Videos tagged with Experimental Pistol

This review delves into the unique Marius Berger manually-operated pistol from the 1880s. It highlights the innovative 'quintuple action' mechanism where a single trigger pull performs five distinct functions. The video also examines its Henry Rifle-style tube magazine system and distinctive ring trigger.

The Tarn was a 9mm experimental blowback pistol designed by Z. de Lubicz Bakanowski for British WWII trials. Manufactured by Swift Rifle Company, it featured a simple striker-fired action but suffered from poor workmanship, heavy recoil spring, and accuracy issues. Despite its similarities to the FN High Power in concept, its flaws led to its rejection, with only about 10 prototypes ever made.

This video provides an expert-level overview of the rare W+F Bern P47 experimental pistol from 1947. Instructor Ian McCollum details its development as a potential Luger replacement, its unique gas-delay blowback system inspired by Ole Krag's patent, and its complex internal trigger mechanism. Despite its high manufacturing quality and promising performance, it lost the Swiss military contract to the SIG P210.

This review examines the White-Merrill Experimental Model 1911, a unique delayed blowback prototype that was never officially submitted for testing. Unlike the adopted Colt-Browning 1911, this design features a rotary hammer and a novel friction-based locking system. The pistol shares some aesthetic similarities with the earlier 1907 model but differs significantly in its internal mechanics and single-stack magazine configuration.

This entry details two experimental .38 caliber automatic pistols designed by Joseph Chester White, predating the US 1907 pistol trials. The analysis, presented by Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons, covers their unique mechanical features, including a short recoil system with a pivoting wedge lock and a rotating barrel mechanism. It highlights White's innovative, though ultimately unsuccessful, design concepts for firearm development.

This video details the rare Knoble .45 ACP pistol, a participant in the 1907 US Army pistol trials. Despite its innovative short recoil toggle lock design, it was disqualified due to crude manufacturing, preventing any firing during trials. The pistol is notably larger than the Colt M1911 and features a difficult-to-load 8-round magazine.

This video explores the unique Ross A2 experimental pistol prototype, a toggle-linked, short-recoil design from the early 1900s. It highlights the pistol's significant size, early double-stack magazine, and proprietary .45 Ross caliber. The prototype's incomplete state and its failure to meet the 1907 US pistol trials are discussed, offering a glimpse into firearm development history.

This video delves into the rare Schwarzlose Model 1901, a prototype toggle-delayed blowback pistol. It highlights unique design features like a long striker tail for cocked indication and an unusual mainspring housed in the grip. The review also touches upon its patent history and the limited number of existing examples, contrasting it with Schwarzlose's other firearm designs.

This review details the Bergmann 1920s Experimental Military Trials Pistol, an updated iteration of the 1910 model by the Pieper factory. Key improvements include a 15-round magazine, a reshaped trigger guard, a relocated magazine catch, a wider hammer for easier cocking, and a simplified bolt disassembly system similar to the Mauser C96. Despite these enhancements, the design was largely obsolete by the mid-1920s.

This video explores BSA's experimental .34 caliber pistols, developed after World War One to utilize a new belted cartridge. Designed to be similar to the FN 1910, these pistols were part of BSA's strategy to leverage their increased production capacity. The innovative belted ammunition, however, proved unnecessary for blowback handguns, leading to the project's failure. The pistols never moved beyond the prototype stage, with only three known to exist.

The Schulhof 1887 Repeating Pistol, designed by Austrian gunsmith Josef Schulhof, is a unique manually repeating handgun from the 1880s. It features an 8-round tubular magazine in the grip and a complex internal mechanism operated by a lever, cocking the striker and cycling cartridges. The pistol utilizes a sheath trigger for firing and is chambered in .320 British Revolver.