This is absolutely remarkable! Why do no firearms historians talk about this? A breech loading handgun in the 1400s? I never knew such a thing existed!
Possibly because there is only one in existence, and that is in s private collection. Check the link on the video description with a more in-depth discussion.
Although the concept has been around they didn't figured out how to safely contain the pressure which lessens the power of the bullet or a danger to the shooter.
Small breechloading cannons were not unheard of in the 1400s. Someone probably just thought to miniaturize one of those. But breechloaders at this time were expensive to manufacture and had problems with gas leakage.
Indeed it does, doesn't it? If it is a genuine find, which is not clear for the one piece we know of, it is very advanced, but also very dangerous. Read more here: en.archaeometallurgie.de/handgonne-cast-bronze-part-i/?noredirect=en
I wish you could see how many people actually look for this . Thanks alot. Can you do mor eo fthese animations on early repeating and breechloaders plz?
Well, according to the youtube stats 4026 currently, which is not a lot in two years. But yes I like doing these animations, just need another brilliant idea..
Crazy that I just found this video. I would imagine if a noble had the wealth, he could have manufactured many of those preloaded "bolts" complete with main charge, ball and finer priming powder being there was a sliding gate keeping the powder in. In such a case, there would be a tremendous advantage in how many rounds you can send downrange in a short and frenzied amount of time.
It is a fascinating design, however the construction was ahead of the technical abilities. It shows once more that the imagination was a driving force for advances in manufacturing processes. That sais, it would have been quite impossible to manufacture these in large quantities at the end of the 15th century..
Modern cartridges are made from thin elastic and hard brass that expands but does not rip during the process of firing. They expand and seal the breech, they shrink back into their original form so they can be pulled out easily. The problem with all early chamber loaders and breech loaders was that the thick walled "cartridges" or chambers either stuck in the barrels, especially after a few shots when the inside of the barrel was covered in a thick layer of slimy black powder residues, or they had a too large tolerance and let gases escape into the shooter's face. @@ArchaeometallurgieDe
Pretty much as soon as the gun was invented, we immediately sought out ways to load and shoot them faster. The fact that this came out at least a hundred years before the revolution makes it seem kinda silly when gun control advocates try to suggest that "the founding fathers could have never predicted that there would be high-capacity repeating rifles in the future" when writing the 2nd amendment.
There were some repeating arms around at the same time as knights. These were typically owned by the wealthy. The disparity between someone with a single shot musket and a multi barreled or repeating musket was immense. Now it doesn't matter if you're a rich fella who can afford a high tech military grade rifle because almost anyone with a solid income can afford a cheap AR platform that could effectively match that firepower.
In theory that's true! However the tolerance of manual production did not allow this to happwn, when this idea was born. The technology of the production processes, or rather the accuracy and precision, had not yet been achieved.
This is FANTASTIC. WOW. I could have never imagined handgonne could feature a breach loading mechanism. Thank you for the animation! This is most impressive design!
hey i need some help with guns , im trying to make a fantassy world in an alternative 1000-1600 timeline , what is the fastest rate of fire of a cannon or handgunof that time?
This was a VERY rare handgonne. Breech loaded handgonnes are only properly introduced in the 17th century.. This is why this one is such a special thing. Read the article on my website for more info. Http://en.archaeometallurgie.de
Paul, this a virtual barrel. Unfortunately there is no chemical analysis done on that particular unique (and possibly fake) gun. Check my website article on this gun for more info. However brass and bronze barrels were around in that period. Very low tin and brass alloys were also around before that, mainly in the central and north(east) European barrel, e.g. with the Teutonic order.. hope this helps
It is more complicated than this, but essentially the idea was there, but the manufacturing abilities were still too limited. No boring into solid stock for example. Lacking precision in making the cartridge fit. Making these in large numbers and so on. Remember these smooth bore firearms had rather poor precision, and the muzzle loader were much less difficult to make. Some hundred years later you do find these breech loaders more commonly, as well as earlier than that in lighter cannons (with a slightly different design, though)
I would accept this as a well working hand cannon if it was thicker barrel and the design seem very delicate to break or explode personally speaking making the barrel thicker will result in much more safety
This animation is amazing!
Thanks, you just made my day!
@@ArchaeometallurgieDe Incredibly professional I adore the micro hesitations and stuff you see that makes it feel human
@fallout prop guy Thanks for these kind words!
I've been searcing of a video about this one for a while. At last I found one.
This is absolutely remarkable! Why do no firearms historians talk about this? A breech loading handgun in the 1400s? I never knew such a thing existed!
Possibly because there is only one in existence, and that is in s private collection. Check the link on the video description with a more in-depth discussion.
I’ve never actually seen a handgonne fired like this.
Although the concept has been around they didn't figured out how to safely contain the pressure which lessens the power of the bullet or a danger to the shooter.
Exactly!
Small breechloading cannons were not unheard of in the 1400s. Someone probably just thought to miniaturize one of those. But breechloaders at this time were expensive to manufacture and had problems with gas leakage.
Awesome channel
Awesome comment.. thanks!
Beautiful animation.
Very satisfying sound effects and visuals.
Looks pretty advanced for the time period
Indeed it does, doesn't it? If it is a genuine find, which is not clear for the one piece we know of, it is very advanced, but also very dangerous. Read more here: en.archaeometallurgie.de/handgonne-cast-bronze-part-i/?noredirect=en
I wish you could see how many people actually look for this . Thanks alot. Can you do mor eo fthese animations on early repeating and breechloaders plz?
Well, according to the youtube stats 4026 currently, which is not a lot in two years. But yes I like doing these animations, just need another brilliant idea..
@@ArchaeometallurgieDe well what about the people who dont know weapon names like me? they not be able to find ur video easy i think sry for my eng
@@ArchaeometallurgieDe You made this design?
I made the animation, yes. And I made a wooden pattern for casting: en.archaeometallurgie.de/handgonne-cast-bronze-part-i/
Crazy that I just found this video. I would imagine if a noble had the wealth, he could have manufactured many of those preloaded "bolts" complete with main charge, ball and finer priming powder being there was a sliding gate keeping the powder in.
In such a case, there would be a tremendous advantage in how many rounds you can send downrange in a short and frenzied amount of time.
It is a fascinating design, however the construction was ahead of the technical abilities. It shows once more that the imagination was a driving force for advances in manufacturing processes. That sais, it would have been quite impossible to manufacture these in large quantities at the end of the 15th century..
Modern cartridges are made from thin elastic and hard brass that expands but does not rip during the process of firing. They expand and seal the breech, they shrink back into their original form so they can be pulled out easily. The problem with all early chamber loaders and breech loaders was that the thick walled "cartridges" or chambers either stuck in the barrels, especially after a few shots when the inside of the barrel was covered in a thick layer of slimy black powder residues, or they had a too large tolerance and let gases escape into the shooter's face. @@ArchaeometallurgieDe
Pretty much as soon as the gun was invented, we immediately sought out ways to load and shoot them faster. The fact that this came out at least a hundred years before the revolution makes it seem kinda silly when gun control advocates try to suggest that "the founding fathers could have never predicted that there would be high-capacity repeating rifles in the future" when writing the 2nd amendment.
I think you do have a point here. Thanks for that contribution.
There were some repeating arms around at the same time as knights.
These were typically owned by the wealthy.
The disparity between someone with a single shot musket and a multi barreled or repeating musket was immense.
Now it doesn't matter if you're a rich fella who can afford a high tech military grade rifle because almost anyone with a solid income can afford a cheap AR platform that could effectively match that firepower.
Actually the original idea from 10th-13th century was to mass produce guns originally with bamboo and paper, much easier to mass produce
This was reccomended to me after I watched a video about people playground realistic guns
same hahaha
same
very cool
Very early metal cartridge with bullet. Imagine preloaded hundreds of these before battle. The firepower will be buffed.
In theory that's true! However the tolerance of manual production did not allow this to happwn, when this idea was born. The technology of the production processes, or rather the accuracy and precision, had not yet been achieved.
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Cycles, indeed (:
This is FANTASTIC. WOW. I could have never imagined handgonne could feature a breach loading mechanism.
Thank you for the animation! This is most impressive design!
Hello, how are you? I want to ask something about your type of steel.
Hi there, it is not steel, but bronze..
hey i need some help with guns , im trying to make a fantassy world in an alternative 1000-1600 timeline , what is the fastest rate of fire of a cannon or handgunof that time?
try The olde handgonne, he has a video shooting three rounds a minute, though with a slightly younger fire arm.
@@ArchaeometallurgieDe ok ty for the info
@@ArchaeometallurgieDe do breach loading guns have a better fire rate ? sorry im new to this :)
This was a VERY rare handgonne. Breech loaded handgonnes are only properly introduced in the 17th century.. This is why this one is such a special thing. Read the article on my website for more info. Http://en.archaeometallurgie.de
@@ArchaeometallurgieDe wow germans are by far the best gun makers in history
Is the barrel Brass?
Paul, this a virtual barrel. Unfortunately there is no chemical analysis done on that particular unique (and possibly fake) gun. Check my website article on this gun for more info. However brass and bronze barrels were around in that period. Very low tin and brass alloys were also around before that, mainly in the central and north(east) European barrel, e.g. with the Teutonic order.. hope this helps
damn they didn't even have triggers
Well, this design did not. Others of the same age, however, did
bruh so they said nah to the innovative thing that made it 10000% better to shoot ._.
It is more complicated than this, but essentially the idea was there, but the manufacturing abilities were still too limited. No boring into solid stock for example. Lacking precision in making the cartridge fit. Making these in large numbers and so on. Remember these smooth bore firearms had rather poor precision, and the muzzle loader were much less difficult to make. Some hundred years later you do find these breech loaders more commonly, as well as earlier than that in lighter cannons (with a slightly different design, though)
Oh
I would accept this as a well working hand cannon if it was thicker barrel and the design seem very delicate to break or explode personally speaking making the barrel thicker will result in much more safety
Solch eine Waffe hätte ich sehr gerne...
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Kein Problem..
@@ArchaeometallurgieDe den sog. Pulverschein habe ich :)
Shut up and take my money.