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.577 Caliber Bland-Pryse Stopping Revolver
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- There were probably less than a hundred of these Pryse-Patent break-action .577 revolvers made in total, and this one has managed to maintain an excellent nickel finish. Pushing approximately a 400 grain bullet at about 725 fps, these 5-shot revolvers were made as last-ditch “stopping” guns in case of attack by large animals, and most of them were taken to India during the Victorian period. This one was made in Belgium, and then retailed by Thomas Wilson in London.
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I believe there was a Victorian era Scotland Yard detective that carried one of these, they called him "Disheveled Henry."
"Do you feel fortunate, me old son?"
I want a Disheveled Henry film.
@@tomarmstrong1297 I forgot about "Disheveled Henry!" Thanks for reminding me!
Surely it would be dishevelled Harold?
@@bsrtdsquard Possibly, but remember the Brits also use "Harry" as a nickname for "Henry." There the line "Harry the king" from the Saint Crispin's Day speech in Shakespeare's "Henry the Fifth," also Henry VIII has been called "King Harry."
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 good point 👍
" With this revolver you can stop a tiger."
" The king of the jungle? "
" No, I meant the tank. "
XD XD XD
According to Jake the Snake on the Joe Rogan pod cast its still not enough to stop Haku.
"Do you feel lucky, tiger? Well, do you?"
@@ajvanmarle XD XD XD
👍👍👍👍😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
"Break action for rapid reloading"
Needing to rapidly reload a .577 is like needing to rapidly reload Enola Gay
What if you are fighting the whole jungle?
@@raico6890 *”If That’s Happenin’ Then Your Wining’ A War Against Nature”*
Just in case you miss and accidently take out some poor island in the pacific
In this case rapid reloading means a week after you shot it. When your sprained wrist feels better.
"It only has 5 shots"
You know if it isnt dead after shooting it with 5 shots from that thing then its probably not meant to die
AINGELPROJECT667 - happily no real Kaiiju have ever been spotted.
You didn't try hard enough. Do have another go old chap!
True story
This is one of the only times I'll up and agree with the "If you can't kill it with 5..." sentiment.
Close......if you don't kill it with 4, number 5 is for yourself.
"This is a Pryse stopping pistol."
Good thing I'm not named Pryse.
This is the most underrated shit I’ve read
Yeah, no kidding. Glad they only made a hundred and can't find the other ninety nine....
If this were the only thing capable of stopping me, I'd love to be named Bryce
i feel like this gun came with one of those old timey safari hats
A pith helmet?
For "going up the jungle with the Colonel's wife" ;-)
And manservants!
@@KageMinowara yes that lol
I once found an old rifle at a gun store with a bore of around .50, a barrel probably three inches in diameter and it was maybe four feet long. After trying and failing to aim it level I decided it must have come with its own Indian manservant to balance on his shoulder.
But Ian, THAT IS a reasonable handgun!
You carry .577 because they don't make a .6!
I couldnt agree more
I carry bofors 40mm ,i wouldnt trust stopping power of a 30mm.
@@mycosys As a REAL man，what is needed is a battleship with 16-inch GUNs.
@@kcwolffan6900 Amateur, my boat has 18.1 inch guns.
I carry a brick
This gun will stop tigers, elephants, tanks, battleships, glaciers, continental drift, the expansion of the universe, time ...
Dose it kill emu's as well?
@@patrykkotkowski8781 Well, let's not get crazy here.
@@ostiariusalpha yeah i gess they are just too powerful even for a gun like this
You got me with Continental Drift. Well done.
Don't forget climate change.
American: "I carry a .45 because Samuel Colt doesn't make a .46."
Brit: *coughs politely*
and this is why we now carry .50 BMG ... oh wait ... you know what? the hospital bill and pain isn't worth it ...
@@cisurgency8195 Just wait until someone clones velociraptors. Then you'll be sorry.
@@nathanbrown8680 Oh ... oh shit sir you are right! I have to pack my 45-70 quick!
Nathan Brown Velociraptor mongolnesis was only about four feet tall and six feet long weighing roughly forty pounds or so. The dinosaur you're thinking of is Utahraptor. Jurassic Park got more wrong about dinosaurs than it got right.
Nathan Brown Velociraptor mongolnesis was only about four feet tall and six feet long weighing roughly forty pounds or so. Think Nile monitor not Komodo dragon. The animal they called velociraptor in Jurassic Park was actually a Deinonychus.
6:44 _"If you're a collector of British small arms..."_
Isn't this at least "medium arms"?
Nah ...
Small Artillery ...
Anti-aircraft gun!
Im a thalidomide I already have small arms
Technically, "small arms" refers to anything .50 caliber and below. This would technically classify as heavy ordinance. It would be a destructive device, but it's for sporting purposes, and therefore exempt.
**Thoughtfully lights pipe**
**Aims**
**BOOM!!!**
**Monocle plops out into sherry glass**
"I say! That's somewhat lively. The bullet skimmed the entirety of Lake Windemere! Cuthbert, do have a go!""
Jolly good show my fine sir
I do say old boy, what a spiffing yarn
Sips 25yr old single malt, rather good old boy!
**NYEEEEESH**
Indeed Sir. In fact, I would venture to suggest that it goes somewhat beyond 'lively' and may fairly be described as 'rambunctious'.
"I know what you're thinking. 'Did he fire Five shots or only Four?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I lost track myself. But being as this is a .577 Bland-Pryse, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow a hippo's head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, old chum?"
Ah yes, Bent Harold of Scotland Yard. Delightful chap.
Dammit, now I picturing Clint with a monocle
@@travissmith2773 Add in a handlebar moustache and a tweed jacket to that mental image. Possibly a meerschaum pipe in the other hand :D
And a valet for the spare ammunition.
Glad I scrolled all the way down to find the exact same comment i was about to leave ;X Actually designed to stop the tanks of the day...The Czars Imperial cavalry stoppers ;D I always felt they should have called these The Stop It..Or Else ;O
_HellBoy has entered the chat_
😁
came here to post this, leaving satisfied.
I had the same thought.
A revolver chambered in a round that's nearly 60 caliber is about as close to the movie of version of The Samaritan as real life get's. That bore is literally 14% bigger than a .500 magnum.
@@CryptidProductions Replacement wrists and/or thumbs are not included in the listing.
@@oem42 it look like a chibi version of the Samaritan, I guess hellboy used this as his training pistol as a kid before he could use his big man hand cannon.
"I'm looking for a sidearm that will make a charging lion go away."
"A .45 will scare away anything."
"No, no, no, you misunderstand. I mean erased from existence."
"Ah, the Bland-Pryse for you then."
"..eject and reload the gun". That's...optimistic.
@Morty Snerd After 5 shots would the shooters hands/wrists be in a condition to reload.
Anything you can't drop with 5 rounds from this is probably Cthulhu.
“Take possession of my wine and observe my immediate actions.”
My new concealed carry. I'm gonna need a bigger coat
What was your last one?
I pity the fool who jumps you someday hahaha
"I'm gonna need a bigger coat" I see what you did there. I approve.
A trench coat perhaps 😉
Are you Hellboy?
Bullet go flying that way 👉...
YOU go flying that way 👈...
Gets you further away from the danger...
Newton's laws of actions and their reactions strike again!
emergency escape as attack at same time, its flawless logic.
So does that means i can use this gun to reach parts of the map impossible to reach otherwise?
Wrap arms around tree before firing, supplies firwood at the same time. Though placing your back against a tree then firing, probably very messy . Though regular bowel movment was somthing of an obbsecion with the British Raj.
Big iron, big iron,
Oh he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip,
Big iron on his hip
Big Iron but instead of The Wild West, it's downtown London
*fallout new vegas intencifies*
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@@ArcturusOTE *BRIT IRON*
@@GlockamoleG17 Big Iron was a song for many years before it was in a video game. It was a very popular song too.
My father was issued one of these in the navy for guard duties in Malaysia during WW2 he said even the clip down holster was huge.
Fortunately he never needed to discharge it so his wrists survived the war
What was that Navy doing with one of those!
@@liammeech3702 It was the deck gun.
@@ComicGladiator for blasting a hole in the enemy ship?
So, this was the....coastal battery? 😮
Does it come with spare wrists?
I was thinking the double action wouldn't do you much good, lying on your back with a broken wrist.
I laughed out loud so hard
Hehe, nice one. Actually I think this one's recoil is probably not as painful as that some of more modern comparable caliber guns have since it shoots black powder cartridges. While being by no means mild, it's recoil should be more extended in time and less snappy than that modern smokeless powder provides.
like safety systems on a 737 max, that is sold seperately.
@@mycosys you're missing the point. I never claimed it has less recoil, I just said that black powder recoil being slower should feel less painful and more controllable. And no, moving parts in automatic pistols don't actually absorb any recoil except very small amount of slide friction that is transformed into heat, it just distributes it in a different way. You feel recoil not immediately after shot like in case of a revolver, but when the slide hits the back. Also, springs don't absorb recoil but, again, distribute it over longer time and make a bit more manageable.
You know, after thinking on it a few more moments I expect .50 auto and this .577 to be roughly the same. Anyway, you need to test it yourself to prove anything.
Ian, up until the 1st World War British officers were required to supply their own side arms. At the time the .577 pistols were produced the British Army was transitioning from the Enfield P 53 to the conversions for the .577 Snider. Manufacture's promoted the idea of the .577 revolver to officers being assigned to India and Africa as "sensible" sidearm as components for reloading would have been available, and, as your pointed out it could serve as a stopping gun for dangerous game, as well as for combat against tribesmen on either continent.
"For everyday carry, I personally prefer the .577, but the more limp-wristed among you might be more comfortable with a .44 magnum."
I'm really curious to find reports of people firing this now. I somehow suspect a person's wrist is among the casualties this gun inflicts.
Angry Yogbuscus 44 mag is considerably more powerful than this. With the same bullet weight, the 44 will fly some 300 FPS faster
"Don't forget the .357 for the kiddies!"
"I will name him George, and I will hug him, and pet him, and squeeze him.."
Everyone knows about Dirty Harry Callahan and his .44 Magnum, but not many people know about Filthy Harold Callaghan III, Esquire and his .577 revolver.
...
xD
This comment killed me bloody hell mate😂😂😂
You dirty old man
What about disgusting mate?
And his side kick , Binky Beaumont .
I was expecting a william or watson or henry to be his sidekick but close enough
A stopping pistol?
Is it for stopping tanks?
Or time?
Ooh, the rotation of the planet maybe?
Pretty much *anything*, I would've thought...
It at least will stop the elephant driving the truck about to run you over
Just point and shoot, STOPPED.
@@AussieLiam93 not sure you even need to shoot, just look at the damn thing!
Not sure why everyone is so in awe of this gun. Y'all realize there are S&W 500's and 454 casull, and 45-70 handguns out there shooting 600-700 grain projectiles with modern powder, don't you?
American Pistols: ".45 ACP. Take it or leave it."
French Pistols: "Isn't that a bit much already? I mean 9mm is already sufficient at-"
British Pistols: "If it don't start with five, it'll stay alive."
6:55 "If you live in Texas, and have a need for a .577 revolver." -- Is this a stab at Demolition Ranch and his fascinations with 50 caliber guns?
lol for real
@Tom Yorke but because of that cartoonish and over the top acting of he's youtube "allowed" him to have a successful gun channel I mean look at the views on he's gun channel videos and he has ads compare to other more serious gun channels that just get demotized and will never get to trending or receive that amount of views sadly
@@TheEPICGAMINGS That relates to the superficiality of the anti-gun mindset, i.e., if it looks scary it's more dangerous than the same thing wearing a clown suit
@Tom Yorke I'm 65 and I enjoy it 'cause I wish I was 12.
@@clazy8 basically today if you wanna be a successful gun channel you gotta be ridiculous like those vloggers or just basically try and make those guns look not scary 😂
Years ago, 37 years ago or so I had a friend who collected all manner of firearms for over 60 years here is the UK, legally on his firearms ticket and this was one he was lucky to own. Plus he had two boxes of .577 for it. It was a wonderful firearm and lucky for me, he was an a wealthy but very down to earth kind chap who was a firearms enthusiast and loved those who were also enthusiasts and he wanted his firearms in his collection to be used, enjoyed by other enthusiasts and he liked to fire them and watch others enjoying firing them just for the joy from snaphance, wheellock to modern weapon and being a good pals to him I was lucky to fire this one pistol on our local Gun Club range. Boy it was nice and the powerful cartridge looked like an lead egg cup placed in the brass cartridge. Days after Dunblane he knew that all pistols even historical ones were gong to be destroyed so he donated it free of charge to a museum. He was correct and the collection he had built up all those years were split up and many of the mre modern and thus, useless were cut up or melted before his eyes. I hope most of historical firearms were saved.
That was a few sorry days. A school shot up, and a fairy big, one too. Then many well made illustrations of engineering taken from the owners who could not provide a reason to shoot them.
We can only hope that it has reduced the number of people killed. We will never know.
4:00 "That's a lot of oomph coming out of the end of this gun"
It's also a lot of smoke coming out of the end of this gun, so take a shot and instantly sidestep 3' for the next shot while the wild animal rushes into the cloud.
Michael Free - yes, a smoke cloud like that would last have been seen coming out of HMS Victory...
If your first shot hits, theres is no longer a wild animal
You're probably a mile away from the smoke by that time anyway so no need for that.
Not gonna lie. When theres no upload by 0830 Eastern time, I'm just sitting here refreshing UA-cam waiting hahaha
This is really more like a fire extinguisher than a firearm in terms of application. You have it just in case, you don't want to ever have to use it, but if the day comes you'll have more to worry about than the unpleasant act of using the damn thing.
I've not come close to needing a firearm for serious use in my life so far. I have however, needed a fire extinguisher twice
Me: I want it
Brain: NO
Wallet:NO
Bank Account: OH FOR THE LOVE OF-
Wrists: Don't even think about it.
Health Insurance: I dare you, I DOUBLE DARE YOU!
Pretty much sums it up exactly.
Better put another $2 on the next Powerball drawing
Australian goes: "Thasts not a knife. THIS is a knife"
British goes: "Thats not a revolver. THIS is a revolver"
While the Pom is chatting about how big his gun is, the Aussie stabs him and steals the gun and heads to pub to tells his mates!,
@@MrTristanryan Then the Australian government "buys the gun back" even though they never owned it in the first place
@Boomerisadog then Australian takes a RDO and pulls a sicki to have a long weekend and spend his 'buy back' money at pub with mates laughing that he still kept his favourite gun
@@MrTristanryan Then he gets caught with it and goes to prison...
I'm just busting your balls and I really hope nothing like that ever happens. Maybe you guys will be able to get those laws reversed but I doubt it. Usually, when laws like that are passed they're really hard to get rid of. In all honesty, I think something like that is coming to America as well. Some states are already pretty bad and it keeps spreading and getting worse every year.
Boomerisadog Why would they reverse the the gun laws...? You do know why they were brought in in the first place....and what type of event hasn't happened since they did..?
"Stopping revolver." A gun big enough to pistol whip a charging hippopotamus or a polar bear into submission should you somehow fail to obliterate them with the actual shot!
Sir Hammerlock's favorite hand cannon. It even has a matching Jakobs grip! It's also similar to Hellboy's Samaritan.
"If it took more than one shot, you weren't using a Jakobs."
Bonerfart
@@JGT-yd2wx 🤣
The auction house might be disappointed with the rather bland-pryse this pistol will sell for.
@Josiah Gibson - Love your pun!
Very punny .
BOOOOO! BOO!
Ladies and Gentlemen - we have a winner.
If I'm reading it correctly, it sold for $25,200
3:05 Break action frame for rapid reloading? In case of more than 5 tigers charge at you and you need some more stopping power fast.
tubeTreasurer - If you’re having more than five tigers charging at you then you’re having a REALLY bad day!
@@AtheistOrphan Tigers were rather solitary, I hear. It's the Shermans that come in fives.
But there was always a 6th.
That gun is so big , it comes with a washing machine m to clean your underpants , if you run out of bullets .
Bet Patterson wished he’d had one of THESE against those bloody Savo lions.
> lionskin and entrail wallpaper
*Resides in Texas.*
*Gains intrinsic need for large, powerful firearms.*
*Does not complain.*
Funniest line I've ever heard from Ian..."....or if you are from Texas..." I almost spit out my sammich at lunch listening. Rofl I do, indeed live in Texas and was admiring this revolver. My second favorite Ian quote "we considered fair and decided against it"
Much love Ian and hi to Karl
It must be a thing for us Texans, because I can't get enough of big revolvers. Not that I'd actually make a habit of shooting the bigger calibers, mind you....
The pistol did come from a consignor in Texas.
I think my uncle talked about his father during ww1 using one as his sidearm while in the royal artillery, called it his personal cannon... Its still sitting in a case on my mantel
Mid century British Army rifles were 0.577, that continued to the brass foil cartridges in the 1870s. Probably the reason for this.
Never heard of these specifically. I have heard of other .577 revolvers over the years, from the same era. Reputedly some army officers (who had to buy their own sidearms) carried them for use against drugged up natives. The completely non-PC term in those days was 'wog-smashing'. When i saw the ballistics in the description, my immediate thought was the .50GI. Man's inventions are fascinating. Before smokeless powder, one had to go bigger to get more power. Great video as always. Thank you
Looks like a good little backup gun.
-Texas
I'm sure that I'd back up quite a bit if I fired that thing.
Found a gun that fits hickok45's hands!
.... And is bigger then Mae in C&Rsenal.
hmmm those clever Brits invent an anti tank gun before they invented the tank.
Chris Stephens - We also invented the railway before the train!
Atheist Orphan I would like our country to be able to claim that but I think the Romans got there first, but I suppose that if they used them in mined in Britannia first that would count as ours.👍
@@chrisstephens6673
I think the Greeks where the first, basically 2 parallel troughs chiseled in to stone so that you can push a cart along them,,
Stinky finn well I knew it wasn't the Brits but the tanks were ours. 😊
Its called planning ahead , old chap.
That's a genuinely amazing revolver. It reminds me of the Samaritan from Hellboy, which is always a good thing. I kinda hope someone makes a modern reproduction.
Several years ago, someone did. It was featured in Guns&Ammo.
There is no "Sporting Exemption" in the US for handguns over .50 caliber, they must be registered with BATF as a Destructive Device, which comes with a $200 registration fee.
"Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my!"
Old Fritz! Old Fritz! Old Fritz! Old Fritz!
I bet that monster would flip a spinner target in two shots, Ian!
According to a book I've had for years, written by Major Frederick Myatt M.C. the Bland-Pryse was made along side the Webley No 1. It was also a product of the colonial era battles that were going on at the time. There was an accompanying caption written alongside a picture in this book which read "Like the Webley No 1, the Bland-Pryse was chambered to take the massive 577in cartridge, which was guaranteed to stop the most determined assailant - dead!"
I wonder how much this piece went for during the auction.
That is a bloody huge calibre sir,
Well ofc Harold, we are hunting Big Cats!
And let us not forget Rhinos and Elephants sir
And Kaiju by the looks of it.
I think that’s the first time I’ve ever seen Ian actually dry-fire anything... I’ve seen him de-cock a few hundred guns, but never dry-fire. Kinda cool... he’s not just a gun historian anymore, he’s obviously a real human who couldn’t resist feeling that big-ass hammer drop. 😂😉😎
Talk about a pocket howitzer, god damn!
I worked on Bland-Pryce .577 for a well known writer, while at BCA for many years... and these are delightful to shoot, however, webly did indeed build .577 revolvers in 2 models the NO.1 and the NO.1 1/2 both solid frame beautiful revolvers similar in pattern to the RIC.. A morphed Tranter.... We built an Omage piece in .577 on a Ruger Redhawk many years ago At BCA...2 copies exist I know of577 No.2 cal. These are quite gentle to shoot really compared to other large bores very similar to the .50 special in handling qualities. The reason for these was that there was a limit to bullet speed with black powder in hand gun barrel lengths, so to get energy you needed bullet mass (from this comes kinetic energy), but there is not enough speed to get reliable expansion... so the solution go big on the bore. The projectile was already expanded! The slug was a flat nose hollow base similar to a mini ball the flat nose was approx.. .5in dia. They are a machine that REALLY dumps its energy Quickly and Effectively.These were magnum hot rods of their day and require a do up by skilled hands pretty regularly if they are shot much... actually they were built lightly given their power and available materials.Simply one of the most wonderful handguns ever built.... I dearly loved the old Bland Pryse
I’ve been doing research on this era of firearms and you have no idea how much I’ve tried to find more information on this gun, and caliber. You have, as you always do, help find the most absurd odd firearms I’ve been looking for
I say Jeeves that rhino coming this way seems a tad miffed. Do hand me my revolver.
Yes sir.
BOOM!
Oh dear,bit of a hole through the beastie.
Yes sir. Beg pardon sir but I believe your arm has gone all squiffy.
Hmmm. So it has. Tea?
I love how absolutely British this is.
Who else is imagining a British bobby or detective saying "Do you feel lucky punk?" in a cockney accent
That is a cool gun. I expect that the recoil is on the harsh side, to say the least. It reminds me of the huge revolver used by the comic book character, 'Hellboy' I wonder if this real gun is the basis for that? Whatever, it's awesome, and I love the term 'Stopper'. It's so understatedly British.
I like that you're getting back into the forgotten ones. Very nice to see the strange and rare again.
I so need one of these!
"It can kill a tiger"
"I believe it - but how can you get him to try and shoot it?" (Quote attributed to a man who had just fired a .577 double rifle for the first time).
IIRC these monster guns were also very valuable for emergency stopping of people charging you with spears in their hands. It does look very Webley-like in its lines and aesthetics (break-open, octagonal barrel), which is probably why Ian V Hogg's "Guns and how they work" describes this as a Webley revolver.
When I was but a kid, I used to fantasize about a version of this adapted to the Webley-Fosbery action. It would be a natural for a speedloader, but I think that only came later (the Prideaux for the Webley-Fosbery IIRC).
If this revolver weighs at least 60oz, which I think is very likely, shooting it would actually be a fairly pleasant experience. I've shot an identical load (400gr around 700fps) out of a 6" S&W 500 magnum (which is around 60oz and doesn't have the big brake of the other models) and it was very comfortable to shoot, it felt more like a 38 special +p out of a 3-4" revolver. I'm saying this to put things in perspective for people who never shot big bores. And also to point out that a handgun that shoots a very large caliber bullet without too much recoil (which inevitably leads to more accuracy) is a very smart choice for dangerous game protection.
I love the way this guy presents these videos, he TALKS about the gun itself and handles it gently not like other videos I've seen were they WAVE the gun or weapon around in the air and around their head and face with a loud voice almost shouting at the camera 😬😬. This guy is a professional and a credit to gun collectors and a pleasure to watch and listen to😁😁 well done keep up the good work 👍
Understandable, coming from a nation that has Dragons. God save the King!!!
This gun is the reason the dragons are no more...
*adjusts pith helmet*
*lights old pipe*
*takes aim*
*BOOM*
*big grin energy*
“Crusow I do say come over here and try this contraption out. My wife will be disheartened to hear my good hand is now broken”
Excellent review of a fabulous beast, thank you 👍.
Amazing piece of history in excellent condition. Wish Uberti would make a replica.....lol.
Tiger, I know what you are thinking, did he fire 5 shots or only 4? Do you feel lucky?
I cats to know...
DIRTY HARRY REFERENCES FTW.
Funfact: Tigers can't count to 5! If they e.g. move their kitten they come back after the last one to check if they got all...
Also, one tiger ate over 100 humans...
Do you feel REAL lucky?
@@edi9892 At one sitting, no less.
Until now i thought of the howdah pistol as borderline insane.....
Until now indeed.
So this is the gun those were the alternative to....
I love unique hand cannons, keep up the awesome videos!
The two pin locking system is quite interesting. I have never seen it particularly with two separate levers that work independently.
Thanx Ian, love the show.
Ok this comment section is officially a comedy writing class .
👍 keep it up . Loving the jokes
When you reallllyyyyy wanna make sure that tiger is dead.
Zachary Snyder - christ, imagine an accidental discharge. You’d not have a foot wound, you’d lose your whole leg and probably die of shock.
* kills the tiger
* deforests 20 acres of land behind the tiger
Having read Jim Corbett and Kenneth Anderson, this is more likely to piss the tiger off even more than kill it
I had a Webley Tempest air pistol, in the box there was a leaflet giving some Webley history which mentioned a .577 Webley "Boxer" pistol.
I remember reading a artical on this back in the 80's. It was a manstopper more than a animal one. You could Evan get the old Brit hollow point manstoper load for it.
That's a hand held artillery cannon.
Safari hunter: good for emergencies
American: just right for an every day carry.
Great and interesting variety of firearms you show, well done indeed.
Happy 2 million ian!
The British Dirty Harry gun! I say old chap, do you feel lucky?
From what i see sir he doesn't since you're pointing the revolver at him sir
The reveal at 1:20 is one of my favorite forgotten weapons moments
I do live in Texas, and you're right, I do need one of these.
Ian , Thank you .
For when you go T-rex hunting and you're out of elephant gun ammo.
Murderer: “Any last words?”
Me: *Pulls out this thing* “Yours, not mine.”
Monty Python - “he’s buggered off!”
That is an absolute unit!
"I'm not a very good shot, but this thing fires _really_ big bullets."
i would love to see this thing shoot,
would it be like a mobile old west saloon?
everything disappears in a puff of smoke within a 10 metre radius upon firing? - that would be awesome
I both collect British Victorian artifacts and live in Texas. I need this.
Have you got it yet, and when can I come over to watch you shoot it?
Please take video of test firing.
you might be able to buy Jacob Rees-Mogg ?
I like this revolver a lot. This may be the coolest gun you have had on here.
the revolver embodiment of "it's dangerous to go alone, take this"
kill king Kong and Godzilla without reloading
I need one of these on a Call of Cthulhu game, y'know, for stopping elder gods
I'd love to see Paull Harrell do a meat target test with this and compare it to, say, a 300gr .454 Casull at 1500-1600fps and others.... ;-)
You should try to get your hands on a CZ in .600 Overkill and talk about that cartridge. It's pretty interesting to me how they were trying to cram as big a cartridge as possible into that action.
In my opinion the period 1870-1940 is the golden age of quality revolvers. Quaint beauty, Victorian elegance, combined with fine meticulous craftsmanship represents a lost art.
*in a Gurney Hallack voice* "God's what a monster !"
This could probably fell a sandworm.
Little known fact, this gun is still in service in the British army, but it's being replaced by the .655 BollockWalloper in December.
It's amazing to see such a powerful revolver which is still a top-break. Even if it's black powder.
Good lord that thing is a genuine hand cannon, For when you absolutely positively need to shoot something dead and break your wrist in the process.
And dare I ask, a follow up if you ever find some specifications/images/new produced cartridges for it?
They're going to be big.