WHAT'S IN THE BOX? Opening a Crate of Ethiopian Rifles

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    When Uli at InterOrdnance told me that he had crates of French rifles arriving from Ethiopia, I had no choice but to show up to take a look firsthand. So, want to see what this Ethiopian surplus looks like fresh out of the crate? Let's have a look...
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  • @internetexplorer1057
    @internetexplorer1057 3 роки тому +2831

    Easiest way to kidnap Ian is telling him there's a bunch of French antique rifles in the van.

    • @Michael_OBrian
      @Michael_OBrian 3 роки тому +199

      Make sure to include a few oddball experimental designs just in case Carl told him to not take French antique rifles from strangers.

    • @jeffreyknickman5559
      @jeffreyknickman5559 3 роки тому +34

      Didn't we see that when he went to Finland?

    • @Tfaonc
      @Tfaonc 3 роки тому +15

      Like "Free French rifles"? 😜

    • @dermahinator6529
      @dermahinator6529 3 роки тому +39

      You Most likely get him, If you say there is a otoman rechambered Lebel of 1915 with markings, changed sights and Well documented History. And don't forget with original sling.

    • @wewd
      @wewd 3 роки тому +23

      I'm positive that Ian was a Legionnaire in a past life. Maybe several past lives. I bet he salivates whenever La Marseillaise starts playing...

  • @larrypesek8818
    @larrypesek8818 3 роки тому +3058

    Ian at trying to hide the "Kid in a candy store" look...

    • @aszcz3245
      @aszcz3245 3 роки тому +43

      he wasn't successful - ez to tell when one is thoroughly enjoying it.... wasn't that a Berthier near is feet at the end of the video? no coincidence!

    • @desertfresh3740
      @desertfresh3740 3 роки тому +16

      I love his enthusiasm for historic military rifles

    • @houghwhite411
      @houghwhite411 3 роки тому +4

      Chrismas come early

    • @njones420
      @njones420 3 роки тому +3

      i still can't believe they weren't even given a quick wrap of cloth, before being moved half-way around the world.

    • @andrewshagoury2288
      @andrewshagoury2288 3 роки тому

      Thinking the same thing

  • @oswaldjh
    @oswaldjh 3 роки тому +1406

    Sly gun dealer packs one French rifle in each crate to enlist Ian in unpacking. Smart.

    • @GARDENER42
      @GARDENER42 3 роки тому +16

      That made Oi larf...:-)))

    • @KaBar41
      @KaBar41 3 роки тому +24

      Free labor. Hell, Ian probably even paid him for the labor!

    • @Haniibooru
      @Haniibooru 3 роки тому +2

      @@therake8897 That comment made my day

    • @HircineDaWolf
      @HircineDaWolf 3 роки тому +1

      This is like the second video they have done together. They are getting less shady now but didn't sell cracked stocks versions of guns when I paid for one full price that was delaminating.

    • @jfan4reva
      @jfan4reva 3 роки тому

      "A prize in every box" - what a Cracker Jack idea!

  • @jimwegerer5988
    @jimwegerer5988 3 роки тому +494

    I'm hoping they find and bring back a crate of French ammo, I want to see Ian dive in and swim amongst the cartridges Scrooge Macduck style.

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 3 роки тому +7

      rum dripping from nose.. XD
      I must be more careful when scrolling comments
      that burns!

    • @adamr9515
      @adamr9515 3 роки тому +1

      A dream come true for us all

    • @pakwagenplays8990
      @pakwagenplays8990 3 роки тому +3

      Got any .32 French Long?

    • @AlexLee-dc2vb
      @AlexLee-dc2vb Рік тому

      WHERE IS THE 32 FRENCH LONGUE

  •  3 роки тому +370

    If you look in a mirror and say "French rifle" 5 times, Ian will show up in the mirror behind you and start opening all your boxes 😂

    • @UXB1000
      @UXB1000 3 роки тому +11

      Supposedly he'll show up even immediately if you do that whilst holding a copy of his book on French rifles.

    • @unsaved013
      @unsaved013 3 роки тому +16

      but you better have a french rifle for him to hold when he appears or else you'll anger him and you don't want that

    • @NoNo-fy3kr
      @NoNo-fy3kr 3 роки тому +3

      Wonder how many of These French Rifles were dropped.. As their holders Ran away.

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 3 роки тому +2

      @@NoNo-fy3kr Now, you know that was a malicious rumor started by the Americans to hide their running away from the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge.

    • @snuscaboose1942
      @snuscaboose1942 3 роки тому

      @@markfryer9880 Why were some French tanks made to be faster in reverse? That gets the noggin jogging.

  • @lizardwizard9783
    @lizardwizard9783 3 роки тому +2514

    Nothing quite like cracking one open with the boys.

    • @georgewashington7312
      @georgewashington7312 3 роки тому +11

      HEYOOO, ZING!

    • @willcollis5516
      @willcollis5516 3 роки тому +66

      Do vampires crack open a boy with the cold ones?

    • @Apophis392
      @Apophis392 3 роки тому +10

      This comment is tremendous, sir! Thank you. You really are a lizard wizard.

    • @stewardgilbert8823
      @stewardgilbert8823 3 роки тому +9

      @@willcollis5516 no that’s just catholic priests..... JK

    • @user-vp9lc9up6v
      @user-vp9lc9up6v 3 роки тому +4

      To morticians this takes on a totally different meaning

  • @-Seeker-
    @-Seeker- 3 роки тому +1577

    Uli: Ian, come over I need help to unpack a crate of rifles
    Ian: I can't. I'm at home editing a video
    Uli: There are French rifles
    Ian:

    • @Oblithian
      @Oblithian 3 роки тому +42

      The key to free labour and an ad.

    • @john-paulsilke893
      @john-paulsilke893 3 роки тому +19

      One French rifle. That’s .5% French content.

    • @skoshman1
      @skoshman1 3 роки тому +14

      @@john-paulsilke893 I've seen Uli's video of the Berthier rifles... with Ian. Kid meet Candy Store.

    • @john-paulsilke893
      @john-paulsilke893 3 роки тому +5

      @@skoshman1 I think this would be true for most viewers of this kind of content.

    • @REX-gq6ur
      @REX-gq6ur 3 роки тому +3

      *walks on water to get to Uli*

  • @codycigar6542
    @codycigar6542 3 роки тому +2185

    Ian is like a mythical creature. Just talk about crates of French rifles and he will magically appear.

    • @clarenceschaffner2342
      @clarenceschaffner2342 3 роки тому +12

      @@peterclarke7240 you beat me to it. Lol

    • @easongoldman1011
      @easongoldman1011 3 роки тому +4

      @@peterclarke7240 I'm gonna try that tonight, must be fun.

    • @charlesmckinley29
      @charlesmckinley29 3 роки тому +27

      What are you going to do to appease him for summoning him without the chauchat???

    • @sinancanelgun1263
      @sinancanelgun1263 3 роки тому +15

      he is the jesus of firearms.
      this why that guns magically appear because his miracles.

    • @sweffec
      @sweffec 3 роки тому +2

      😂

  • @Mandemon1990
    @Mandemon1990 3 роки тому +74

    I want to imagine that Uli just said "There are French rifles coming in" and Ian just appeared on the site without warning, saying he wants to take a look and nobody wanted to ruin his enthusiasm so they just let him stay there.

    • @foedspaghetti3290
      @foedspaghetti3290 3 роки тому +4

      *that was 2 weeks before the shipment arrived....

    • @comradeurod9805
      @comradeurod9805 11 місяців тому

      ​@@foedspaghetti3290Ian hibernated until his body sensed the presence of french firearms technology drawing closer

  • @enquiryplay
    @enquiryplay 3 роки тому +643

    Having seen way too many 80's Hollywood action movies, Uli doesn't strike me as your stereotypical Ethiopian rifle importing weapons dealer. Where's the alligator boots, gold necklace, and cuban cigars?

    • @borjesvensson8661
      @borjesvensson8661 3 роки тому +98

      But he has the german accent of a 80s B-film villain!

    • @mikemoscato2995
      @mikemoscato2995 3 роки тому +6

      You caught hin at work,he dresses like that at homelol 🤣🐊🥾👑

    • @twizz420
      @twizz420 3 роки тому +7

      He hardly even looks like Nick Cage... I call BS

    • @powerdog242
      @powerdog242 3 роки тому +6

      There’s less money-and far less cocaine-in the business of importing legal rifles.

  • @nl5494
    @nl5494 3 роки тому +1516

    **sniffs crate of rifles** "Yep, there's a French gun in here"

    • @DaveHines1
      @DaveHines1 3 роки тому +8

      Garlic ? 🤣

    • @nmende00
      @nmende00 3 роки тому +35

      Did the smell of piss give it away?

    • @bradleyrideout7818
      @bradleyrideout7818 3 роки тому +23

      You could smell the stale bagguettes

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 3 роки тому +10

      @@DaveHines1 onions.. fried in oil.. [French military song]

    • @supermick83
      @supermick83 3 роки тому

      Bang of cheese off it

  • @LunarWrens145
    @LunarWrens145 3 роки тому +778

    Ian found the Ethiopian mystery box

    • @ElTejon47901
      @ElTejon47901 3 роки тому +16

      Yes, but only delivers the FAMAS.

    • @JudeFergy
      @JudeFergy 3 роки тому +5

      There could be anything in the box! Even a BOAT!

    • @gfarrell80
      @gfarrell80 3 роки тому +1

      Pretty sure this one actually came from Elbonia.

    • @bllau
      @bllau 3 роки тому +4

      Jokes on him it's actually a crate full of Makarovs.

    • @Kzummo
      @Kzummo 3 роки тому +2

      nothing mystery about it. the deliberately packed it so that Ian would make a video, giving them publicity.

  • @goldenknight007
    @goldenknight007 3 роки тому +366

    *Grabs rifle out*
    Immediately goes into an unscripted deep description of rifle.
    You sir are an encyclopedia.

  • @cowishere8222
    @cowishere8222 3 роки тому +69

    Ian's wife: hey babe, come to bed.
    Ian: cant looking at French rifles
    Ian's wife: there is a French rifle in bed, if you can find it
    Ian: moves rapidly

    • @dprcontracting6299
      @dprcontracting6299 3 роки тому +6

      Ian's pin up girl of the month- 90 year old woman holding rare rifle

  • @timcurry192
    @timcurry192 3 роки тому +149

    "Hullo, Ethiopia? I'd like to order a crate of rifles, please."

    • @azmanabdula
      @azmanabdula 3 роки тому +6

      Yeah hit me up
      Damn it

    • @DimitriTacoEater
      @DimitriTacoEater 3 роки тому +11

      That'll be 15.99 pls

    • @jacksonlewis4365
      @jacksonlewis4365 3 роки тому +5

      probably charge you less than these guys will for one rat eaten rifle.

    • @NoNo-fy3kr
      @NoNo-fy3kr 3 роки тому +2

      @@jacksonlewis4365 LMAO Yea .. But you do understand. Just how costly it is to get them into the country right? Its Not cheep at all. And the bullshit you have to go though is.. Well to say RED taped up the ass.. Is like sayin Water is Damp.

    • @sawyerawr5783
      @sawyerawr5783 3 роки тому

      I'll take two! make mine mostly Garands and M1s if you can, but I'll take anything!

  • @davidcolter
    @davidcolter 3 роки тому +370

    Mannlicher chapter 18 verse 20 "For where two hundred rifles are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."

  • @insanitypepper1740
    @insanitypepper1740 3 роки тому +467

    2019: WW1 French surplus rifles from Africa? no interest.
    2020: Well let me take a closer look at those..

    • @jevinliu4658
      @jevinliu4658 3 роки тому +19

      Because Ethiopia was mostly Christian and had not been de jure colonized, merely occupied, it's clearly a part of Europe.

    • @redthunder238
      @redthunder238 3 роки тому +18

      @@jevinliu4658 The Communists destroyed Ethiopia. Go figure.

    • @dansands8140
      @dansands8140 3 роки тому +24

      @@redthunder238 They destroy everything, sooner or later. As soon as you have two bricks to put atop one another, someone starts thinking "I should have one of those bricks."

    • @NoNo-fy3kr
      @NoNo-fy3kr 3 роки тому +3

      @@dansands8140 Herm..... Thats True ..
      Then you have the Capitalist way.. You need to pay (Me the Creator (Copyright), The Government(Tax's)) a fee for each brick you make. Also you are required to Make them a Certain way and only that way. You have to make sure they conform to all laws.. ETC ETC ETC You are Also subject to lawsuit if the brick you make ends up making someone mad.
      Moral of the Story.. Both Systems are inherently flawed.

    • @hrbestalkinme3690
      @hrbestalkinme3690 3 роки тому +12

      @@NoNo-fy3kr You think capitalism is a system that consists of government taking your money and telling you what to do? Thats 100% the exact opposite. Capitalism is the voluntary exchange of goods and/or services, from the supplier to the customer. Any government involvement is NOT capitalism. At all. Moral of the story, you don't actually understand what capitalism is. Taxes and regulations are absolutely NOT part of capitalism.

  • @hermannabt8361
    @hermannabt8361 3 роки тому +244

    "Americans own half of the one billion guns in the world. The question is:
    How do you get the other half?"

    • @shawnr771
      @shawnr771 3 роки тому +7

      Good.

    • @IRMentat
      @IRMentat 3 роки тому +14

      Through copious use of good old reliable capitalism.
      What the yanks don’t realise us those people then divert some of the profits towards making even more guns.

    • @charlieross-BRM
      @charlieross-BRM 3 роки тому +13

      @@IRMentat "and business is good" in the horn of Africa once again.

    • @tikityler1386
      @tikityler1386 3 роки тому +18

      There is one gun for every 8 people in the world, the only question is... how are we going to arm the other 7?

    • @shawnr771
      @shawnr771 3 роки тому +7

      @@tikityler1386 3d printers.

  • @LightStrikerQc
    @LightStrikerQc 3 роки тому +78

    "You might wonder why I'm here."
    French guns.
    "...French rifle..."
    Called it.

  • @foxmcld584
    @foxmcld584 3 роки тому +22

    Was I the only one who pictured "Hi, I'm Ian from Forgotten weapons, and here we have a 1996 Black and Decker Impact Driver..."

  • @ElTejon47901
    @ElTejon47901 3 роки тому +608

    Brick of cocaine falls out.
    "Oh, look, they included special gun cleaning powder."

    • @peternolan1667
      @peternolan1667 3 роки тому +64

      Special speed cleaning powder, clean your rifles faster than ever!

    • @redrock425
      @redrock425 3 роки тому +2

      Gunpowder? 🤔

    • @dillong7951
      @dillong7951 3 роки тому +7

      Brown brown

    • @MostlyPennyCat
      @MostlyPennyCat 3 роки тому +15

      Wrong direction, it'd be heroin!

    • @randymagnum143
      @randymagnum143 3 роки тому +14

      @@MostlyPennyCat who needs heroin anymore? The ccp sends us fentanyl and carfentanyl for free!

  • @rushi5638
    @rushi5638 3 роки тому +86

    The European guy who instantly clocked the French Navy Kropatschek in a crat of 200 guns: "I don't know much about French guns, I'm so glad Ian came by to teach me."

    • @pedromedina3901
      @pedromedina3901 3 роки тому +4

      Could be he looked for the different one!

    • @kleinerprinz99
      @kleinerprinz99 3 роки тому +8

      He literally packed the crate himself. Also he seems to have put the french one last, so its the first one you can take out.

  • @JBallsMcLongcock
    @JBallsMcLongcock 3 роки тому +254

    Me: what's an ethiopian rifle ?
    Ian: There are french, italian, austrian, american, british, and turkish leftovers.
    Me: ah , i see. makes sense..

    • @Pablo_Abajos
      @Pablo_Abajos 3 роки тому +6

      @@astrophotos8368 they made their own ak, they are a shitty quality thought

    • @TheRickestRIckc137
      @TheRickestRIckc137 3 роки тому +7

      @@astrophotos8368 ya can make an AK from a shovel ya dont need to much industry for that lol

    • @Pablo_Abajos
      @Pablo_Abajos 3 роки тому

      @@astrophotos8368 ua-cam.com/video/RSbxR--obso/v-deo.html if you want to check on ethiopians ak its a ncie video

    • @peterlazzari3950
      @peterlazzari3950 3 роки тому

      @@astrophotos8368 they didn't make any of these. As mentioned they came from all over Europe,The US, and England. They were making ammo though from 1886. Had a Swiss advisor.

  • @socialex
    @socialex 3 роки тому +379

    Guy: I actually packed this crate last week.
    Ian: this packing job sucks.

    • @Vespuchian
      @Vespuchian 3 роки тому +48

      Clearly Uli subscribes to the 'if it's so packed nothing can move, nothing can get damaged!' school of shipping.

    • @zerg9523
      @zerg9523 3 роки тому +56

      After the life those guns have already had, i'm fairly sure they'd survive a few bumps in transit.

    • @nightwaves3203
      @nightwaves3203 3 роки тому +1

      The longer you take to move on the more persons hear of of you as a person perfect for a bribe to get your stuff out of the country.

    • @Doug_R1
      @Doug_R1 3 роки тому +7

      I wanted to get some more stuff from RTI but the extreme time they took to ship a couple of guns my dad ordered, nearly two months. And the fact that the carcano he got had a cracked stock. Even though he'd paid extra for hand select. Makes me really hesitant to do so.
      And this method of packing kind of explains that.

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 3 роки тому +1

      It's a variation of my Crash Packed Theory. If you throw everything in your vehicle in a mess, when you have a crash it should sort itself out nicely. Place rifles in crate with minimal effort and care and turbulence plus rough handling of the crate will ensure that the rifles sort themselves out and make it easier to remove them from the crate. Over think the packing and you end up taking longer to unpack for no real gain in protection.

  • @bobsmoot2392
    @bobsmoot2392 3 роки тому +26

    When the scene switched to Ian, standing on the floor flooded with rifles, I thought:
    Gun Jesus walking on water! He is definitely in his element... Gun Heaven.

  • @SeannoG1
    @SeannoG1 3 роки тому +160

    And Ouli asked of Gun Jesus: "If there are 50 French Rifles will you bless my shop?" "Yes, if there are 50 French Rifles I will" then Ouli asked "What about one?"

    • @thishonestgrifter
      @thishonestgrifter 3 роки тому +38

      And Ian did respond like such “The answer dear brother is unchanged. “

  • @jazzpants457
    @jazzpants457 3 роки тому +137

    Me: "Unboxing videos are stupid I don't know why people watch them"
    Also me: "Ohoho a box of guns you say?"

    • @ethanslifka3904
      @ethanslifka3904 3 роки тому +3

      Haha same 😂

    • @donzmilky5961
      @donzmilky5961 3 роки тому

      Its definitely not the same as watching someone take their iphone out of a box, an instruction manual, and a charging cable.
      Unboxing of tech items is dumb.
      Old stuff is cool though, guns, cars, old computer stuff.

  • @aturkishgamer9790
    @aturkishgamer9790 3 роки тому +667

    Man, this is an unboxing video I can get behind. It’s actually interesting unlike most of the unboxing videos on UA-cam.

    • @Tallmios
      @Tallmios 3 роки тому +34

      Nothing says a proper unboxing video like a crowbar.

    • @youraveragereloader649
      @youraveragereloader649 3 роки тому +11

      @@Tallmios Should have done it Gordon Freeman Style

    • @chris101ward
      @chris101ward 3 роки тому +25

      It's the only unboxing video I've seen that doesnt spend 5 minutes talking about the fucking box itself.

    • @lawrencemartinjr6888
      @lawrencemartinjr6888 3 роки тому +4

      Amen on most others unboxing being most boring! This was Great Ian!!!👍 I usually don’t comment but you were spot on on your comment!

    • @baronknitz126
      @baronknitz126 3 роки тому +3

      It's why this video doesn't have any dislikes RN

  • @jedimasterlex13
    @jedimasterlex13 3 роки тому +26

    20th century gun runner: "Never fired and only dropped once."
    Ethiopia: "I'll take 'em"

    • @chemcom276
      @chemcom276 3 роки тому +1

      Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Iraki...good job 👍

  • @AtlasJotun
    @AtlasJotun 3 роки тому +4

    It doesn't matter the vintage, nationality, model or provenance: warehouse space full of surplus rifles makes me drool. Much obliged for this, Ian, and I'll be sure to keep up with Uli's inventory in the coming days!

  • @veleriphon
    @veleriphon 3 роки тому +222

    Admitting that he doesn't know that much about French rifles is an opportunity to either gift or sell a copy of your book, Ian.

  • @DerekIcelord
    @DerekIcelord 3 роки тому +186

    "I couldn't help but show up."
    You mean violate the laws of space/time to be there instantly. Yes, we know. :)

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 3 роки тому +4

      no violation here, he has been able to do that since the ascension. :-)

    • @maelgugi
      @maelgugi 3 роки тому +3

      it's not a violation of laws of any kind, it's a yet another miracle from him.

  • @hikariyouk
    @hikariyouk 3 роки тому +369

    It's like the scene from Lord of War where they're selling by the weight.

    • @brazilianman4305
      @brazilianman4305 3 роки тому +20

      love that movie

    • @dillong7951
      @dillong7951 3 роки тому +9

      I'll take 1ton please lol

    • @joshdfox420
      @joshdfox420 3 роки тому +15

      Only saw that clip recently thanks to An Guy: Brandon Herrera

    • @normang3668
      @normang3668 3 роки тому +6

      I see you're a man of taste.

    • @FinnishComrade
      @FinnishComrade 3 роки тому +19

      The funniest part of it is that they did sell firearms by the weight. Which I find hilarous.
      Must have been a ton of more expensive variants in the mix.

  • @waller90
    @waller90 3 роки тому +60

    Judging by how that guy bobbed his head out of the way when Ian pulled the rifle out of the crate. He has found one or two before loaded haha.

    • @edwardbarton1680
      @edwardbarton1680 3 роки тому +16

      It made me a bit uncomfortable when Ian *didn't* check the chamber before waving it around.

    • @guypierson5754
      @guypierson5754 3 роки тому +20

      I think his excitement got the better of his common sense tbh: I wouldn't put my life in the hands of some dude working for a state arsenal disposal service on another continent, what does he give a fuck about me for?

    • @MrCarGuy
      @MrCarGuy 3 роки тому +4

      @@edwardbarton1680 Only thing thay made me uncomfortable was the extremely dangerous IO AK and the terrible customer service that man continues to provide.

  • @ytucharliesierra
    @ytucharliesierra 3 роки тому +220

    Wife: "He's probably cheating on me."
    Me and the boys:

  • @CurtHowland
    @CurtHowland 3 роки тому +360

    "I missed a screw"
    Story of my life.

    • @klasandersson7522
      @klasandersson7522 3 роки тому +10

      Better than a screw missing... 😉

    • @pray4mojo35
      @pray4mojo35 3 роки тому +6

      I’d buy that for a dollar!

    • @Hrodn
      @Hrodn 3 роки тому +5

      I hope the screw wasn't damaged when Ian took it out. 'Cause there's nothing better than a good screw.

    • @klasandersson7522
      @klasandersson7522 3 роки тому +1

      @@Hrodn Roflmao 🤣

    • @StinkyGringo
      @StinkyGringo 3 роки тому +2

      Underrated comment

  • @sharpweasel2
    @sharpweasel2 3 роки тому +183

    It's not everyday that you see a bunch of old weaponry shipped FROM a country that is currently in a civil war.

    • @DavidCowie2022
      @DavidCowie2022 3 роки тому +110

      "OK guys, let's clear out the old surplus from our old foreign sponsors and make some room for the new surplus from our new foreign sponsors."

    • @ScottKenny1978
      @ScottKenny1978 3 роки тому +44

      "we have five AK-47s for each person in the country. We can sell these ancient rifles."

    • @MyILoveMinecraft
      @MyILoveMinecraft 3 роки тому +31

      @@ScottKenny1978 funnily enough Ethiopian made AKs are apparently so bad that these manlichers are probably the better choice in combat.

    • @ScottKenny1978
      @ScottKenny1978 3 роки тому +7

      @@MyILoveMinecraft maybe if the Mannlichers had clips that fit x39 ammo...

    • @spare1518
      @spare1518 3 роки тому +7

      @@ScottKenny1978 don’t give them ideas

  • @ArifRWinandar
    @ArifRWinandar 3 роки тому +25

    1:58 that's not a ringtone, that's the sound gun crates make when you open them.

  • @kristianjensen5877
    @kristianjensen5877 3 роки тому +16

    Brad Pitt: "What's in the box?!?"
    Ian: "This crate has about 200 rifles in it."

  • @michaelmoore8630
    @michaelmoore8630 3 роки тому +2

    Ian is a true enthusiast along with being a very knowledgeable source of historical information.

  • @TollHammer
    @TollHammer 3 роки тому +85

    Chances that the French Marine rifle makes it to the website...Nil.

    • @ScottKenny1978
      @ScottKenny1978 3 роки тому +51

      That's okay, Ian can have his fancy French Marine rifle. Uli already wrote that one off as an advertising expense.

    • @mfree80286
      @mfree80286 3 роки тому +10

      It's an antique, not a firearm. Uli should let it go as payment in kind for the unboxing.

    • @phlodel
      @phlodel 3 роки тому +4

      @@mfree80286 And the advertising.

  • @dongulio5539
    @dongulio5539 3 роки тому +66

    I heard if you say “mas 38 with reliable ammo” in the mirror three times, Ian will appear to take it off your hands

    • @MrCosinuus
      @MrCosinuus 3 роки тому +7

      holy crate, it's actually working! He's here with me.

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 3 роки тому +1

      @@MrCosinuus Holy MAT49!

  • @nguyen-vuluu3150
    @nguyen-vuluu3150 3 роки тому +340

    Boys' unboxing videos: Showing off cool merch.
    Men's unboxing videos: Showing off freshly imported rifles from Ethiopia.

    • @mcyeet2902
      @mcyeet2902 3 роки тому +7

      Warriors unboxing videos: Showing off French antique rifles

    • @dave_h_8742
      @dave_h_8742 3 роки тому +2

      And no stowaways either 🕸🕷🦂

    • @awald5
      @awald5 3 роки тому +1

      I enjoy that both unboxings were actually positive and it wasn't some boys vs girls nonsense either.

  • @chrisyu98
    @chrisyu98 3 роки тому +9

    and the rifle is here in the crate...pulling out rifle, So that is a Steyr....and when I open the bolt a live round pops out.....

  • @langanjoseph
    @langanjoseph 3 роки тому +11

    Nothing like showing up early to rifle through the merchandise, sorry couldn't resist

  • @Qingeaton
    @Qingeaton 3 роки тому +95

    Funny to think, after seeing how they were packed, some of these will end up being in a guys safe, where they will be carefully placed where they won't touch anything else, for fear of them being damaged.

    • @alganhar1
      @alganhar1 3 роки тому +9

      Mine are like that, though not for fear of them being damaged as I shoot my rifles regularly. More because I am a Brit, and one of the stipulations behind getting an FAC is correct storage of your weapons in a properly fitted gun safe. Hell, one my my SMLE's was my Great Grandfathers, he carried it from 1916 - 1918. If he carried it through the Somme, Pascheandale and the battles of 1918 then I am pretty sure it can handle a bit of a beating.....

    • @Qingeaton
      @Qingeaton 3 роки тому +6

      @@alganhar1 Having your great grandfathers' rifle is about as cool as it gets.

    • @genxer1
      @genxer1 3 роки тому +1

      @@Qingeaton Yeah, especially one with that much history behind it.

  • @nossahmvssg
    @nossahmvssg 3 роки тому +52

    These guns are really old, like some are currently in museums due to dating back to being used in the Battle of Adwa. I wouldn't be surprised to see one of these in the Ethiopian countryside.

    • @marzero116
      @marzero116 2 роки тому

      Seems like someone in country is smugglers Ng these out. And I'd bet not legally

    • @noah4822
      @noah4822 2 роки тому

      @@marzero116 lemme just upload my illigal gun smuggling operation to youtube real quick....
      I'm sure Ethiopia is chomping at the bit to export ANYTHING, let alone a few ancient guns.

  • @mr.andrew9171
    @mr.andrew9171 3 роки тому +82

    “A fine addition to my collection!”
    -Ian

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 3 роки тому +4

      that's jumping the gun a bit.
      I'll see myself out.

  • @NORMIES_GET_OUT
    @NORMIES_GET_OUT 3 роки тому +29

    I feel like just knowing an arms dealer that exports firearms from Ethiopia is enough to get you put on a list somewhere.

    • @33mavboy
      @33mavboy 3 роки тому +2

      And thats why he did it.

    • @shortkutt4965
      @shortkutt4965 3 роки тому

      Imports

    • @NORMIES_GET_OUT
      @NORMIES_GET_OUT 3 роки тому

      @@shortkutt4965 if he lives in Ethiopia and sells firearms to an American dealer, he is an exporter. The dealer would be the importer.

    • @shortkutt4965
      @shortkutt4965 3 роки тому

      @@NORMIES_GET_OUT yep I read it incorrectly.

  • @TomFynn
    @TomFynn Рік тому +1

    "If I want a water of Europe, it is the black
    Cold puddle where in the sweet-smelling twilight
    A squatting child full of sadness releases
    A boat as fragile as a May butterfly."
    "The Drunken Boat" - Arthur Rimbaud, who once did gun running in East Africa.

  • @littlerobinson7517
    @littlerobinson7517 3 роки тому +48

    I was expecting Ian to get his hands on the Kropatschek rifle and booking it out the door lol

  • @hisdukeness3037
    @hisdukeness3037 3 роки тому +52

    Something tells me the French rifles doesn’t make it to the website....

  • @mattfleming86
    @mattfleming86 3 роки тому +82

    Ian, you missed your calling as international arms dealer..

    • @stefciok
      @stefciok 3 роки тому +10

      How are you so sure he isn't lol.

    • @Snubrevolver
      @Snubrevolver 3 роки тому +7

      @@stefciok supported by "Patreon"

    • @aimonbustardo3217
      @aimonbustardo3217 3 роки тому

      @@Snubrevolver It's all subterfuge. ;)

  • @tyleradam9065
    @tyleradam9065 3 роки тому +2

    I'd love to see more of Uli, seems like a great guy.
    He only slightly gives off the international arms dealer vibe... which is nice.

    • @LuvBorderCollies
      @LuvBorderCollies 3 роки тому

      Nicholas Cage in "Lord of War" fits the stereotype closer.

  • @bobsmith6079
    @bobsmith6079 3 роки тому +1

    I love the way Ian casually mentions that there are M1 Garands available at 4:29. That mention and this video paid for Ian's new French navy rifle no doubt. Not that I begrudge Ian a little quid pro quo because I enjoyed this video almost as much as watching him emptying a Calico out on the range.

  • @525halo
    @525halo 3 роки тому +22

    How much you guys want to bet ian somehow took that 1 French navy rifle home with him

    • @ScottKenny1978
      @ScottKenny1978 3 роки тому +8

      No bet.
      If I was Uli, I'd have already written that one off as an advertising expense.

    • @lanceluthor6660
      @lanceluthor6660 3 роки тому +2

      No kidding , getting Ian interested like this when you have a shitload of new stock is like magic. I bet they put aside every oddball french rifle or obvious FW fodder.

  • @widgren87
    @widgren87 3 роки тому +46

    I won't lie, the first inside shot of that crate made me smile :-)

  • @TheRogueWolf
    @TheRogueWolf 3 роки тому +13

    How to summon mythical entities:
    Candyman- say his name five times
    Cenobites- solve the Lament Configuration
    Ian McCollum- mention French rifles

    • @danpatterson6937
      @danpatterson6937 3 роки тому

      Those references were obscure and very much appreciated.

  • @Jesse-B
    @Jesse-B 3 роки тому +6

    The bolt action version of a barn find, if only those things could talk.

  • @danm7298
    @danm7298 2 роки тому +1

    I bought quite a few of these just recently. just yesterday i got another M95 carbine in 8x50 and a cut down berdan 2. all of them have been pretty nice.

  • @brasstard7.627
    @brasstard7.627 3 роки тому +51

    The barrel mark on the French Steyr was the intitials for Haile Sellasie according to a comment I got on a video of my Gras

    • @kyrem1281
      @kyrem1281 3 роки тому

      allah

    • @user-gs6wt5op7p
      @user-gs6wt5op7p 3 роки тому +1

      @@kyrem1281 no he the ras tafari of jah

    • @andrewgwilliam4831
      @andrewgwilliam4831 3 роки тому +2

      @@kyrem1281 Not sure what you meant, but the Ethiopians are Christian.

    • @laughingbeans7715
      @laughingbeans7715 3 роки тому +6

      Haile Sellasie was the Emperor of Ethiopia until being deposed by Communists. The Rasta religion see’s him as the messiah if im not mistaken.

    • @user-mb4ux7xv4j
      @user-mb4ux7xv4j 3 роки тому

      @@user-gs6wt5op7p Does it say "4210 Č’ys Warimana 4210"?

  • @davidmeyer6908
    @davidmeyer6908 3 роки тому +43

    Someone was missing from this unboxing:
    "OK, let's get this out on to a pallet..."

    • @mfree80286
      @mfree80286 3 роки тому +10

      Nice.

    • @ek8710
      @ek8710 3 роки тому +2

      Nice

    • @richardtaylor1652
      @richardtaylor1652 3 роки тому +6

      No hiss...

    • @mfree80286
      @mfree80286 3 роки тому +2

      @@richardtaylor1652 (reads shipping label saying 'Ethiopia') Thank God, no hiss.

    • @Joe_P
      @Joe_P 3 роки тому

      Nice. Mmkay so this is a French menu rifle....

  • @synystur21
    @synystur21 3 роки тому +85

    I’ll take one pallet, please.
    “There’s something about using a crowbar to open a wooden box “
    I wholeheartedly concur, very 1940’s, Indiana Jones, ish.
    Also.....Fra-Gee-Lay!

  • @jmalmsten
    @jmalmsten 3 роки тому +3

    Suddenly, I wondered what would happen if Gun Jesus and Lindybeige met up at a tank museum...

  • @jong2359
    @jong2359 3 роки тому +1

    This was pretty damn cool to see a part of the process that is normally invisible to the normal consumer... great alternative video topic.

  • @syc8150
    @syc8150 3 роки тому +50

    I know what you're wondering,
    "What's in the wooden crate?"
    Now I could tell ya,
    But then you'll have to subscribe to Forgotten Weapons.

  • @PowderedToastMan3
    @PowderedToastMan3 3 роки тому +53

    *All of UA-cam is obsessed over unboxings*
    Ian: "Hold my beer."

    • @nathanstautzenberger8381
      @nathanstautzenberger8381 3 роки тому +7

      In Ian's case I think it's more like "hold my scotch"

    • @TheBioWanderer151
      @TheBioWanderer151 3 роки тому

      More like hold my Cognac.

    • @lanceluthor6660
      @lanceluthor6660 3 роки тому

      This is definitely my favorite internet unboxing so far. If they get a couple crates of cold war era rifles and submachine guns I could definitely see myself acting like a kid opening his new Xbox.

  • @xyzpdq1122
    @xyzpdq1122 3 роки тому +25

    “Importing a crate of rifles” sounds so illicit but they’re just these old school gun nerd rifles :-D

  • @betrixx
    @betrixx 3 роки тому +7

    -UA-camr's cracking open vintage pokemon
    -Gun Jesus " Hold my Kropatschek"

  • @ZeroCool-vn9bd
    @ZeroCool-vn9bd 3 роки тому

    I'm so glad I bought a lot of 1938 German 8x56r 10 years ago, and the rifle itself. The finish on mine is considerably better, but my gun is already molested I suppose since I machine polished the bolt and it's parts, along with a mild rework of the internals. Smooth as butter, a hard smacking type of butter.

  • @MrBlonde294
    @MrBlonde294 3 роки тому +48

    would have been interesting if you would collect some crates for a youtube advent calendar special where you open crates with stuff you don't know whats is inside of them

  • @CurtHowland
    @CurtHowland 3 роки тому +26

    One true value-added of the 2nd Amendment: A market for "obsolete" firearms.

  • @alucardthedumbyhead7970
    @alucardthedumbyhead7970 3 роки тому +184

    Inter Ordnance: Hey Ian we have some Ethiopian guns wanna see?
    Ian: No thanks.
    Inter Ordnance: Some are French.
    Ian: When, where, and what time do I need to be there?!

  • @dustyak79
    @dustyak79 3 роки тому +1

    That Phone call was their complaints and customer service department 2 rings and hit reject.

  • @cmonkey63
    @cmonkey63 3 роки тому

    Thanks (vielen Dank) Uli for this treasure of rifle history. Whenever you pick one up, the time traveller in you feels the man who held it as part of his soldiering job at some moment in the past.

  • @Racks47
    @Racks47 3 роки тому +13

    Man this lootboxes are getting crazier and crazier

  • @wernerbiendl9628
    @wernerbiendl9628 3 роки тому +199

    I first misread the title as "Opening a Crate of ELBONIAN Rifels" and was like "....WTF?!" :D And then more like ".....oh...."

    • @benholroyd5221
      @benholroyd5221 3 роки тому +17

      I read the same, and now wondering what the difference would be between both boxes.

    • @weswolever7477
      @weswolever7477 3 роки тому +24

      I definitely want to see the Elbonian crate video

    • @Wavemaninawe
      @Wavemaninawe 3 роки тому +2

      Ethiopian spies occasionally self-identify as Elbonians in order to throw other Intelligence Agencies off their scent.

    • @benholroyd5221
      @benholroyd5221 3 роки тому +3

      @@Wavemaninawe and elbonian spies identify as Ethiopian. The really clever ones identify as elbonian, and then you fall in their trap.

    • @Ducaso
      @Ducaso 3 роки тому

      Ikr the meme is taking over.

  • @PapaSeriaMikeRIP
    @PapaSeriaMikeRIP 3 роки тому +4

    Ian is like a bloodhound on the scent of a fox when it comes to French rifles. Glad he found his quarry!

  • @carloslalik4346
    @carloslalik4346 3 роки тому

    Of all the "unboxing" on the internet, this is the best. De todos los "unboxing" que hay en internet, este es el mejor.

  • @SrSpankems
    @SrSpankems 3 роки тому

    I was there at the warehouse when Ian was there. I didn't get to talk to him. I did see him leaving though. He was walking without bending one leg when he left the building. He must have pulled something while helping out. I hope you get better soon Ian.

  • @Jodah175
    @Jodah175 3 роки тому +41

    not gonna lie, i was hoping my box of elbonian arms was in fhere. 😅

  • @RezaQin
    @RezaQin 3 роки тому +17

    If this Inter Ordinance is the same as IO, do not buy any AKs from this guy.

    • @colt45peacemaker
      @colt45peacemaker 3 роки тому +4

      Lol yep

    • @androtik2326
      @androtik2326 3 роки тому

      I only put 2 and 2 together that that was the IO guy because I looked at his shirt and was like woah the only person that would wear an IO shirt would be IOs owner, he who will not be named.

  • @Gilyarth
    @Gilyarth 3 роки тому +77

    Reminds me of the scene in "The Rock" where Nicolas Cage opens the package.

    • @tommcstacker4216
      @tommcstacker4216 3 роки тому +6

      Reminds me of the scene in " Se7en" with Brad Pitt.

    • @TheSunchaster
      @TheSunchaster 3 роки тому +1

      Or this ua-cam.com/video/VN9icwiN6io/v-deo.html

    • @Gilyarth
      @Gilyarth 3 роки тому +1

      @@tommcstacker4216 Slightly smaller box tho...

    • @jcmaxie4758
      @jcmaxie4758 3 роки тому +2

      @@tommcstacker4216 what’s in the box 😳

    • @aaronorr5586
      @aaronorr5586 3 роки тому +2

      @@jcmaxie4758 shrunken head with every rifle...bonus!

  • @RyanYahner-jl1sh
    @RyanYahner-jl1sh 7 місяців тому

    On the 1916, the black paint denotes in the military that it was changed from the original 7mm Mauser to the NATO round. To avoid issues. The Lang rear sight was the original first model rear sight. That is unusual bc most of them were fitted with the updated rear sight. The .308 model is more desirable for shooting bc of availability of ammo. All in all, very lucky pick.

  • @betterbackwards2701
    @betterbackwards2701 3 роки тому

    He saw through you like Cardhu through crystal! Brilliant grass roots video.

  • @zippymcfearson2776
    @zippymcfearson2776 3 роки тому +29

    I expect a silly little dance when you find the crate of French rifles.

  • @tigermanmccool4037
    @tigermanmccool4037 3 роки тому +34

    after pulling a rifle out of a shipping box I would have opened the bolt to check it was empty....just sayin , every gun is a loaded gun until it's checked right?

    • @charlieross-BRM
      @charlieross-BRM 3 роки тому +6

      Believe me, that kept going through my mind. All routine automatically goes out the window apparently. Hickcock 45 would have a s#!t hemorrhage.

    • @randomnobodovsky3692
      @randomnobodovsky3692 3 роки тому +9

      Improved version: skip opening and just point it in a safe direction and pull the trigger.
      (It's option for people who value surprises more than their health).

    • @daftnord4957
      @daftnord4957 3 роки тому

      My first thought was who the hell would check every gun before dropping it in the crate?? I wonder if there actually were any loaded ones

    • @kino_61
      @kino_61 3 роки тому +3

      I think they cutted it from the video because when the camera closes on Ian the gun is cocked

    • @boriscook6817
      @boriscook6817 3 роки тому +2

      It never occurs to unboxing enthusiasts that they have already been in the box prior to unboxing on film
      🧐 how did they know where the french one was

  • @Joaquin546
    @Joaquin546 3 роки тому +10

    The blood that must’ve been on those rifles.

  • @fjb4932
    @fjb4932 3 роки тому +2

    Hearing they came from Ethiopia, i know - know for a Fact, there's at least one and possible two rifles with a round in the chamber, or at least in the magazine. Fact. Ethiopia, haa ...

  • @tomlongbow
    @tomlongbow 3 роки тому +1

    Funny to see Ulli Wiegand in your UA-cam Clip. I know him and his brother from back in the early 90‘s in Germany.
    If you read this Ulli 👋🏻

  • @rollastoney
    @rollastoney 3 роки тому +28

    By “wanting to get a close look at those” he means get first crack at buying the best conditioned rifles for himself lol

    • @M3talB3ak
      @M3talB3ak 3 роки тому +4

      A goal we all aspire to

    • @LuvBorderCollies
      @LuvBorderCollies 3 роки тому

      I'm sure the plane ride and hotel cost him a few bucks.

    • @sawyerawr5783
      @sawyerawr5783 3 роки тому +1

      I mean wouldn't you?

  • @ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869
    @ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869 3 роки тому +77

    You said Mannlicher
    (Insert Beavis And Butthead laughter here)

  • @kuttinkuddy3905
    @kuttinkuddy3905 3 роки тому +35

    Man I'm not sure Ian is feeling 100%.. hes hanging out with I.O. inc. Uly. That french bug is like a hard drug. Hanging out with sketchy peeps.

    • @UrielX1212
      @UrielX1212 3 роки тому +8

      Feels like Jesus hanging out with Lucifier.

  • @Vok250
    @Vok250 3 роки тому +4

    Dude just picks out the rifle like it's painted bright orange!

  • @BSpeakman80
    @BSpeakman80 3 роки тому +4

    That was cool, I am glad starvin Marvin did not pop out

    • @donzmilky5961
      @donzmilky5961 3 роки тому

      Have you ever tried Ethiopian food?
      ... they haven't either.

  • @runem5429
    @runem5429 3 роки тому +16

    He is so cute when he gets all excited and dances to that old song: "Enhundert neun und neunzig Steyr Manlicher gewehre".

  • @Postie1994
    @Postie1994 3 роки тому +21

    "Gun Jesus showes of the Ethiopian Lootbox of his friend."

    • @gerhardtcustomknives
      @gerhardtcustomknives 3 роки тому

      There is a theory that the arch of the covenet is located in Ethiopia

  • @lewisbenzie845
    @lewisbenzie845 3 роки тому +41

    Ian's opening his Christmas presents early.

  • @chrisbolland5634
    @chrisbolland5634 3 роки тому +1

    I love how he stands in the room of guns at the end you can tell he's just so happy he can't stand still.

  • @carlosdiaz2688
    @carlosdiaz2688 3 роки тому

    The Best Mystery Box.Unboxing etc...
    That I have ever seen..TNx.