There is a phrase in Russian which refers to any old Police officer or security guard. "Babushka c Berdanska" ..."Grandmother with an old rifle" The name "Berdan" is commonly used to generically refer to any "old" firearm, like we might use the term "musket"
Yes, all right, "бабушка с берданкой". Actually "берданка" (berdanka) it is bolt action shotguns, vich were rebarreld from old military rifles. In Soviet union was to wariations of this shotguns: "berdanka" and "frolivka". "Berdanka " is berdan rifle rebarreld in 16 guage, and "frolovka" it is mosin-nagant rifle rebarreld in 32 guage.
Or in French "Tromblon", all old farmers in my village have one. (or "some"😁) Town people quickly understand we won't change our habits to please them. There is even a local law that says, no complaint about farming activities will ever be taken in account.
@@СавватийДонов In Finland they made 12mm bore shotguns from old mosin-nagants after war because there was lot of rifles but need for small bore shotguns. Small game fur was as good as money back in those times and folk hunted them for good. There is strories that men gave up their daywork if there was fur to hunt. Some animals fur was as good that weeks salary.
@@Dr.K.Wette_BE I know this well from living in a part of the countryside where lots of city people have moved to - they call the police when farmers are shooting in their fields! They quickly learn that it's not a crime and the police prefer farmers to bourgeois idiots...
Oh I hope you cover the berdan III one day, and its fascinating history. I love it when the Tsar asked Hiram Berdan about his new rifle, and Berdan shouted "It's Berdin' time!"
Have been interested in these ever since I read the book "Dersu the Trapper" in 1998. Akira Kurasawa made a movie off of it as well. "Dersu Uzala". This is the rifle Dersu, to Siberian native hunter carried.
Excellent movie! I had a professor at UVA who showed us this film. The Russian Far East/Pacific area is really interesting. I'll look up this book. Thank you for letting us know about this. I think about old Dersu often. P.s. Single shot rifles are awesome.
Considering the era, even with the odd short-arc bolt action, this Berdan II looks to be an advance on a Snider-Enfield or a Springfield Trapdoor, very nearly the equal of a Martini-Henry. Thanks for demonstrating the rifle.
@@kospencer1 it's a pretty stout bolt handle and unless you do something stupid like shoot a couple hundred proof loads or load a case with cordite you'll be fine. the berdan action is more than enough for Russian military ammunition from the period which is the only thing that really matters
I heard about a battle between Serbs and Bulgarians in a mountain pass that degenerated into rock-throwing and brutal melee combat once ammo ran dry...
I picked up one of those Ethiopian Berdans, cut down to carbine length. I am really curious to see what recoil is like, the full length rifle looks a bit stout!
@@TheTsarsTailor1910 I got one from royal tiger. I am not sure they have any, but worth checking their website. Keep in mind there have been some folks really upset with the quality vs price. I didn’t have any issue with the quality of mine, it is beat up but functional and a unique piece.
@@thespecialbru i saw they had two full length ones left- i am probably overthinking before i buy one but i don't want them to have all the Ethiopian markings on the barrels- i am going for a accurate representation for a uniform and rifle.
It actually had problems because of that weird 45 degrees angle bolt. Sometimes, on really old and worn rifles, the bolt could open on its own after the shot.
If Russian and had a choice between this or nothing, I'd take it during WW2 as well. Like the scene in Enemy at the gates where every other soldier gets a rifle. Nope I will take the old Black powder piece of junk over nothing every time lol.
@@Brennan_the_smith admittedly it came in a very rough condition, but the rifling was alright and the bore caste came back okay, so it is fireable. Right now I’m recrowning the barrel and restoring the stock. Eventually I’ll buy the necessities to make the ammunition for it. Once I do that, hopefully it doesn’t blow my hand off.
Vote for Mae, she needs union backing - Her right arm is beaten, her left arm strained from 10lb rifles and now she's loading artillery shells for ammo! Somebody atleast get her a comfortable chair!! You go girl!! 🚶♀️
Так-то "берданка", это американское изобретение. Русские приняли ее на вооружение, как основную винтовку, во второй половине 19 века, потом модифицировали.
По такой логике, на этом канале не должно быть ни одной американской пушки. Причём никогда, потому что Америка не прекращала воевать с самого появления Ютуба
There is a phrase in Russian which refers to any old Police officer or security guard. "Babushka c Berdanska" ..."Grandmother with an old rifle" The name "Berdan" is commonly used to generically refer to any "old" firearm, like we might use the term "musket"
Yes, all right, "бабушка с берданкой". Actually "берданка" (berdanka) it is bolt action shotguns, vich were rebarreld from old military rifles. In Soviet union was to wariations of this shotguns: "berdanka" and "frolivka". "Berdanka " is berdan rifle rebarreld in 16 guage, and "frolovka" it is mosin-nagant rifle rebarreld in 32 guage.
Or in French "Tromblon", all old farmers in my village have one. (or "some"😁)
Town people quickly understand we won't change our habits to please them.
There is even a local law that says, no complaint about farming activities will ever be taken in account.
@@СавватийДонов In Finland they made 12mm bore shotguns from old mosin-nagants after war because there was lot of rifles but need for small bore shotguns. Small game fur was as good as money back in those times and folk hunted them for good. There is strories that men gave up their daywork if there was fur to hunt. Some animals fur was as good that weeks salary.
@@Sevensixtytwo All right. My neighbor was outfitter back in the 1980s, and hi had 32 guage frolovka.
@@Dr.K.Wette_BE I know this well from living in a part of the countryside where lots of city people have moved to - they call the police when farmers are shooting in their fields! They quickly learn that it's not a crime and the police prefer farmers to bourgeois idiots...
Oh I hope you cover the berdan III one day, and its fascinating history. I love it when the Tsar asked Hiram Berdan about his new rifle, and Berdan shouted "It's Berdin' time!"
I think he said: its morbin time
brrooooooo, stahp with the morb memes
@@thefuturist1867 🤬🤬🤬😱😱😱😱
I heard he received a berdillion dollars for his patents
@@7.62x38mmR Yeah, it's one of the rifle of all time
Once again, the best minute on RUclips
It's nice to see more videos on the Berdan, especially in a C&Rsenal Minute of Mae video!
1884 Sestroryetsk Berdan II my oldest Russian Imperial! AZF marked, amazing mirror razor sharp bore.
Mae is totally cool, and there's always time to enjoy a minute with her!
Have been interested in these ever since I read the book "Dersu the Trapper" in 1998.
Akira Kurasawa made a movie off of it as well. "Dersu Uzala".
This is the rifle Dersu, to Siberian native hunter carried.
Excellent movie! I had a professor at UVA who showed us this film. The Russian Far East/Pacific area is really interesting. I'll look up this book. Thank you for letting us know about this. I think about old Dersu often. P.s. Single shot rifles are awesome.
@@harperhellems3648 IIRC, the author was V. K. Arseniev.
Enjoy.
Loved that movie.
Thanks Mae, brilliant as always, cheers
C&Arsenal love your videos
That thing is nearly as long as Mae is tall...
Ooh! I love fooling with this gun occasionally in the Free to Play game “Enlisted”! Cool video!
The game version match up with what Mae showed us?
Much better in Tannenberg, that game is relatively cheap and much less grindy than Enlisted.
Considering the era, even with the odd short-arc bolt action, this Berdan II looks to be an advance on a Snider-Enfield or a Springfield Trapdoor, very nearly the equal of a Martini-Henry. Thanks for demonstrating the rifle.
The bolt handle is the only thing locking up the action though…
@@kospencer1 that was common on black powder bolt actions.
@@kospencer1 what's the problem with that
@@paullytle1904 I don’t know? say the only think between your face and the bolt is a bolt handle?
@@kospencer1 it's a pretty stout bolt handle and unless you do something stupid like shoot a couple hundred proof loads or load a case with cordite you'll be fine. the berdan action is more than enough for Russian military ammunition from the period which is the only thing that really matters
I need one of these. Glad your able to cover it in detail on the channel
My favorite old single shot for some reason.
Thank you fir that’s wonderful videos
I was literally just watching the full Berdan episode when this popped up, are y'all psychic?
They are, yes.
A contender for the best of the single shots in my mind.
Dear Mae!I love your Smile!
I love that you can easily see the the inspiration Mosin Nagant M1891.
A minute of Mae makes my day
Muy bueno tu vídeo saludos desde Argentina
The smile Mae wears when she dumps a magazine makes it worth watching every Minute of Mae.
smoothiest bolt action function i've ever seen tbh, beautiful piece of art
A whole lot of Berdan II and a whole lot of Mae..... that Gentlepersons, is Content!
Sometimes I get the feeling that if the war had lasted any longer they'd have started issuing bows and arrows. Perhaps rocks of moderate size.
Well, we know even into late 25th Century, two sticks and a rock shared between a whole platoon
@@LordKallig AND WE HAD TO SHARE THE ROCK
The Russkie Tsar would have issued arrows to every one of his Moskal barbarians, but forced three or four of them to share a single bow.
And the first of all, he would give it to the western ukro saveges
I heard about a battle between Serbs and Bulgarians in a mountain pass that degenerated into rock-throwing and brutal melee combat once ammo ran dry...
I picked up one of those Ethiopian Berdans, cut down to carbine length. I am really curious to see what recoil is like, the full length rifle looks a bit stout!
Can I ask where you got it at? I’ve been looking around wanting to get one.
@@TheTsarsTailor1910 I got one from royal tiger. I am not sure they have any, but worth checking their website. Keep in mind there have been some folks really upset with the quality vs price. I didn’t have any issue with the quality of mine, it is beat up but functional and a unique piece.
@@thespecialbru i saw they had two full length ones left- i am probably overthinking before i buy one but i don't want them to have all the Ethiopian markings on the barrels- i am going for a accurate representation for a uniform and rifle.
First wish I could find one of these
well I am first, not you
First wish I could find Mae.
These were later converted to lots of cartridges like 7.62x54R or even 20 ga for sporting purposes in Russia
Thanks Mae
As Russian - yes, yes, I confirm. Yet, some Arisaka would be better, of course.
Hey, Grigory, where was mine Mannlicher again?…
Japanese gun of the same era would be the Murata rifle.
@@kospencer1 I believe that is a reference to WWI where the Russians acquired many Arisakas along with taking these out of storage.
Oh, I need one of these
That darn algorithm found me again! Glad it did though, two of my favorites, the Berdan rifle and Mae!
Big Fan of Mae !
Its intresting that these saw little use in ww II (winter war )
Basically a prototype for the Mosin-Nagant? I see a lot features, especially the bolt that would be carried over.
was still used in ww2 finland as rear line rifle
Chilean 1895 carbine?
It actually had problems because of that weird 45 degrees angle bolt.
Sometimes, on really old and worn rifles, the bolt could open on its own after the shot.
when someone talks shit about your babushka and babushka has grandpas old rifle XD
Weekly Wink of Mae.
Berdan is so good as I thought it would be.
👍👍👍
If Russian and had a choice between this or nothing, I'd take it during WW2 as well. Like the scene in Enemy at the gates where every other soldier gets a rifle. Nope I will take the old Black powder piece of junk over nothing every time lol.
Exactly, which is why both old Mosin and old Mauser rifles are still in service today in parts of the world.
I love to see these early advances in firearms
gotta go back and watch this episode again I dunno why i like this rifle so much I guess because its not all that common
Just wanted to let you know I found your channel because "forgotten weapons" mentioned your work on his channel.
I can see beginnings of the mosin negant
This was the grandad to the iconic Mosin-Nagant
Is there any chance of a Krnka rifle being talked about?
could you cover the Remington New Model Army revolver?
whats the ram rod looking thing on some of those types of guns like the dreyse and the berdan 2?
It is used for cleaning and clearing out stuck cases
I’m currently restoring an Ethiopian use Berdan II. I can’t wait to shoot it.
What was the condition when it arrived? I bern toying with the idea of picking one up
@@Brennan_the_smith admittedly it came in a very rough condition, but the rifling was alright and the bore caste came back okay, so it is fireable. Right now I’m recrowning the barrel and restoring the stock. Eventually I’ll buy the necessities to make the ammunition for it. Once I do that, hopefully it doesn’t blow my hand off.
Fun rifle to use in the WW1 game Tannenberg.
"Weighing in at 9 pounds and just over 16 feet..."
Top 👏👏👍🤝
how was her group ?????????////
A single loader? Interesting
1871 Mauser was a single-loader, too. Still beat the hell out of muzzle loaders.
i think even in 2022, if your choice is this or be unarmed, i think id still take it
russian berdan 2: electric boogaloo
That bolt handle at 45deg when locked makes me way too uncomfortable
propably my favourite single shot rifle
Nice
Some of those were used by Soviet militia during the battle of Moscow in 1941
How did you guys reload it?
There is no magazine, you cycle the bolt back, load cartrage and then chamber it forward with the bolt.
Neat... I guess... If it's 1870 and you're on the rear.
Thanks for the content :)
Berdan II: electric Boogaloo
Better then nothing describes the design philosophy of many russian weapons.
Это бердана одно зарядка.
👍🏾👍🏾
Good for surviving a plague ridden mystical town
Vote for Mae, she needs union backing - Her right arm is beaten, her left arm strained from 10lb rifles and now she's loading artillery shells for ammo! Somebody atleast get her a comfortable chair!! You go girl!! 🚶♀️
Винтовка Бердана номер 2
Так-то "берданка", это американское изобретение.
Русские приняли ее на вооружение, как основную винтовку, во второй половине 19 века, потом модифицировали.
😁👍☕
Berdan longer than Mae
pew pew pew
😉💓
43rd, 9 June 2022
山本 兵吉の銃 三家別熊事件から
Hehe Brendan the Second
*Reason #1,374 on why the Russians got beat up so badly on the Eastern front.*
Your video title lies. It should be "minute and one second of Mae"😏
My god girl its taller than you. 😎
hi you love to use guns right tell me you like rifles
Background music is very annoying! Couldn't understand most of what Mae was expecting about this rifle. 🤨👎
How could you do a Russian gun at a time like this?
Are you sarcastic or actually mentally impaired ?
По такой логике, на этом канале не должно быть ни одной американской пушки. Причём никогда, потому что Америка не прекращала воевать с самого появления Ютуба
@@justalittlepony8525 Aight, Vatnik.
@@Makingnewnamesisdumb Alright, nazi
It is time to start ww2 series, or else your channel is getting really boring
ПАТРОНЫ НЕ ТЕ !!У БЕРДАНА -2 КАЛИБР 10.67мм А ТУТ ОН КРУПНЕЙ!
No. She says in the video they are 4.2 line cartridges. 10.67mm = 4.2 line