The Guns of "Saving Private Ryan"
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- Опубліковано 13 лис 2020
- In this video I show examples of the US small arms of WWII used in the film "Saving Private Ryan". This will also serve as a summery of the firearms used by the Unites States in WWII. In this video I discuss the 1911A1, M1 Carbine, M1A1 Carbine, M1 Garand, 1903A4, M1A1 Thompson, 1918A2 BAR and 1919A4. Enjoy!
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True story: My brother and I were out on my grandpa's private range with a recently acquired AR15, practicing hammer pairs and failure drills. My grandpa walks out with his M1 Garand and watches us for a while. When we note the quizzical expression on his face, he asks what we are doing. We explain the purpose of the failure drill and my grandpa shakes his head disapprovingly, expertly slaps an en bloc clip in his M1, takes two steps forward so he is on the line, mounts the rifle, and places a perfect center hit on the cardboard silhouette target, then looks back at us and says "if you shoot a China-man in the chest with a .30-06, you only have to shoot them once." He served in Korea and held the Garand in pretty high esteem. But he spoke even more fondly of the BAR. He said whenever he went out on patrol, he would trade his Garand in for his buddy's BAR, because the increased firepower was always welcome outside the wire. He didn't talk about the combat he saw very often, but he did recall a night time ambush a few times in which he made it very clear that without the BAR, he wouldn't be alive, and neither would we. We had fine weapons in WWII and Korea, but the reason we won was the quality of our troops. The men who fought those wars were truly exemplary, tough, tenacious men who wanted to do the right thing. They were our greatest generation. My grandpa left a piece of his soul on a mountain in Korea. He died of Alzheimer's a few years ago, but I inherited his Garand and cherish it as a piece of my family's history, and of my country's.
Thank you for sharing your grandfather’s story.
Great story.
The Garand is one of the best. I love mine.
What a great story and you are right when speaking of the quality of the men who fought then.
When someone over the internet starts off with “true story,” it’s highly likely that that story is not true. So I’ll have to doubt it. Thanks for the story though!
“ Band of Brothers “ awesome series of 10 episodes and interviews with actual people
Ever thought of a part 2? German Guns Used?
Would be good but it might be hard to get his hands on a lot of them maybe? Or no?
German weapons
MG42
PO8
Kar 98k
MP40
Panzersherk
@@hx20games77 i think it was a panzershrek, not a panzerfaust. Not sure though, I haven't seen the movie in a while
@@abrahamgn3614 its panzersherk sorry
anyone notice Jackson used the 1903 left handed ? he would reach over to cycle the bolt.
Grew up on “Combat” in the 60s, Saunders (Vic Morrow) with the Thompson and 1911, Lt. Hanley with the carbine, Kirby the BAR man, Caje with the Garand. Good memories. Highly recommended for everyone who missed out on the show. Even more highly recommended for those like me who have not seen them first time around or when they reran on cable in the 90s
@@FoundingUA-camr-2005 tf-
I remember watching reruns in the 80’s. It was a great show
Because of this movie M1 Carbine became my favorite U.S. firearm from WW2. I bought one a year ago from Auto Ordnance and it is a lot of fun.
Same here bud like all versions including M2.
@@CrossOfBayonne I wish I could own the paratrooper version. It looks awesome.
Great video, I'm blessed to own every model in this video. Only difference is my BAR and M1919A4 are Semi-auto and made by Ohio Ordnance Works and My Thompson is Semi-Auto. I also have a Winchester 1897 & model 12 Trench guns with their bayonets. Been collecting WW2 guns since 1988
I would like to get a 1897 trench gun. Willing to pay top dollar.
How can i tell if its authentic?
Best places to watch for sales?
The trench gun is on my wanted list. The 1897 is such a beautiful firearm.
Not to be a pain, but your “only difference” is the difference between 99.9% of collectors and the elite badasses who can afford and own transferable machine guns!
@@TheTyler701 Your Not wrong. I can only dream of being able to own the real deal. If it wasn't for the 86 MG ban the guns would be way more affordable.
Not really a gun guy but years ago a friend had a M1 Garande they are damn good rifles.
As a history teacher and movie buff, I really appreciate this video! Would love to see more of these, maybe Band of Brothers!?
Same here was really good no none sense just this weapon is.
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@@antgenova7659 11
Everything covered here would be the same for Band of Brothers
@@campbellbrand8038 Excactly my toughts...cheers
loved seeing saving private Ryan and as a film and war history buff this is incredible
Hey man, new to your channel by a couple months, but I've gotta say: You're a class-act.
Love the information you've been providing.
Please keep it up.
Back in 1984 or 1985, I went into a Woolworth's Store (they've been out of business for along time). And they had barrels of M-1 Carbines. They only cost $89-$109 each. And these rifles were surplus WWII. I purchased 4 of them that day and an AR7. I still have them to this day. I just graduated college and had the summer off, until I started medical school. Two of the M1's I got were either never used or fired less than 100 rounds. The other two I wanted for character so the stock had some digs and nicks in them. As well as, slight blue wearing. However, they were still in really good condition. Man those where the days for purchasing firearms. There was no background check. Just 4473 form, to show transfer of the rifles. Woolworth's didnt have any M1 Garand's. Just a boat load of M1's. The m1 carbine, FN-FNC and FAMAS are my top 3 favorites in my collection. When I bought the FAMAS, I wasn't really dig it per se (at that time). Tens years later, I discover very few were important. Now it's worth roughly $30K. Glad I never sold or traded it. I think I paid like $750 for the FAMAS....that was a lot of coin back in circa 1980's.
Love that story/those days. I remember being a young teen in the 1980’s and my Dad going into Montgomery Ward’s and purchasing a Marlin Camp 9. As you described, the transaction was no different than purchasing a simple tool. My, have things changed. ✌🏽
I have my late father-in-law's Inland M-i carbine that he purchased in 1967 by mail. I also have all the paperwork. He paid $17.50 for the rifle and $2.50 to have it mailed to his home. I also have a 1943 M-1 Garand but it cost me $1,100.
Thanks for choosing the politicians who banned the importation of semi-automatic rifles like that along with banning post-1986 and unregistered mg's with the Hughes amendment. Sure helped your "investments" though. Future generations will appreciate the fight you put up for the 2nd amendment.
The M1 Carbine is banned here in NJ for understandable reasons.
@@CrossOfBayonne Why? Do the types of criminals who commit gun crime choose to obey that law & just break others?
I watch this last night after coming home late for me.
Have to tell I just love the stuff you take the time to put together. If I was local your shop would be my place. Wish you all the success in the World.
Thanks Chris, I learned a lot from that video. You are one of the most knowledgeable firearms professional I’ve listened to, kudos
At 18 year old I was a graduate of Parris island in 1981 and quifyed as expert on the 1911 colt and must say is the most reliable weapon ever made. It has amazing stopping power. Neal. SEMPER FI
I wouldn’t say it’s the most reliable
Thanks Chris for a nice video before bed.
The pile at the end is what I dream about too.
I knew a dude in the Air Force who had the big 4. The Thompson, the M1919, and the BAR all autos. Plus the Garand. It was pre 86 and a SSgt could afford them back then.
I’m taking my M1 Garand hunting in the morning got to be up at 3am
Good luck. You must be in Michigan.
@@mclt8883 Kentucky
Cool. I got one. A dream come true. It will be a good hunter. It's the gun that exceeded my expectation the most.
@@duster0066 I’m going with my SVT40 in the afternoon if I get one with the Garand in the morning if I can sleep
I won't wish you luck. I feel it's a jinx. Have a great time though. Hope ya stay dry. Rain here in Tn.
Hello Chris. Ted from Texas here. I enjoyed this video more than I can say. I would love to own a 1919. I have a picture of me holding one and boy is it heavy. Thanks for sharing him with us. See you in your next video.
That was a great video. There used to be dozens of these out there. But you really brought a lot more then the others have.
I was a student of Dr. Stephen Ambrose at the University of New Orleans. He was one of the main advisors to Hanks and Spielberg. And his collection was what started the D-day museum. Which is now the National WWII museum. It is one of the top 5 museums in all US. And it is a must see while in New Orleans. Very highly recommended.
What was it like to have Dr. Ambrose as a professor? I would expect he was a wealth of knowledge you won't find in books, let alone movies.
@@slundgr he truly was a vault of info. And hands on physical experiences with the actual materials. And the lives that were still around. He was slow and deliberate in his story telling..and you just soaked it all in.
I know a lot of his classs were aired on public access channel. You might be able to find some.
@@FelixDKatz-tb7or Thank you for that insight. I will look for his lectures. Some say history is boring, but I find it fascinating, especially when you dig deep beneath the headlines and get to know what really happened and the people who made the history. It's on my bucket list, and my son's, to attend a D-Day anniversary at Normandy. My nephew went and said it's remarkable and worth the trip.
Did he ever talk about whether FDR knew Pearl Harbor was going to be attacked? My stepdad was in the Army when it was attacked, and he said FDR knew. Based on what I don't know. I am reading A Matter of Honor, Pearl Harbor: Betrayal, Blame, and a Family's Quest for Justice. It's about Husband Kimmel and what led up to Pearl Harbor and what he did/didn't know and the aftermath.
@@slundgr not that I can recall. He was attached to Gen. Eisenhower and that is where his pov of the war really came from.
@@FelixDKatz-tb7or I'm watching an interview with him on C-Span, and he's just starting to talk about how that came about, as he was originally a Civl War historian, which is another fascinating time in our history. Have you been to Washington, D.C., to The Mall to see the memorials, Arlington Cemetery, Smithsonian Museums and other historical attractions there? It's fascinating. I could spend days there and learn something new each time.
The ping that was heard by nobody. An M1 Garand was so loud that neither the shooter nor the target could hear it.
Thanks, Chris a great video stay safe 👍👍👍
Really nice collection..thanks for sharing!
Excellent collection - thank you for sharing.
Excellent video! Great info beautifully presented. Thank you.
Well I just so happened to be looking up saving Private Ryan stuff and this video was just posted! Very nice.
This interesting, highly informative and entertaining video was superbly narrated and had beautiful videography.
The narrators knowledge of his weapons and his pleasure of ownership shone through in this great video.
What an excellent accompanying video to the film.
My father was a WW2 vet. He served in the 109th. Inf. Reg't., 28th Inf. Divi. as a squad leader in a 60mm mortar crew. My two brothers and I took my dad to the movies see the film. As you would guess he was a critical of some of that movie. He wants told us that he started out carrying a carbine. But shortly he switched to the Thompson. For a laugh he told us that he couldn't find a trailer to carry his ammo. So he switched to the Garand. But, he found it too heavy to carry since he was a small guy of only about 5'7". He was wounded in his right forearm buy an 88 while riding a Sherman. The blast through him and his crew off the tank. Killing his best friend. My uncle who also was in the 28th was a radio man in a different company? He was wounded in his left arm. My father took his carbine and left the. Garand. He went on to serve 20 years in the army and another twenty years in the Cybil Service. He passed away and 2016.
Great video! Clean and to the point. Love the history.
Can this channel get any better?!!! He just explains it and talks so well. I will definitely check him out in Westfield soon as I live in Greentown.
great info, and I. cant wait for new used video, Im addicted to it!
The D Day landing in the film was filmed and shot in my county of Ireland and actually visiting in a couple of weeks, then uploading on my UA-cam channel.
Revolutionary special effects in the way it depicted combat.
However, lots of technical problems with the story: Having a medic help assault a machine gun? Having a third person run back-and-forth for ammo (that's why the third person on a machine gun team was designated Ammo Bearer), etc? I can't believe any military advisors to the film let that stuff happen.
It may have not been entertaining when done realistically......Hollywood
Nice job! Thanks for your hard work.
Nice informative video. Thanks
Excellent collection.
Thank you.
Just to add to the 1911a1. Machine gun crews also carried them because a lot of heavy machine guns could not be shot while on the move or they took longer to reload. My great grandpop carried a BAR and a 1911a1 in the pacific when in the US ARMY. He’s 101 and still kickin’. He brought his 1911 home after the war had a nickel plated so it wouldn’t rust but unfortunately sold it off long before I was born as no one in the family was really into firearms at the time.
@Central Based Agency he’ll be 103 in January.
Great job, eloquent and informative.
Another awesome video sir!! I have a Remington Rand and an Underwood M1 Carbine
Interesting to see them put together in context.
Incredible collection.
*Amazing!!, thanks for sharing these videos!!! Liked & Subcribed!!!*
I learn a lot from your content!!!
I used to work for Union Switch and Signal and yes, they made the M1 Carbine as well as the 1911 and several cannons i.e. the anti-tank cannon and also its sister company, Westinghouse Air Brake made this stuff for the war effort.
A quick cool note about the BAR in saving private ryan. You do get to see Reiben use both slow and fast fire modes. The slow mode is used on the beach when suppressing the sand bag bunker crew. The fast fire mode is used when Reiben takes out the 20MM crew .
Very informative video, thanks !
Real cool video, lots of great information. I love the old military weaponry but have only been able to afford other items.
During the Battle of the Bulge , my father was issued a pistol belt with a 45 ACP Colt and Holster, and was assigned as a combat medic. Previously he had been a hospital technician. He was issued the pistol because the Germans had a nasty habit of shooting at combat medics. He brought home from the war his pistol belt, but not the 45 and the holster. I now have the pistol belt which is in excellent condition.
Cool video! Do a part II with the German guns.
Thanks Chris...well done sir as always
This is a GREAT VIDEO.........!!!!
Very well done......
Great video!
It's Sunday morning! In a few hours you'll be putting up used of the week and I'll be the first view! One of my top, if not absolute favorite YT segments I look forward to.
Haha I appreciate the interest! Unfortunately, this is “sort of” my WUGR video this week. I have been so busy with post-election stuff, I just didn’t have the time to inventory the used guns for the video. I’ll definitely have one next week for sure! Thanks for watching - I’m glad you enjoy them!
@@MarksmanTV awesome. I'll see ya then!
"How come everyone in this man's army has a rifle, and you've got a gun?", Master Sgt. Bugs Bunny
This was very interesting, thanks!
Now again fantastic!
just the most excellent description and overview of WW II firearms and there various uses I've watched. of course there are more detailed videos showing the inter workings and history of development but for a brief fact filled breakdown of each weapon and it's intended mission within a unit you nailed it.
Excellent review. It reminds me how old I am. All of the war films that I watched in my youth were black and white.
Great movie. Gotta love the 'ping' sound of the mag ejection of the Garand.
One of my favorite movies
My personal Dream rifle The Browning Automatic Rifle “BAR”chambered in 30.06. Kicking ass and providing suppression and cover fire since before I was born for the American Soldier. I take a knee and tip my hat to those that had the heart and guts to fight in that war and give the ultimate sacrifice.🇺🇸
Totally jealous. You have all of the toys i want. My favorite is the Thompson. Good video
Good video very informative
Holy crap, are those all personal guns Chris? Or the shop's, technically? Awesome video!!!!
This channel is awesome!!! I've missed alot of good content that I'm trying to catch up on Lol... Stay safe, stay blessed and stay dangerous!!! #SemperFi 🇺🇸
Great review 😎👍🤝
This is a Great instructional video for young people to comprehend the US military Service Weapons of WW11.
Yes, in particular the German 81mm mortar which could blow up only 2 meters from a Brad Pitt and yet he was able to outrun and dodge the splinters by running really fast.
General Patton said that the M1 Garand "was the greatest weapon ever implemented".
International Harvester also made the M1 Garand. Also, on the M1 Carbine, you didn't mention that the early ones used a push button safety and later went to a flip safety because some troops would mistake it for the magazine release.
Awesome video.
Another great video
I was told that the BAR having a fast fire mode was for up close engagements. It gave the gunner the ability to lay down a fast suppression of fire for a shoot and scoot style of operation. Then when they engaged at range or wanted a more accurate fire they would switch to the slow fire mode.
1911 pistol is the best pistol I have ever used, bar none. I'd love to shoot a Thompson and a BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle).
Beautiful collection.
That thompson smg is a beauty
As a re-enactor / living historian I do like like these videos
Thanks for the great vid. What is the magazine capacity of the BAR? Awit your next history and/or firearm lesson. ☺
20 rounds
The old guy with a BAR in the Steven Segal virus movie is one of it's greatest portrayals, the closing scene of Bonnie and Clyde is also a great scene with the BAR!
As always a great video.with good looking samples of machine guns and regular firearms I would love to have. Please keep doing these types of videos along with the weekly gun review. I like I’m sure most people who like firearms just enjoy seeing and learning about firearms even if we can not own them ourselves.
My uncle who was in World War II, in the Europe Theater was a Sargent and was issued a .45 1911 and a Carbine, he was a demolition expert.
Great video
Nice collection
Thanks very interesting
I am fortunate enough to have been able to collect many of the small arms of WW1 & WW2. 03-a1 Springfield with Winchester A5 Scope & 03-a4 Springfield , M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, 1917- Enfield , Gewehr 98 , Kar 98, 1911 . 45 auto , 2 Full Mum Arisaka 99 a, Mauser C96 Broom handle, 9mm Luger and a few others.
Chris should check out episodes of the excellent 1960s TV series "Combat!" which features all these weapons in a realistic manner, and 35 years before "Private Ryan".
Vic morrow rich Jason Kirby and sage great show.
Can you guys make the round 2, covering the German guns?
Greatest gun sin of the entire movie (although my favorite war movie) is private Jackson taking 7 shots from his 1903 in the bell tower without reloading. Bugs me every time I watch it, since the first time I noticed it.
Now that I think about it, the planes did get me into WW2 history, but now I like the firearms used by the US! Especially my personal favorite, the M1 Garand!
I was still using the 1911 .45 cal in 1971. It had real stopping power. Both the M1 and BAR fired .306 rounds. All three of those weapons had dramatic stopping power. When you got shot by one of those weapons you weren't getting up.
I’m not really a gun guy but growing up in Pennsylvania they were pretty ubiquitous. Years ago a friend had a M1 garande and they are damn good rifles. Some states guys use them for deer but in PA you can’t use anything semi-auto.
I just bought an M1 carbine and I traced back the serial number two 1944. It’s in rough condition but the metal work has been well taken care of
Do thin red line next plz
I like the video very up close look at what won the war good job
I found the statement about the m1 carbine being issued to vehicle operators interesting since my grandfather seems to be the odd one having a belt and bandolier for the m1 Garand despite being a driver of a Dodge wc-62.
Great info, and thank you! Just a thought, you might want to avoid doing close up and fast moving shots, cuz when they are out of focus, can get viewers dizzy.
Is there a video out there for Sicario 1 & 2?
Really cool
i wish you wouldve put in the market value also but great video
1911A1 was issued to officers and NCOs for discipline in the ranks. They were issued to troops who were in crew served weapons. MG crews,mortor crews, artillery. All airborne troops were authorized to have one. Armored crews and air crews as well.
The Soldier with Mellish was Corporal Henderson played by Max Martini...The Soldier with Jackson was named Parker...
Just a thought...
Loved the video...
Hope you can make another one with German weapons....
More power to you...
Thanks man 👍🏿
There were actually 4 manufactures of the M1 Garand. Springfield and Winchester were the most common but Harrington&Richardson (H & R) as well as International Harvester (IHC) also produced the rifles.
Winchester and Springfield were the only two manufacturers of Garands during WWII. HRA and IHC came later as stated in the video. Thanks for watching!!
Correct on two manufacturers in WW2, wrong on the 4 if you want to get nit-picky! Think: Beretta. they made M1 Garands for Europe.
Excellent video. As a ww2 buff, I was well aware of all the firearms you presented, but not at your level of detail. I learned from this video. Well done.