Videos tagged with Brass Furniture

This video provides an in-depth review of the Tallassee Carbine, a rare Confederate small arm from the Civil War. Ian McCollum details its historical context, design features, and production challenges, highlighting its significance as a last-ditch effort by the Confederacy. The review emphasizes the carbine's unique captive ramrod and its limited production numbers, making surviving examples highly collectible.

This video details the intricate process of building a Lancaster Pennsylvania style flintlock rifle from a kit with Jim Chambers Flintlocks. The presenter, Ivan from Kit Badger, walks through numerous detailed steps including barrel and tang inletting, fitting the lock and trigger, shaping the stock, and installing various components like the butt plate and patch box. The process emphasizes meticulous hand-fitting and material removal, highlighting the skill and patience required for traditional gunsmithing.

This video provides an in-depth look at the Jenks Navy Carbine, a firearm significant to the Mexican-American War. Expert Ian McCollum details its unique breech-loading mechanism, patent history, and the reasons for its limited adoption. The carbine's construction, including its brass furniture for corrosion resistance and distinctive 'Mule Ear' hammer, is thoroughly explained, alongside clarifications on its .52 caliber designation.

This video details the founding of Remington Arms Company, starting with Eliphalet Remington II's first rifle barrel crafted in 1816. It highlights the specifications of the original 1816 flintlock rifle, including its 39-inch, 50-caliber octagon barrel and curly maple stock. The narrative connects this founding to the completion of the Erie Canal and the subsequent expansion of commerce and demand for rifles.