AEF Aluminum Flare Pistol
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Professor Henry, with a very unique, large bore WW1 flare pistol. Directly traceable to an actual AEF pilot, flying Caproni 3 engine bombers from Italy.
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Well... I see a future series in the making ... Mark decodes a gun's history in "This old Gat" :D
Must see tv wkwkwk
One of the best of Mark's pieces in ages. Henry was a great source of info, and very comfortable on camera. More with he and Mark, please.
that was down the rabbit hole SQUARED!!!!!!!!!
This was a joy to watch. Fleshing out the facts with actual storytelling is what real history is all about. Thank you Mark and Henri!
Mark if you're still looking for information on this piece, I'd recommend contacting the US Air Force Museum's archive department. They may be able to help figure out who the other gentleman is.
This looks like it belongs in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Love the history!
Hail the Astartes' Derringer! A backup one-shot bolter to send the offending Xenos, Heretic, or Mutant back into the Immaterium. The Emperor says "Bring enough gun!"
No pilot dared to make a slip
For the Red Baron among them there had a big iron upon his cockpit
Big aluminum in his 'pit?
You forgot the biggest question of All... DOES IT RUN?
😃 you have no metric feel, one look and i new, that this is not 25mm
I blinked and 8 minutes went by.
I feel a sudden urge to strap an engine to a large kite.
With an aluminum piece like that, would you use a wax finish to preserve and reduce the oxidation of the aluminum ?
Yes, and that is what we did.
at the 6:00 mark, Henry mentions a records fire. The 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis destroyed something like 18 million records from WWI and WWII, mostly army personnel from years when the largest number of American served in the military in US history. It was really a tragic loss of information and still serves as a case study in what not to do in archiving.
Ngl i expected csm to be Company Sargent Major
Command Sargent's Major is what I was thinking but the real answer is way cooler
A WWI historian? Othias must be bending his ear on a regular basis. LOL
Oh no, Ian shaved his beard
You do get some interesting relics in your shop.
Well worth the research, for sure. Fantastic
Billy Mitchell used that flare gun to get his record Pacman and Donkey Kong scores. Too bad it was illegal.
A professor in WWI History...now I want to go back to school. That’s awesome.
Holy shit dude, that was the most awesome thing I've seen in a while!!
Did you make a video of the conservation of that pretty unique flare gun Mark? If so can you put a link to it please?
Yes, I'm interested in how you conserve aluminum.
I guess it could be used in an anti-aircraft role too with the wood and cloth planes. Something like the naval battle scene in Ben Hur(1959), flares going everywhere.
and now i wish i did not swap my ww2 Webley vary pistol for a BSA bantam 125.back in 1957.
Before you elaborated on the details i was thinking CSM stands for Company Sergeant Major which is the senior Non Commissioned Officer rank in a rifle company of most commonwealth armies. Not sure if you had that rank in the US military.
Command Sergeant Major is the US term. And is explicitly the seniormost NCO in the unit at that level. There's one at each level from battalion and up.
I really enjoyed that little interlude. You guys work well together.
A politician wouldn't need a flare gun, they are already proficient at virtue signaling.
unbelievable love this mark, your vids have taken a step up, please give us more
Whoah! This video delivered much more than what I expected! Came for a cool gun, left with a great history lesson.
Mark is doing Adventures In Surplus now? Outstanding!
And thats what makes old guns fun, its not the guns, its the hands that held them and what they went through
What does Ian say, it is French afterall!
"the Bugatti guy next door", What a magical place, this shop of yours, Mister Novak.
Genuinely very interesting.
Mark said spooge. Made my day.
I just scrolled to the comments to post the same! Lmfao the dirt the mong, the spooge! Coming to a theater near you soon!
Navy term for generic nastiness.
the can to the left of the jar labled 'mung'
Hellboy wants his pocket pistol back.
Excellent information.Well done folks.
Theyre not kidding about the expense of Aluminum prior to the 1930s when cheaper refining became common - it used to be considered a semi precious metal, and aluminum rings and other jewelry still pops up with semi regularity on the antiques market.
Lovely story and a great bit of research.
I see a meme in this some where, be sure to bring enough gun
I have no doubt that Mr Novak was disappointed that the items provenance was not submarine service.
Every machine can tell us a story if we know how to read it. But that was an exceptionally cool story and a very nice artefact to tell it.
The next question is do we have any 35mm ammo????
Sailors have an issue about guns on boats. In international waters they are permissible based on the flag you fly and in port are controlled by national laws so many look to the flare gun as a pseudo weapon yet would be nice to have one that was fit for "purpose" without alarming port authorities.
Hopefully we will see the good professor again. He's interesting to listen to.
You have a flare for guns
Get out!
I didn't think actual history was allowed in universities anymore, what a fantastic provenance, and Professor Henry provides evidence that not everyone in academia is a muckle header dunder bliff
Really cool video, history and gun smithing all at the same time. Had a WW II brass flare gun at one time that could shoot 12 gauge shells but even as kids we were smart enough NOT to do that.
That was cool as snot. Outstanding research, and a bit of luck too.
It's bigger tham 20mm, Big Brother Trudeau says it's dangerous =(
@Chris_Wooden_Eye He even banned Black Rifle Coffee.
You're really not allowed to own flares in Canada?
May 1st banned anything with a bore diameter larger than 20mm and greater than 10 000 kJ along with 1500 random rifles, including all M1A and Mini-14 patterned guns.
Great big Fun-extinguisher =(
Also the ban gets "continuous updates"...
Okay, that's cool as heck
Mark. We need bumper stickers "do the maintenance!"
Great research guys , wonderful history.
People, do NOT allow your equipment to become encrusted in SPOOMODULATATION!
This gun has class. Despite the dull appearance it has flair!
Oh Very good! See I can do it too !
Great bit of history , thank you for sharing that.
I'm thinking an aerial flare would be very effective AAA against those kites with motors...
There are a few of those lying around in South Africa. They are also made of Aluminum. We used to make a chamber and barrel shroud and shot shotgun shells through them.
Now there's a negligent discharge you don't really want going off in your nice wood & fabric a/c - "Well, just put it out!" : )
If they thought that was an infantry weapon then they’ve been watching too many loony toon cartoons.
Any other things? - Well, thing is French. So it is made out of aluminium. :)
Nice history lecture. Professor needs a beard and glasses to fit the title.
What an amazing piece of history!
That turned out to be much more interesting than I thought it would be
My dad always told me the world is gonna roll me
Gods! The gapping maw on that thing, and it's over-all shape are pure Yosemite Sam... With a brace of these you could go varmint hunting... look out Bugs... >_
Listens like an article from Man at Arms magazine. Great research. Lawrence of Arabia. Hah!
An alternate theory: The flare pistol was given to a shavetail, butterbar, knucklehead staff Lieutenant by his battalion's Command Sergeant Major (CSM), a grizzled and plainspoken man who had "acquired" the pistol in a card game. It was presented with the invocation, "Here sir,....Goldurnit! The next time you're lost, just pop a dang flare!"
Now that's a cool rabbit hole
Awesome video - you gained a subscriber. Now I know about WW1 flare pistols. ;)
Thank y’all for this bit of history 👍👍👍 this is why I enjoy Mark’s channel 😎
Wonder if the recipient might have been a member of the ground crew?
"Pardon me, do you have a light for my cigar?"
"Why, yes, yes I do"
OUTSTANDING!
Henry is cool!
Acronym is not the same as initials.
Wonderful slice of history, Thanks for sharing.
quality content.
What an interesting story to go with a neat piece of kit. Nicely done. :-)
The funny thing is the 'German' side in the Great War was known as the Triple Alliance, because in 1882 , Germany , Austro Hungary and Italy formed an Alliance that if one was attacked , the other two would go thier defence. Come 1914 and Italy decided, well you started it, so we don't want to play on your side. Though German forces did use flare pistols with too launch grenades as well.
I was wondering what Othais looked like without his beard!
Great video I always enjoy the information you give about these weapons systems
I really liked this one and loved the history and research that went into it. Thanks for taking the time sir.
Really enjoyed that ! Do more ....please ,.....if you can haha
I thought CSM was Command Sargent Major
This was a great episode, hope you'll do more like this.
an extremely long winded PSA about maintenance
Great history hunt, Do you get to test fire it on the range?
Super cool story thanks Mark and Henri
Love the videos that involve that kind of history lesson.
It was awesome.
*VERY COOL*
Thanks, guys!
CSM MAY STAND FOR COLOUR SARGENT MAJOR WHICH WAS AND STILL IS A RANK IN THE BRITISH ARMY.
laguardia was mayor of ny laguardia airport
Pilots weren't the only ones the US send to Italy in WW1, Hemmingway was there as an ambulance driver.
The british and french sent artillery guns and artillerymen, all sent ammo. ->Air superiority, Artillery superiority, as well as in numbers of men and ammo. And yet still 11 unsuccessfull tries at the Isonzo... The "forgotten front" of WW1.
According to "Wings of Honor - American Airmen in World War I" by James J. Sloan, Jr., which is a very comprehensive listing of American WWI pilots, Carl S. Milroy didn't get to Caproni unit 5a(IV) until October 30, 1918, less than two weeks before the Armistice. Unless he flew elsewhere first, he was not "one of the first U.S. combat bomber pilots." Several Americans were flying bombers as early as February 1918. But that was a fun bit of history sleuthing!
Haha I thought his T-shirt said Arse.
One of the best Rabbit Holes yet.
That was a fantastic story thanks Mark
Awesome backstory