliable.

@codenamecordon

5 жыл бұрын

Same thoughts exactly from over the “pond” with a Galil that is based on your RK62 😃

@Kydenius

5 жыл бұрын

Same type of memories, except with the SAKO RK95-TP in my honest opinion; it's way superior update of the weapon in everyway, it's even easier to clean with the barrel. For example you can clean the barrel from the inside the mechanism, unlike in the RK62, that isn't simply possible. But I knew many other people who prefer the RK62, it's just not for me unless my life is dependent on it, I'd choose the 95' anyday.

@jefftraboulsy8631

4 жыл бұрын

@@codenamecordon Galil is god gun. It's simply an incredible firearm.

@drdnout

4 жыл бұрын

@@codenamecordon which is based on AK.

@jarmokankaanpaa6528

4 жыл бұрын

If my rk62 had been as messy inside as Ian's, I would have had to do a few orbits around the mess hall before cleaning it again and presenting for renewed inspection. And he didn't even show what the end of the piston looked like -- that was a favorite inspection point. Interestingly enough, we were NOT allowed to clean the insides with paper since that would have taken the grease off.

I love the smell of ak in the morning

@therugburnz

5 жыл бұрын

Afternoon, dusk and night on most days to I'm guessing?

@thesturm8686

4 жыл бұрын

Type 1 for morning, type 2 for noon, and type 3 before bed

@cs-rj8ru

4 жыл бұрын

@@bmstylee Smells like greasy steel and plywood.

@yogibro6442

3 жыл бұрын

I miss the smell of chinese import ammo from the 90s

@floo1465

3 жыл бұрын

@@bmstylee smells like a mixture of carbon and steel, especially the gas piston

The most iconic combat weapon of the second half of the last century.

@LilPistachiofr

Жыл бұрын

@@LIONTAMER3D wrong

Ian, you never cease to amaze me how dedicated you are to providing the actual FACTUAL information about these awesome firearms, most don’t put that kind of effort into it like you do and it shows, much respect brother!

Just watched Kalashnikov movie and now I have to rewatch these

Awesome video, thank you once again Ian! The center support is directly behind the magazine well and almost contacts the "spine" of most conventional ak magazines in later pattern rifles when they are seated.

i never realised how beautyful these are...

@lukehuang7821

5 жыл бұрын

*blyatiful :)

who is binge watching all the re-up?

@samuelbean9928

6 жыл бұрын

not really sure what Ian is "updating",but when you're like me and have selective A.D.D.thats O.K.because I forget more shit than I retain!

@randywatson8347

6 жыл бұрын

Update inaccurate sins 😊

@emperortobefearedblackmili5130

5 жыл бұрын

Meeeee

@KA-vs7nl

4 жыл бұрын

Is he updating inaccurate information?

brandon harrera would cream himself if he ever even held this rifle lmao

@Max-nm5sd

2 жыл бұрын

Today is the day

Your best most seamless video yet. What an incredible background on this arm. Great!

Appreciate these type of history lessons , “ It needs to be told &taught “!!! Not forgotten nor faded away👍

Your channel is very serious, fascinating, and great content,keep it up!

The patina and bluing on this rifle is spectacular!

Another awesome video. You mentioned historians disagreeing with a theory. I would LOVE to see a video about the different theories and the cases for them. I have learned so much from your channel it was literally a no-brainer to patreon you. Thanks again for all your hard (and probably fun) work. :) You really do provide a great service to the community.

@mantasbabenskas2761

3 жыл бұрын

There are historians and there are some Russian historians, who are trying to diminish the fact that Hugo Schmeisser along with other captured Germans was miles ahead of Soviet firearm designers. Not to mention Michail Kalashnikov himself, who actually was poorly educated peasant, who first saw steam locomotive at the age of 18 and is said to have created one of the best automatic rifles in history after simply reading a book on firearms at the military hospital. That's the long story short version

@wurzel9671

2 жыл бұрын

@@mantasbabenskas2761 stg 44 and ak 47 look completely different internally

@mantasbabenskas2761

2 жыл бұрын

@@wurzel9671 - so you're trying to say all weapon designs, produced by same designer, must always look the same internally? Also - why that kalashnikov guy never made any new weapons after AK-47? Except all those the derivatives from its original design. How strong are the chances that it's because the Germans left after making an AK? Or should I say HS-47

@wurzel9671

2 жыл бұрын

@@mantasbabenskas2761 I was referencing the claim often made that "the AK and the STG are almost the same internally", since that is something a lot of people still believe. Also, Kalaschnikov *did* invent other weapons.

Must be the best Sunday ever, four forgotten weapons videos and a Silverstone GP in less than three hours!!!

Really cool to see an AK47 taken apart! We had Galils during my service and they are sort of a grandson of the AK47. The Galil (5.56) is based on the Finnish RK62, which is based on andused the same ammo as an AK47. They are really similar inside, but as far as taking apart goes, you can remove the gas tube and forward grip without any tools as well. Galils were also really reliable, blanks sometimes caused an issue but mainly due to the blanks compensator. Can’t remember a malfunction with live ammo that wasn’t because of a damaged casing or user error 😃

@zappafranklin40

5 жыл бұрын

codenamecordon I thought the Galilis was based on the FAL?

@strahinjastevic7480

3 жыл бұрын

@@zappafranklin40 far from it

@Playbound

11 ай бұрын

@@zappafranklin40what?😂

Thanks for making such good knowledgeable videos on firearms!

I love how they did the skeleton for the pistol grip. Building to a price point, seems like how most modern manufacturers do now, curious.

@murphy7801

3 жыл бұрын

You don't waste materials in USSR otherwise USSR wastes you.

I served in the Soviet army, if my sergeant saw such dirt in weapons, I would be very severely punished!

@snipersl270

4 жыл бұрын

When your a civilian you can get away with cleaning your guns only when they need it. =P

@vaclavjebavy5118

4 жыл бұрын

When did you serve?

@filmcameras4evr45

4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating! What unit were you in and where were you based?

@totallyaploy1824

4 жыл бұрын

When/where?

@KIT2142LAW

4 жыл бұрын

@Patrick Rapan Considering soviet/russian army had/has mandatory conscription for every male over the age of 18- unlikely

4 video updates, this must be an early birthday present. Thanks "Gun Gandalf"

@eduardomunoz7207

5 жыл бұрын

Its gun Jesus

I hope there will be another errors to fix cause I will watch this as many times as you upload it. So beautiful.

FF is among the best channels on youtube: informative, interesting, clear of fanaticism. Someone said on another video that this is not only about firearms but history, business dynamics, marketing, design, politics etc.

it would appear you misspoke at 8:10, "6 o'clock and 9 o'clock" instead of 3 and 9, but it's clear it's a very minor mistake and what was actually ment. Keep up the awesome videos!

I wrote a paper in college on the AK-47 and the Soviet arms industry. The very real world view at this point for the soviets was that they would flood the colonial world with these weapons to bring communist revolutions. It’s why they are built so rugged and why they’re designed to be mass produced beyond what even the Soviet Union would need. This strategy was driven mostly by political and social factors. What they ignored were the military and economic realities. First they were basically giving away these weapons instead of trading them for resources. While they did get some return it was a very one sided trade that often did not pay off. The second issue was devoting so much attention and resources to producing weapons prevented their economy from actually meeting the needs of their own people. The desire to turn the rest of the world communist meant that they spend at one point nearly 25% of their GDP towards arms production and a massive portion of this was for export. The planned economy put more emphasis on exporting weapons than producing cars and other good for their own population. The AK seems to almost be an analogy on this. A rugged and well built machine built to fight a war that never happened. At the peak the Soviet Union produced 100 million of these, yet the average citizen didn’t own a car.

Man my ocd went overboard when I saw how dirty the AK was

@Seabass1206

5 жыл бұрын

it’s held together with rivets, it would be so difficult to clean it enough

@madworldsnight5528

4 жыл бұрын

This is why milled receiver Sks is my all time favourite.

@murphy7801

3 жыл бұрын

It's fine

I may be mistaken but the front of the trigger guard, where the magazine catch is, also looks taller. I know the AKM has a flat piece of steel sandwiched in there. Great video! I've never seen a type one AK in person. Thanks Ian, John

damn you Ian i couldn't resist this one.

I love the noise the guns make when they are assembled and dissembled

a quintuple upload? my morning is made

Would've love to have got hold of a kit back when they were reasonably priced. I did build a nice Type III.

I read years ago in a comblock magazine that heat treatment of the stampings was an issue with the original stamped ak and premature failure was an issue

The AK is the Swiss Army Knife of military rifles. The OG of select fire rifles. My heart melts everytime I see, shoot or handle one.

Живу в Ижевске и не знал об этих ранних моделях, надо же. Спасибо, Йен! Видео понравилось, я на самом деле увидел нечто, чего не видел :) I live in Izhevsk and I didn't knew about this early models! Thanks a lot, Ian!

@Govrin.

5 жыл бұрын

Translate

@mihan2d

5 жыл бұрын

@@Govrin. He has the thanslated text under the Russian text, can you even read?

@worldoftancraft

5 жыл бұрын

Всё же, кажется, правильнее Иан)

@woofkaf7724

5 жыл бұрын

там же музей должен быть, сходи

@Mrfailstandstil

5 жыл бұрын

worldoftancraft Иэн

6:52 thats not a suffix, probably not worth to address but i thought id mention the difference. In numbering, prefixes come BEFORE the numbering, suffixes AFTER. So neither is actually part of the incrementing number itself. Suffixes and prefixes are used to give categories, for example WA00123 for Washington, number 123, the number increments, the suffix or prefix does not or does separately from the actual number, for example if there was a production run of 1000 guns, then another run of 1000 we could have AA1000 be followed by AB0001 So, it can be either part of the numbering, and not be a suffix or a prefix, or its a prefix giving some kind of category. EDIT: after further reading, if these AK's are numbered in Kurdish with cyrillic alphabet (they aren't afaik) then you could call this a suffix, since the reading direction of the serial number would be inverted.

Fantastic video! Loved it!!!

That's the first time I've ever gotten to see a "type one", only ever heard about them, most of fifty years, including two decades in the Corps. Semper Fi, thanks.

I love you forgotten weapons!!!

@amerykanskipierdolic6346

4 жыл бұрын

His name is gun jesus

Awesome video!

I have a 1956 Original AK 47 Russian, auto and semi too.

In Soviet Russia AK disassembles you.

@7.62eclipse8

5 жыл бұрын

Best rendition of this joke i have ever seen😂 well done sir.

@thecyka8191

5 жыл бұрын

Just imagine that 😫

@thecyka8191

5 жыл бұрын

@randomserb 0 lol

@lukehuang7821

5 жыл бұрын

Literally.

@starstencahl8985

5 жыл бұрын

I mean its purpose is kind of disassembling the enemy, soo.. 😂

The most iconic gun of all time.

It seems like a big thing that doesn't get discussed a lot is a move from riveted stamped to later stamped AKs which I assume are spot welded stamped, particularly with so many of those rivets needing, or for whatever reason being ground flushed.

I have heard an alternate theory regarding why the USSR went to the milled Type II and III. The explanation was that the USSR had an urgent need for stamping machinery for higher priority items and to keep workers employed at the mills as they transitioned the industry to stampings, the AK was changed to a milled receiver. By 1959, they had stamping capacity, and in the intervening years, Kalashnikov improved the stamped design.

@ForgottenWeapons

6 жыл бұрын

Do you have any documentation of that theory?

Excellent video-thank you!!

I noted you didn't mention, quite a few of the the biggest design changes . There are a few additional parts added mostly to the FCS, with the Type II and AKM. Mostly dealt with rate of fire and controllability. Many changes were made after the Type I. Many of the things that were ignored were directly related to the select fire system, so part of me thinks the exclusions were intentional. It would be a great video if you could have all four major variations, to compare. Thanks it was a fun video to watch 👍👊

@M8Military

Жыл бұрын

It's hard to talk about how a full auto trigger mechanism works on KZread for guidelines reasons

This weapon is never forgotten

It’s still amazing that this rifle was developed in 1947. It still looks contemporary.

@QurttoRco

Жыл бұрын

For russian army maybe 🤣🤣🤣 every 1st world country uses polymer and optics as standart for decades

7:00 "Г" es la letra "G", por "года/goda".

@bryceforsyth8521

4 жыл бұрын

"Г" como en "голъ". Perdóne, mi español es muy malo.

@adanzavala4801

4 жыл бұрын

@@bryceforsyth8521 It's ok, i am a native speaker, and that "perdone" is a formal way of reffering to an older person or someone who is on top of you in a pyramid, so it's ok.

That Type-1 example is B-E-A-UTIFUL. Compared to most folks, I've seen a lot of T1s, and none compared to the condition of this one! It's remarkable!

I could be wrong, but if my memory serves me right, AKM recoil springs rod was flexible, multi part or something like that, at least the ones I have disassembled had that.

Epic video! Love it in 2022!

I’m back !! 🗣 woot woot ! Great video broski 👍🏼

on the original Ak-47 it was a stamped metal dust cover that was a full millimeter thick and was smooth but that added weight to the gun and was harder to produce so then on the Akm the dust cover is half a millimeter thick and has rivets on top of the dust cover to keep it's strength and that also made it more easy to make and was cheaper but also on the Ak-47 on the gas tube there was little holes drilled into the gas pistons tube but on the Akm theres no holes in the gas tube at the end at the gas port is where the holes were all drilled

So this a original ak-47 not an akm it's a miracle it survived this long

The AK is a vary good weapon! It is one of my top 5 rifles to own!

The brown Bess, the colt revolver and AK47 are truly genius for their time. What's next for us?

Very cool information

I had no idea how many differences there were between first production an AKM.

My dad is a Machinist. Personally we prefer SKS over AK because neither of us has been able to get consistent accuracy from any AK variant as SKS. When Ian says "that worked" referring to type II. I could hear my dad 30 miles away saying "well duh". Though shouldering and carrying a tank turret isn't feasible in battle unless you are Jesse Ventura. I would love to someday own a type 1&2

@OLEG-gt2yt

10 ай бұрын

It's just that some people have their hands attached right to their ass. Give any rifle to such assholes, they will definitely hole their leg with it.

Great video .

Great video

Forgotten Weapons Ian, I am pretty sure that what you constantly refer to as "Quality Control" issues are "Production Control" or "Production Quality" issues. Quality Control typically does not "create" issues /problems, rather it prevents issues /problems from being implemented /released out the door.

I love ak type rifles. My favourite is a genuine classic ak47, followed by an akm with dark black metal and a light shade of wood with a waffle mag.

@user-hz3tv7ko7l

2 жыл бұрын

My fav rifle is the SVD equipped with a 20rnd magazine and an OKP-7 sight.

Great video. as always. Excellent shots of the all important "safety sear" as the Russians call it. I now see how the safety sear spring holds it's pivot pin in place, along with the hammer and trigger pivot pins-ingenious!-John in Texas

Loved it great info

It's weird, here I go, training myself to call it AKM as that is almost always the actual rifle and then there's the honest to god AK-47 right there

Love your videos Ian. Do you have any interest in the history of larger weapons...crew serve mortars and such?

Beautiful !

Thanks, Gesus.

Great video so far, just want to add some corrections. #1 Type 1/2/3 are incorrect names for the models. These AK's were called at Izhevsk with № and comment. Something like AK №1 stamped, AK №2 with lightened barrel box. AK №3 with a folding stock etc. #2 How Schmeisser could have helped with the stamping process if 1. He was a designer, not a technology process engineer. 2. Haenel company for which he worked did not produce stamped parts 3. Stamped parts were made at Merz-Werke company and later assembly process was performed at the Haenel, ERMA, Sauer&Sohn and Steyr 4. If he didn't have an education as the engineer-technologist and his company didn't have experience in stamping how could he have helped at Izhevsk 5. Strictly speaking, stamping technology required for Stg-44 is quite different than one for an AK because of the locking mechanism and different energy of the cartridge (plus its different, German way of making stuff). I would understand if you would have compared Sudaev's AS-44(АС-44) and Stg-44 stamping technologies somewhat because both of these were made out of thin steel sheets. These are comparable 6. 7.62x41 (initially) and 7.62x39 are new cartridges at a time and quite different from US 7.62x33 and German 7.92x33 cartriges, so how Germans could have helped with manufacturing process of the type of gun which used unknown cartridge for them with unknown energy parameters. German stamping 'traditions' are different than the Russian ones. Simply speaking these are tubes vs boxes. Even guns like G3 have quite a distinct manufacturing process than anything else made in Russia or US for example. In addition, AKM's used new sorts of steels, and relatively thicker ones to start with. 7. If you say that's a theory, its better to provide maybe Russian or German documents (these are available) which justify your point. Theory without any documentary support is nothing more than assumption. I'm sorry if my comment sounds a bit too rude I will be glad if anyone could provide me a memoirs, documents or anything documentary that could prove a point stated in the video, because that's relatively interesting topic

@ForgottenWeapons

6 жыл бұрын

The Type 1/2/3 designations are not intended to be factory designations, they are the names in common use by the English-speaking community. As I said, the role of Schmeisser is disputed.

@ForgottenWeapons

6 жыл бұрын

We don't normally use "type" as a synonym for "model", but we do use it to distinguish between different variations of something.

@user-om3pi9rf3y

2 ай бұрын

كلام رااائع جدا

funny to think that the first issue magazines were made with thicker and more durable steel than the guns itself.

This was in my recommended after Brandon’s most recent video about his Type 1 lol

They need to start making 7.62x39 AK pattern rifles with barrel twist rates that make sense. The roughly 1:10 barrel twist on most of these guns is terrible for stabilizing typical surplus 123 gr. bullets. This twist rate was selected for economical reasons, as it allowed the Soviets to continue to produce .30 cal barrels on the same old tooling they used for mosin nagant rifles. It made sense at the time for efficiencies sake, but they should have shifted production after the tooling wore out. Now the whole world thinks a 1:10 twist is the best way to produce 7.62x39 Kalashnikovs when in reality a 1:16 twist would be much better for typical surplus ammo.

Great video as usual!

Very cool video

Awesome knowledge

The rear handle is made of a material that is called ( Tekstalit). It's a "Composite epoxy material" Very common in sovient production. Also, AK Bayonet is made of the same material. It's Strong and cheap to produce.

Beautiful

I like the fluted gas piston. Seems like a sneaky way to save a little weight.

God i love the look of the Type 1

nice review of my product, comrade!

If I heard correctly, Izhevsk Arsenal is where that early AK was made. If so, they also made Mosin-Nagants as well as the stuff Ian cited. I know this because I have a 1943 Mosin-Nagant, with a clear Izhevsk Arsenal mark.

@SRR-5657

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was funny that he said they didn't make that much stuff and weren't a major arsenal when they built millions of Mosins🤣

Love these vids..and the AK m.

Всем Привет из Ижевска😊

This is so cool

I had another partial type 3 set that I made a grip skeleton for and used a type 1 grip. I LIKED THAT GRIP BUT SOLD THE PARTS OFF.

Stamped sheet metal you say Kyhber pass smith:hold my spade shovel

Any chance you could add errata when you do these updated videos? I'm curious what you changed but I have to make time to watch your videos the first time as it is.

I would love to have a AK type 1 and an AR 10. Thats literally the best of both worlds. You're a lucky man if you own the first AR and the first AK I am very jealous of you

Is that 4 Videos in an hour???

@raskolnikovsghost2701

6 жыл бұрын

re-uploads, don't have a heart attack

IGI 1 still use them. And they are glorious.