haha no STGs went to Lapland during the war, to my knowledge. 100% went to the eastern front with Russia, i believe. but i know yr not being technical really.
@@MrSimondaniel3 Probably no stg44 or fg42, but there most likely still are places where, even functioning rifles and other small arms could be found. I've found one red9 c96 with a stock from northern Norway and a frame of a luger, while on my "adventures". I cleaned up the mauser and the gun "works" as in everything moves and it looks nice (enough) but the barrel is so corroded and magazine spring has rusted to dust, so I would never put a ammo in it. Nice relic still. I know older people who have "illegal guns" they found from places, back in the 40-70s that are still in shootable condition. Right after the war, many people were paranoid that the soviets would attack again, here in Finland and because of that, people hoarded caches of guns, left by the germans before the government got to them. That has led into guns being found, from old houses that are being demolished. Anything from ppsh41, mg42, k98, pistols and even mortars have been found from cellars, inside walls, floors and so on. Father in law of my friend, was a construction worker in the 60s and he found (and still has) ppsh41 lock, barrel and trigger group, in good condition from inside a wall, no idea where rest of the gun went, but still pretty cool.
It's great to have someone who's actually able to learn about active modern combat data that we can compare to Ians wealth of knowledge in classic and pre modern warfare lol
I have just finished writing a book based on a fictional Eastern Europe conflict zone. Forgotten Weapons and ARES are both sited as sources. Couldn't recommend you guys enough, the work of both organisations is exceptional. Thank you.
The most ridiculous thing I ever found and ever seen was the monstrous hybrid of Mosin and DP-27 which supposingly had been crafted because of lack of DP-27 machineguns in that isolated unit which as we knew and approved many times was really living in the forest without any movements for almost 3 years and really were bored and that is also the reason why so many such trench arts were made there.And really just imagine:the simple Mosin was upside down,on the top of it's receiver the DP-27 disc magazine was welded permanently,and the most ridiculous was that there was Mosin's bolt which could not turn like normally but it's cocking piece was modified and the receiver was twice longer than normal because there was the recoil spring so in conclusion it was in general the Mosin which was in a very weird way made able to auto-fire,incredible! Unfortunately I used to exchange that weird thing for the excavated sniper SVT40 without scope,but having the rest in a good shape-because that time I didn't know yet the real prices and was only seeking for the technical advantages and the best characteristics because I was mostly trying to find a best gun to shoot and not to sell.
Here is the real question. Why is it not allowed to legally import any of these guns into the collector market? Destroying 10,000 WWII firearms is such a huge waste when there are so many people all across the world willing to pay for them and legally register and own them. Just seems like such a huge waste of history over import laws. (I don't just mean into the US either)
I know this is an old comment, but it's as simple as "guns bad". Governments everywhere are doing whatever they can to crack down on legal gun ownership.
Because there is a risk , a moral one, that arms sold by a government end up in the wrong hands through the resale by others. And sometimes it is just easier.
Comment about the dog number 368: It's sooooo adorable, there were moments when I literally had to replay 5 minutes of the video a few timws because I couldn't focus on what was being said. Very informative and brilliant to watch as always, bonus points for the mortar on your coffee table. That's just too cool for me, have a great day Ian :)
Thanks for answering my question on possible developments in ammunition, Nic. I hadn't spotted that my assumptions were based on ammo designed for fitting rounds into the AR platform. It'll be fascinating to see where calibres and casings go in the next fifty years or so. And thank you for sharing your knowledge in general. Thanks, Ian, for having such a fascinating guest!
I cant understand what ian's twin say, im italian and the audio is not that great. That's unfortunate since the topics seem interesting and worth listening.
klolmociarlo Letteralmente un commento sopra al mio Nic afferma di essere australiano. Non mi resta che farle i miei complimenti per la sua competenza riguardo il british english.
Stefano Pegoraro Yes, the audio is not the best. If Ian is reading the comments I and others ,wink wink, could suggest he use lapel mics in situations like this one. An excellent mic setting for one voice is commonly almost usable at best. I assume the host keeps his recording set up simple for travel. I did some EQ and toggled back and forth. It kinda somewhat halfway helped a bit most of the time.
Really hard to hear anything that Nic said and not much better for Ian. A lot of background echo, which I've noticed in other vids. I don't like to be negative and I hope you will take this a constructive. Please look into better mic'ing for your indoor stuff. Really sad to have spent an hour trying to piece together sentences and missed most of what I know was a very interesting interview :-(
Also about the EOD I had enough of disarming that crap manually after I almost died when the disarming process went wrong and I acquired a piece of shrapnel piercing through my helmet and also the skull so after that I use the better method of EOD-simply while excavating on some positions we every time find more or less of various explosive ordnance we simply put them in a simple pile not far from our dig site in the place we've already finished or where there are no signals(because it will be quite a shitty situation if we blow up for example some G-41)and when we moved to another excavation place or home-we just always found the shell which is most likely to be the "riotstarter" and simply shoot it's detonator from 200-300м and after that we only have to watch the cool blast and that's it😇
"Back tomorrow with a cool and obscure gun" So, no Berthier tomorrow? (Not that they are uncool, but certainly not obscure). Interesting and worthwhile Q&A. Future guest Q&As with some of the other "specialists" he mentioned would be great.
Some say that he's three midgets in a trench coat and that he can change magazines with his feet. All we know is that he's not gun jesus, but he is gun Jesus's British cousin.
The part I find very interesting I mean in France and Russia there are still no go zones from the first and second world wars in the US we're still finding munitions from the Civil War in parts of Pennsylvania.
matchheads were a go to method for my teen pyrotechnic days Ian. unfortunatally a highly unstable compound which requires some judicious grinding to decrease the grain size substantially enough to maximise the charge reaction. So a sudden massive discharge flash, a loss of a lot of skin and eye brows ( and i was so careful LOL) i was making pipe bombs for personal amusement and general thrills as young boys do. It works for fun and profit at great personal risk. 3 weeks of painful recovery : latter i developed a safer method, but somehow the trill was gone. LOL
I can only speak to what the situation with firearms was in the 90s during the Yugo wars, but back then the AK was king and everything else that people used fell into one of two use cases: 1. the regular grunt who used what he had until he managed to get an AK, be it through the black market or battlefield pick up 2. specialists or special purpose forces who either required a specific weapon or served on artillery and similar weapon systems so you wouldn't waste the best combat rifle on them. ultimately, ammunition determines the best gun to use. There were M-16s here in small numbers, but they weren't very well liked because the ammo was scarce and usually it was saved for the guys running the Ultimax 100
I enjoy you all so much I have learned a hell of a lot buy both of you your dog is cute as hell keep up the good work Ian and I will do what I can in the near future with y'all
Like the G43 rifles currently located in the ex-Russia, the seller googled the price of $5-6000/ea. Thus, the seller has asked this price, not realizing that the cost of shipping them to North America would add another $5-6k to the price, which places it beyond the capability of the average consumer
That dog though.
The doggo wants a pet :3
metziih I've been listening to them and watching the frikkin dog lol
It adds to the video
I love to see a happy dog. Well looked after. Good man.
we just put ours down last weekend and I can't lie, it hurt to see that a little bit right now. He could be annoying but I miss giving him tummy rubs
I wouldn't mind finding a crate of Sturmgewehrs left behind by the Germans in Lapland.
Finding an FG42 would be even cooler. They are pretty rare AFAIK.
If I found one, I wouldn't be able to resist keeping it.
haha no STGs went to Lapland during the war, to my knowledge. 100% went to the eastern front with Russia, i believe. but i know yr not being technical really.
@@MrSimondaniel3 pretty sure STG was used in the battle of the bulge, and more of the later western front fights
A container full popped up in Syria recently .
@@MrSimondaniel3 Probably no stg44 or fg42, but there most likely still are places where, even functioning rifles and other small arms could be found. I've found one red9 c96 with a stock from northern Norway and a frame of a luger, while on my "adventures". I cleaned up the mauser and the gun "works" as in everything moves and it looks nice (enough) but the barrel is so corroded and magazine spring has rusted to dust, so I would never put a ammo in it. Nice relic still.
I know older people who have "illegal guns" they found from places, back in the 40-70s that are still in shootable condition. Right after the war, many people were paranoid that the soviets would attack again, here in Finland and because of that, people hoarded caches of guns, left by the germans before the government got to them. That has led into guns being found, from old houses that are being demolished. Anything from ppsh41, mg42, k98, pistols and even mortars have been found from cellars, inside walls, floors and so on. Father in law of my friend, was a construction worker in the 60s and he found (and still has) ppsh41 lock, barrel and trigger group, in good condition from inside a wall, no idea where rest of the gun went, but still pretty cool.
Dog: pet my tummy. Please pet my tummy. Come on! Pet my tummy. ...Fine, i will chew on all your French rifles.
you didn't :)
Bruce Gilder you might not know the unconditional love Ian has for french rifles...
😂 😂 😂
It's more "Boring, BORING, you don't pay any attention to me! I want your attention!"
"welcome to ares, here's your safety glasses, your shoes, your beard and ponytail...
You forgot the Cargo pants
Gun Jesus failed. Too articulate.
Even the people in that British arms museum he went to had the same facial hair!
I'm from Australia, mate(s). I've just lived all over the place.
N JJ Thought you were an Aussie however there are so many poms over here that English accents are pretty normal.
I like your shelf.
I'm amused that you had to state this for clarity haha
This was actually easy to understand as an Australian.
That looks like a well loved dog :)
...apart from the great chat, etc. your dog's attempt at getting your attention was class Ian :D :D XD
It's great to have someone who's actually able to learn about active modern combat data that we can compare to Ians wealth of knowledge in classic and pre modern warfare lol
FORGOTTEN DOGGOS
Cue Sarah McLachlan song
"I wonder what owners are talking about. Maybe treats. Though the treats probably smell like saltpetre like everything else here."
You never forget da doggo.
I just love how your dog is just like "Pay attention to me..."
~50% of the comments: can't understand Ian's clone.
~50%: DOG.
I was afraid I was the only one.
I have just finished writing a book based on a fictional Eastern Europe conflict zone. Forgotten Weapons and ARES are both sited as sources. Couldn't recommend you guys enough, the work of both organisations is exceptional. Thank you.
What is the book called?
The most ridiculous thing I ever found and ever seen was the monstrous hybrid of Mosin and DP-27 which supposingly had been crafted because of lack of DP-27 machineguns in that isolated unit which as we knew and approved many times was really living in the forest without any movements for almost 3 years and really were bored and that is also the reason why so many such trench arts were made there.And really just imagine:the simple Mosin was upside down,on the top of it's receiver the DP-27 disc magazine was welded permanently,and the most ridiculous was that there was Mosin's bolt which could not turn like normally but it's cocking piece was modified and the receiver was twice longer than normal because there was the recoil spring so in conclusion it was in general the Mosin which was in a very weird way made able to auto-fire,incredible!
Unfortunately I used to exchange that weird thing for the excavated sniper SVT40 without scope,but having the rest in a good shape-because that time I didn't know yet the real prices and was only seeking for the technical advantages and the best characteristics because I was mostly trying to find a best gun to shoot and not to sell.
What were you doing there?
Dog is too cute. I had to play back a bunch of parts :)
That was a Britannica heft of knowledge in an hour. That was very interesting. Thank you
Here is the real question.
Why is it not allowed to legally import any of these guns into the collector market?
Destroying 10,000 WWII firearms is such a huge waste when there are so many people all across the world willing to pay for them and legally register and own them.
Just seems like such a huge waste of history over import laws. (I don't just mean into the US either)
Because us peasants might decide we want to live free!
Maybe if you move to "The congo" in africa you migth be able to keep them.
I know this is an old comment, but it's as simple as "guns bad". Governments everywhere are doing whatever they can to crack down on legal gun ownership.
Because there is a risk , a moral one, that arms sold by a government end up in the wrong hands through the resale by others. And sometimes it is just easier.
I personally hope you have serious plans to have Nic back on in a future Q&A or general weapons decision!!!
Introducing the real star of FW, the doggie! What a cute doggie you have.
Comment about the dog number 368: It's sooooo adorable, there were moments when I literally had to replay 5 minutes of the video a few timws because I couldn't focus on what was being said. Very informative and brilliant to watch as always, bonus points for the mortar on your coffee table. That's just too cool for me, have a great day Ian :)
Gun Jesus has multiplied?? Once one gains enough gun knowledge does one undergo mitosis?
Two out of three.
The Holy Trinity shall soon be complete.
Thanks for answering my question on possible developments in ammunition, Nic. I hadn't spotted that my assumptions were based on ammo designed for fitting rounds into the AR platform. It'll be fascinating to see where calibres and casings go in the next fifty years or so. And thank you for sharing your knowledge in general. Thanks, Ian, for having such a fascinating guest!
Mark Townsend Happy to. Have a look at the report mentioned, as it is a lot clearer than my off the cuff answers.
This video became substantially more relevant in recent weeks…
This is a wonderful video I keep coming back to. Thanks for bringing Nic in for the interview, Ian, and thanks Nic for sharing!
"FED UP!: A few helpful tips to help YOU arm and supply your own insurgency"
You guys are having a really interesting conversation and I can't pay attention because of the cute doggo, this isn't a complaint.
Forgotten Doges
The dog actually excited about this Q&A :v
lol
Red Rocket, red rocket
Thanks for the great Q&A to both Ian and Nic.
This is awesome Ian, I have yet to see anyone document the weapons used in conflict zones.
This video made clear to me how good Ians diction is.
You two together is like the episode of the Simpsons when they go to Shelbyville.
One of the coolest modified weapons I saw a picture of was a M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle with a high magnification scope
One of the most interesting Q&A I've seen you do. Keep it up!
This is one of the best videos you have done
I cant understand what ian's twin say, im italian and the audio is not that great. That's unfortunate since the topics seem interesting and worth listening.
klolmociarlo Letteralmente un commento sopra al mio Nic afferma di essere australiano. Non mi resta che farle i miei complimenti per la sua competenza riguardo il british english.
Stefano Pegoraro Yes, the audio is not the best. If Ian is reading the comments I and others ,wink wink, could suggest he use lapel mics in situations like this one. An excellent mic setting for one voice is commonly almost usable at best. I assume the host keeps his recording set up simple for travel. I did some EQ and toggled back and forth. It kinda somewhat halfway helped a bit most of the time.
i know its been two years but if you can read English you could turn on subtitles
Awesome video, very informative to an armchair general like me. The interview vids are some of my fav. Keep it up Ian.
We need a dog mud test.
Really hard to hear anything that Nic said and not much better for Ian. A lot of background echo, which I've noticed in other vids. I don't like to be negative and I hope you will take this a constructive. Please look into better mic'ing for your indoor stuff. Really sad to have spent an hour trying to piece together sentences and missed most of what I know was a very interesting interview :-(
I enjoy the video but sometimes the audio is very hard to hear you really need to get a better mic or something to get that Echo away
:( I don't wanna leave.
@@candykanefpv hilarious! Well-played ;-)
44:27 lol here in North Carolina we have a saying (usually related to racing cars) "Run what you brung"
That one is free.
Wow superb... (Always a pleasure to Watch your video, learning an awful lot, thanks for taking the time!)
Loved hearing the bits about old leftover guns/ammo.
That was a really interesting Q&A/Interview, I really enjoyed it!
Barely watched the video and I can tell the dog is nervous around this mysterious new Ian
Karl looks different today
I know, right? He turned into a dog.
It's probably the fact I've worked with people who barely speak English or have a hushed voice but I understood this perfectly.
Awesome QA video, enjoyed it alot. Best regards from germany
The description says "careless ammunition" ; )
Doggo, GunJesus, Guns....This makes for a great day!
Ian's dog is too cool!!!!!!!!!!
Glad to see this covered again, after the bit in that Brit Armory. Also, great dog!
Very cool guys! Thanks Nic :)
So... the mortar is sitting on the coffee table ? How cool is that !
That dog loves you Ian !! Cute
Dog in Bale's Batman voice: "Look at me!"
Kennard Lang fail ..u thinking of jokers line
Also about the EOD I had enough of disarming that crap manually after I almost died when the disarming process went wrong and I acquired a piece of shrapnel piercing through my helmet and also the skull so after that I use the better method of EOD-simply while excavating on some positions we every time find more or less of various explosive ordnance we simply put them in a simple pile not far from our dig site in the place we've already finished or where there are no signals(because it will be quite a shitty situation if we blow up for example some G-41)and when we moved to another excavation place or home-we just always found the shell which is most likely to be the "riotstarter" and simply shoot it's detonator from 200-300м and after that we only have to watch the cool blast and that's it😇
Intresting vid but audio wasnt good.
"Back tomorrow with a cool and obscure gun"
So, no Berthier tomorrow? (Not that they are uncool, but certainly not obscure).
Interesting and worthwhile Q&A. Future guest Q&As with some of the other "specialists" he mentioned would be great.
Tomorrow is a Breda Model 30 LMG.
Forgotten Weapons Italian, and not a Beretta or Carcano. Yep, interesting and obscure
Puppy wants scratches xD
Some say that he's three midgets in a trench coat and that he can change magazines with his feet. All we know is that he's not gun jesus, but he is gun Jesus's British cousin.
Aussie, you don't need to see the lack of a monocle to hear the accent ;-)
Generic Dave i know uh so many comments on his accent " i can understand him but im from the uk too" lol
The greatest assemblage of small arms knowledge, IN THE WORLD
Badass ,such ingenuity from people with very little raw materials.
That was a very informative video, thank you for it.
I stopped in at the Cody museum last week and the girl at front welcome desk did not know your name! I was greatly disappointed. Excellent place btw.
Thank you Nik, very interesting.
Benjamin Clayton My pleasure.
This was extremely interesting. Too bad the audio is so bad.
This is surprisingly relevant today
The part I find very interesting I mean in France and Russia there are still no go zones from the first and second world wars in the US we're still finding munitions from the Civil War in parts of Pennsylvania.
Dude this is awesome, thank you guys.
That dog certainly has a system like mine do, which goes from paw slaps, head butting, nudging and then weight and pressure points just to get petted.
I wanted to learn about this but I can barely hear the guy :(
he trails off badly and the speed of his speech comes across as a mumble... Shame because I only caught a third of what he said.
Ya, I'm having a bear of a time trying to understand him myself. I thought it was the accent at first.
I think Ian needs to invest in some professional microphones. I love his channel but the sound it often really, really terrible.
I agree Robin, the distortion from the noise cancellation is really distracting and has spoiled the last few videos for me.
Get good quality headphones lol
"pet my tummy, pet my tummy, pet my tummy, pet my tummy, pet my tummy, pet my tummy..."
Had to watch the video twice, once for the doggo, once for the interview.
Better video title: “Doge trying to get Ian’s attention”
Definitely a trend in the small arms community
primers refilled with crushed up match heads, thats right out the Army's "Improvised Munitions Handbook"
You might want to adjust how you mic Nic. His voice is not as sharp as yours and he moves his head enough that it fades in and out.
matchheads were a go to method for my teen pyrotechnic days Ian. unfortunatally a highly unstable compound which requires some judicious grinding to decrease the grain size substantially enough to maximise the charge reaction. So a sudden massive discharge flash, a loss of a lot of skin and eye brows ( and i was so careful LOL) i was making pipe bombs for personal amusement and general thrills as young boys do. It works for fun and profit at great personal risk. 3 weeks of painful recovery : latter i developed a safer method, but somehow the trill was gone. LOL
I don't care if it's "outdated", having a revolver as a sidearm is badass.
Suits for concealed carry or open but not in battlefield pretty much
Hey guys! Thanks for tuning in to another video, with the dog xD
Thanks for the great interview!
Ian great job...👏🏻👏🏻👍🏼👍🏼 .... Thank you Nick what a good hour... smart guy....
Triple OG Glad to hear it was of interest.
Thanks for doing this it is really fascinating discussion.
Thanks Ian.
I can only speak to what the situation with firearms was in the 90s during the Yugo wars, but back then the AK was king and everything else that people used fell into one of two use cases:
1. the regular grunt who used what he had until he managed to get an AK, be it through the black market or battlefield pick up
2. specialists or special purpose forces who either required a specific weapon or served on artillery and similar weapon systems so you wouldn't waste the best combat rifle on them.
ultimately, ammunition determines the best gun to use. There were M-16s here in small numbers, but they weren't very well liked because the ammo was scarce and usually it was saved for the guys running the Ultimax 100
Great video!
idk why people complain about the voice but in my ears its ok to hear
... THAT SOUND!! UNBEARABLE
Fascinating! More of this.
Most people: Wow such an informative video
Me: puppyyyyyy
Good stuff guys, thanks!
Great discussion.
I enjoy you all so much I have learned a hell of a lot buy both of you your dog is cute as hell keep up the good work Ian and I will do what I can in the near future with y'all
Like the G43 rifles currently located in the ex-Russia, the seller googled the price of $5-6000/ea. Thus, the seller has asked this price, not realizing that the cost of shipping them to North America would add another $5-6k to the price, which places it beyond the capability of the average consumer
I can't believe Ian's dog is this cute.
Shout out to Rogak! 19:50 the design lives on in the new Alien pistol!! Hail Rogak!
Thank you very much, very interesting!
Fascinating chat. Where did the hour go?
The audio was quite an issue during the video, hope you may fix it
AND GIVE THAT DOGGO A COOKIE FROM ME :3
please.
Nice ..I like that you included the dog
When the dog makes you loop back several times because your attention was completely thwarted.
Need a updated q&a with nic