I'm a simple girl, I see an anvil upload, I clicky (this comment made to boost engagement with the algorithm) I've seen this episode before back when anvil was on C&Rsenal's channel. But I made sure to stop by and leave a comment and a like. This was an outstanding episode, as always.
I’m thankful to live in a time where we can peek over the shoulder of a true craftsman, no apprenticeship required. Thank you Mark for sharing your space and taking the time out of your day to share your knowledge.
Charles-François GALAND ( 1832-1900) was a French inventor who was based in Belgium in Liège.. The three main calibers used with his revolver was 9mm, 11mm and 12mm. This model is the one invented in 1868. It was adopted by the Russian Navy in 1871 and was also manufactured by Nangant. Bravo for your channel that i discovered from France.
I’d just like to say thank you for sharing your vast knowledge with us. I just bought an M1 carbine from a guy who never shot it or took it out of the stock for fear of hurting the value. I opened it up and found the gas piston rolling around in the bottom of the stock and could hear your voice saying “This is why we do the maintenance”
The grey is working great for me. Details of the gun parts jumps out better. The real test will be on stuff that has darker bluing. It doesn't need to be grey either. A light green, tan or any light color would work too. When you get something this rare a few seconds doing a close up to appreciate the gun from each side would be a nice touch. No big spotlight scene or anything like that. Just a nice close in pan around then flip it over and do the same again. Like 4 or 5 seconds per side or so. Always a pleasure seeing you at work. Cheers and stay healthy!
Glad you recognized it as an episode as it was happening. 😁 Always show the screw head maintenance. The public cannot see that enough. (And it looks really cool...like magic.)
I wonder if anyone has picked up brass at the range that I fired. They find 7mm 08 cases that are now .308, all sorts of crap made into Mauser cases. Never trust the headstamps! Great video, Glad it turned into one. John
Sometimes I watch Mark do amazing things with incredibly obscure firearms. Other times I just watch Mark do amazing things. Ironically enough in both scenarios, I’m usually drinking and talking to myself about how dang cool this channel is. 🇺🇸🍻🇺🇸
Mark, as soon as you opened the cylinder I knew I had seen one before. It was in the movie The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, it was the first revolver Tuco picks up in the gun shop
I just want to say THANK YOU. You have shared so much knowledge that could otherwise have been lost. From big ideas to small details, your thoughts on how things work together and are put together have helped me understand so much.
Using back of your hand to test temperature of a door is definitely a life lesson of USN fire fighting school. Nothing like eating smoke as a team and having the diesel under the grate your walking on reignite to give you some respect of how bad things can go fighting a fire. Very informative video!
Use back of your hand because the reflex is "clench the muscles", will cause you to clench away instead of grab on. Learned this in electrical class, works wonders in electric shock situation.
I'd like to say thank you. Your beginning statement says this is not a tutorial and I have to agree, To guys like me it's far more and far better. I've learned a ton, something's I wish I new years ago. I hope you are feeling better, with all the bullshit going these days I don't think anyone is truly feeling well. Grey towel is tops! Take care.
I found your channel only a little while ago, but i have ben devouring your content, thanks for making these awesome videos. I find your ways funny entertaining and i learn stuff to, so many thanks for some really good and wholesome content you more then once made my day!
I love your work. I have learned so much over the years. Things I knew about I have actual been able to see how they are down. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge!
I think this revovler makes a brief cameo in The Good,The Bad & The Ugly when tuco after surviving a hike in the desert is looking at avaible revolvers in a general store before putting together his own.
You did forget to tighten down that last screw on the "cocking mechanism" in the video. I'm sure you tightened it up after we all know how wrenching sick is
Ha! I finally figured out what you were using to make those chamber castings and found it, now to procure a pound. As always, a fun entertaining video.
Cerosafe melts at 180*f, so ordinary thin leather gloves are more than enough. Those big clunky gloves are hard to and fine work with. Was waiting for the stuck case casting to be recycled... and it stayed on the bench. Oh well it can get melted with next next go round....
The grey (or light blue) background is the best. In photography we use an 18% grey card to do the exposure settings. White or black will ruin the exposures and/or make edges disappear into the background. Keep using grey. Thanks!! It's much better.
BTW, I think I was one of the guys who got Ian (Forgotten Weapons) to stop using black and go with grey (or light blue or maroon if he doesn't have his grey). I suggested he travel with a grey sheet. Light and easy to carry. He's still using and it really helps.
Mark, are you related to Wayne Novak of the line of pistol sights? Re: your point about getting burned. I am a professional metallurgist and we teach this in foundry too. First (generally for big castings) we say to spit on it and see if it boils (generally not a problem with gun parts). Then test with the back of your hand. If you do get burned you will instinctively close your hand, thus if you use the back you will no grasp something that's stupid hot.
I've used your screw reface method for thumb screws for a PC CPU cooler that were all burred in the phillips part at the head. Works great for all kinds of screws and bolts you wanna make pretty again.
excellent video again. grey cloth could do with being a bit darker but my eyes are not the best in the world. i like how you describe techniques that we can understand and can with practice do ourselves 10/10
edit: Grey towel is getting the job done. :-) Any time i see a French gun on here i immediately think to myself; "has Ian maxed out his credit card again?". ;-)
LOL you ask for feedback about a grey towel while using a white bench block that is blowing out the exposure. I kid, the grey towel seems to work well. As always a pleasure to watch how you work.
Very good episode Mark! I have learned a lot from your videos, thank you sir! I’d like to see a round or two go through that revolver if you have a chance to get some. I know she’s old, black powder for sure!🙂
I'm a simple girl, I see an anvil upload, I clicky (this comment made to boost engagement with the algorithm) I've seen this episode before back when anvil was on C&Rsenal's channel. But I made sure to stop by and leave a comment and a like. This was an outstanding episode, as always.
Thanks. Trying to get at least the interesting ones back up.
The grey towel is a winner Mark, looking forward to seeing it again in future.
Go for the gray towel 👍🏻
I’m thankful to live in a time where we can peek over the shoulder of a true craftsman, no apprenticeship required. Thank you Mark for sharing your space and taking the time out of your day to share your knowledge.
No Mark, its my pleasure to watch a Pro at work.
Charles-François GALAND ( 1832-1900) was a French inventor who was based in Belgium in Liège.. The three main calibers used with his revolver was 9mm, 11mm and 12mm. This model is the one invented in 1868. It was adopted by the Russian Navy in 1871 and was also manufactured by Nangant. Bravo for your channel that i discovered from France.
Mr. Novak, you are a wonder to watch at work....
"I've never seen one of these...." Proceeds to dismantle it...😱...
Thank you for sharing with us.
Haven't seen one before or since, but it is just a machine.
@@marknovak8255 true, but your absolute surety and confidance is a beautiful thing to see. And I really truely appreciate the opportunity.
I’d just like to say thank you for sharing your vast knowledge with us.
I just bought an M1 carbine from a guy who never shot it or took it out of the stock for fear of hurting the value. I opened it up and found the gas piston rolling around in the bottom of the stock and could hear your voice saying “This is why we do the maintenance”
The pleasure of watching an absolute pro at work is all ours I assure you. Thank you for diving down that rabbit hole.
The grey is working great for me. Details of the gun parts jumps out better. The real test will be on stuff that has darker bluing. It doesn't need to be grey either. A light green, tan or any light color would work too.
When you get something this rare a few seconds doing a close up to appreciate the gun from each side would be a nice touch. No big spotlight scene or anything like that. Just a nice close in pan around then flip it over and do the same again. Like 4 or 5 seconds per side or so.
Always a pleasure seeing you at work. Cheers and stay healthy!
Glad you recognized it as an episode as it was happening. 😁 Always show the screw head maintenance. The public cannot see that enough. (And it looks really cool...like magic.)
Grey towel is great. You’re a wizard with these things Mark! I look forward to every episode.
I wonder if anyone has picked up brass at the range that I fired. They find 7mm 08 cases that are now .308, all sorts of crap made into Mauser cases. Never trust the headstamps!
Great video, Glad it turned into one. John
The pleasure is ours Mark. Grey towel is indeed an improvement over white.
Sometimes I watch Mark do amazing things with incredibly obscure firearms.
Other times I just watch Mark do amazing things.
Ironically enough in both scenarios, I’m usually drinking and talking to myself about how dang cool this channel is.
🇺🇸🍻🇺🇸
Nice little episode. Can't wait for it on C&Rsenal.
This is an old video.
Mark, as soon as you opened the cylinder I knew I had seen one before. It was in the movie The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, it was the first revolver Tuco picks up in the gun shop
When I saw the movie as a kid, I would never have guessed it was a real gun lol
I love watching a professional at work, I also love the positive refusal to allow the potential bias to change the outcome.
Down the primrose path.......confirmation bias is a bitch
I recall seeing a Galand in (I think) 12mm in _The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly_ when Tuco is looking for a pistol in the general store.
Yes, it was; and either it squeaked, or the effects people added a squeak.
I just want to say THANK YOU. You have shared so much knowledge that could otherwise have been lost. From big ideas to small details, your thoughts on how things work together and are put together have helped me understand so much.
Using back of your hand to test temperature of a door is definitely a life lesson of USN fire fighting school. Nothing like eating smoke as a team and having the diesel under the grate your walking on reignite to give you some respect of how bad things can go fighting a fire. Very informative video!
I prefer the contrast of the gray towel over the white towel. Keep it up with the great Videos.
The gray works well, your videos have helped me understand what to do and more importantly what not to do when restoring or conserving my old rifles.
Good fun. I like the gray towels. And as always, an excellent trip down the rabbithole.
Mark, it's always a pleasure to see one of your videos in my feed. :-)
Grey towel is a great choice! Thanks for always bein aware of us the viewer ♡
Mark you are a true master of your craft and I salute you. Thanks for sharing with us!
You are very welcome.
Grey is perfect - I guess that's why photographers use it as a reference tone! Excellent Anvil - more interesting than you'd ever expect.
Polished my first new hammer head today and fixed a shit ton of mauled screws.
Use back of your hand because the reflex is "clench the muscles", will cause you to clench away instead of grab on. Learned this in electrical class, works wonders in electric shock situation.
I think I seen one when Tuco was looking for a new gun and In good Bad and The Ugly
The grey is fine. Thanks for another great video.
Mr. Novak, thank you for the knowledge imparted.
I'd like to say thank you. Your beginning statement says this is not a tutorial and I have to agree, To guys like me it's far more and far better. I've learned a ton, something's I wish I new years ago. I hope you are feeling better, with all the bullshit going these days I don't think anyone is truly feeling well. Grey towel is tops! Take care.
I appreciate you taking time to share your knowledge.
Love the video as ever, Mark! Always excited to see your videos on my notifications.
The gray towel looks great!
Yes! Good call on the gray towel.
Love the gray towel. 👍
Love the new color for a rag backdrop
Thank you Mark! I enjoy your no nonsense attitude and admire your skill set. Keep em coming!
The grey towel works great.
I found your channel only a little while ago, but i have ben devouring your content, thanks for making these awesome videos.
I find your ways funny entertaining and i learn stuff to, so many thanks for some really good and wholesome content you more then once made my day!
Love the show! Love the inspiration for retirement work!
Yes - the grey towel works - Thanks!
Pretty slick video, have never seen a chamber casting before so I learned something new. Thank you Sir
I always enjoy watching your videos . I learn things every time and see new guns that I never knew existed
We enjoy that rabbit hole you take us down
I love your work. I have learned so much over the years. Things I knew about I have actual been able to see how they are down. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge!
Damn, the hotel went to grey towels. I guess we'll just have to get used to it.
I think this revovler makes a brief cameo in The Good,The Bad & The Ugly when tuco after surviving a hike in the desert is looking at avaible revolvers in a general store before putting together his own.
glad im not the only one that noticed that squeaky abomination haha.
Grey works well. Thank you for these videos!
"You can pound things on your work bench and you're gonna be just fine"
-Mark Novak
Thanks for the episode, Mark!
Great contrast with the grey towel. Part of my day job has me working with Cerrobend to terminate a cable for scientific use.
Agreed, gray towel is great.
Grey towel is a great improvement over the white ones. I think dark green would be even better.
That is a really cool looking gun.
heyyy, thats one of the squeaky revolvers tuco plays with while hes looking for one to buy at a store in the good the bad and the ugly!
You did forget to tighten down that last screw on the "cocking mechanism" in the video. I'm sure you tightened it up after we all know how wrenching sick is
I noticed he left it loose too. He almost caught it on camera too.
Ha! I finally figured out what you were using to make those chamber castings and found it, now to procure a pound. As always, a fun entertaining video.
The grey towel seems to work well.
Saturday night made!!!, Thanks Mark!!
My favorite part is when he had on the insulated gloves right up to the point when he lit the torch.
Cerosafe melts at 180*f, so ordinary thin leather gloves are more than enough. Those big clunky gloves are hard to and fine work with.
Was waiting for the stuck case casting to be recycled... and it stayed on the bench. Oh well it can get melted with next next go round....
@@MrEric_API I just thought it was the asbestos hand technique lol
The pleasure is ours, always!!! Thank you Mark!!
Grey towel is great. Good stuff
The grey (or light blue) background is the best. In photography we use an 18% grey card to do the exposure settings. White or black will ruin the exposures and/or make edges disappear into the background. Keep using grey. Thanks!! It's much better.
And technically a slightly darker grey would be best. See if you can find an actual 18% card to compare it too.
BTW, I think I was one of the guys who got Ian (Forgotten Weapons) to stop using black and go with grey (or light blue or maroon if he doesn't have his grey). I suggested he travel with a grey sheet. Light and easy to carry. He's still using and it really helps.
Great episode, and the gray towel works well.
Thanks again Mark from us in Australia
That is an interesting revolver design.
Just started the video and know its gonna be a banger mark u sir are the man
I has been a pleasure watching
Mark, are you related to Wayne Novak of the line of pistol sights?
Re: your point about getting burned. I am a professional metallurgist and we teach this in foundry too. First (generally for big castings) we say to spit on it and see if it boils (generally not a problem with gun parts). Then test with the back of your hand. If you do get burned you will instinctively close your hand, thus if you use the back you will no grasp something that's stupid hot.
Like testing if an electric source is still live. Test with the back of your hand so the current doesn't make you grip it.
@@colemanmoore9871 also use left hand lol. or is it right....
First time I have ever seen one of those revolvers. Very interesting thank you.
I think the gray towel does help with contract. And it’s very stylish!!
Love watching your videos they're very very entertaining and knowledgeable helps me out a lot
Just found your channel today. Enjoyed the first episode and subscribed. Like the explanations, format and presentation. Thank you for sharing.
I've used your screw reface method for thumb screws for a PC CPU cooler that were all burred in the phillips part at the head. Works great for all kinds of screws and bolts you wanna make pretty again.
The only one I've seen before, I think, was when Tuco picked one up in the gun shop in The Good, Bad and the Ugly (wink).
BLOONNNNDIEEEE!!
¿Revolver?
@@bertbertmann5823 These are revolvers.
Where did you get the 35mm bulk film can, haven't see one since the end of 70s.
Got to be as rare as Galland ammo.
excellent video again. grey cloth could do with being a bit darker but my eyes are not the best in the world.
i like how you describe techniques that we can understand and can with practice do ourselves 10/10
cool little unintended episode. I subscribed!
Great to have you aboard. Spread the word please
That thing looks like a steam punk prop. Beautiful demo as always!
edit: Grey towel is getting the job done. :-)
Any time i see a French gun on here i immediately think to myself; "has Ian maxed out his credit card again?". ;-)
Thats what i think to myself too. Gun Jesus and his french guns are always a pleasure to watch
And chances are that the answer is, "yes" 🤣
LOL you ask for feedback about a grey towel while using a white bench block that is blowing out the exposure. I kid, the grey towel seems to work well. As always a pleasure to watch how you work.
Grey towel offers nice contrast on screen against the gun parts .
Splendid glance down the leporidean aperture!
That's the revolver that Tuco didn't want.
Very good episode Mark! I have learned a lot from your videos, thank you sir! I’d like to see a round or two go through that revolver if you have a chance to get some. I know she’s old, black powder for sure!🙂
Great work Mark. Thank You
Ian from forgotten weapons has a good video on these
Thanks Mark appreciate the information...
Get well soon Mark and hope you get a good rest at some point! Hope the book project is going well too :)
The towel was a good idea. Better contrast that way. Love the episode, European revo's are something i don't know much about.
LOVE this guy!
That's a cool gun. I can hardly wait until Mae shoots it !
I have to thank you for showing us how to clean up a screw Iv used it on a couple of firearms now so again I thank you
The white bench block really showed the contrast difference of that grey towel.
Go Gray... my beard has already gone there, why not your bench towel?
Yes good call with the gray towel.
A great pro at work
Forgotten weapons lists the caliber as 11mm Calland which is a shortened 44 Russian with a thick rim.