Videos tagged with Borchardt

This video features a complete Borchardt kit, highlighting the Borchardt as the world's first semi-automatic pistol. The presenter, Tom, showcases the kit, providing viewers with a look at this historical firearm. The description also includes promotional links for the creator's Patreon for early access and a monthly raffle, and their podcast "Flak & Fubar", along with their Twitter handle.

This video details the Dutch military's extensive trials with Luger pistols in the early 1900s, focusing on the 1905 9mm Parabellum trials. Despite initial interest and technical improvements like a coil mainspring, political interference and budget concerns ultimately led to the cancellation of the order for the Dutch Army, though the Dutch Colonial Army later adopted a version.

This Q&A session covers a wide range of firearms topics, from historical military hardware to modern firearm applications and manufacturing. Key discussions include the post-WW2 use of MG34 and MG42 machine guns, the distinction between prototyping and troop trials, and considerations for modern handguns chambered in historical calibers like 7.65mm French Long. The video also touches upon the least appropriate firearms for competitive shooting events, the Indian INSAS rifle, M16 follower design, and the potential use of the H&K Mk23 for home defense. Further topics include gun re-homing practices, archival projects, left-handed firearms, potential YouTube collaborations, the mechanics of locked vs. delayed blowback actions, the Borchardt as a potential bullpup PCC, challenges in contacting gun companies, the impact of COVID-19 on firearms work, Chinese arms procurement, the lack of modern revolving rifles, the state of the surplus market, French armament program suggestions, spitzer handgun bullets, French Foreign Legion arms procurement, semi-pistolgrips on lever actions, the Calico shooting, the public perception of DIY guns, and issues with reprinting firearm reference books. It concludes with handling guns internationally and a comparison of the MAS49 and FN49 rifles.

Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons provides an in-depth review of Edward C. Ezell's 'Handguns of the World.' This 700-page encyclopedia is lauded for its immense value as a reference, covering military handguns, revolvers, and early self-loading pistols with significant technical detail and historical context. Despite its mass-market publication, the book is considered an essential resource for firearms enthusiasts and researchers.

This review covers the two-volume book set 'Deadly Beauties: Rare German Handguns' by Hermann Hampe and Jean Varret. Published by Schiffer Publishing, these books serve as high-quality photographic references for collectors, focusing on rare German sidearms from 1871 to 1945. Ian McCollum highlights their value for authenticating scarce firearms.

This video showcases a Francotte .22LR target pistol, noted for its design strongly resembling the C93 Borchardt. The description highlights the common practice of producing .22 caliber versions of larger firearms for affordability, referencing examples like ATI Sturmgewehrs, Beretta ARX-160, and GSG lookalikes. The video points out that this trend is not new, with the Francotte serving as an example from the past mimicking an earlier iconic design.

The Sharps-Borchardt M1878 rifle represents a late 19th-century attempt by Sharps to compete with repeating rifles, featuring Hugo Borchardt's innovative striker-fired design. Despite its advanced technical features like a short lock time due to coil springs and a hammerless profile, the market found it unconventional. Only 22,000 were produced before Sharps ceased operations, with many later customized for Schuetzen target shooting.

This video is a book review of Gordon Bruce's "The Evolution of Military Automatic Pistols: Self-loading Pistol Designs of Two World Wars and the Men who Invented Them." The book focuses on the biographies of 25 automatic pistol designers, from early pioneers like Borchardt and Mannlicher to more contemporary figures like Tokarev. The reviewer highlights that the book caters to both technical collectors and casual enthusiasts, offering a broader perspective on gun designs by detailing the lives and other pursuits of the inventors, rather than just focusing on minute firearm details. The book is also suggested as an ideal Father's Day gift.