Videos tagged with Liege Arms Museum

This video explores Clement Pottet's pioneering work on the shotgun shell, detailing his 1829 and 1855 patents for metallic-based, paper-bodied cartridges. It showcases a rare Pottet shotgun featuring a unique rotating barrel action for cocking and extraction, highlighting its Damascus steel barrels and intricate internal mechanisms. The presentation emphasizes Pottet's foundational role in modern ammunition design, predating later refinements.

This review explores the Clair Brothers Semiauto Shotgun from the 1890s, a pioneering French semi-automatic firearm. It details the gas-piston operation, unique buttstock magazine, and top-ejecting action. The shotgun's historical significance as an early self-loading design is highlighted, despite its complexity leading to military rejection.

This review details the Mauser 1878 'Zigzag' revolver patent model, highlighting its unique bottlenecked 11mm cartridge and early design features. The video contrasts the patent model with production versions, noting differences in barrel length, safety levers, frame markings, and cylinder groove profiles. It also covers the revolver's submission to military trials and its eventual rejection in favor of the simpler 1879 Reichsrevolver.