I'm not even interested in this genre of videos...or I should say I wasn't. That was just amazing. I LOVE that it was full length and not a chopped up 20 minute vid.
One of the big moments in my gun hobby was to be allowed to walk around the warehouse where these guns were stored at Atlanta Culterly. It was as big as two football fields with 20 foot ceilings. It was packed from floor to ceiling with every kind of gun England ever gave or sold to India and Nepal. There were Brown Bess muskets and 1853 Enfields, and a dozen lessor known models. There were dozens of cannons. There was over two million guns in that warehouse. They were selling these guns through Atlanta Cultlery and by mail order. In the back of the warehouse there was a 8 ft long work bench With a small steam cleaning machine and the usual gunsmithing tools. One guy did all the work. An order would come in and the guy would pull a gun off the rack. He would begin by steam cleaning the bat-poop and grease off the gun. Then he would remove the lock and barrel and steam clean the stock again and let it dry while he cleaned and oiled the metal parts. Then he reassembled the gun and boxed it up for shipping. It took him about 40 minutes per gun. It was amazing beyond words. Thanks for all you do. John Davis Jax Fl
I live in the UK and I actually own one of these still in a live state. We are not allowed to fire them though without a specific licence of course. Loved this video. Seeing the inner workings of what was a terrific rifle of the empire, and watching it being brought back to life was great to watch.
People here need to realize that if they purchase one of these "untouched" versions, they will NOT get one in this condition. This is a hand picked, one in a thousand Martini. I've seen many of these and never seen a stock even close to this condition. Just beware, the chance of receiving one of these in the mail and being on the range after two hours of cleaning, is NOT happening. After three of these, ask me how I know... However, this is by far the best tutorial you can find on YT for this model.
I love messing around with old guns, but I do not have the expertise or tools you enjoy. It seems like this rifle is saying "Ahhhhhh that's better". Truly rewarding bringing them back to life. I really enjoyed this video, Thanks.
My neighbor bought a Martini-Henry. I forwarded your video to him. We live in Easton, PA, the home of IMA, but I never went there. Your videos are better than watching ABC, NBC, or CBS.
Thanks for this... Great to see your process and the care you have taken with it. You provide a great service to the Martini community with your videos on the subject... Bringing people who might otherwise not have the slightest interest in Victorian firearms into the fold. Well done.
+britishmuzzleloaders I appreciate the vote of support. We have a Gahendra in shootable shape that we will be doing a range video on before too long. Can't go wrong with these black powder war horses
+britishmuzzleloaders I wish I could locate a good source for some original uniforms like you have. I bet you have a small fortune in your gear and uniforms.
+Iraqveteran8888 It's really not too bad... Most of the stuff I have had for a very long time. Longer than I have been making videos, for sure. In order to put a bit of historical flair into the clips, I have had to augment what I have with a few bits.. namely the upper body stuff.. the doublet, the frocks and such. So I suppose that if I were to go out and buy it all now, yes, it would set me back a bit... the jackets are mostly from India and what they lack in exact detail, the make up for in being rather reasonably priced. What kind of stuff would you be looking at, should the spirit move you to include such things into your channel? (or have I read your post in the wrong context?)
As an Englishman it warmed my heart how skillfully and respectfully you resurrected this old girl, well done Sir, the defenders of Rorkes drift had black bruises on their shoulders after sustained firing of these
Eric, I don’t know if you still check the comments on this, but thanks for the great video! I just finished my conservation / restoration, and your tutorial was amazingly helpful. Thanks for the great work!
Excellent video on the Martini. I found that rubbing down the wood with plain old olive oil will clean the crud right off the wood without too much effort, and it feeds the old, dried out wood as well. I recently acquired a 1897 Martini-Enfield in .303 caliber, with a 21" barrel, and your tutorial will be a huge help. All I need to do right now is find a rear sight, a buttplate and a rear barrel band, and I'll be good to go. That's the hard part.
Those early 303s were loaded with black powder and a jacketed bullet. They are not safe for modern smokeless ammo. Be careful. Do your research on this matter
I love the way mostly all the parts are in excellent condition and the screws move freely. It just shows that those things were built using quality materials.
+Nonstop Wheelie right now we have some cool projects lined up for filming. Video coming on a Gahendra, Snider MK III Carbine, and a cool Matchlock Musket. Oh and also...we shot ballistics gel with the Cannon yesterday
This is an old video, but I have never seen a Martini come apart that easy. I hope you see this post, but maybe not. I love what you do, but please tell people that this is not that easy, and not everyone can do this. I am an a gunsmith, not a scope sighter. Real guns, especially old guns, are an art, not just turning screws. Thank you,I enjoy what you do.
@@Iraqveteran8888 sadly enough that's nothing! For some reason it take no joke...2 days for a 40min video to upload....2 days!!! And I have fairly decent wifi😔😔🤷🤷🤷🤯
Andrew Moreno Yeah this video here is awesome and curiously enough it comes exactly a few days after I gained interest in black powder shooting. Will order a Pedesoli this month. ^^ Can't wait for the stock repair!
Back in the mid 70's, I saw a few of the 577/450 rifles on the shelf at a local dealer. These were British used guns, and were in excellent condition. At the time they were priced well out of my range, and no ammo was then available. They were too nice to leave on the wall. fast forward 40+ yrs, and I found the Nepal Hoard on the market, and got a good serviceable rifle for $400, which was now far more affordable than the $140. asked for those back so long ago. Enjoyed your videos about case forming, and loading of the cartridge, so every year, I take it to the place up North, so the young ones in our family can have the chance to fire a piece of history. Everyone loves the thing.
First gun i ever held. Im british so i dont get to handle many guns but my dad had a deactivated one. Always used to prefer it to the lee enfield he had because i could actually work the action as a weak child and pretend to shoot it. Remember i used to hold it with the stock under my armpit.
Amazing vid. I love Martinis. I wish I could send away for one of IMA's select MHs but I live in Australia and it'd be horrible trouble getting it through customs. Great to see you guys are keeping the golden days of the British Empire alive through MHs. ;-)
One more thing sir. My gunsmith in area I have placed some plyboard with padding under on top of my sink ran over the stove done lots of work on my defensive arms thank you for your contact! 🕶🇺🇸
I had to rewatch "ZULU" after this... Colour Sergeant Bourne: It’s a miracle. Lieutenant John Chard: If it’s a miracle, Colour Sergeant, it’s a short chamber Boxer Henry point 45 caliber miracle. Colour Sergeant Bourne: And a bayonet, sir, with some guts behind.
Enjoying the video immensely, yes. A suggestion on the recoil plate in the forestock: Clean the underside of the plate where the corrosion is. Clear out the corrosion that accumulated from the plate that is on the stock seat. Use J.B. Weld to repair the underside of the plate and if necessary use Plastic wood to restore the seat for the plate in the forestock. But I wouldn't go any farther in repairing this beautiful and old tool.
Man I was like a kid in a candy store my heart was beating fast when you pulled it out with all that foreign “cosmoline” on it! I absolutely love that feeling will never forget my first Mosin Nagant cleaning it up eith the knowledge that the last person to hold it was long gone but it might have saved his life who knows that’s the beauty! Thx brother that was fun!
I love these actions. You pretty much can't forget to reload, and it's easy to safe and clear. Wouldn't mind owning a modern reproduction in a rimmed cartridge caliber.
HeraGiye DeykaXoBxo It wasnt fitted with a scope for the purpose of it being bad at range. There's no need to try and make me feel wrong when I was simply trying to state that. If it was fitted with a scope it would make it too hard to use for the 30-80m OHK, and if it was good at range with a scope then it would be overpowered. Sometimes you have to ask yourself, would it be balanced or not?
When I was 9 years old (1960's), my best friend of the time had his grandfather's Martini Henry, kept in the garden house. I don't know if it was deactivated, but the loading mechanism worked I remember. Great to see one getting the TLC it deserves! All the best, Rob
I just tore down and cleaned up my Stepdad's old Marlin Model 55 last night (it had been stored only in a plastic bag and a little grease around the bolt). Then today this pops up in my feed oddly enough, I must say I had a much easier time with a shotgun that had only been stored since the 80s. Now I'm just waiting on some magazines to get shipped here (they are actually a pain to find nowadays). Must say I don't envy what you had to go through for the Martini...but I am envious of the awesome firearm you have now. Great video
†_Whexican_† I'm inly rank 14 on scout but I'm under 10 for assault and Support - at 8 with support but like 6 with assault - still stuck with getting the ribeyrolles cause of those 20 headshot I need but the sjerogen or whatever it's called is slowly helping my brother ace up to 10
Fantastic, fascinating class in gunsmithing! It would be a much harder task to even acquire a beautiful piece of history here in the UK. I am a fairly new subscriber, but find it extremely entertaining and educational, even though it relates to laws and opportunities that would never exist over the here. The Rorke's Drift (Zulu) reference has a particular interest for me, being Welsh, as many were of the 24th Foot: later the South Wales Borderers and now the Royal Regiment of Wales. I look forward to watching many more of you broadcasts!
I bought one of the short lever Martinis from Atlanta Cutlery twelve years ago. The action and wood were excellent, but the barrel was a "sewer pipe." So, after careful consideration, I rebarrelled it in .44/40 with a 26" barrel. I use black powder equivalent loads in it and get useful hunting accuracy with it, averaging 4" at 100 yards. With the smaller cartridge, it has the recoil equivalent of a .22 rifle. I could shoot it all day without a problem.
Hi, I really enjoy your video’s. I work as a aviation ,mechanic and inspector and hope I can give you a couple tips we use on airplanes. Kroil and mouse milk are great for getting into threads. Put it on and let it sit and do this a few times over an hour. For heat I use a electric heat gun, there are tips that direct the heat tighter. For wood repair I use T-88 two part epoxy, it will fill and repair broken wood. It’s used to build wings. Hope this help , keep up the good work.
Great video, you can see when it's being fired how good a design the Martini action was for fast cycling/ease of loading, in a single shot rifle. However, if I was facing charging Zulu's I'd feel better if armed with a somewhat modern autoloading rifle :)
I'm sure that this will sound terribly stupid to you but would the (careful) application of Break Free to the old crudded up screws be a good idea? For that matter would not soaking the crudded barreled action in a tub of Break Free be advisable? I became a believer in Break Free when I was in the Army, in fact my Armored Cav Troop commander at Ft. Knox, KY introduced it to the Army and received an award for his doing so, We would come out of the field or back from gunnery (or both) and soak ALL our personal and dismountable crew served weapons, some times for days depending on how crudded up they were, in barrels full of Break Free. Hell, we even used it to clean the 105mm gun tubes on our M60A1 tanks, Anything we used Break Free on came out looking like new money. Having said all that I also realize we are talking about some pretty old metallurgy and wood here. I use Break Free to clean and lube all my (modern) firearms these days so I'm just curious...Would it be a bad thing? Or a good thing when planning the cleaning and restoration to shooting condition a Martini-Henry or any such weapon of similar vintage/type?
iv8888, FOR RUSTED,FROZEN UP GUN SCREWS SOAK PART IN 50/50 ACETONE AND AUTOMOTIVE ATF FOR A FEW DAYS. I SAVED AN OLD COLT .38CAL. WHEEL GUN ON WHICH THE CYLINDER WAS FROZEN TO IT'S 'AXEL" THIS WAY. THE CYLINDER WAS COMPLETLY RUSTED, WOULDN'T BUDGE. AFTER SOAKING IT I TURNED IT WITH ONE FINGER. WORKS LIKE MAGIC. BTW, SURE DO LOVE WATCHING YOUR GREAT VIDEOS !
Great film Eric. You got me about talked into buying one of these! Having taken apart lots of things with boogered up screw heads in my time (I used to get handed all the project pieces of students who had stripped off bolt heads etc, back in my automotive teaching days), I found the use of an impact screwdriver to be highly advantageous. Good hollow ground bits are a must-like you said already. alot of times, a little smack or shock to those seized up threads does the trick. Of course, there's Kroil penetrating fluid and a little heat from a propane torch will sometimes break things loose. I wish there was a way I could look at one of those things before I buy it sight unseen though. You are a bad person Eric, talking guys like me into buying more guns! Thank You!!
My brother and I bought one of these, video is very helpful, stock was in horrible condion, unusable with extensive repair, so we are gonna make a 21 century tactical version.. Hope all goes well, would love to see her at long range down here
I didn't think I could love your channel any more......then you started talking about Guitars!!!!!!! Now u are truly the BEST!!!!!! Thanks Eric, from the Florida Boys!!!!!
Long time viewer here. Eric, I don't know if you look at comments on old videos, but this is by far one of the best instructional videos out there. I wish you'd do more like this for old milsurps. I finally got around to cleaning up my Mk IV using this video, and everything was on point. The rifle looks great...thanks!
Enjoyed this to the last second. You really should do more videos like this one. It is informative and entertaining at same time. Only one thing - I can't own such rifles here in Poland without going thru all kind of legal paperwork... I envy you Americans...
This guy certainly loves to clean his guns. Never seen someone so into a cleaning task like this champ. Shoots in bf exactly like the reel thing also 👌🏻
My Gahendra Martini Henry is at my FFL rn (NJ resident, sadly) and I'm waiting to pick it up, super excited to have it even if it won't be fired. Great video and very helpful thank you!
+ItsRiggs - It was a DVD I got from IMA (international Military Antiques) along with a gift card for winning a contest. The documentary is called "Treasure is where you find it". I dont think they have the full thing online, but there is a preview on youtube.
Just got a short lever one from IMA. What works for me is to put all the metal parts with whatever your cleaner of choice is into a 4’ foot plastic planter box. Cost about $4-5 at Home Depot. All the metal parts and the receiver and barrel fit nicely. Gives you plenty of room to clean and scrub.
Part archaeologist,( historian/ digger) part dentist,( cleaning plaque build ups) part mechanic, ( turning wrenches) part machinist, (turning down new screw heads) did I miss anything?? Lol Awesome video!
+Rob Ress the video we filmed on that stock repair is going to need a revisit. Dummy me used pine dowel rod instead of oak...I'll fix it up and get the video filmed regardless... 🤔
+Iraqveteran8888 I am under the impression that the wood on these guns is Walnut. I picked some up from a local craft store and made my repairs with that and Brownells acraglass.
God i love this gun in Battlefield 1 and outside of the game. The noise it makes firing is satisfying and the that little cling when you eject the shell is super satisfying.
Iraqveteran8888 how much would you charge for doing this for someone else? Id love to have one of these rifles and shoot them but i believe i dont have the experience to do this without buggering up the rifle. Id also like to shoot it commonly and maybe even hunt with it.
Shit! Now I have to have a Martini-Henry! 😉 Have been glancing it earlier but now I have to have one. +Iraqveteran8888: Also love the vest, name and brand?
I like restoration videos, please make more of these. The guns don't have to be antique, just so long as the before and after picture is dramatic. Heck, you could restore an old rusty hi-point and I'd watch it.
I bought one last night from IMA. I've recently done cleanups on guns from the Ethiopian cache IO/ Royal Tiger brought in. Can't wait to do one from a Nepalese cave. Edit: I got it in today. Also an 1887 Enfield. I havent gotten to pulling it apart but the forend is totally roached. This thing is gonna take some work.
WOW!!! That Martini-Henry speaks with great authority. Can you imagine the " Shock and Awe " you would create when a battalion of your infantry armed with breech loading Marini-Henry rifles faced an enemy battalion armed with muzzle loading muskets? Why, it almost seems like it would not be fair, haha.
Seriously considering getting a pair of these to try restoration thanks to watching you do this. Never thought I'd be able to do something like this until watching you. Awesome!
Who wants to see a complete Mosin Nagant tear down and cosmoline removal?
I would love that!
+Iraqveteran8888 Yes please!
yes!!!!
What kind of question is that? Of course we do!
Yes please
I'm not even interested in this genre of videos...or I should say I wasn't. That was just amazing. I LOVE that it was full length and not a chopped up 20 minute vid.
One of the big moments in my gun hobby was to be allowed to walk around the warehouse where these guns were stored at Atlanta Culterly.
It was as big as two football fields with 20 foot ceilings.
It was packed from floor to ceiling with every kind of gun England ever gave or sold to India and Nepal.
There were Brown Bess muskets and 1853 Enfields, and a dozen lessor known models. There were dozens of cannons. There was over two million guns in that warehouse.
They were selling these guns through Atlanta Cultlery and by mail order. In the back of the warehouse there was a 8 ft long work bench
With a small steam cleaning machine and the usual gunsmithing tools.
One guy did all the work. An order would come in and the guy would pull a gun off the rack.
He would begin by steam cleaning the bat-poop and grease off the gun.
Then he would remove the lock and barrel and steam clean the stock again and let it dry while he cleaned and oiled the metal parts.
Then he reassembled the gun and boxed it up for shipping. It took him about 40 minutes per gun.
It was amazing beyond words.
Thanks for all you do.
John Davis Jax Fl
Yes, same. I got to choose my own socket bayonet from the warehouse, what a privilege
do you simply just ask to visit the warehouse?
@@Florida_frontiersman That's what I did ten years ago.
@@johnndavis7647 amazing, I don't think they do that anymore
I live in the UK and I actually own one of these still in a live state. We are not allowed to fire them though without a specific licence of course.
Loved this video. Seeing the inner workings of what was a terrific rifle of the empire, and watching it being brought back to life was great to watch.
your people should revolt...
People here need to realize that if they purchase one of these "untouched" versions, they will NOT get one in this condition. This is a hand picked, one in a thousand Martini. I've seen many of these and never seen a stock even close to this condition. Just beware, the chance of receiving one of these in the mail and being on the range after two hours of cleaning, is NOT happening. After three of these, ask me how I know... However, this is by far the best tutorial you can find on YT for this model.
Did you reach rank 10 on the scout class to get that?
Nice👌🏾
Brandon Whitesell this comment needs more likes😂
I sure as hell will
Lol I did
Brandon Whitesell I did
21:00 - i need to sleep early
01:00 - how to clean a gun
aSegPlays i was going to sleep at 6:00. Its now 9 in the morning lmao.
on it
Ha Although you got them reversed
Something satisfying about seeing someone passionately looking after an old piece like that :)
I love messing around with old guns, but I do not have the expertise or tools you enjoy. It seems like this rifle is saying "Ahhhhhh that's better". Truly rewarding bringing them back to life. I really enjoyed this video, Thanks.
My neighbor bought a Martini-Henry. I forwarded your video to him. We live in Easton, PA, the home of IMA, but I never went there. Your videos are better than watching ABC, NBC, or CBS.
I was ready to give this about 5 minutes of my time.
I didn't move for an hour and a half.
Thanks for this... Great to see your process and the care you have taken with it. You provide a great service to the Martini community with your videos on the subject... Bringing people who might otherwise not have the slightest interest in Victorian firearms into the fold. Well done.
+britishmuzzleloaders I appreciate the vote of support. We have a Gahendra in shootable shape that we will be doing a range video on before too long. Can't go wrong with these black powder war horses
***** Looking forward to it!
+britishmuzzleloaders I wish I could locate a good source for some original uniforms like you have. I bet you have a small fortune in your gear and uniforms.
+Iraqveteran8888 It's really not too bad... Most of the stuff I have had for a very long time. Longer than I have been making videos, for sure. In order to put a bit of historical flair into the clips, I have had to augment what I have with a few bits.. namely the upper body stuff.. the doublet, the frocks and such. So I suppose that if I were to go out and buy it all now, yes, it would set me back a bit... the jackets are mostly from India and what they lack in exact detail, the make up for in being rather reasonably priced. What kind of stuff would you be looking at, should the spirit move you to include such things into your channel? (or have I read your post in the wrong context?)
@@Iraqveteran8888 we wereerr be😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 and the other ❤
Great job sir. It's wonderful to see an old gun brought back to life and given a chance to "sing" once more.
Especially beautiful guns like this
As an Englishman it warmed my heart how skillfully and respectfully you resurrected this old girl, well done Sir, the defenders of Rorkes drift had black bruises on their shoulders after sustained firing of these
Eric, I don’t know if you still check the comments on this, but thanks for the great video! I just finished my conservation / restoration, and your tutorial was amazingly helpful. Thanks for the great work!
Wow, Eric. I've watched and enjoyed many of your videos over the years, but this one may be your best yet. Well done!
Stop customizing your gun and deploy on objective Charlie, dammit
Xtr3m3 Memes dude there taking butter
+Rocco Palen we lost apples get your shit together noobs
African Father "You are now Squad Leader"
Xtr3m3 Memes enemy has charlie. enemy dreadnought is arriving.
"you are losing"
I regret not one minute of this. well done eric
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Excellent video on the Martini. I found that rubbing down the wood with plain old olive oil will clean the crud right off the wood without too much effort, and it feeds the old, dried out wood as well. I recently acquired a 1897 Martini-Enfield in .303 caliber, with a 21" barrel, and your tutorial will be a huge help. All I need to do right now is find a rear sight, a buttplate and a rear barrel band, and I'll be good to go. That's the hard part.
Those early 303s were loaded with black powder and a jacketed bullet.
They are not safe for modern smokeless ammo. Be careful.
Do your research on this matter
I love the way mostly all the parts are in excellent condition and the screws move freely. It just shows that those things were built using quality materials.
It's very rare I will watch a 90 minute video, but that was worth every second. Fantastic, thanks for uploading.
That Martini for home defense when there are eight burglars in a line
Also if you suddenly wanted to get rid of your ears
Or if your neighbors start singing zulu war chants
That made me laugh !
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What is it that strong
I think we all love the Martini, please keep doing more videos!
+Nonstop Wheelie right now we have some cool projects lined up for filming. Video coming on a Gahendra, Snider MK III Carbine, and a cool Matchlock Musket. Oh and also...we shot ballistics gel with the Cannon yesterday
oh please do the matchlock!!!!
+Iraqveteran8888 are u really an iraq veteran like ur name says
+Matt Rodriguez I don't think he would lie about being an Iraq veteran
i never heard him talk about it thats why im asking
This takes me back to 50 years ago when I cleaned a 50-70 trap door Springfield rifle for my bosses sister. She was thrilled !
This is an old video, but I have never seen a Martini come apart that easy. I hope you see this post, but maybe not. I love what you do, but please tell people that this is not that easy, and not everyone can do this. I am an a gunsmith, not a scope sighter. Real guns, especially old guns, are an art, not just turning screws. Thank you,I enjoy what you do.
29:08 That air compressor gets mad after you use it.
This upload must have taken FOREVER. Great tutorial though.
+Mrgunsngear Channel dude no doubt. I think this file was 16 gigs and took like 8-9 hours to upload.
No doubt!
@@Iraqveteran8888 sadly enough that's nothing! For some reason it take no joke...2 days for a 40min video to upload....2 days!!! And I have fairly decent wifi😔😔🤷🤷🤷🤯
Ih
@@Tractors_Trucks_And_Pups
Well, thars yer problem!
38:55 Did the Bob Ross of guns coming out of you? ^^
+bfgguns ☁️🌲🖌
He should totally stream gun repairs twitch
Andrew Moreno Yeah this video here is awesome and curiously enough it comes exactly a few days after I gained interest in black powder shooting. Will order a Pedesoli this month. ^^
Can't wait for the stock repair!
Krass dich hier zu finden PS: schau deiner Videos ;)
bfgguns - HAHAHA
Back in the mid 70's, I saw a few of the 577/450 rifles on the shelf at a local dealer. These were British used guns, and were in excellent condition. At the time they were priced well out of my range, and no ammo was then available. They were too nice to leave on the wall. fast forward 40+ yrs, and I found the Nepal Hoard on the market, and got a good serviceable rifle for $400, which was now far more affordable than the $140. asked for those back so long ago. Enjoyed your videos about case forming, and loading of the cartridge, so every year, I take it to the place up North, so the young ones in our family can have the chance to fire a piece of history. Everyone loves the thing.
It's easy to see that you love your job and you are passionate about what you do. It's refreshing to watch you work and shoot.
what a beautiful repair on a magnificent rifle. always loved the martini henry.
First gun i ever held. Im british so i dont get to handle many guns but my dad had a deactivated one. Always used to prefer it to the lee enfield he had because i could actually work the action as a weak child and pretend to shoot it. Remember i used to hold it with the stock under my armpit.
Good thing it was deactivated that'd dislocate a kids shoulder with bad stance I'd guess.
+Marcus Smith yeah for sure
Amazing vid. I love Martinis. I wish I could send away for one of IMA's select MHs but I live in Australia and it'd be horrible trouble getting it through customs. Great to see you guys are keeping the golden days of the British Empire alive through MHs. ;-)
This is from sometime ago now, but it's a great video. Made me smile to see an old forgotten firearm restored and shot again. Thanks for that.
One more thing sir. My gunsmith in area I have placed some plyboard with padding under on top of my sink ran over the stove done lots of work on my defensive arms thank you for your contact! 🕶🇺🇸
I had to rewatch "ZULU" after this...
Colour Sergeant Bourne: It’s a miracle.
Lieutenant John Chard: If it’s a miracle, Colour Sergeant, it’s a short chamber Boxer Henry point 45 caliber miracle.
Colour Sergeant Bourne: And a bayonet, sir, with some guts behind.
I am amazed by the skill and craftsmanship people had back in the day with basic tools. It is great your keeping that alive for us to see.
When I see these types of guns I wonder who had them personally and who they killed
The Redcoats used this gun in the late 1800s, mainly for the Anglo-Zulu and Boer wars.
Frögemann Pepe Von Schuürburgenzen the Third H I know that but I meant personally who used them
I used it
Choklad skitarn in battlefield 1
Choklad skitarn no body likes people who lie about using a gun in a war that happened before they were born that they don't know about
Enjoying the video immensely, yes. A suggestion on the recoil plate in the forestock: Clean the underside of the plate where the corrosion is. Clear out the corrosion that accumulated from the plate that is on the stock seat. Use J.B. Weld to repair the underside of the plate and if necessary use Plastic wood to restore the seat for the plate in the forestock. But I wouldn't go any farther in repairing this beautiful and old tool.
Man I was like a kid in a candy store my heart was beating fast when you pulled it out with all that foreign “cosmoline” on it! I absolutely love that feeling will never forget my first Mosin Nagant cleaning it up eith the knowledge that the last person to hold it was long gone but it might have saved his life who knows that’s the beauty! Thx brother that was fun!
This is without a doubt my favorite upload from Iraqveteran888, please more of these.
I love these actions. You pretty much can't forget to reload, and it's easy to safe and clear. Wouldn't mind owning a modern reproduction in a rimmed cartridge caliber.
im still trying to unlock it in bf1...
HeraGiye DeykaXoBxo Well it doesn't have a scope for a reason.
HeraGiye DeykaXoBxo It wasnt fitted with a scope for the purpose of it being bad at range. There's no need to try and make me feel wrong when I was simply trying to state that. If it was fitted with a scope it would make it too hard to use for the 30-80m OHK, and if it was good at range with a scope then it would be overpowered. Sometimes you have to ask yourself, would it be balanced or not?
i dont get this..
Agerix Official I'm talking about battlefield one not real life lol.
yeah, but the guy who said scopes dont change engagement distances has never tried to use anything other then a highpower scope at long range.
When I was 9 years old (1960's), my best friend of the time had his grandfather's Martini Henry, kept in the garden house. I don't know if it was deactivated, but the loading mechanism worked I remember. Great to see one getting the TLC it deserves! All the best, Rob
I just tore down and cleaned up my Stepdad's old Marlin Model 55 last night (it had been stored only in a plastic bag and a little grease around the bolt). Then today this pops up in my feed oddly enough, I must say I had a much easier time with a shotgun that had only been stored since the 80s. Now I'm just waiting on some magazines to get shipped here (they are actually a pain to find nowadays). Must say I don't envy what you had to go through for the Martini...but I am envious of the awesome firearm you have now. Great video
Whoa, those have a great sound to them when fired! Really beefy woofing sound!
I really need to get my scout class to rank 10
†_Whexican_† i fucking suck with snipers smfh. only thing im good at is with support assult and medic. i havent touched scout yet
†_Whexican_† im an op snier but my scouts rank 3 cuz im only lvl 15 lol (i dont succ i went 2 deaths to 34+ kills)
i just bought all the guns lmao. but yeah it is good fun
†_Whexican_† I'm inly rank 14 on scout but I'm under 10 for assault and Support - at 8 with support but like 6 with assault - still stuck with getting the ribeyrolles cause of those 20 headshot I need but the sjerogen or whatever it's called is slowly helping my brother ace up to 10
†_Whexican_† i am on 49
Fantastic, fascinating class in gunsmithing! It would be a much harder task to even acquire a beautiful piece of history here in the UK. I am a fairly new subscriber, but find it extremely entertaining and educational, even though it relates to laws and opportunities that would never exist over the here. The Rorke's Drift (Zulu) reference has a particular interest for me, being Welsh, as many were of the 24th Foot: later the South Wales Borderers and now the Royal Regiment of Wales. I look forward to watching many more of you broadcasts!
I bought one of the short lever Martinis from Atlanta Cutlery twelve years ago. The action and wood were excellent, but the barrel was a "sewer pipe." So, after careful consideration, I rebarrelled it in .44/40 with a 26" barrel. I use black powder equivalent loads in it and get useful hunting accuracy with it, averaging 4" at 100 yards. With the smaller cartridge, it has the recoil equivalent of a .22 rifle. I could shoot it all day without a problem.
Hi, I really enjoy your video’s. I work as a aviation ,mechanic and inspector and hope I can give you a couple tips we use on airplanes. Kroil and mouse milk are great for getting into threads. Put it on and let it sit and do this a few times over an hour. For heat I use a electric heat gun, there are tips that direct the heat tighter. For wood repair I use T-88 two part epoxy, it will fill and repair broken wood. It’s used to build wings. Hope this help , keep up the good work.
Great video, you can see when it's being fired how good a design the Martini action was for fast cycling/ease of loading, in a single shot rifle. However, if I was facing charging Zulu's I'd feel better if armed with a somewhat modern autoloading rifle :)
That's a great gun ya got there. Only the level 10 snipers get those babies.
lol
gopro_2027 im lvl 30
level 23
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Lvl 50 scout lmao
I'm sure that this will sound terribly stupid to you but would the (careful) application of Break Free to the old crudded up screws be a good idea? For that matter would not soaking the crudded barreled action in a tub of Break Free be advisable? I became a believer in Break Free when I was in the Army, in fact my Armored Cav Troop commander at Ft. Knox, KY introduced it to the Army and received an award for his doing so, We would come out of the field or back from gunnery (or both) and soak ALL our personal and dismountable crew served weapons, some times for days depending on how crudded up they were, in barrels full of Break Free. Hell, we even used it to clean the 105mm gun tubes on our M60A1 tanks, Anything we used Break Free on came out looking like new money. Having said all that I also realize we are talking about some pretty old metallurgy and wood here. I use Break Free to clean and lube all my (modern) firearms these days so I'm just curious...Would it be a bad thing? Or a good thing when planning the cleaning and restoration to shooting condition a Martini-Henry or any such weapon of similar vintage/type?
+FD Mackey break free is a great product and you certainly could use it in an application like this one. Won't hurt anything.
iv8888, FOR RUSTED,FROZEN UP GUN SCREWS SOAK PART IN 50/50 ACETONE AND AUTOMOTIVE ATF FOR A FEW DAYS. I SAVED AN OLD COLT .38CAL. WHEEL GUN ON WHICH THE CYLINDER WAS FROZEN TO IT'S 'AXEL" THIS WAY. THE CYLINDER WAS COMPLETLY RUSTED, WOULDN'T BUDGE. AFTER SOAKING IT I TURNED IT WITH ONE FINGER. WORKS LIKE MAGIC.
BTW, SURE DO LOVE WATCHING YOUR GREAT VIDEOS !
Great film Eric. You got me about talked into buying one of these! Having taken apart lots of things with boogered up screw heads in my time (I used to get handed all the project pieces of students who had stripped off bolt heads etc, back in my automotive teaching days), I found the use of an impact screwdriver to be highly advantageous. Good hollow ground bits are a must-like you said already. alot of times, a little smack or shock to those seized up threads does the trick. Of course, there's Kroil penetrating fluid and a little heat from a propane torch will sometimes break things loose. I wish there was a way I could look at one of those things before I buy it sight unseen though.
You are a bad person Eric, talking guys like me into buying more guns! Thank You!!
All these videos are in my recommended because I like Battlefield 1.
Same 😂
CM Cardenas same and I watch the whole video lol
BomBamBum meh. I didn't like it anyway because it felt too easy and not fun.
BomBamBum what'd they do to it?
Me to, i dont know english, i only want to see the fucking gun
drinking challenge: take a shot every time he Says crap.
Mc.ginger I went to hospital
take a shot of martini (lennyface)
...I did...and don't remember the end...🍺
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I really enjoyed this vid. My fascination with old firearms has only just begun. Iraqveteran8888 started it all for me.
My brother and I bought one of these, video is very helpful, stock was in horrible condion, unusable with extensive repair, so we are gonna make a 21 century tactical version.. Hope all goes well, would love to see her at long range down here
I love this stuff. It remindes me of working on a Floyd rose from the 80s that's seen a bunch of hard use from a metal band
+hawk6111 yeah I have a strat that looks like it was dug out of the bottom of Davy Jones locker. It was new when I bought it though
I didn't think I could love your channel any more......then you started talking about Guitars!!!!!!! Now u are truly the BEST!!!!!! Thanks Eric, from the Florida Boys!!!!!
Long time viewer here. Eric, I don't know if you look at comments on old videos, but this is by far one of the best instructional videos out there. I wish you'd do more like this for old milsurps. I finally got around to cleaning up my Mk IV using this video, and everything was on point. The rifle looks great...thanks!
Enjoyed this to the last second. You really should do more videos like this one. It is informative and entertaining at same time.
Only one thing - I can't own such rifles here in Poland without going thru all kind of legal paperwork... I envy you Americans...
+MaD0MaT i hear you there brother same thing over the water here in sweden :(
This guy certainly loves to clean his guns. Never seen someone so into a cleaning task like this champ. Shoots in bf exactly like the reel thing also 👌🏻
My Gahendra Martini Henry is at my FFL rn (NJ resident, sadly) and I'm waiting to pick it up, super excited to have it even if it won't be fired. Great video and very helpful thank you!
Watched the documentary where they got these. It was a huge undertaking!
+Rcbif would you mind linking it to me plz?
+ItsRiggs - It was a DVD I got from IMA (international Military Antiques) along with a gift card for winning a contest. The documentary is called "Treasure is where you find it". I dont think they have the full thing online, but there is a preview on youtube.
oh damn, thanx!
@@rcbif101 If only there was a way of distributing that DVD online 🤔 maybe we'll never know!
That is one sweet rifle. Thanks a lot for the video. Very well done for sure!
This is an awesome video. I really love this stuff. Thanks so much, you guys.
This may be my new favorite video of yours. Shooting it at the end looked like so much fun. A very nice reward.
Just got a short lever one from IMA. What works for me is to put all the metal parts with whatever your cleaner of choice is into a 4’ foot plastic planter box. Cost about $4-5 at Home Depot. All the metal parts and the receiver and barrel fit nicely. Gives you plenty of room to clean and scrub.
It nice to see a guy maintain a martini Henry especially since .577/450 doesn't exactly have someone mass producing the cartridge
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Great old gun I've loved and wanted one of these since I saw the movie Zulu.
M I A international has them their antiques and can be sent to you by post office no hazzle
What do you do if there is a good amount of rust on the metal?
Spencer Davis gotta google that one. Probably have to replace it though
Alright, I'll look into it.
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I’m thinking about purchasing a martini Henry pretty soon so I really appreciate you doing videos like this.
Part archaeologist,( historian/ digger) part dentist,( cleaning plaque build ups) part mechanic, ( turning wrenches) part machinist, (turning down new screw heads) did I miss anything?? Lol Awesome video!
Never would have thought antique guns would be so damn cool! Now I want one! Probably a dumb question, but would this be usable as a hunting rifle?
Jason Harris yes the cartridge is gigantic, you could take down deer easy or maybe a moose with he right placement
they dont call em elephant guns for no reason
Jason Harris just google .458 vs 5.56 (what a standard ar platform rifle shoots)
I wanna see the vid on the stock repair already lol
+Rob Ress the video we filmed on that stock repair is going to need a revisit. Dummy me used pine dowel rod instead of oak...I'll fix it up and get the video filmed regardless... 🤔
+Iraqveteran8888 I am under the impression that the wood on these guns is Walnut. I picked some up from a local craft store and made my repairs with that and Brownells acraglass.
"arsenal damn it moments" 😂
God i love this gun in Battlefield 1 and outside of the game. The noise it makes firing is satisfying and the that little cling when you eject the shell is super satisfying.
Dude! Haven't been on your channel in about a year, and you're looking great! Lost some weight, got in shape - love it. Keep it up, brother.
I bet that's gonna cost a pretty penny when you sell it
next up making the ammo
+MagicpotatoAus we actually already have a very detailed video showing the process from start to finish!
i know sorry man found it to late
Iraqveteran8888 how much would you charge for doing this for someone else? Id love to have one of these rifles and shoot them but i believe i dont have the experience to do this without buggering up the rifle. Id also like to shoot it commonly and maybe even hunt with it.
If you just want to see him work on the gun it's at 12:52
Samuel Andreson thank you god
What happened to your video on making cases for this gun and reloading?
This gun must be fun to shoot,and the fact that you have to load in a bullet everytime you shot makes this gun really special.
1:32:55
There ya go
Fine piece of history :D
Nothin' like a little bit of Kud Krutter.
I was in the UK Sea Cadets in the 60's. We drilled with this rifle. Really enjoyed this video.
Never even fired a gun yet I watched the whole thing! Mostly because you did an excellent job explaining everything.
Where tf u get ammo for it
Jason Fries from a place that sells the ammo.
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Shit! Now I have to have a Martini-Henry! 😉
Have been glancing it earlier but now I have to have one.
+Iraqveteran8888: Also love the vest, name and brand?
+Ola Thorsson it's a reproduction of a 1959 Alpha Industries vest. Just look up Alpha Industries and you'll see them
Wait, is there any possibility that this weapon has killed someone?
Prince Imrahil Yeah definitely
Prince Imrahil guns dont kill people bro people kill people
Why does it matter?
Ethan Armstrong with guns.
Berno Bruvn Mikcalson Just wondering because it is so old, apparently,
I like restoration videos, please make more of these. The guns don't have to be antique, just so long as the before and after picture is dramatic. Heck, you could restore an old rusty hi-point and I'd watch it.
I bought one last night from IMA. I've recently done cleanups on guns from the Ethiopian cache IO/ Royal Tiger brought in. Can't wait to do one from a Nepalese cave. Edit: I got it in today. Also an 1887 Enfield. I havent gotten to pulling it apart but the forend is totally roached. This thing is gonna take some work.
Not even a single quick scope in this montage.
12:30 is when he unveiled the gun.. thank me later..
Meh
Btw. Your camera has a dead pixel in it... Bottom right. Small red dot. Great Video though!
Coppo I think that's your screen friend.
- Bushrod - yet, I can see it...
- Bushrod - go to 19:53. you can see it there
- Bushrod - nope its there
How in the actual fuck did u notice a couple of dead pixels in a 1:35:00 video, like wtf xD.
WOW!!! That Martini-Henry speaks with great authority. Can you imagine the " Shock and Awe " you would create
when a battalion of your infantry armed with breech loading Marini-Henry rifles faced an enemy battalion armed with muzzle loading muskets?
Why, it almost seems like it would not be fair, haha.
Seriously considering getting a pair of these to try restoration thanks to watching you do this. Never thought I'd be able to do something like this until watching you. Awesome!
I M A international has them