US Navy Driggs Mk IX 37mm Quickfire Cannon

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  • @eazy2195
    @eazy2195 5 років тому +370

    It looks good both on the battlefield and in the living room, perfection

    • @midshipman8654
      @midshipman8654 5 років тому +20

      Some people have a piano in their living room, me? I have a light canon. Takes about the same space, but is an infinitely more utilitarian set piece.

    • @viridisxiv766
      @viridisxiv766 5 років тому +16

      @@midshipman8654 perfect for when your dinner guests just wont leave...

    • @Ucceah
      @Ucceah 5 років тому

      exactly what i was thinking at first sight. it's just a thing of beauty.

    • @rodrigogascagomez5190
      @rodrigogascagomez5190 4 роки тому +1

      @Kizo Mi easy, have it in the corner so it has the door and windows in its field of fire. It's free-traverse, and too large to need aiming.

  • @Tr4wnet
    @Tr4wnet 5 років тому +414

    "One of the cannons theyre going to be selling..."
    #JustUSAThings

    • @Hubert_Cumberdale_
      @Hubert_Cumberdale_ 5 років тому +8

      I am envious

    • @ianfurqueron5850
      @ianfurqueron5850 5 років тому +3

      currently 9, although a few of them are scale models.

    • @7hart2
      @7hart2 5 років тому +8

      If I had the cash, I would love to drag one through the Canadian border as an import.

    • @waynebye1305
      @waynebye1305 5 років тому +2

      That's what I thought. Let's see more cannon

    • @john-paulsilke893
      @john-paulsilke893 5 років тому +7

      As far as importing to Canada easy as pie. But the ammo is gonna be a problem on the America side of the border. Strangely Canada doesn’t care about big guns, just small guns and the USA seems to be concerned with the opposite issue. 🤪

  • @sarjim4381
    @sarjim4381 5 років тому +434

    Forget my lousy AK for home defense. I need a 37mm cannon!

    • @d5m2t2k41
      @d5m2t2k41 5 років тому +8

      Imagine try too shoulder the thing and blasting it in the middle east

    • @Ofotherworlds
      @Ofotherworlds 5 років тому +34

      If your home is a houseboat in the Gulf of Aden this would definitely be your best bet.

    • @d5m2t2k41
      @d5m2t2k41 5 років тому +5

      @@Ofotherworlds and a crate of aks

    • @moehoward01
      @moehoward01 5 років тому +4

      Nah.... we want a Gau 8.

    • @dreamingflurry2729
      @dreamingflurry2729 5 років тому +4

      @@moehoward01 Who wouldn't? :D Everything coming at you (unless it's a warship) is swiss cheese after you are done :)

  • @piatpotatopeon8305
    @piatpotatopeon8305 5 років тому +182

    Did you see how smoothly that thing swiveled? A sailor could 360° no scope those torpedo boats! I wonder how many times he could do that before the chief petty officer made him regret it.

    • @weaponsgradepotato
      @weaponsgradepotato 5 років тому +19

      What would the officer do? The sailor is on a cannon!

    • @franklind.roosevelt7416
      @franklind.roosevelt7416 4 роки тому +3

      Probably once.

    • @rodrigogascagomez5190
      @rodrigogascagomez5190 4 роки тому +5

      @@weaponsgradepotato Find a 2 pounder

    • @NicoNyon
      @NicoNyon 4 роки тому +3

      Appart from the recoil the shell would eject right in his chest. I suppose you should aim then lock and finally fire.

    • @piatpotatopeon8305
      @piatpotatopeon8305 4 роки тому +2

      @@NicoNyon I didn't think of that! Good point.

  • @claytonforbes4763
    @claytonforbes4763 5 років тому +68

    Why do you have a cannon?
    Me: It’s my “emotional support “ cannon, it’s very therapeutic. Thanks very much!

    • @kevinsullivan3448
      @kevinsullivan3448 3 роки тому

      And why are YOU bringing that miniature Donkey on the plain?

    • @finnmcool2
      @finnmcool2 3 роки тому +2

      That would make you feel pretty safe.

  • @thecatwithatophat4069
    @thecatwithatophat4069 5 років тому +60

    I know a lot of people before me have probably said this but, based on British tanks and naval usage the 3 pounder is about 47mm and the 6 pounder is about 57mm in diameter.

    • @MPI1000
      @MPI1000 5 років тому +11

      It's not quite that cut and dried.
      The British "pom-pom" AA guns with predecessors came in 1-pdr, 1 1/2-pdr and 2-pdr varieties. They had 37mm, 37mm and 40mm diameters respectively! Also, the 76mm 17-pdr doesn't follow the pattern very well, but it's long heavy projectiles made it a 17 pounder, whereas the naval 3" (76mm) was a 12 pounder.
      It's simply the rough projectile weight.

    • @kevinsullivan3448
      @kevinsullivan3448 3 роки тому +1

      @@MPI1000 The difference between the 1pdr and 1.5pdr is the length of the projectile. Naval ordinance rounds in the late 1800s can be crazy in variety because the ammo made for a 4.5in 30 cal gun is not the same as ammo made for a 4.5in 40 cal gun. And this is a Naval gun. By WWII this was simplified.

  • @den2k885
    @den2k885 5 років тому +639

    Does it come with a .22LR conVersion kit?

    • @kenibnanak5554
      @kenibnanak5554 5 років тому +115

      You should be able to bore out a dummy round for .22 Mag, or .357, etc. then single load those and shoot. Put a 30-30 round in and use it for deer hunting. Be the first in your state to take a deer with a naval cannon.

    • @TheKemist87
      @TheKemist87 5 років тому +24

      @@annelisemeier283 Like 37 mm wouldn't turn your brains into mush

    • @whyjay9959
      @whyjay9959 5 років тому +27

      It might have canister ammo that you can stuff with a few dozen .22 bullets each.

    • @killmimes
      @killmimes 5 років тому +5

      @@TheKemist87 its a quote from a tv show.

    • @zuthalsoraniz6764
      @zuthalsoraniz6764 5 років тому +29

      Pfft, neck down 37 mm to .22 LR. Eargesplitten Loudenboomer 2: Boom Louder

  • @horuslux8441
    @horuslux8441 5 років тому +121

    I just realized that Ian’s idea of a living room involves the same contents as what most would consider an arsenal... I feel a little under-equipped now.

  • @thibaudduhamel2581
    @thibaudduhamel2581 5 років тому +128

    iirc there's one example of this gun shown shooting in R.Lee Ermey's lock and load episode on artillery.

    • @AThreeDogNight
      @AThreeDogNight 5 років тому +3

      Yeah, I've watched that one a few times, love it.

    • @SuperAWaC
      @SuperAWaC 5 років тому +3

      might be the same one

    • @jonasglanshed
      @jonasglanshed 5 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/R05JoavbfrU/v-deo.html

    • @dwaynetherock-hardjohnson5676
      @dwaynetherock-hardjohnson5676 5 років тому +22

      Thibaud Duhamel may he Rest In Peace

    • @chrthiel
      @chrthiel 5 років тому +12

      @@AThreeDogNight That show is terrible in all the best ways.

  • @CAPNMAC82
    @CAPNMAC82 5 років тому +39

    Since it has a matching carriage, it was likely meant to accompany a Ship's Landing Force; which makes it somewhat unique, too.

    • @kevinsullivan3448
      @kevinsullivan3448 3 роки тому +5

      And not just removed from the deck mount, but a dedicated landing piece that is stowed with the rifles.

  • @MadManchou
    @MadManchou 5 років тому +26

    Would love it if you could get your hands on a 75mm mle. 1897 . The action on that cannon should be quite interesting I think, since it was considered a state secret up to the beginning of WW1.

  • @declana1359
    @declana1359 3 роки тому +2

    I absolutely love the look and size of this cannon, it's just perfect

  • @k.a.davison9897
    @k.a.davison9897 5 років тому +36

    Brass and black lacquer! Simply lovely. Compact and well designed. "Don't forget the Brasso, Ma." If they had two I'd considering marrying, again. I'd just keep them in storage for the next divorce. Simple and straight forward.

  • @roadsweeper1
    @roadsweeper1 5 років тому +205

    I find the US weapon laws hilarious, that this, a fully functioning and useable 37mm cannon, legally, isn't a destructive device lol.

    • @nicholas_scott
      @nicholas_scott 5 років тому +42

      roadsweeper1 exceptions are made for older, historically relevant firearms. There is a limited number, so it’s a reasonable compromise

    • @elektro3000
      @elektro3000 5 років тому +91

      Yet if you trim the barrel on a .22LR single shot Cricket rifle to 15", it becomes a federally regulated SBR.

    • @matthewkriebel7342
      @matthewkriebel7342 5 років тому +61

      Many countries have a date of manufacture cutoff where they stop caring. Usually around 1900. Also, inert projectiles aren’t regulated, but the original ammunition would be explosive, and each and every shell would be a DD, and require a tax stamp. I find that part more ridiculous (as a concept, not in terms of public safety).

    • @thompkins6796
      @thompkins6796 5 років тому +34

      @@elektro3000 but think of the destructive potential that .22lr SBR has on innocent squirrel and rabbit families!

    • @nicholas_scott
      @nicholas_scott 5 років тому +14

      ​@@elektro3000 SBR rules are a quirk of the Firearms Act of 1934, where handguns were going to be severely limited like with Europe, and treated like SBRs are. But handgun restrictions were removed, but the SBR stuff remained.

  • @fatman.reviews
    @fatman.reviews 5 років тому +5

    What a beautiful piece of craftsmanship,

    • @rolsen1304
      @rolsen1304 5 років тому

      My thoughts exactly, you can see the care and thought that went into the design and construction of this. It's like a piece of industrial art. The way it smoothly pivots and tracks made me realise how deadly and battle deciding this could be in the hands of a skilled gunner in a good position overlooking a battlefield. Think this gun was kind of wasted on the navy. This should have been used to snipe enemy officers and break up rallying troops.

  • @RangeTeaGaming
    @RangeTeaGaming 5 років тому +4

    Thats what I need. A 37 mm for practical use! Much appreciation Ian!

  • @williamsager805
    @williamsager805 5 років тому +6

    Reminds me of the Bethlehem Steel 37mm Cannon, that you did back in 2014.

  • @Thrashgu
    @Thrashgu 5 років тому +82

    Hello, I'm Ian McCallum and I have a big cannon.

  • @CaptainGrief66
    @CaptainGrief66 5 років тому +22

    6:03
    Ahhh yes, wood, nice oak padding, comfy and squishy, exactly what your shoulder needs when you're firing a light field gun

    • @silentwraithgaming8631
      @silentwraithgaming8631 5 років тому

      you would not want to shoulder fire the cannon. that is if you want to have your face intact.

    • @CaptainGrief66
      @CaptainGrief66 5 років тому +3

      @@silentwraithgaming8631
      I never said shouldering the cannon, the gunner of the crew has a stock when aiming it at a moving target, but you probably feel nothing since on a warship the cannon would be on a solid fixed mount.

    • @iododendron3416
      @iododendron3416 5 років тому +2

      You could hip fire it.

    • @TenebrusI07
      @TenebrusI07 5 років тому

      @@CaptainGrief66 the gun recoils in it's own housing so you wouldn't feel much either way..

    • @CaptainGrief66
      @CaptainGrief66 5 років тому +1

      @@TenebrusI07
      Just because it has a recoil system it doesn't mean that all the inertia would go away with it, it's on a wheeled carriage for a reason.

  • @JesusFetus
    @JesusFetus 5 років тому +304

    Government: “Sir why do you need a 1 pounder cannon?”
    Me: “uh...it’s medical”

    • @MrJimheeren
      @MrJimheeren 5 років тому +3

      Logan Martin it’s called guneridis

    • @devlad
      @devlad 5 років тому +29

      It's my emotional support cannon

    • @jillvalentinefan77
      @jillvalentinefan77 4 роки тому +8

      It's for recoil therapy.

    • @MrOnePieceMusic
      @MrOnePieceMusic 3 роки тому +1

      pretty sure a 1 pounder is good against depression

    • @hansmueller3029
      @hansmueller3029 3 роки тому

      @@MrJimheeren that's what potheads get.

  • @daksanders4579
    @daksanders4579 5 років тому +23

    Definitely a great living room decoration, but even better tor watching robbers shit themselves after bursting through the front door...

    • @iododendron3416
      @iododendron3416 5 років тому +8

      You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I fell lucky?'. Well, do you, group of 10 robbers standing in a perfect line behind one another?

  • @kenhelmers2603
    @kenhelmers2603 5 років тому +1

    Yep, need one to set beside my Gatling :) Thanks Ian

  • @thelonerider5644
    @thelonerider5644 5 років тому +2

    Very cool. And in surprisingly good shape!

  • @level98bearhuntingarmor
    @level98bearhuntingarmor 3 місяці тому

    For the 19th century this is a pretty decent design for a rapid fire anti torpedo boat gun

  • @Blodhelm
    @Blodhelm 5 років тому

    Beautiful craftsmanship.

  • @jerryjohnsonii4181
    @jerryjohnsonii4181 5 років тому +2

    Gun Jesus time !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another great review Ian an thanks for the knowledge Sir

  • @Opaheke1
    @Opaheke1 5 років тому +1

    More 19th century gun goodness. Love it!

  • @rich7787
    @rich7787 4 роки тому

    That gun is gorgeous, what a beauty!

  • @docgonzodotcom
    @docgonzodotcom 5 років тому +14

    I could use one of these... No idea what for, but I could use it nevertheless...
    Maybe for varmints... Saves me the trouble of cleaning up somewhat...

    • @ironwolfF1
      @ironwolfF1 5 років тому

      Heh...coyotes, ground hogs, and squirrels beware. ;-)

    • @chrispygoatsman2199
      @chrispygoatsman2199 5 років тому +4

      Until you fell the tree the squirrel was on and it falls on your barn

    • @TheWolfsnack
      @TheWolfsnack 5 років тому +1

      great for gopher control.....

    • @yoda1037
      @yoda1037 5 років тому

      @@TheWolfsnack if the gophers are 30ft tall

    • @grahamlopez6202
      @grahamlopez6202 5 років тому

      It's for getting gophers that are inside a gopher hole

  • @hansmueller3029
    @hansmueller3029 3 роки тому

    It's a stunning gun. Even the the carriage

  • @Hubert_Cumberdale_
    @Hubert_Cumberdale_ 5 років тому +8

    I want this for my steam powered tank.

  • @Daminite
    @Daminite 5 років тому +5

    I can see the pitch now ”The ultimate in home defence! Home invaders think twice when this is pointed in their face! No longer fear for the safety of your loved ones! Doubles as a doorbell for pesky solicitors! Buy today! ”

  • @M.M.83-U
    @M.M.83-U 5 років тому

    Great video Ian.
    In 1915 for the Regia Marina (Italian Navy) the Hotckis 6 pr translate as a 57x43 mm cannon and the 3 pr as 47x40; we had also a super tiny 25 mm version.

  • @gordonrottman469
    @gordonrottman469 5 років тому +1

    These guns were also used by Navy landing parties and sometimes manned by Marine ship's detachments.

  • @AdurianJ
    @AdurianJ 5 років тому

    In sweden the most common quickfire gun was a 57mm m/89 gun but it existed in several variants.
    Today a number still exist for gun salutes. If you are ever in stockholm the islan opposite the palace has a row of these

  • @thorinossman5082
    @thorinossman5082 5 років тому

    I knew I had seen this before. I watched top shot religiously

  • @matthayward7889
    @matthayward7889 5 років тому +38

    Wonder how hard it would have been to give it a ‘bofors ’ style top loading magazine?
    Move the recoil cylinder to the side maybe...

    • @fidjeenjanrjsnsfh
      @fidjeenjanrjsnsfh 5 років тому +20

      Given that the hardest part of "converting" the M1 garand to the M14 was the magazine, I'd assume pretty hard.

    • @SlavicCelery
      @SlavicCelery 5 років тому +19

      @@fidjeenjanrjsnsfh unless you're the Italians

    • @jakedee4117
      @jakedee4117 5 років тому +3

      I know it would be fun, but if you mess around with it then it's no longer an antique.

    • @51WCDodge
      @51WCDodge 5 років тому +3

      Single shot bolt action! Don't push your luck. :-)

    • @matthayward7889
      @matthayward7889 5 років тому +1

      Jake Dee I meant at the time, no way I’d be messing with that gorgeous antique 👍

  • @charles_wipman
    @charles_wipman 5 років тому

    Look really good to me and well preserved.

  • @mbox314
    @mbox314 5 років тому

    For smooth surface friction is dependent on normal force and friction coefficient only, there are exceptions but typically surface area does not affect friction.

  • @markinok.8787
    @markinok.8787 5 років тому +1

    Do you know how much one of your videos increases the value of the auction piece

  • @miketeeveedub5779
    @miketeeveedub5779 5 років тому +1

    Ian's the type of guy to have space in his living room for a non-destructive device.

  • @daveweller9579
    @daveweller9579 5 років тому +8

    Not considered a destructive device that means I can use it for for deer hunting 😀

  • @Viraqua
    @Viraqua 5 років тому

    I take it that it's set up for left handed shooting, because you wouldn't want to be behind that thing when it reciprocates back or when the case ejects out the back.

  • @THE_YIGLER
    @THE_YIGLER 5 років тому

    Nothing puts a smile on my face more than an NFA exempt firearm

  • @salamisalesexpress
    @salamisalesexpress 5 років тому

    Anyone else get the "I tucker pro" commercials for every gun related video they watch?

  • @loupiscanis9449
    @loupiscanis9449 5 років тому

    Thank you for all your work ,

  • @Colonel_Overkill
    @Colonel_Overkill 3 роки тому

    bit late, but a short conversion table is as follows. a 37mm is 1pdr, 47mm is 3pdr, 57mm is 6pdr, 76mm is 12pdr. later on the 76mm became the 17pdr but thats the difference in early and modern artillery.

  • @sirusvader6304
    @sirusvader6304 5 років тому +23

    I'd imagine that buttstock is for your left shoulder. Unless you want your chest caved in by the ejecting case.

    • @rodrigogascagomez5190
      @rodrigogascagomez5190 4 роки тому +4

      That's just the "prove you're tough enough" feature

    • @archstanton1628
      @archstanton1628 4 роки тому

      Was thinking the same, couldn't see a brass deflector anywhere on that breech lol

    • @kevinsullivan3448
      @kevinsullivan3448 3 роки тому

      I doubt it would cave in your chest, more likely bruise you up if you don't wear any protection.

  • @anonymous2513456
    @anonymous2513456 5 років тому +1

    you know i've been looking for a new 37mm cannon, my old one just does not have the gravitas that it used to. Perhaps i'll buy this one.

  • @DonMeaker
    @DonMeaker 3 роки тому +2

    Wow! 79 lbs for a 37mm is less than the 84 lbs for a Browning M-2 cal. .50 machine gun.

  • @HorzaPanda
    @HorzaPanda 5 років тому +3

    Ian: If you've got a space in your...
    My brain: Heart?
    Ian: Living room
    ^^"
    >_>

  • @emperorbless120
    @emperorbless120 5 років тому +5

    Shouldn't you use your left shoulder for aiming the cannon? If you use the right one it looks like you would get a piece of hot brass violently launched at your chest, which i assume would be a most unpleasant experience.

    • @mfree80286
      @mfree80286 5 років тому

      You might have an excellent point...

  • @wfp9378
    @wfp9378 5 років тому +2

    7:55 Living room? I want it on my car! :-p

  • @davidforsberg5675
    @davidforsberg5675 5 років тому +1

    Have a perfect garage space for it 😁

  • @owenmorfey4868
    @owenmorfey4868 5 років тому

    Wanna see a range trip video for this

  • @davidforsberg5675
    @davidforsberg5675 5 років тому +1

    😍 you had me at no paperwork with ATF.....so my plans to roll up to Mesa Table rd and be the one with the biggest gun on range day will be true 😄😄😁.

  • @Rumo82
    @Rumo82 5 років тому +1

    This is one of the devices belonging in every household.

  • @albertmcmichael9110
    @albertmcmichael9110 5 років тому +3

    Screams "Get off my lawn!"

  • @nickwashburn723
    @nickwashburn723 5 років тому +1

    That thing has gotta be crazy expensive if it's non-NFA. That is amazingly badass.

    • @durayenterprisesllc4440
      @durayenterprisesllc4440 5 років тому

      Nick Washburn why would being non-NFA make it crazy expensive? A $200 stamp is practically moot when you're spending thousands on a functioning antique.

    • @crazyfvck
      @crazyfvck 5 років тому

      @@durayenterprisesllc4440 No $200 tax stamp, no 6 month (or more) waiting period, no FFL transfer needed (ships straight to your house,) and NO having your purchase added to a gov't list. I'm guessing it will go for at least $50k.

    • @durayenterprisesllc4440
      @durayenterprisesllc4440 5 років тому

      crazyfvck none of those are significant obstacles to a serious collector. People jump through those hoops for a $300 rimfire suppressor to plink with....how much more if you're spending tens of thousands on a rare collectible cannon? NFA isn't that big a deal.

    • @crazyfvck
      @crazyfvck 5 років тому

      @@durayenterprisesllc4440 I didn't say anything about those things being obstacles. Some people value secrecy. If you want to buy a cannon, and you don't want certain people to know about it, then your options are limited. Of course, someone could build their own, and not tell anyone about it. But if they are ever found with it, they'll spend x amount of years in prison, and they will lose their right to bear arms for the rest of their life. With this one, you will own it legally, but it is "off the radar." EDIT: And for what it's worth, there are certain states, like mine, where all NFA items/weapons are illegal. So this would also be an option for someone like me, who would otherwise never be able to own a cannon.

  • @FirstMetalHamster
    @FirstMetalHamster 5 років тому

    What a nice little cannon. I could find a use for one or two of those...

  • @kenibnanak5554
    @kenibnanak5554 5 років тому +1

    It is a temptation, a new pick up truck, or a new (old) cannon. A shame I can't get both this week. :)

    • @willrogers3793
      @willrogers3793 5 років тому

      Get the gun this week, get the truck next week, then find a way to mount the gun on the truck the week after that!

  • @jayfelsberg1931
    @jayfelsberg1931 5 років тому +1

    this would be cool to take to the range

  • @wesleythomas1594
    @wesleythomas1594 3 роки тому

    6 pounder was 57mm. Hotchkiss also made a 9 pounder, which was 65mm.

  • @russellgough7801
    @russellgough7801 5 років тому

    JBS also inspected the ammunition which is supplied - have a look at the auction picture :-)

  • @lf2nd705
    @lf2nd705 5 років тому

    The sights!

  • @bensmith4563
    @bensmith4563 5 років тому

    Every home needs one

  • @revolverDOOMGUY
    @revolverDOOMGUY 5 років тому

    Looks like the granpa of the bofors 40mm autocannon.

  • @nutz4gunz457
    @nutz4gunz457 5 років тому +1

    The rear sight looks like a doctors office scale.

  • @Jesses001
    @Jesses001 5 років тому

    If I had the money, I would SO have a new toy right now. Ammo included, hell yes. Also being 37mm, I think I can make new rounds for it too. Better keep the brass in good condition though.

  • @1234-k2y
    @1234-k2y 5 років тому

    Wunderbar. Handmade!

  • @FenWolf68
    @FenWolf68 5 років тому +2

    I need one of these, to, um, errr... scare the seagulls off my roof? Dammit, just take my credit card number and tell me when it's going to be delivered!

  • @pepperspray7386
    @pepperspray7386 5 років тому +3

    Can we get the exploded jury rigged gun from 55 Days at Peaking next?

  • @1pcfred
    @1pcfred 5 років тому +1

    The NFA; Why we can't have nice things today.

    • @kevinsullivan3448
      @kevinsullivan3448 3 роки тому

      Gotta reverse 100 years of precedent by making civilian firearms less effective than military arms. Can't have those peasants revolting now, can we?

  • @dougbower9479
    @dougbower9479 5 років тому +1

    I really wish Morphy's would have allowed you to fire it for us.

  • @yankeeredneck7229
    @yankeeredneck7229 5 років тому

    That is freaking awesome I'm pretty sure someone with some skill can make that into a semi-auto maybe with a magazine attached attached above the breech-block or just something to drop them in that's not spring loaded

    • @willh8950
      @willh8950 5 років тому

      Yankee redneck Well, these guns were designed to be crew served. I think if you had a good gunner, and a good loader, you could probably equal or surpass the rate of fire a magazine fed gun of the same type had... plus, changing something like this to a mag fed weapon would be both very hard and a crime against history

  • @jacehendrix3194
    @jacehendrix3194 2 роки тому

    Trunion is a good name for a gunion part

  • @LewisRenovation
    @LewisRenovation 5 років тому +18

    Did something like this exist in WW1 Germany? Seems like it would make a great anti-tank gun.

    • @CaptainGrief66
      @CaptainGrief66 5 років тому +8

      Of course, everyone had artillery pieces of varying calibers for different occasions, the Germans in WWI had a lot of 37mm,5.3cm and 7.7cm cannon that were also used as anti tank guns.

    • @roadsweeper1
      @roadsweeper1 5 років тому +4

      Didn't really need anti tank guns in ww1 against tanks. They had virtually no armour. Just sheet steel, the later war high velocity infantry rounds would go through the sides with ease. That 37mm with solid shot would probably go in one end and out the other.

    • @CaptainGrief66
      @CaptainGrief66 5 років тому +3

      @@roadsweeper1
      I wouldn't necessarily call an inch of riveted steel "Sheet metal".
      All of the tanks that served in the war were impervious to rifle caliber projectiles, even something as small as a French Renault FT-17 has about 22mm of all round armour, with things like the German A7V and italian Fiat 2000 being the most heavily armoured.

    • @roadsweeper1
      @roadsweeper1 5 років тому

      @@CaptainGrief66 sorry mate, your wrong there. The British Mk 1 had armour thicknesses of 1/4 inch up to 1/2 inch (6-12mm). Even the Mk V that didn't see service until 1917, only had 2/3rds of an inch armour (16mm) on the front, 1/2 inch on the sides, and 1/4 inch on the rear, belly, and roof. Sorry, but the more powerful rounds the snipers and machine guns were getting, would go through 1/4 inch armour like a knife through butter.
      I'm not saying all tanks were vunerable to small arms, I agree, some of them, like the little French FT117, weren't, but they were one of the best tanks of ww1. Some of the lesser tanks were certainly vunerable in the weaker armoured areas, like the rear and roof.
      That's also why they stopped using the armour plate sniper shields in the later half of ww1, the rifle rounds were getting that powerful, they were just just going through them.

    • @CaptainGrief66
      @CaptainGrief66 5 років тому

      @@roadsweeper1
      I should've specified that they were impervious to rifle calibers at least from the front, 20mm of steel should be enough to stop a 7.92mm Mauser shot from 200 metres, the British Mark I-to-V tanks all had about 20mm of frontal armour with something like 15mm on their sides and rear while a German A7V SturmPanzerWagen had 30mm of frontal armour and 20mm of side armour, same goes for the italian one.
      The problem here is that all these big early tanks had machinegun all around them, sure, your service rifle can do the job if you get closer or at least shoot the sides, but I really doubt a British rifleman would even dare to try and flank a A7V, those six MG08/15s would scare away anyone.

  • @matthewplayer8337
    @matthewplayer8337 5 років тому

    Would make a handsome lamp

  • @Shadow_Hawk_Streaming
    @Shadow_Hawk_Streaming 3 роки тому

    Can't help wondering how hot those hand loads are

  • @jackass6257
    @jackass6257 2 роки тому

    It's funny how shooting a one pound dumbbell can do so much

  • @fuzzydunlop7928
    @fuzzydunlop7928 5 років тому

    This is steampunk as fuck, I wanna mount a couple of these on my war-zeppelin!

  • @Pitsspit
    @Pitsspit 5 років тому +1

    Great vid! Quick question the carriage makes it possible to freely move and shoulder fire that weapon wouldnt the recoil obliterate your shoulder and the brass break a rib if it is kicked out to the gunner?

  • @solsdadio
    @solsdadio 5 років тому +1

    My new back garden plinker.

  • @nettles89
    @nettles89 5 років тому +2

    Living room? I want this in my office, pointed at the door.

  • @justin.s9783
    @justin.s9783 5 років тому

    Living room! ? It's criminal neglect to leave a newborn by itself.

  • @alancrews2066
    @alancrews2066 3 роки тому

    Very cool

  • @luisesteves5807
    @luisesteves5807 5 років тому

    I don't really know about the "pound" measure, but the 17 pounder is 76mm

  • @uncle-bux
    @uncle-bux 5 років тому

    It's like the cannon becomes smaller as the video goes on.

  • @schism1984
    @schism1984 5 років тому

    Light enough to fire from the hip.

  • @misolgit6986
    @misolgit6986 5 років тому

    Just imagine you've just finished restoring your ex navy steam launch, then, this comes on the market mount it in the bow and you've got your own Navy. Oh this Officer? it is duck season is it not?

  • @jamesbuckner4791
    @jamesbuckner4791 5 років тому +1

    6-pounder is roughly a 57 millimeter projectile

  • @51WCDodge
    @51WCDodge 5 років тому +3

    It's us British I'm afraid , again. Mr Whitehead developed the Self Proppelled Torpedo, Sir Charles Parsons invente dthe turbine enginner. Then some sneacky swine built a small fast boat with torpedos on it! The result was the need for fast firing easy to train guns to stop them.

  • @spudgunn8695
    @spudgunn8695 5 років тому

    Get it on the range. Please, get it on the range!

  • @SeraphinaPZ
    @SeraphinaPZ 5 років тому

    This weapon looks great and all, but is it appropriate for concealed carry?

  • @G-Mastah-Fash
    @G-Mastah-Fash 5 років тому +1

    I'm sure no burglar will ever enter your house if you have this thing pointing out your living room window.

    • @grahamlopez6202
      @grahamlopez6202 5 років тому

      Dude if you've got this pointed out the window I'm for sure coming in, I wanna see ittttt!

    • @grahamlopez6202
      @grahamlopez6202 5 років тому

      "Hello sir may I see that cannon pls"

  • @ФилиппЛыков-д8е
    @ФилиппЛыков-д8е 5 років тому +4

    Great-granddads laugh at NFA through well over a century :)

  • @Lilljehook
    @Lilljehook 5 років тому

    Perfect I need a Canon

    • @floo1465
      @floo1465 3 роки тому

      they’ve probably got one at your nearest camera store

  • @b.griffin317
    @b.griffin317 5 років тому

    there is a driggs st in williamsburg brooklyn. I wonder what connection there might be.

  • @iainsmith6643
    @iainsmith6643 5 років тому +2

    Sadly I'll need a bigger living room

  • @ОлегКозлов-ю9т
    @ОлегКозлов-ю9т 5 років тому

    You can make a cosy armchair out of if and than blast your bad neighbors' cars while sipping a tea