Yeah hope he says 911 or something AI louses up to distract from the story. I could follow this one and chose to rewind for details, missed or reheard. Well done man!
He broke Raymond Hamilton out of Eastham, the purpose of the raid there, Raymond went on to successful robberies himself. He finally got caught, sent back to Huntsville to Death Row. He escaped with another prisoner, Blackie Thompson, I believe. Just before he got caught in Fort Worth, he and Ralph Fults kidnapped my great uncle J.C, 16 then, for his new 34’ ford coupe flattop V8. He kept him for a few days running errands for them and then when parting, gave him a magazine and 30.06 round from BAR as a reminder to stay away from a life of crime. My cousin still has these.
Multiple times, you referred to a Colt 11. It's actually called the Colt 1911, which was the year it was adopted by the US Military. An outstanding weapon to this day, and now that Colt no longer has ownership of the design, that gun is copied by many manufacturers, but it's usually still called a 1911. A very informative video. Nice work on a complex subject.
I traced back over my script and the video. I referred to the Colt 1911 all but twice which was an error on my part although on my script I had it correct. Thank you for pointing that out. These guns were referred to as “automatics” which today we know them as semi-automatics. John Browning experimented with “automatic” pistols as early as 1895. Thank you for your comment and watching.
Thanks for this detailed breakdown on the hardware. You mentioned that Bonnie and Clyde were more careful with their photos after undeveloped film fell into police hands and made the papers. Criminals have been waging the PR war since at least the Civil War. Jesse James crafted an image for himself that served him well. John Dillinger played the gentleman, and this was played up in the press, benefitting Dillinger. Bonnie and Clyde's reputation gained them allies, kept their locations secret, helped them hide from the Law. Another notable item is the National Guard armory security of the period. I am familiar with AR 190-11, the regulations for modern National Guard armories, and the security measures for military munitions. In the Sixties and Seventies (popularized in "The Enforcer"--a Dirty Harry movie) National Guard armory burglaries were common--the Symbionese Liberation Army got some of its automatic weapons from National Guard armories. One source left out of this video is that police stations were also weapon supermarkets for gangsters. As late as the Seventies, police weapons were "secured" in desk drawers, car glove boxes, in the locker room, in gun racks behind the desk sergeant, or even shoved in a closet. Holsters might have a safety strap, left undone most of the time for rapid access. Things have changed in the 90 years since Bonnie and Clyde terrorized banks and law enforcement agencies in the Midwest. I found it strange to install a vault door with a competent lock, but the walls were ordinary residential or office walls, with vulnerable ceilings and sometimes a vulnerable floor. Or just yank the entire vault door and jamb out of the wall. How well were National Guard armories secured in the few years after Bonnie and Clyde? In 1946 an armory in Tennessee was raided to provide 60 M1917 rifles and two Thompson submachine guns (and probably a couple of Garands and pistols, too) along with sufficient ammo to take on a reinforced McMinn County sheriff's office and win. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Athens_%281946%29 Details are disputed. It wasn't merely superior firepower--the GI faction had training and experience in teamwork. Infantry combat is a team sport--not an individual event. Speaking of disparity in firepower, a punk with a zip gun "outguns" two or more police because the punk has the initiative, can refrain from engaging police or assaulting them with gunfire. By waiting until "the odds are ever in your favor" and the punk "cannot lose" the limited firepower of even a single shot zip gun is frightening. Now use a steam shovel and pile on a mountain of regulations governing use of police force. Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie, especially, were free to use their weapons at any time, any place and on anyone. In the early Thirties, shooting women was a no-no and when Bonnie was shot to death in ambush, it was regarded as rather unsporting. For that matter, when Dillinger was shot "in the back" by FBI agents in Chicago, that was "unfair!" Police were held liable for any bystanders shot--even when it was the criminals doing the shooting. "Friendly fire" was and continues to be a severe problem for police--remember that infantry combat is a team sport and injuring your teammates is a good way to lose a ball game. Then there are the criminals that the police are shooting at--criminals are a protected species and even slapping handcuffs and stuffing the bad guys in a police car can get the department sued and police officers charged with unlawful use of excessive force. It's a current problem for police--too much force is going to result in the police being punished, not enough force and the criminals get away with their crimes. Doesn't matter what the criminal has just done, when the criminal surrenders, police must treat the criminal with dignity, respect, and use only the minimum force required to maintain custody. Two advantages that maximize criminal firepower are having the initiative and limits on lawful police force. Bonnie and Clyde exploited those two aspects in all but their last gunfight--if the ambush can be regarded as such. The ambush party stopped Bonnie and Clyde's car on a ruse and opened fire as soon as the vehicle halted, continued shooting until after the two in the car were no longer able to fight. Basically, the police fought using the same rules as Bonnie and Clyde.
Having been in the Texas Army National Guard and a CO of an Infantry Co. Im bewildered how anyone could steal small weapons ? The security for them then versus when I was in we had a VAULT door with combination lock that only the Full time unit employee had. NOT Even me as CO ! and it was NO simple vault door to break through.
Clyde inappropriately named his sawed-off BAR(s) a "scatter gun". I'm sure the accuracy of these "modified" automatic rifles "went out the window" by Clyde's gunsmithing talent.
I know Clyde Barrow liked guns. He had quite an arsenal. Every time I look at the photos of the shooting scene that ended their crime spree, I am wondering about the marksmanship of some of the lawmen who took Bonnie and Clyde out. There are bullet holes all over the car. I am sure they were nervous, except for Frank Hamer and Manny Gault (two tough battle hardened, gun fightin' hombres).
I wouldn't argue as to whether Deputy Sheriff Prentiss Oakley was nervous or not, but it didn't effect his aim any. His first shot started and ended the fight in one fell swoop.
Good video but you have a mistake beginning at 16:38. There you are showing a 1918A2 BAR that was developed by the US military in 1938. This was 4 years before Clyde could have got his hands on one. Clydes guns were all 1918 BAR's. They were manufactured by either Colt, Winchester or Marlin-Rockwell. The differences are the forends, the stocks on the 1918A2 are made of Bakelite, not wood and the 1918's had no bipod.
No mistake on my part. I threw that one in just for a reference pic. Most people don’t know the difference but you did. I’m glad that there are people educated in firearms like you. Thank you for your comment and watching.
One shot from a bar will down an elk at 700 yd. Its maximum effective range is over a thousand yards maybe close to 1300 yds. Of course if you chop off the barrel you may be looking at 700 yd and maybe only 200 yards of accuracy depending on if he recrowned the barrel after he saw it off.
I can see both sides of these Gangsters. They grew up terribly poor, starving in some cases and with little to look forward to, ever. However, none of this is a reason to go out and shoot innocent victims.
There were a couple of witnesses that stated Clyde had one or two Thompsons, probably picked up at one of the armory burglaries. But Clyde liked the firepower of the BAR better. Thank you for watching
@@moneyshot7775 I believe your right. My best friend had bought one and it was having problems cycling and he ask me to take a look at it. First one I’d ever seen so I did some research on it and it’s history. Once I broke it down and began accessing the problem I noticed that the fore stock had been replaced and it wasn’t the right one. I called and went to every old school gunsmith I new and none of them had one laying around. They are definitely proud of this gun which they should be. I found one on eBay that was in great shape and I believe it’s was around the $300.00 dollar price range. My buddy didn’t want to pull the trigger and purchase it so I’m sure it’s sitting in his gun safe. He didn’t know what he had when he bought the gun until I told him the history. It was chambered in 12 gauge.
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Thank you for your comment and watching the video
Yeah hope he says 911 or something AI louses up to distract from the story. I could follow this one and chose to rewind for details, missed or reheard. Well done man!
@marktaylor9975 thank you for the comment. Thank you for watching
ME TOO!
Clyde was really Good at Modifications to his weapons... and took good care of them too..
@@jovanlopez1660 yeah both he and Raymond cut down the barrels of BARs. Short barrel full auto 30.06. LOL, Crazy Mofos!
He broke Raymond Hamilton out of Eastham, the purpose of the raid there, Raymond went on to successful robberies himself. He finally got caught, sent back to Huntsville to Death Row. He escaped with another prisoner, Blackie Thompson, I believe. Just before he got caught in Fort Worth, he and Ralph Fults kidnapped my great uncle J.C, 16 then, for his new 34’ ford coupe flattop V8. He kept him for a few days running errands for them and then when parting, gave him a magazine and 30.06 round from BAR as a reminder to stay away from a life of crime. My cousin still has these.
Keep taking and the ABC soup mite show up.. zip it 🙏
Great video and a lot of great information. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching
A topic I've often pondered, thank you!
Thank you for watching
The 1911 described as "Chrome Plated" was very likely not Chrome, but was in fact Nickle Plated.
Multiple times, you referred to a Colt 11. It's actually called the Colt 1911, which was the year it was adopted by the US Military. An outstanding weapon to this day, and now that Colt no longer has ownership of the design, that gun is copied by many manufacturers, but it's usually still called a 1911.
A very informative video. Nice work on a complex subject.
I traced back over my script and the video. I referred to the Colt 1911 all but twice which was an error on my part although on my script I had it correct. Thank you for pointing that out. These guns were referred to as “automatics” which today we know them as semi-automatics. John Browning experimented with “automatic” pistols as early as 1895. Thank you for your comment and watching.
True. All gun laws are infringements of the Second Amendment.
Nice work!
Thank you for watching
Great video Sir. Thank you.
brownings automaic rifles was. my fovorite gun...
Lots of good information, very interesting , thanks
Thank you so much for watching
I wonder how many of these weapons were never recovered and are still out there, buried or whatever.
There’s probably several still hiding in a woods out creek. Thank you for watching
All gun laws are infringement.
No, they are not. Watch Four Corners Diner and Mark Smith, who is a member of the SC Bar, a gun owner, and proponent of the 2ndA.
Educate yourself.
@@kennethcurtis1856Fudd
@@kennethcurtis1856straight fudd. Like he said all gun laws are infringements. I bet your the type to be like “ I support the 2nd amendment, buttttt”
@@eancola6111 Hopliphobe
Amen
Just one misnomer, an arsenal is a facility for the manufacture of weapons. An armory is a stockpile or supply of weapons. Good video anyway.😊😊
Arsenal has more than one definition. It also is define as storing up weapons. Just search its definitions. Thank you for watching
I know a person in possession of 3 Colt 1911s recovered from Dex Field Park. These came from a Dallas County facility in the 1940's.
I would say he had good tast in browning automatic guns. At the time was considered top weapons. This always Interest me about Clyde
Yes he stole many of them. Thank you for watching
Thanks for this detailed breakdown on the hardware.
You mentioned that Bonnie and Clyde were more careful with their photos after undeveloped film fell into police hands and made the papers. Criminals have been waging the PR war since at least the Civil War. Jesse James crafted an image for himself that served him well. John Dillinger played the gentleman, and this was played up in the press, benefitting Dillinger. Bonnie and Clyde's reputation gained them allies, kept their locations secret, helped them hide from the Law.
Another notable item is the National Guard armory security of the period. I am familiar with AR 190-11, the regulations for modern National Guard armories, and the security measures for military munitions. In the Sixties and Seventies (popularized in "The Enforcer"--a Dirty Harry movie) National Guard armory burglaries were common--the Symbionese Liberation Army got some of its automatic weapons from National Guard armories. One source left out of this video is that police stations were also weapon supermarkets for gangsters. As late as the Seventies, police weapons were "secured" in desk drawers, car glove boxes, in the locker room, in gun racks behind the desk sergeant, or even shoved in a closet. Holsters might have a safety strap, left undone most of the time for rapid access. Things have changed in the 90 years since Bonnie and Clyde terrorized banks and law enforcement agencies in the Midwest. I found it strange to install a vault door with a competent lock, but the walls were ordinary residential or office walls, with vulnerable ceilings and sometimes a vulnerable floor. Or just yank the entire vault door and jamb out of the wall.
How well were National Guard armories secured in the few years after Bonnie and Clyde? In 1946 an armory in Tennessee was raided to provide 60 M1917 rifles and two Thompson submachine guns (and probably a couple of Garands and pistols, too) along with sufficient ammo to take on a reinforced McMinn County sheriff's office and win.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Athens_%281946%29
Details are disputed. It wasn't merely superior firepower--the GI faction had training and experience in teamwork. Infantry combat is a team sport--not an individual event.
Speaking of disparity in firepower, a punk with a zip gun "outguns" two or more police because the punk has the initiative, can refrain from engaging police or assaulting them with gunfire. By waiting until "the odds are ever in your favor" and the punk "cannot lose" the limited firepower of even a single shot zip gun is frightening. Now use a steam shovel and pile on a mountain of regulations governing use of police force. Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie, especially, were free to use their weapons at any time, any place and on anyone. In the early Thirties, shooting women was a no-no and when Bonnie was shot to death in ambush, it was regarded as rather unsporting. For that matter, when Dillinger was shot "in the back" by FBI agents in Chicago, that was "unfair!" Police were held liable for any bystanders shot--even when it was the criminals doing the shooting. "Friendly fire" was and continues to be a severe problem for police--remember that infantry combat is a team sport and injuring your teammates is a good way to lose a ball game. Then there are the criminals that the police are shooting at--criminals are a protected species and even slapping handcuffs and stuffing the bad guys in a police car can get the department sued and police officers charged with unlawful use of excessive force. It's a current problem for police--too much force is going to result in the police being punished, not enough force and the criminals get away with their crimes. Doesn't matter what the criminal has just done, when the criminal surrenders, police must treat the criminal with dignity, respect, and use only the minimum force required to maintain custody. Two advantages that maximize criminal firepower are having the initiative and limits on lawful police force. Bonnie and Clyde exploited those two aspects in all but their last gunfight--if the ambush can be regarded as such. The ambush party stopped Bonnie and Clyde's car on a ruse and opened fire as soon as the vehicle halted, continued shooting until after the two in the car were no longer able to fight. Basically, the police fought using the same rules as Bonnie and Clyde.
Great reply. Thank you
I'm sure old Clyde knew in 33, that his downfall wouldn't be a pretty one.
I agree. They knew what was coming. Thank you for watching
Thank you Bart
Very interesting story, Thanks 😊
Thank you for watching
Suggest everyone who has Netflix watch "The Highwaymen" with Kevin Costner as Frank Hamer and Woody Harrelson as Manny Gault.
Great movie. Typical with Hollywood, not accurate but very entertaining. Thank you for watching
clyde.....I always preferred a short barrel rifle..no mare what...I sawed them off...
Very Interesting,much appreciated,from Ireland 👏☘️😎
Thank you for watching
@@bartl.largent9048 It was a ground breaking movie 🎥!!!
clyde here....we had every guns we could get. we hd all kinds... but sometimes not the proper shells
the BAR was one of your better choices!
That BAR made them almost untouchable
Very true. Thank you for watching
I have read numerous books and articles about the Barrow Outlaws. I have seen his middle name as Champion and as Chestnut any idea which is correct.
Chestnut is correct. Clyde would use Champion thinking it sounded better. Thank you for watching
Having been in the Texas Army National Guard and a CO of an Infantry Co. Im bewildered how anyone could steal small weapons ? The security for them then versus when I was in we had a VAULT door with combination lock that only the Full time unit employee had. NOT Even me as CO ! and it was NO simple vault door to break through.
Obviously not that way in the 1930s. They had no alarms and only a regular door lock. Thank you for watching
Actually, to make things more interesting everyone should have access to small weapons. And large weapons.
30-06 Full auto❤
It was happening even into the 1970s. M16s were a hot item, even without BCGs, which could be bought on the surplus gun market.
I knew the guys who installed alarms on the armories at Fort Hood back then. They had some stories.
Nice job.
Thank you for watching
Thanks to them, the NFA was created and all the fun stuff outlawed
Yes I agree. Thank you for watching
Then, create the NAFA and return to the fun stuff.
no one ever lived if clyde got off the frist shot......FRANK HAMER TEXAS RANGER
So this guy walks into a bar with a hacksaw and a B.A.R.
Wow
i thougth clyde had some of first law's but i have not seen many pictrue's thank's
Clyde inappropriately named his sawed-off BAR(s) a "scatter gun". I'm sure the accuracy of these "modified" automatic rifles "went out the window" by Clyde's gunsmithing talent.
he called them “scatter guns” because the moment he started shooting them people would scatter 😂
Just like in the movie "Gun Crazy"
Great movie. Thank you for watching
I know Clyde Barrow liked guns. He had quite an arsenal. Every time I look at the photos of the shooting scene that ended their crime spree, I am wondering about the marksmanship of some of the lawmen who took Bonnie and Clyde out. There are bullet holes all over the car. I am sure they were nervous, except for Frank Hamer and Manny Gault (two tough battle hardened, gun fightin' hombres).
Yes, I agree. Thank you for watching
I wouldn't argue as to whether Deputy Sheriff Prentiss Oakley was nervous or not, but it didn't effect his aim any. His first shot started and ended the fight in one fell swoop.
@butchs.4239 yes I agree. Thank you for watching
@@bartl.largent9048they didn't want to take any chances against return fire power they possessed, no need for dead man-- and woman walking !
Good video but you have a mistake beginning at 16:38. There you are showing a 1918A2 BAR that was developed by the US military in 1938. This was 4 years before Clyde could have got his hands on one. Clydes guns were all 1918 BAR's. They were manufactured by either Colt, Winchester or Marlin-Rockwell. The differences are the forends, the stocks on the 1918A2 are made of Bakelite, not wood and the 1918's had no bipod.
No mistake on my part. I threw that one in just for a reference pic. Most people don’t know the difference but you did. I’m glad that there are people educated in firearms like you. Thank you for your comment and watching.
One shot from a bar will down an elk at 700 yd. Its maximum effective range is over a thousand yards maybe close to 1300 yds. Of course if you chop off the barrel you may be looking at 700 yd and maybe only 200 yards of accuracy depending on if he recrowned the barrel after he saw it off.
You’re correct. It was a powerful weapon and that’s what gave Clyde the advantage over police at the time. Thank you for watching
Good at stealing cars
You would basically just drive them away
Not a lot of security features back then.
Run a wire from the battery to the positive side of the coil then jump the starter solenoid or roll it off and pop the clutch in 2nd gear.
And many time the owner would leave the keys in the ignition not thinking anyone would steal the car.
The ranger Texas armory is now the ranger college cafeteria, fun fact
Heavy weapons
it wasn't his appetite that was drying up. it was the supply
Yes also true. Thank you for watching
I can see both sides of these Gangsters. They grew up terribly poor, starving in some cases and with little to look forward to, ever. However, none of this is a reason to go out and shoot innocent victims.
clyde again. I always carried 2 pistols ,,, at least,, bonnie did the same
Shortened stocks on BAR
Bonney and Clyde were two bit thugs! Robbing ma and paw shops!
Every historical sight, booking slip, and FAMILY BIBLE, birth certificate, identifies him as Clyde Chestnut, "CHampion" Barrow.
Jelly Nash...
Wow they never used a Tommy gun why?
There were a couple of witnesses that stated Clyde had one or two Thompsons, probably picked up at one of the armory burglaries. But Clyde liked the firepower of the BAR better. Thank you for watching
They may have had them. They are very heavy and unwieldy though. Even in the 1930s there were many batter options.
BAR
Glad the Rangers got them
So no mention of the Browning A12, the 1st semi automatic shot gun produced that Clyde carried inside of his trench coat???
Do you mean Browning A5? (They came in 12, 16, & 20 gauge.......Bonnie's chopped/sawed off A5 "whip-it" was chambered in 20 gauge)
@@moneyshot7775 I believe your right. My best friend had bought one and it was having problems cycling and he ask me to take a look at it. First one I’d ever seen so I did some research on it and it’s history. Once I broke it down and began accessing the problem I noticed that the fore stock had been replaced and it wasn’t the right one. I called and went to every old school gunsmith I new and none of them had one laying around. They are definitely proud of this gun which they should be. I found one on eBay that was in great shape and I believe it’s was around the $300.00 dollar price range. My buddy didn’t want to pull the trigger and purchase it so I’m sure it’s sitting in his gun safe. He didn’t know what he had when he bought the gun until I told him the history. It was chambered in 12 gauge.
Id love a video on how the ambush party was ambushed.
I respect Bonnie and Clyde; they knew how to stand up against police brutality😊❤
It seams that Clyde was careless with his firearms , shown a need to replenish them..... He was a evil man.
Was the second amendment the biggest mistake in american history??
please, Please, Please, Look Into His Real Name, It Was DARROW, Not, BARROW, Was A Mispronunciation By Some One Who Called Them The BARROW GANG.😊
Uh No Felicia
Texas Rangers and FBI documents say Barrow.
His father owned a gas station that clearly sported a sign that read Barrow Service & Oil. Where do these people come up with this Crap!
I heard Bonnie’s actual name was Connie… Connie and Clyde
@@topper3879Yea, Connie and Blyde.