The Fakiest Fake Berthier I Have Seen All Day
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- Опубликовано: 19 апр 2020
- I found this online and it was unusual enough I figured it would be a fun video to put together for you.
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"And who are you to say this is fake?"
*points to his book on french rifles*
"Ah ok."
Points to book that got hundreds of thousands of dollars on Kickstarter before it was even printed*
"Huh yeah, so.... you bought a book.... about French rifles? That has nothing to do with this - I'm selling you my bur-tir.... Now pay up!"
😆
He's French
I read that as French fries initially
Even better: *holds up authentic version of what the fake claims to be*
Ian is really getting bored at home, but this is great. I'd enjoy some "Fakiest Fakes" series. Really entertaining haha
Quarantine does things to a man. Just look at all the celebrities dying without attention.
what a great idea!
Or we could start sending him stuff on our guns we know nothing about and let him run with it...I got some SKS from the 60's that I think has never been fired, and a nice GI spec Universal M1 Carbine with a serial number that starts with "X"-- would like to know more about either one.
SaladofStones Hey guys, celebrity #2527 here, streaming from my huge mansion, im soooo sad :((((
i think he did a couple already on
-Khyber Pass copies (notorious for the very varying levels of faking)
-chinese knockoffs
-vietnamese knockoffs of M1911s
Interesting to see Ian wearing an Elbonian Winter camouflage shirt, one of the least successful Elbonian DPM patterns, but I still love it!
not as bad as the gray on gray US Army ACU pattern, but indeed not the best Elbonian design.
I like their mud cakes splotches camo, tho.
Not complete without the day glo orange hat
*casually pulls berthier from beside desk*
I’d like to imagine he has French firearms littered throughout his house.
He probably does
Did you notice the casual machine gun leaning against the bookcase?
Coleman Moore That’s his Berthier modified for a Chauchat magazine.
Bro he uses ammo boxes as bookstands, he probably has French German Brittish and American firearms littered in every nook and cranny in his home.
I mean...yeah.
Imagine committing a sin so egregious that Jesus Christ himself calls you out while wearing a hawaiian shirt
even Jesus is down to booge
not just that, an "Air Force Hawaiian" parody shirt from the uniform trials that yielded the Airman Battle Uniform...it just went deeper
I actually think he looks more like Robin Hood...….
Preacher level shix right there
Made me proper gut laugh, cheers.
I would love a series like” this months weirdest on gunbroker”.
You brake down either weird, Interesting or fake guns.
Seconded. I'd love to see some really egregious fakes or just weird rebuilds like this one.
I agree completely.
That is a great idea
My friend and I used to play a kind of scavenger hunt game on GunBroker, and the name of the game was "find the most expensive items"
Back before we were married, my future wife and I would go to the local weekly auction with my Grandfather. She took great delight in texting out the "wtf item of the week" to friends and family.
So yes Ian, can we get a regular feature? With all the GOOD guns you see there MUST be more like this...
"...are very rare to find."
*whips one out*
Would be funny if the listing price for this rifle just went up.. "Featured on Forgotten Weapons; Fakiest Fake Berthier"
There *are* folks who deliberately collect fakes.
@@lairdcummings9092 Yeah, but they prefer the term "replica."
@@ianfinrir8724usually. Not always, though. I have a friend who collects fake Rolexes. He only buys the fakes that are billed as actual Rolexes - no replicas for him - only bona fide fakes.
It will become so valuable that people will try to fake it
@@nandospm haha
For sale: Horrible kludge, bubbaed together in the back woods of... somewhere. Contains 100% historically interesting rifle components. At most 50% French. May explode into splinters upon firing. Serious offers only.
Because of how many pictures are shown...i think this seller is a victim and not the person that originally made it.
Shut up and take my money.
yo im selling a dupe shovel.
You forgot, "As featured in 'Forgotten Weapons'".
Ah yes, my part of the state of Florida would like to buy your entire stock
I'm looking at his auction now. He should add "as reviewed on Forgotten Weapons" lol.
What's the link to it, and has anyone called him out for this?
Super curious on the price
guy c 299.99 I believe
@guy c $299.99
@@sidewinder666666 www.gunbroker.com/Item/866003537
"How're you to say this isn't a real Berthier rifle?"
Ian: *pulls out actual Berthier rifle for comparison
"Well, I just HAPPEN to have... THIS!"
Well that's Ian for you.
Probably this gun has a more interesting story than the seller had immagined
Looks like it was made in Khyber Pass.
A victim of oppressive gun laws on several continents? Continually modified to remain legal for decades? Necessity is the auntie of modification?
@@bho-lj1jk what imaginable gun law would you circumvent by changing the wooden stock of a rifle or changing the cleaning rod?
Louis R it was a joke.
You're right. It's ultra rare prototype. 60k won't do it
LMAO I'm pretty sure we all agree that this would be an excellent recurring series. Or at the very least "something is wrong here" series.
Agreed, i want to see this too!
I third this motion
One of these things is not like the others
Agree! Would be a nice series!
"The Bubba FIles"
I like how Ian just has a real Berthier with the rare original cleaning rod just lying about in his house
Don't we all?
@@TrashGoblin824 No, we don't. I just went through my collection of Berthiers and not one of them has the rare, original cleaning rod. Don't be so pretentious.
Heather R/whoooooosh
@@jeromeavery8649 whooooooooosh
@@danndann1958 lol
"I went on the internet... and found THIS."
*crowd groans in disgust*
Dude, this line brings back some memories :'‑)
And on that bombshell.........
"it is just, pure p0rnography"
this reference make me smile ear to ear
“WOAH! Okay!... I could believe that”
My brain: "Yeah, that gun looks off."
Ian's Brain: exploded view of every part in the gun
I can practically see the ghostly shapes in the middle of the air as he looks at each one, like some crazy gun world necromancer...
This gun's maker's brain: exploded years ago, probably.
Ian handles cursed gun images a lot different than Brendan Herrera.
They gotta do a collab
Absolutely ! Gun Jesus w/ Ak guy, to track cursed gun x") ! Good idea
Exactly my thought
Where dat bolt go tho
This makes me want to buy it and send it to you.
Do it
eyyyy, flakfire
Flakfire? A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
Someone's gonna.
The Worst-AK-ever was send to the AKguy thanks to Ian so this is not beyond the realm of possible
@@DeetexSeraphine the person who posted it took it down after this video as they them selves did not know it was fake
Ian is the guy Rick from Pawn Stars should call when he needs an expert on guns....
Every episode starts with: "Hi my name's Rick from Pawn Stars, and I've absolutely no idea what this is so I'm calling my buddy [...]"
@@lurchliebe5317 And ends with: I'll give you 5 bucks, and I'm taking a risk here
Rick has infinite life lines.
@@clubtcb Nobody with any brains would expect to get top dollar at a pawn shop, their only benefit is immediacy - cash now. You're paying for the convenience.
Ian would probably consider it, but only if Rick agrees to stop laughing at his own jokes.
That "cleaning rod" almost looks like a gas piston
Looks like an SKS cleaning rod???
@@davidlamppert9093 close, but not quite. SKS has one that looks sorta like an end cap with a hole in it. It's somewhat bell shaped. At least the Chinese ones are. There might be variations of them, I am unsure.
7 minutes of gun jesus being amused by heathen shenanigans.
After this review, this “rifle” is actually more valuable...
If you loved this, you'd love a couple of pieces my buddy found. We refer to them as Ultimate Sporter I & II. Both are Steyr M95 carbines--one was converted to .410 and the other was converted to operate as a lever action
Any chance you can post a video or pictures of them? I‘m curious as to how that‘s even possible!
It's a damn shame the way people treat such nice things.
Wait what?
GF: Hey babe, what are you watching?
Me: gun jesus in a Hawaiian shirt describing how to spot a fake french rifle
GF: 🙄
🤣
I’m lucky. My GF loves this kind of stuff.
“Tiger stripe” Hawaiian shirt at that. 😎
He needs to sport more Hawaiian shirts and make more "fakiest fake" videos lol
LOL. So very true!
"And than said He " Thou shalt not fake French guns, because they are chosen and beloved by Me" and He stuck down upon the heretic with great vengeance and furious anger and banished him into the deepest depths of gun hell..."
Олег Козлов So Says "Gun Jesus" =:0)
I am sneakily impressed by the sheer amount of effort that went into this "fake." It's like someone got half a Berthier and decided that since historical accuracy was already shot to hell by half the components being missing, come hell or high water, that was going to be their beater bolt gun.
My guess is it wasn’t a fake. Some guy had some parts lying around and put himself together a shootable rifle for fun. Many years later and having passed through multiple hands that story is lost and random guy doesn’t know any better (and deliberately does not ask questions).
@@88porpoise ooor it could also be that after shooting it once and feeling the full brunt of a Berthier's recoil, he decided to just fuck with it and sell it?
@Robert King Nah, if the original guy used the styled rifle he might wish to copy its layout.
There’s so many up-close pictures that anyone could tell it has been modified, so I think that it might not be someone intentionally trying to rip off an unknowing buyer. Rather, this guy selling it probably was the unknowing buyer, who bought it from someone at some point and now years later he’s decided to get rid of it and is just selling it thinking there’s nothing wrong with it. Remember, a person doesn’t have to know a lot about guns in order to know how to use one. Some people’s amount of knowledge extends to “oh that’s a cool-looking gun” and that’s about it.
I agree, with just the amount of picture alone I'd chalk it up to simply not knowing these particular rifles. The Guy has since changed the listing acknowledging this video and saying it he simply doesn't know much about these types of rifles, so it's no longer for sale, but he is leaving the listing up for now just so people who see this video can take a look at it for enjoyment/educational purposes.
Don’t knock “oh that’s a cool-looking gun”! That’s how I ended up buying a SVT-40. Had never heard of them, took 2nd wife to see an M1 Garand, she saw the SVT and said “that looks cool, buy it!” Okay dear, if you want me to! One of the most valuable in my collection...
4:29 🤣 That is a plumbing PEX ring jammed in there! Genius!
Next Ad: Genuine Maquis-made wartime zipgun conversion of broken French rifle with stolen Nazi parts. Rebuilt in winecellar by kerosene light. Vive la Resistance.
I actually have a bastard gun that my grandfather brought home after the war. It was given to him after escaping from a pow camp by the resistance and he managed to keep it. It's on the same level as this gun 😂 and I wouldn't believe it if it wasn't a family heirloom. Funny enough is it's actually got a copper pipe insert for the bayonet too. They took a piece of a faucet and peened it over to hold it in 😂 . Thankfully I don't see it getting sold for another generation because my oldest daughter who's 8 just started shooting and loves it so far. So even without a son I think it's going to be in the family a little bit longer.
@@southjerseysound7340 I was making a wisecrack, but I seemed to have struck some truth. Good for your Grandfather. Guys like him are why we don't have to learn German in grade school. One of my Grandfathers was a Medical Corps doctor with the AEF [1917-19], and the other was an engineer. He built ships in WWI and halftracks in WWII.
Good for your daughter.
@@HootOwl513 hey, germans an awesome language ok? 😛
It looks like a rejected hunting rifle design from a cancelled fallout game.
It's a sad time we're lining in when Fallout franchise is only associated with bethesda.
@@phatfux6621 well it has been like 20 years
Or something they're saving for another shitty dlc.
If this rifle could speak, it would be in a hoarse, low moan, saying "killl meeee.... killll meeeeee..."
Ahh, kinda like the chimeras in the earliest parts of Fullmetal Alchemist...
@@flash4354 or Ripley's clone in Alien
ahahahah
@@flash4354 Dammit, I was gonna say that!! lol
It’s a Frankenstein’s Monster of a rifle. It really is with all the random parts on that thing.
In a way to me this is actually a well done job in that the guy had put all these parts from other rare collectable rifles together in a hodgepodge that actually looks pretty good and it even functions as well. Bravo to whoever actually did this I suppose and getting all the parts to fit.
I almost wonder if this wasn't some sort of de-sporterization attempt gone horrifically wrong.
Gunsmithing corespndance course practice rifle, to be sure.
though with this level of fakery you'd think this is more of an attempted murder of sorts
I think thats the most likely answer. Having a barreled action is in my opinion the most important part of the gun. Just a shame they couldnt have been honest about it.
I'm hoping that's what it was.
Looks like someone tried to unsporterize a sporterized Berthier.
12 hours later, they're stooped over this thing on the bench, holding their breath and their head in their hands, silently questioning their history of bad decisions in life and wondering if there's still brandy hidden in the desk.
That's the best comment yet. The moment they fully realize the true depths of the folly of their $40 French POS "bargain" barreled action purchase...
Indeed
I wonder if this was an Afghan bring back. If you want to see fakes, look at some of the Martini Henry's that come back from the Middle East . It's amazing what they can "Kabul" together.
the method might be pretty Khyber pass but I think it would be a very unusual list of French and German/Austrian ingredients to find out there
Is it weird that I got the pun
...are you proud of that pun?
I’d really like to know the story behind this monstrosity.
Because it seems whoever made this thing made a good knowledge of gunsmithing, if not necessarily the parts on hand.
"I know its a fake, I know its a frankengun, this is why, I will give you $150 because it is an abomination and I want it for my shelf"
That gun should go to smelter. In Finland police depardment put nicer guns to furnace than this, because we have such law.
@@Sevensixtytwo Destroying guns seems atrocious to me
@@blackbaron9544 I don't weep for a discarded hammer once it's been found defective. Nor do I weep for a firearm that may never have been fit for purpose, and which is clearly showing signs of mechanical failure.
A broken tool is just that, be it a hammer or firearm, if it's not worth repairing remove it from service.
@@patrickodonnell9443 it's still a piece of history.
@@Sevensixtytwo And that would gain you exactly what?
Most Berthiers: oui oui
This Berthier: Ja ja
More like shi
@@jameskosusnik1102 jajajaajja
Never know, could be Alsatian...
I want to imagine this thing sounding like jar jar binks for some reason.
hue hue hue
“I will never recover from this financially” - guy selling fake berthier rifle after watching this
The seller updated his entry with an acknowledgement of Ian's review.
Pretty classy, even if it *was* in SHOUTY FONT.
@@lairdcummings9092 Well I wouldnt be supprised if he got spammed and got overwhelmed.
@@thesleepypiggy fair point. Slash-Dot ( /. ) effect.
I read "the fakiest of fake beards" and thought that Ian's mighty mustache was a fake all along. I'm glad I misread that. I'm not ready for such betrayal
I would immediately unsubscribe
Looks like Ian's been watching Magnum PI
Wouldn't his moustache be thicker?
@@Operator8282 In due time....
Bawidamann Aloha Now shirt. Nice.
@@2805662 Cool. I'll give the video a like just for Ian's cool taste in shirts.
Ian flexes his godly gun muscles on the lowly gun peasants.
Where you mentioned the stock being cracked:
I'm not sure if it's quite that visible, but I think i see two completely different patterns of wood grain- like the stock was rebuilt with pieces of another stock.
If it's cheap enough, you need to buy it, Ian. Do you think you'll ever see such a chimera ever again?
That segue into "if you had my book..." was smooth as glass, Ian! 😁👍
I want to give the seller the benefit of the doubt and say he has no clue how fake/bad the rifle is. The amount of closeups on obviously thrown together parts that don't make sense makes me think he's really bad at faking stuff or is generally clueless. Hopefully he didn't pay too much for it
Reminds me of the "I went on the Internet this week, and I found this..." bit from Top Gear.
I have no knowledge of guns or how they function, besides videogames, but listening to someone as enthusiastic and learned as Ian talk about firearms of all kinds is really enjoyable for some reason.
Ian : Well there is no such thing as ....
Paul Harrell : Oh no.
Seeing as he literally wrote a book on french rifles with access to original documentation I think he is qualified to say that
@@JohnDoe-nf7up Thank you, Captain pedantic
Paul Harrell: Upon an additional moments reflection there is ALWAYS an exception to a generality. *waves giant hands in a convincing fashion*
I think Paul would give Ian a pass on this one.
@@JohnDoe-nf7up I know bruv that was just for the meme.
Verily, yee shalt not try to pull a fast one before the eyes of the Son our Our Lord, for he shall call you out, and show thine flock what a real one looks like, for, "I have one right here, naturally."
That was my favorite part, when he casually pulls out a REAL Berthier.
.... And the people did see it, and saw it was good, and turned their eyes from the abomination.
He’s the man
@@kevingooley9628 You mean "casually manifests one from nothing".
Ian, you gotta pin this comment.
That in among-st his tearing this gun apart, he gives a shoutout to the dude's gun fab skill for making this thing at all, warms my soul. You appreciate the touch of talent an improvisation inside the frankenstien, and that's why we appreciate you. :)
Ian, I'm very jealous of that shirt you have. All of my Hawaiian shirts are bright and obnoxious, yours is lively but classy. I approve.
Someone show this to Brandon Herrera for cursed gun images
Tbh Id be surprised if he'd be astute enough to pick up on this (not at all to Brandon's discredit, rather this is to Ian's credit).
@@magnanimus9692 Yeah, French stuff isn't his area of expertise and this isn't overt.
Tbh i dont think he'd notice something like this considering his area of expertise is more of the modern stuff(if soviet guns from right after ww2 would be considered modern)
Listening to Ian say Berthier so well was worth the price of admission.
Especially after just hearing Eric from IV8888 butcher it so many times
Gentlemen, THIS is an EXPERT...glancing at a listing where your expertise yells "No" ... then following up with research and facts...Thank you, Ian
As an owner of an Argentine 1891 Mauser I can 100% say that upper handguard looks like it's from one.
Heh, more like Bubarthier Lebel M16 carbine.
That thing is a disaster.
"1500$ I know what I got"
Serious offers only. No lowballers.
H O T B R O W N
A number of years ago I saw a museum show/display of counterfeit items covering all sorts of fields (fine art, clothing, wine, and of course money) but I don't remember firearms being one of the areas. It is a fascinating topic. Thanks again for another great video Ian.
Videos like these should be a series it would be gold. Harkening back to the mystery rifle video from I cant even recall how far back the good ole "French-iltian carcano".
You know in a weird twisted way it’s almost admirable
I know right. I mean it's faked status is without question but it's obvious a lot of work went in to it. A shame thaf person didn't put those skills to more productive ends.
Purge Blade #231 I suspect his efforts were put to very productive ends. I seriously this was made to fake a Berthier, but just to make a useable gun out of broken stuff he had lying around. And he made a cool little toy. But years and owners later things someone believes it is real.
@@88porpoise Idk. If the rifle has no sights and is beating its way out of a poorly-conceived stock, I wouldn't really call it a usable gun.
Dream Services International the stock was likely split because the rifle was being used. And not having a sight now doesn’t mean it didn’t have one.
@@88porpoise I'm pretty sure you understand what I meant by that, but sure. If something destroys itself upon use, I suppose in some literalist sense, you could say it's usable ... or at least that it was briefly usable.
Ian is officially in the Hawaiian shirt crew
Join us in the great arctic shuffle
It's a Bawidamann Apocalypse Now shirt. Personally I wish Andrew would go back to doing military pin up art, like my logo.
Ian McCollum: Boog General
Clearly of the Alsace-Lorraine, Sir.
All of your successes are well deserved, Ian.
Thank you for years of incredible work product.
I’ve never even touched a gun,
But I’ve been watching enough c&rsenal and forgotten weapons that I was able to pause it and call out half the things Ian then mentioned.
I’m proud of myself :)
Almost looks like a khyber pass frankenstein gun
Careful this guy might just try to list it like that if/when this current listing fails.
Khyber gun would literally be a martini, AK, AR, HK, knock off abomination of all sorts
I wonder how old the mods are? Could it be from occupation? I was thinking the same thing. Maybe a resistence rifle.
@@DT-sb9sv Yeah that was what I thought. You would imagine there was a pressing need to go to the trouble wouldn't you?
@@DT-sb9sv That would be comically ironic if it turned out to be a Resistance rifle with a story.
seems like someone made a frankengun, then sold it, then that person wants to sell it not realizing its a frankengun because nobody can be that dense
Always a pleasure as a french to watch Ian videos about french guns😊. Funny and strange fake Berthier indeed!
I did not come here expecting to be genuinely impressed by the creativity whoever made this
I have a strong feeling the current owner doesn't know he was hoodwinked when he bought it. If he was trying to hide that it was a kludge of parts, why show a close-up of the bayonet with that copper reducing ring?
The seller said that he didn't know it was a fake. You are correct.
Upon seeing this video, he immidiately updated the description that he was fooled, and he took the sale out
I'd have to wonder if an old gunsmith didn't just had some free time or a "You know what I could do" moment. Then hung it on the wall. Then someone went and fired it.
Like the revolvers reworked to have the barrel pointing backwards and advertised as a Polish Dueling Revolver.
Ian probably doubled its value by reviewing it. Some Forgotten Weapons fan is going to buy it and send it to Ian to autograph, then proudly hang it in the living room.
I would love more content like this.
Thanks, as always you too my list of YT creators, I appreciate you doing what you’re doing.
Imagine someone actually paying a lot of money to go ahead and try to win that.. Only to find out that it's a fake when it arrives to the FFL
He can just tell his friends that it's a one of a kind prototype. Real collector's item.
@@dwaneanderson8039 It would make an interesting conversation piece. I mean, we're all here.
FuryTomic define fake. Either intentional or really has no clue. I think cluelss seller. Theyd try to pass it off and make it look right. This is an abomination that some one bubba'd and now the nephew wants to sell and is clueless.
@@oldblindy5625 That seems most likely.
Either a found or inherited gun that someone who knows nothing about firearms is trying to sell.
In some way that thing could actually get quite the price. There aren't so many Berthier/Mauser/Steyr hybrids out there that are actually semi-safe to fire.
Like if you think gun jesus should start a series called "strange guns found online" and does a discussion like this.
Pls
Abso-freakin-lutely.
Ian needs to see this!! Please up vote this comment!
Ian you’re the wholesomest gun nerd I’ve ever seen and I love you for it
so you told me that someone took parts that are probably worth more separate, and butcher them into a "Berthier" frankenstein?
This rifle is really interesting. Is it a con job, or something more ...storied.
If guns could talk
@@kylo-benshapiro687 They do, just with a very limited vocabulary.
@@csours Mostly limited to "click" and "boom".
@@csours I wish I could understand gunese
I personally don't think it's a con job. The seller himself states french rifles are not his expertise/interest and if you calculate the cost of all those parts from other rifles, its almost the minimum bid. If he was actually trying to scam someone he would have put it up for at least twice that price and its more likely he himself got scammed into buying it.
You know ian had been spending alot of time at home when he starts ripping apart fake ads 😂 😂 love you man
Common sense is no longer common.
Its become: "uncommon sense".
It never really was all that common, unfortunately.
"Common sense was an Uncommon Virtue" -Augusto Pinochet 2020
“There’s a sucker born every minute.”
- P.T. Barnum (attributed)
Barnum was an optomist.
Never give a sucker an even break!
W.C. Fields
I’ve been watching some of his old clips on YT, lately.
there's a berthier born every minute
The shirt celebrates 50 years of Apocalypse Now. Hella cool, mine just arrived today.
Seller on GunBroker: "nO lOw BaLlErS! i KnOw WhAt I hAvE!"
Actually he did the opposite.
Thanks for this extreme nerding out on this gun, very entertaining, we all need to go back to work.
I know just about enough about guns to fire one, and clean it after I'm shown how. Seeing Ian just call out what rifles these parts are from from a picture fascinates me. This is why I watch this channel.
Blue Hawaiian tiger stripe? Never thought I’d see the day
I kinda want that shirt.
@@PaperworkNinja Me too!
@@robertcarden1807 ottegear.com/products/aloha-now-tiger-stripe-shirt youre welcome!
In French, they call it "Le Bannerman Especial"...
Ian, you should definately made more videos like this one when you deconstruct fake weapon you see, like you did on this video.
Good job and support !
It was very interesting hearing about this Fakiest Fakes because you as a firearm expert can easily tell the difference between a real gun and a fake. Thanks for explaining us Ian.
rip to that man, getting called out by gun jesus lol. What price was he asking????
Luke Mazzarella he said he needed about tree fiddy
$299
www.gunbroker.com/Item/866003537
$299 starting bid www.gunbroker.com/item/866003537
1 million dollars... I mean 100 billion dollars!
@@JayKayKay7 After this video he might get a few bids
Other youtubers: Exposing people and creating a lot of drama.
Ian: I found an old french carbine with some dubious parts for sale on the internet.
Now that I’ve seen the whole Berthier series, I’m ready to properly appreciate this!
You just made 20 new friends and one enemy!
Please tell me this was reported to GunBroker...
It was. By a few people now I imagine.
Please tell me the guy will re-list it as "unique hybrid"
HappyBeezerStudios - by Lord_Mogul as much as I get annoyed with all the fake listings on GB...I legit laughed at this 😂
The poor guy probably doesn't even know.
PassiveDestroyer he actually saw the video and has stated he won’t sell it
If it's cheap, you should buy it and make an official video. Not because of any historical relevance, just because of the sheer audacity of making this franken-rifle.
This would Imply that Ian comes across several Berthier's a day.
I really hope this becomes a series
Looks like something the North Vietnamese would have cobbled together during the Vietnam War. Since the French were there early the Vietcong might have
come into possession of these and made use of them.
Yes, I would start with some ex-French colony, now we just need to figure out how they came up with the Mauser parts...and all the rest. Another possibility would be Africa? Heck this gun might have a interesting historical story. It is clearly not a traditional fake.
Lots of old french and mauser rifles in Africa. I've seen weird picturess of cobbled together rifles from their before.
@Robert King The Vietcong were very resourceful.
@Robert King The cleaning rod looks familiar to me, SKS?
@@davidlamppert9093 nope.
The sheer amount of effort someone has put into mocking this up is honestly impressive,Thanks for putting this up.
Also loving the shirt.
Here's the designer's IG if you're interested. If you scroll back a bit, he's actually got some of the references and early sketches posted for how he got the helicopters to fit into the pattern. instagram.com/abawidamann/
Man, even when your talking about firearms, I have no interest in, I still have to watch till the end. Your knowledge and genuine love for firearms, is contagious. Thank you for making me want to learn more about the hobby I love. Oh and my father is a huge fan as well.
What a cool idea for a new little series you can do. Finding fake guns people are trying to sell