@@JW...-oj5iw Sombreros have taken on something of a racist connotation by our overly sensitive liberal overlords. Don't try and make sense of it, they are not smart people.
I’m Mexican-American and have always been told that since I own guns, I should have a pearl handled, Chrome .45 🙄 Not gonna lie though, my Tio in México does have a pearl handled .45 😂
And before anyone asks, no my uncle isn’t a cartel member. He’s just a badass who protects his family from extortionists and wannabe narcos in his small town. I think the only way he has the gun is because he’s best buds with the police chief.
Always grateful for every one of these Mexican military videos, Ian. Mexico's small arms history is scarcely covered on the internet and finding videos this well done about the topic is rare. Please continue doing what you do! - An adoring fan in Mexico
we had ex-military presidents and politicians back then. guys who knew how to handle bandidos and revolucionarios but they were cruel and racist towards the poor. I gotta say we have always cared about guns, there's the FX05, the mexican PSG and all of our HK toys.
I do hope that RIA is paying you good money (or giving you some presents) because you really increase the selling value of many guns they are auctioning. Also congratulations on your Spanish skills, you seem to be improving.
"Colt's ptt fuh mefug co" Jesus man, I was drinking good whisky when you did that. You damn near caused two tragedies, spilt libations and ruined furniture.
Ian, this guns where probably "given" to navy cadets upon their graduation. In the Mexican army, airforce and navy it used to be that you can tell what year an officer graduate from military college by the gun they holster, every generation or two had a different gun, now a days everyone gets a Sig Saur.
My great-grandfather was one of the few Mexicans who fought in WW2 with the squad 201, and from what I have heard from my grandmother, he had one of this 1902.
After seeing every one of forgottenweapons videos, I can safely say that 3:23 is the greatest quote overall. Ians hat colletion being the best video overall... And The burgess folding shotgun had the best move.
This feels like a nice piece for a museum. It's got a mixture of bizarre and important history as a precursor model to the 1911, and it really stands out to people who might be walking past it. Like holy crap, I really hope it doesn't end up gathering dust in someone's collection
That's absolutely gorgeous. Living here in New Mexico I come across some interesting guns with Mexican provenance. One like that would take the cake for sure.
Makes my day when you cover a gun related to Mexico, the history behind any gun is interesting, but it is allways cool to get to know something from your own country
*Looks description* "Cane sold separately." Well, drat..... Stupid joke aside, that gun looks cool. These turn of 20th century guns have certain something.
I have been a supporter of yours for a looong time (yes, we are both getting older), and I just wanted to compliment you on how far you have come. You were good at your job when you started posting videos all those years ago, but now you are great. That is not hyperbole. I am a consultant, so I specialize in turning good things into great ones, so I know what I'm talking about. Just the intro to this video was so wonderful! You are so relaxed, charismatic, and clearly enjoying what you are doing. Anywho, I just wanted to say congratulations, and that I can't wait to see where you take things in the years to come. Thank you for sharing your experiences and enjoyment with all of us, and please take care!
Thanks dude for doing this video, most of the gun lovers never knew bout the Mexican Colt. My dad alway told me bout them, we actually have 2 of them. They was pass down my grandpa said they was used in the Mexican Revolution War.
‘If you want to add this to your collection’ you bet your life I do, unlike Ian I believe the Perl grips are terrific looking on that finish it’s almost stainless I love em in fact I think the gun looks a lot better than the 1911
When I weent for many years to mexico in the late 70s thru mid 90s. I did missionary work and we sometimes had a body guard. They invariably carried a colt 1911 in 38 super the successor tot he 38 rimless. Civilians could not own military or police calibers. That was 9 mm or 45 acp so 38 super it was.
Good on them for showing a bit of pizazz with their military procurements! Mucho respeto! Imagine being the engraver who is good but his new glasses skew perspective. Don’t ask me how I know. It’s still a beautiful gun and has perfect flaws.
Us Mexicans still love Colt for whatever reason. My grandpa had one and my uncle still has a badass one with a Virgin Mary and gold on the pearl handle.
I've watched your channel for years, it's amazing the progress you've made in your career at this, a really professional channel and incredibly informative. keep up the good work. livin' the dream.
First time ever Ian changes the language of his intro! It would be nice seeing other languages on the intro depending on the weapon's country. Nice video as always BTW
If they had engraved inch and centimeter measurements on the slide, and adjust the grip angle just a little, they could have sold it as a combination try square/ pistol.
I wanted to see more disassembly but still a cool history lesson. It seems like every part of that gun would be reflective and blinding when you're outside.
I have a Colt's Model 1900, one of the last ones shipped prior to evolving into the Model 1902 at around serial #4275, that was shipped to A. (Amedeo) Combaluzier, then Colt's Agent in Mexico City and coincidently also the Ministerio de Guerra & Marina. I purchased it through a friend from a former airline pilot that had procured it post-WWII and carried as his personal sidearm on-board for years until ammunition became almost impossible to find.
"hello my friends welcome to arms the link of souls I live in infertility" Somehow the translation gets even worse when he starts talking English. "also in mexico the amount quality of the paper is infecting everything"?????
@@russianbear0027 In Tokyo Xanadu each playable character has a so called "soul device" which is a weapon. Most of them are melee (swords and so on), but one character's soul device is an automatic rifle.
"Someone at Colt did not care." I felt this way when I bought my 100th Anniv. 1911. I wanted a gun just like my Grandfather's 1917 M1911 but without the wear & tear that can come with a 100yr old gun. I got the tier II model (online purchase from a store in Birmingham) and when I took it out of the box, I was disgusted at how unfinished the metal looked under the blueing. I compared it my Grandfather's 1911 and even at 100yrs old with the surface rust developing (I don't care if someone wants to call it a fancy name, it's rust) the actual finish of the metal was far superior. Nice smooth surfaces all over where the new one had streaks all down the sides.
Something worth mentioning is that .38 super is essentially .38 acp +P. So if one who owns an early colt chambered in this cartridge wishes to shoot their pistol, all they need to do is to take .38 super brass and lower the powder charge, and you have .38 acp.
Just a thought, perhaps the engraving was deliberately off center at the request of the customer on a portion of the shipment. Some of the customers clients could have thought this would help preserve the engraving due to holster wear. A lot of Mexicans and others are more concerned about this than someone else might be.
@DOUG HEINS something like that jajaja.... but no it was just a misunderstanding that over escalated because u.s wanted there boots licked oh and take advantage that Mexico was in a revolution. and it was 9 sailers. And no it was not the wrong supplier, the word was done with the commander and the state troops arrested the navy men in a ware house unaware of the deal the commander gave his appalaguze but I guess that wasn't enough for the u.s for a simple misunderstanding
*About to ruffle feathers Let’s face it, Mexicans like a bit of bling. I’ve worked with a predominately Mexican staff 4 years, so many love to have M1911s, Berettas, (pretty much anything that can be chromed and have a flashy grip) etc.
all those hats and you dont have a sombrero?
Yet
No no no, Ian has a lot of sombreros but he seems to not have the sombrero charro.
@Heyward Shepherd ... What?
He has one, he just couldn't fit it on the plane.
@@JW...-oj5iw Sombreros have taken on something of a racist connotation by our overly sensitive liberal overlords. Don't try and make sense of it, they are not smart people.
I’m Mexican-American and have always been told that since I own guns, I should have a pearl handled, Chrome .45 🙄 Not gonna lie though, my Tio in México does have a pearl handled .45 😂
I rhink its illegal to a civilian have a .45 pistol. Sadly the law says only .22 to 38 super (revolver only) :(
ZOMBIELOCO GAMER Yeah the gun laws there are unfortunate...I never said it was legal though 😅
@@zombielocogamer2599 yeah well look at what the cartels are running
+@@zombielocogamer2599 you think they care?
And before anyone asks, no my uncle isn’t a cartel member. He’s just a badass who protects his family from extortionists and wannabe narcos in his small town. I think the only way he has the gun is because he’s best buds with the police chief.
Always grateful for every one of these Mexican military videos, Ian. Mexico's small arms history is scarcely covered on the internet and finding videos this well done about the topic is rare. Please continue doing what you do!
- An adoring fan in Mexico
At 3:23, Ian flexing his ability to speak the forgotten language
Occasional summonings of Elder Gods may or may not occur.
@@axilleastsoulas1036 Fhtagn!
Forgotten Languages channel coming up soon. Look out for the kickstarter book as well.
"I am sorry. What?"
*Iä, Iä!*
WOW He's got a pretty good accent actually. Saludos desde México compañía de subastas rock island 🤘
He does live in Arizona. Plenty of native speakers down there.
@@johnn8223 We should probably be surprised his English hasn't picked up a Spanish accent.
Colt 1902 and Mondragon, man Mexico really had it's shit together back then.
Is this sarcasm...
Nah bro we didn't. We never had and probably never will.
@@gabrielpalma1687 Hasn't mexico basically been in a near constant state of civil-war for like...200 years?
Hardly... they were literally in a revolution at the time
we had ex-military presidents and politicians back then. guys who knew how to handle bandidos and revolucionarios but they were cruel and racist towards the poor. I gotta say we have always cared about guns, there's the FX05, the mexican PSG and all of our HK toys.
119 years old mother of pearl grips still in perfect condition not your first choice? OMG they are gorgeous!
And from Mexico
I also would have gone a different route but I don't dislike them.
It definitely belongs in my carry gun catalog
I'd prefer ebony grips tbh.
@@G-Mastah-Fash That is why there is chocolate and vanilla!
Colt: Are you sure you want mother of Pearl for the grips?
Mexican general: sí guerro, y asegúrate de que mi logotipo de águila se centre
guerro? you mean guerrero?
@@Pokesus Güero. He didn't use the "special" U
@@Pokesus he meant güero (gwero) . It means white
@@Pokesus he means guero, i think. translates to white boy
@@TheLordpeanuts shouldn that be tio blanco??????????
I do hope that RIA is paying you good money (or giving you some presents) because you really increase the selling value of many guns they are auctioning.
Also congratulations on your Spanish skills, you seem to be improving.
They were stamped on a Friday afternoon. After the obligatory trip to the pub.
@@bmstylee no. Colt is located in Connecticut. Pub or bar is more apt.
The week end was not invented yet back then you just go to the bar whenever you feel like it
"Colt's ptt fuh mefug co"
Jesus man, I was drinking good whisky when you did that. You damn near caused two tragedies, spilt libations and ruined furniture.
you a fool😂
Ian, this guns where probably "given" to navy cadets upon their graduation. In the Mexican army, airforce and navy it used to be that you can tell what year an officer graduate from military college by the gun they holster, every generation or two had a different gun, now a days everyone gets a Sig Saur.
My great-grandfather was one of the few Mexicans who fought in WW2 with the squad 201, and from what I have heard from my grandmother, he had one of this 1902.
After seeing every one of forgottenweapons videos, I can safely say that 3:23 is the greatest quote overall.
Ians hat colletion being the best video overall...
And
The burgess folding shotgun had the best move.
Sounds like Ian is stuttering while having a stroke.
This feels like a nice piece for a museum. It's got a mixture of bizarre and important history as a precursor model to the 1911, and it really stands out to people who might be walking past it. Like holy crap, I really hope it doesn't end up gathering dust in someone's collection
There's no reason it can't be an everyday carry. Cocked and... well, just cocked.
Possibly gathering dust in someones collection (Some would keep it in use!) versus definitely gathering dust (and possibly rust) in a museum?
That's absolutely gorgeous. Living here in New Mexico I come across some interesting guns with Mexican provenance. One like that would take the cake for sure.
0:13 Trying to remember how to translate Forgotten into Spanish.
"Ironic"
- Sheev Palpatine
In this case is tranlated as "olvidadas". Forgotten Weapons is translated to "Armas olvidadas"
olvidadas, from olvidar to forget
@@anuvisraa5786 exacto amigo
t first he said it right
Quoth the Shakira: Those grips don't lie.
Cachas blancas
@@alan.z71 white grips.
😂
Actually Shakira is from Colombia, Mexico and Colombia are two different countries separated by other countries but your right this grips don't lie
Yuck
Makes my day when you cover a gun related to Mexico, the history behind any gun is interesting, but it is allways cool to get to know something from your own country
*Looks description*
"Cane sold separately."
Well, drat.....
Stupid joke aside, that gun looks cool. These turn of 20th century guns have certain something.
That they do.
Yup, lots of blood from poor people.
How do you say “je ne sais quoi” in Spanish?
@@matthewkriebel7342 "Yo no sé qué"
Form over substance. But man some beautiful form.
If "Black Lagoon" were set in the beginning of XX-th century as intended, Revy would be proud of that gun.
As intended?
And then, the opening theme of Black Lagoon would be mexican vibe and using Spanish language
Thank you soo much for sharing also little parts of the history of my country thank you soo much
That miner and his daughter set the tone for Mexican selfies
Actually a interesting configuration. Thanks for the review, saludos desde México 🇲🇽
I have been a supporter of yours for a looong time (yes, we are both getting older), and I just wanted to compliment you on how far you have come. You were good at your job when you started posting videos all those years ago, but now you are great. That is not hyperbole. I am a consultant, so I specialize in turning good things into great ones, so I know what I'm talking about. Just the intro to this video was so wonderful! You are so relaxed, charismatic, and clearly enjoying what you are doing. Anywho, I just wanted to say congratulations, and that I can't wait to see where you take things in the years to come. Thank you for sharing your experiences and enjoyment with all of us, and please take care!
My grandpa in Mexico may or may not have had one of these guns once upon a time. it looks very similar to one I saw him carrying when I was a child.
Did you just go from Gun Jesus to Gun Hay-soos?
él es, pistola Jesús
Head 'em up! Move 'em out!
Chuy don fusca.
Bha dun tsss
In spanish is the same, Jesus.
As a Mexican-American I appreciate this video... I am now thinking of purchasing one of these since my mom is from Veracruz, MX
Ivory grips and Mexicans go together like wooden furniture and Russians
E: Whoops, it seems I've rustled some jimmies
Yeah, mother of pearl, broski
Those are mother of pearl grips
Prepare yourself, mother of pearl comments are coming! Lol
@wel1968 yup
I’m Mexican that’s accurate
Such a beautiful weapon, I own a colt 1911 38 super it is my favorite gun of all that I own.
Thanks dude for doing this video, most of the gun lovers never knew bout the Mexican Colt. My dad alway told me bout them, we actually have 2 of them. They was pass down my grandpa said they was used in the Mexican Revolution War.
‘If you want to add this to your collection’ you bet your life I do, unlike Ian I believe the Perl grips are terrific looking on that finish it’s almost stainless I love em in fact I think the gun looks a lot better than the 1911
Theodore Roosevelt own a FN M1900. My opinion those are just to show off
When I weent for many years to mexico in the late 70s thru mid 90s. I did missionary work and we sometimes had a body guard. They invariably carried a colt 1911 in 38 super the successor tot he 38 rimless. Civilians could not own military or police calibers. That was 9 mm or 45 acp so 38 super it was.
Ian speaking in spanish at intro makes my christmas happy, very good content as always. Old but gold.
good Spanish sir and I speak it and you have a talent for the language
Ian cracks me up. I'm going to be laughing about that joke all day.
Good on them for showing a bit of pizazz with their military procurements! Mucho respeto! Imagine being the engraver who is good but his new glasses skew perspective. Don’t ask me how I know. It’s still a beautiful gun and has perfect flaws.
The lady with the Colt, rifle, sword and bandoliers looks tough
Fun fact..George Lucas got the idea for princess Leia's hairstyle from pictures of Mexican female revolutionaries.
Ian: speak Spanish for 5 secs
UA-cam: The whole video is Spanish then...
Us Mexicans still love Colt for whatever reason. My grandpa had one and my uncle still has a badass one with a Virgin Mary and gold on the pearl handle.
I would be interested to hear about more Mexican history revolving around these weapons (Similar to what you do with some weapons of the world wars).
I can’t believe that finish, it’s like a mirror. Beautiful.
The 1911 has a lovely fan base in Mexico. .38 super and a Chalino Sanchez song in the background
I love mother of pearl on a traditional pocket knife, but probably not so much on my service pistol.
Agreed. I bagged the mother of pearl grips on a third Model 1903 in favor of checkered walnut. The mother of pearl suck to hold on to.
I've watched your channel for years, it's amazing the progress you've made in your career at this, a really professional channel and incredibly informative. keep up the good work. livin' the dream.
First time ever Ian changes the language of his intro! It would be nice seeing other languages on the intro depending on the weapon's country.
Nice video as always BTW
"Really?? You want stereotypes?? 'Cuz this is how you get stereotypes." This and smokin' hot Mexican TV weather babes.
0:05 At first I thought it was "Mexican-Cartel Colt 1902 Military" and went to check again to make sure.
So, you are right it's was stereotyped
Hey, looks like that Colt M1902 that was used in the 1968 film "100 Rifles."
Proudly Mexican and always loving to watch your content Ian :). Saludos desde México! 🇲🇽
very cool gun 👍🏾
when ian speaks spanish he really sounds like someone dubbed him over lmao
Oh no.
First the Russian dubs and now en Español.
Lmao fr his Spanish is not too bad
‘This is our last go-around, Dutch. This time, we do it right!” Pike in The Wild Bunch.
Kudos to Ian for not keeping quiet and buying this on the dl, tis a beaut
If they had engraved inch and centimeter measurements on the slide, and adjust the grip angle just a little, they could have sold it as a combination try square/ pistol.
Combat architect.
@@sakamoto2467 Just the thing for the SeaBees
I love it !
This is a nice looking gun, especially the grips.
"Hola mis amigos, bienvenidos a armas olvidadas"
Excelent pronunciation! You made my day!
Hello Ian I'm from Mexico greetings from here
"Armas Olvidadas" esta pistola es bien Charra!! saludos!!
I just picture the generalissimo from the wild bunch packing one of those...
Im from México, the Obregón was a fantastic pistol really and before the 1911. I was your video about the Trejo .22. I like you channel
I wanted to see more disassembly but still a cool history lesson. It seems like every part of that gun would be reflective and blinding when you're outside.
Bold introduction there ian
Ian’s back out there looking at stuff YESS
Made me think of the dude from boondocks saints 2, haha...”Ding, dong, MF’r, Ding, dong!”
I thought of that to.
I have a Colt's Model 1900, one of the last ones shipped prior to evolving into the Model 1902 at around serial #4275, that was shipped to A. (Amedeo) Combaluzier, then Colt's Agent in Mexico City and coincidently also the Ministerio de Guerra & Marina. I purchased it through a friend from a former airline pilot that had procured it post-WWII and carried as his personal sidearm on-board for years until ammunition became almost impossible to find.
The Mexican eagle stands over a "nopal" Which is technically not a cactus 🌵 but close enough to be confused with one.
U are rite
Gracias por el video, soy mexicano y me gustan mucho tus videos. Tu pronunciamiento de las palabras me gustó mucho, muy bien hecho. Congratulations
"hello my friends welcome to arms the link of souls I live in infertility"
Somehow the translation gets even worse when he starts talking English.
"also in mexico the amount quality of the paper is infecting everything"?????
"Arms: The Link of Souls" sounds like a JRPG title
@@Sheevlord a jrpg about guns and souls sounds pretty cool actually
@@russianbear0027 In Tokyo Xanadu each playable character has a so called "soul device" which is a weapon. Most of them are melee (swords and so on), but one character's soul device is an automatic rifle.
The hidden sequel to a failed Switch launch game
@@Sheevlord What a lad.
Great spanish and Outstanding Description of the Gun, As Always, Keep Up the Great Work.
That’s a bad ass peice, I’d love to see one full chrome with those grips with engravings
My grandpa down mexico has the .45 super that thing looks insane he really takes care of it.
A few months ago I worked with a man that was stationed there in Veracruz cool man he had a lot of stories
The grips are badass, I wish the military would put a few outlandish design choices to their equipment nowadays.
Never mind the holster, look at those size nine shoes.
judging from comments, is having pearl grips a bad thing now?
sam jackson had them on his 1911 in pulp fiction, and he was a badass.
Patton was a real bad ass. He did not just play one on TV.
He was bad ass indeed but jheri curls are still lame, same as pearl grips. You do you though, mang.
Wrong. He had them on his Star Model B.
People are quoting Patton.
He also had a wallet engraved "big mot@#r f#ck3r"
1902 and the Hahn are my favourite pistols of all time
Just yesterday was Veracruz's 502nd founding anniversary, how fitting!
Perhaps the pearl grips were a sign the user's rank?
Another poster suggested that this was the graduation present for naval academy students.
Yes present for a rich officer because own a gun in those days was a really expensive
Neat I was hoping for a video about a colt today
I have a chrome 1911 with all 24k accesories. I had pearl grips on it but I swapped them out for some gold and silver Virgen de Guadalupe grips 😊
Looks like a gun carried by a general
...who's also a Bond villain.
@@catman351 Pimps are villains too. Ever see Taxi Driver?
They are!
Speedy Gonzales
Thank you , Ian .
Tu español es muy bueno Ian. Nice job as always.
3:22 might be my favorite thing on UA-cam this year.
The m1911. 45 acp and 38 super is México's favorite pistol along with the 38 special revolver. For what I know.
That's a beautiful piece right there. I would love to own one and put it on display
That Spanish was really good! Caught me off guard! Great video, as usual!
Excelente canal de armas olvidadas, tienes muy buena pronunciación del español, saludos desde México
I think it's Combaluzier (-zieh) a French name, a well known elevators maker is called Roux&Combaluzier , they made the Eiffel Tower elevators.
good i speak spanish and you said it well on the intro
"Someone at Colt did not care." I felt this way when I bought my 100th Anniv. 1911. I wanted a gun just like my Grandfather's 1917 M1911 but without the wear & tear that can come with a 100yr old gun. I got the tier II model (online purchase from a store in Birmingham) and when I took it out of the box, I was disgusted at how unfinished the metal looked under the blueing. I compared it my Grandfather's 1911 and even at 100yrs old with the surface rust developing (I don't care if someone wants to call it a fancy name, it's rust) the actual finish of the metal was far superior. Nice smooth surfaces all over where the new one had streaks all down the sides.
Something worth mentioning is that .38 super is essentially .38 acp +P. So if one who owns an early colt chambered in this cartridge wishes to shoot their pistol, all they need to do is to take .38 super brass and lower the powder charge, and you have .38 acp.
Looks great. Thank you
Just a thought, perhaps the engraving was deliberately off center at the request of the customer on a portion of the shipment. Some of the customers clients could have thought this would help preserve the engraving due to holster wear. A lot of Mexicans and others are more concerned about this than someone else might be.
@@MozTS Really? Good one though.
What's amazing about those grips now is that they're completely intact, no cracking, yellowing, etcetera.
You did muy bueno Ian!
Excelente canal! Saludos desde México.
Don’t forget, the US invaded Vera Cruz in 1914. I bet some of these came back as war trophies.
@DOUG HEINS something like that jajaja.... but no it was just a misunderstanding that over escalated because u.s wanted there boots licked oh and take advantage that Mexico was in a revolution. and it was 9 sailers. And no it was not the wrong supplier, the word was done with the commander and the state troops arrested the navy men in a ware house unaware of the deal the commander gave his appalaguze but I guess that wasn't enough for the u.s for a simple misunderstanding
*About to ruffle feathers
Let’s face it, Mexicans like a bit of bling. I’ve worked with a predominately Mexican staff 4 years, so many love to have M1911s, Berettas, (pretty much anything that can be chromed and have a flashy grip) etc.
Hmm.. maybe that's why I have a stainless 1911...🤔