History of WWI Primer 021: Austro-Hungarian Revolver M1898 Rast & Gasser Documentary
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Othais and Mae delve into the story of this WWI classic. Complete with history, function, and live fire demonstration.
C&Rsenal presents its WWI Primer series; covering the firearms of this historic conflict one at a time in honor of the centennial anniversary. Join us every other Tuesday!
Cartridge: 8mm Gasser
Capacity: 8 rnds
Length: 8.75"
weight: 2.1 lbs
Special thanks to Peter Wilhelm for his help with images from the Rast & Gasser
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Ah yes, the first appearance of the true star of the show, the Pokey Plastic Hand.
ITS PATENTED YOU UNCULTURED SWINE
9:58
Plastic Pointy Finger is a natural on camera. He has a very long career ahead of him.
+Clay Ronso lol
Can say this bears out
This man is far sighted . May Plastic Pointy live on.
5 years later and the pokey is still in service
(sigh) You just had to point that out to us? I was told not to point fingers at people, but firearms are okay.
10:00 That is the best use of patreon funds I have ever seen on a youtube channel. XD
+killerfrenchy best yield for cost yet.
"Leopold Gasser, the dead human being" got me cracking up!
+Lupyrius hey I didn't kill him
This might be my favorite handgun of the series. 8 shot small bore Abadie loading, just so delightfully unusual.
Excellent background research on this one. A real story well told.
+SearTrip Thanks! I get nervous when it gets convoluted.
+C&Rsenal I liked the convolutions and you explained it very well. No trouble keeping up with all the different Gassers (people and companies, LOL).
25:20 One possibility is that the Italians sold "reparations" austrian revolvers to China.
In Anthony B. Chan's "Arming the Chinese" (interesting book about the armament of the warlords between 1920 and 1928, perhaps the only one) we learn on page 98 that Cao Kun received from Italy "20,000 revolvers and one million rounds of ammunition" from November 1921 on.
It would make sense for the Italians to sell non-standard Rast& Gasser revolvers and keep their standard Bodeo revolvers for themselves.
China was the final destination for many surplus WW1 (and prior) firearms, and I would guess many exotic ones at that (the book explains the Chinese couldn't afford to be picky).
Thank you for the additional information.
interesting video, fascinating how Raust was involved in sewing machines and guns and was interested in factories. It reminds me of Hugo Borshardt (famous for the 1893 pistol). He emigrated to america and was a manager at of the the Singer Sewing Machine factories. He was also fascinated by the simlar mass production techniques, like Raust! Great video as always! Keep it up!
+Henry G Technical minds seem to like all sorts of things!
Oh yeah. We are talking about the same basic skill set of "machining" so it was quite common to have people make generic small parts for all kinds of products.
these are the type of inventions i live for, minimal and helpful, the mini yellow plastic hand truly is a savior tool
My wife’s father brought one of these back from Normandy. I don’t have any difficulty removing the ejector rod. The retaining pin can be given a half turn and the pin remains withdrawn while the rod slides off easily. I do not have to pound on it at all. I haven’t had much luck finding ammunition for it. I have been told that .32 S&W long would work, but those rounds tend to keyhole.
That fucking plastic hand put me in on the floor, dying from laughter.
+McBearGrylls 10:03
+McBearGrylls He was so happy when he stumbled upon them.
+Mae Guns Reminds me of Ian's (forgotten weapons) high tech gunsmithing tool. A plastic pen.
+wingracer 16 Lol, the most high tech.
Honestly, I was expecting a chopstick, the hand made me laugh and scare my cats.
AS WILL BE SEEN, THE YELLOW PLASTIC HAND OF INDICATION SHALL SAVE US ALL.
+Kasperl88 I'm concerned for you dear.
+Kasperl88 save us all or BE OUR DOOM?!?!?!?!
save us from nasty boogers as othais showed us
You were correct.
Love this gun in Tannenberg, it is ridiculously overpowered, one hit kill from most ranges, accurate as hell and fairly quick to reload.
I call it the pocket rifle for a reason 💪😎
It's solid in isonso too, sometimes it can be hard to actually get a reload done in combat but those first 8 are nice. I feel like a goddamn tank walking around as engineer with a captured carcano carbine, the 8 shot gasser, and lobster armor 😂
Thanks for uploading this.
I can't wait for the inevitable 9 part video series over the Mosin.
+Aaron Dale So much Mosin...
+Aaron Dale Screw Mosins, I want a piece on the Russian 1895 Winchester. Ian has a good vid on it but I want Othais to get a workout on the animation skills.
Cool video guys!
+TAOFLEDERMAUS Stop trying to poach my sweet audience bro...
Careful, I'll send you all my subs who thumbs down all my videos and call me names.
***** They'll behave for us.
If you disable comments! Most of my subs have broken off switches.
Not only are these programmes immaculately researched and presented, but at times they can be extremely funny!
you guys are the best. That plastic nose-picker was too funny. Mae; that double action looked pretty stiff. Was the DA pull heavy? And a "soft no" sounds like the aftermath of a bad date.
+taterporkchop No you. Yeah the trigger was heavy but the pull-through was pretty even all the way. I just think we should be friends...
10/10 Pronunciation, would listen to again.
+None_yo_business Woo! He's been trying so hard!
Another worthy segment.
I'm glad again that Indy and company sent me here.
thanks for "prettying up some pictures real good for y'all"
+zman1508 Admit it, you enjoyed that waaay too much.
I totally did
It's spelled and pronounced "perdy." Gotta love that Carolina accent. :D
I am from Austria, and it is great to learn something about your own countries history! Great video, as always.
+lalucre1803 Thanks! Everyone thought you guys would have junk, but I would say you lot were just above the French in design.
C&Rsenal hehe, what a compliment! ;)
I love spending my lunch hour between classes and/or labs watching your videos. I'm so jealous of your collection!
+Charles' Milsurp Firearms I am jealous too. Half is borrowed!
nothing like a good day of ice fishing and coming home to C&Rsenal. Thanks again
+ericswain70 We have water fishing here.
Lmao
You always make my Tuesday's worth getting through. I think you saved my undergraduate today from a terrible fate from him screwing up something, since this had come out and I wanted to watch it instead.
+NuclearAlchemist rofl... he's welcome?
+C&Rsenal Thou shalt not piss off thy advisor.
Not 32ACP? I'm scared guys, hold me, I don't like change :(
+ProjectD13X I recommend finding a cuddle buddy when we release the T-Gewehr episode then. It's a little bigger than 32ACP.
I'm predicting a solid and enthusiastic yes for the "would you take this into battle?" question for that episode.
ProjectD13X All will be revealed in due time :)
+ProjectD13X Performance wise, it's similar to .32acp so don't be too scared. Save that for the power of the .45 that's looming on the horizon.
IT'S NOT THE SAME
Mae can only hold the guns for a small amount of time. Othais can' t wait to get them back. 😀
+Pieter Batenburg gimme
Just picked up one so I had to rewatch!
I just pre-like now, you guys have never disappointed:D
+Jeff Carver d'aww
I gotta say I find the WW1 revovlers fascinating. Cant wait for the inevitable Webley and M1917 episodes
+Blaze Nimmons We'll actually be splitting up the 1917's most likely. Since the S&W and New Service are different.
Even better!
For some reason I don't care as much to see the Nagant. Not because it isn't interesting, it is, but it is probably the most well known WW1 revolver and a wealth of videos exists for it already.
I think a nice series of side videos you could do is recapping various weapons in a class (revolvers, full-sized pistols, pocket .32's, bolt actions, etc.) and getting Mae's opinion on which one of each class she would prefer to take into battle overall. But I think there is a long way to go before the plethora of weapons are covered. Pretty awesome to be 25 weapons in and not even touched upon any British army firearms as of yet.
finally...after so many vids from this great library, i find the intro to the patented plastic pokie thing. 6 yrs ago
Brought to this channel from The Great War. Love the history. Have subscribed.
+Gallen Dugall Thanks!
Great Show!
Thank you very much for posting.
I just recently discovered you channel and am glad I did.
Good to hear!
When you just want to learn more about the rugged Steyr-Hahn and end up here to get the whole picture. Fantastic documentaries
Thank you... I love this series, and you all do the best job!
It has been five years pokey boi. What a journy
That trigger guard feature is really very good!
Another fantastic episode! Great job, guys.
+MattM0481 Thanks!
Think I first came across this interesting piece (and subsequently learned about it's massive predecessor) on Ian's (excellent) Forgotten Weapons channel. Glad to see you got to make a video on it too. Great stuff, as always.
+bobmonsen Hopefully it wasn't just a rerun for you!
Not to worry. You provided tons of new info to digest, plus, getting more perspectives on topics of interest has always been a positive thing in my book. Keep up the great work!
And.... I want this gun too, and one of those fancy pointer sticks ya got there.
+devilforrest87 this thing is testing well.
Awesome t-shirt dude! Cheers from Poland, I really enjoy your work.
+fenderski1234 Thanks, we'll have them back soon enough.
In the show Othias said there was a revolver in the trials with 2 loading systhems (gate and swing out).
There is a video from the "Heeresgeschichtlies Museum HGM" youtube channel showing 2 Steyr revolvers with nagant gas systhem, one with loading gate one with swing out cylinder.
Only thing is, its in german and is only 1:53 min but I believe you can see the guns if you go to Vienna.
I believe the original patent that I found also has a swing out loading system.
I binged the whole series over this last weekend, I'm impressed both by the initial quality and the rapid improvement. Plus, unlike the usual, the comment section is actualy readable and useful!
Also, I'm #TeamPlasticHand
ETA a question: Is there a reason why Mae keeps the bullets on her back pocket and (in cases like this one) picks them up one by one? I imagine soldiers would have them closer to the gun and pick a handful.
+Román Gorojovsky We aren't emulating pouches so her pocket is all she has. Given the fact that the revolver must change hands, she can't pre-align a handful of cartridges... so she must grab a wad and load while sorting them. She's not great at pulling all six at once is all.
I am Hungarian so I love it!!
love all of the information and humor at the same time.
+galbas78 Thanks!
Goldfinger
He's the man, the man with the Othais touch
+crunchysuperman too flashy?
It's such a glorious wall you have behind you, love your Videos.
+Julian Bott Thanks! I wish they were all mine :(
To Othias: You really need to get a hold of a 1893 Pieper/Steyr revolver. You particularly would bug out on how genius every little feature about it is. It is the Excalibur of firearms IMHO. Imagine a 1895 Nagant that despite preceding the 1895 Nagant by years, is beautiful, highly precise, has a swing out cylinder and a much nicer trigger (because the breech face is locked by the falling hammer a la Rem. Rolling Block.) If I get a hold of one first, I will lend it to you. However don't hold your breath because they're rare/expensive and I'm neither rich, nor a big time TH-cam star. ..To give an idea of it's genius, it is a triple action without any spring loaded pawl, which if you think about it, should be impossible
great video. lots of interesting stuff on that gun. money well spent on that pointer.
+Lyle W I can reach my brain with it
C&Rsenal well, if you film that, do it in Jay's Futurama voice. :-)
4:50 "He got himself some experience in firearms manufacture (small parts) and sewing machines, interestingly enough." That brought back an old memory. When I was 15, my father took me to a gun show. I still remember seeing a hunting rifle in 6.5 x 55mm made by, of all companies, Husqvarna... which at that point I knew only as a maker of sewing machines.
I can imagine the conversation between the Swedish husband and wife now.
"Sven dear, pop out and buy me a new Husqvarna, will you?"
"Sure thing, love."
(returns)
"Umm... Sven... we need to talk."
Of course it really does make sense; all those fiddly little parts moving around inside...
As to this revolver itself, the ballistics seem rather anaemic by modern standards, although the bullet is quite heavy when compared to other well-known cartridges in the .32 bracket. Having eight rounds of it probably helped a great deal in comparison with automatics of the time; not that many rounds fewer (if at all) with all the advantages of the old familiar revolver (as they then stood).
Here in the US, both Singer and IBM made firearms for the military during WW2. I imagine similar logic applied.
@@mr.bobcyndaquil4214 True, but those were military parts-production or assembly contracts to maximize wartime production, not a peacetime hunting rifle.
13:13 so funny!!!. Great job guys.
+Sentenza1138 Thank you!!!
Referring to the pin you pull down on the ejector rod/base pin assembly.....you pull it down and turn it 90 degrees and it holds in place. That frees up your hand to just pull the whole assembly forward and off.
You do so much background for the shows, I hope people know just how much time that kind of archive digging takes.
+Mark Cotton (mcfontaine) nah, I just get yelled at for pronunciations.
+C&Rsenal don't worry about people moaning, your doing brilliant work man. Just keep it up and forget the haters.
Thanks again
Bravo, encore! Please don't change (for the worse) once you reach 1 million subscribers.
+Drago Puskaric I don't think we'll get that many on the main show. I care more about proper history than views though.
Post war large quantity ended in Yugoslavia, it was second most common small arm after FN1922 until WW2.
+Bojan Kavedzic I can never find photos of it though
+C&Rsenal I will look for it, I am pretty sure I have a pic of it being used in Yugoslavia in 1991...!
BTW, mine:
miniaturesandcostumes.tumblr.com/post/62162082516/rast-gasser-model-1898-revolver
miniaturesandcostumes.tumblr.com/post/62162740055
Non-shootable due the slightly bulged barrel, but otherwise very good condition.
+Bojan Kavedzic Here it is, in the hands of Croatian Militia, 1991. It was still officially in Yugoslavian armmo listing in 1985., but in obsolete section, with a note that in case of lack of ammo .32 S&W Long can be used - and they really can.
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The pokey plastic hand made me rolf lmao
Great info. Thanks for sharing.
+Bikerbob59 Warm enough to be on the road again yet?
Yep In Arizona for the winter.lol
another great vid always look forward to more content as you always know its gonna be entertaining. that hand tho. never had a problem with your finger pointing skills.
+waynenoonan1234 Ladies say I have Roman hands and Russian fingers
A few things, first: Are there a Roth-Steyr 1907 and a Steyr M1912 in the future? And in terms of power, looking at the numbers regarding Muzzle Energy the 8mm Gasser cartridge is actually around that of the .380 ACP, so still not excellent for modern standards but still better than a .32 ACP cartridge. Love the show, keep it up!
+Procket12 Yeah, it does close on .380 in some ways but that diameter is just a bit lacking.
Both pieces you've requested have been fired. Just gotta wade through the heavy and slow translation process and film indoors. So... we might hit some English language source guns along the way to free up time.
.380 levels of energy aren't bad. Especially if you have eight cartridges with that power, in a revolver, in 1898.
I have the same from my great grandfather, he used it against the italian traitors at the isonzo river. He survived and died at home in 1971, long before i was born
It still fires after almost 120 years
Othias, Brother..... ?Can I borrow your "Pokey Plastic Hand" to pick my nose with, too? (LoL). Good video.
I dont understand what keeps drawing me back to this episode, I think Ive watched it more than any other and I dont know why. EDIT: Because Austria Hungary is the most unnecessarily complicated adoptor of firearms in world history. Gotta love the dual monarchy.
Handguns especially
Great show as always
+knifeguy What do you carry? Mae has a CRKT razel and I have a Benchmade Hunt
i carry my spyderco endura or paramilitary mostly although i have a benchmade also. my girl friend has an ontario rat 1 she loves.
I'd like to add one thing that in my opinion goes missing about the "small caliber issue" that was brought up in this video:
You should bear in mind that those guns were usually meant as secondary armament in conjunction with a sabre.
so I guess they favoured more shots over stopping power of each round, assuming that the sabre would help, if someone would come to close to be stopped imediately stopped by a shot from this weapon. So together with a sabre, a cutlass, a club or spade, a revolver like this could actually do quite well throughout the war.
Amazing content on a firearm often overlooked... You've got a new sub, and I'm going to work my way through all of your vids. Great job!
+capajo02 Thanks. Have fun! But... sorry about the first two...
Aaaah shit. I've been slacking on for the past month. I need to get back into these.
+King Solomon I yes
This thing's probably among the best revolvers of the 1800s. The design looks back at old issues that certain kinds of revolver have and fixes them. Hell, it fixes one problem inherent to most revolvers - the small capacity 5 or 6 round cylinders. (I don't like how the grip is shaped though.)
Once again, well done! 💗🔫👍
+PartTimeJedi Thanks!
Congratulations on 20K.
+Milsurp Mike Thanks!
As I’ve got older I’ve started to appreciate older guns for example single actions. But i also love double action these guns seem to me wonderful in a sense single/double granted a pretty anemic cartridge but still pretty revolutionary and i like that the rod to extract the spent cartridges is fixed and not that pull out then swing to the side like most others. I personally think that was a bad idea for possibly damaging or something while in war. Even tho it makes the pistols more “clean” looking and nicer aesthetically
Nice video, as same. Very explanatory.
8 days until the huge Verdun update! Hype hype hype hype hype hype hype
+illusionalgaming Right!? But even then there is more to come. We're recording sound improvements that will carry on for a while.
An unrelated thing, my grandmother had a Rust&Gasser sawing machine.
+Auriorium That's neat!
+Auriorium It's totally related!
+C&Rsenal Cool video about a cool piece. I've heard of these before, but I've never seen anyone cover one in a video. That swing-down trigger guard is a nice piece of engineering - no need for a screwdriver or other tools. It reminds me of the M1 Garand - I wonder if John Garand drew some inspiration from this revolver. Any thoughts?
Here's an idea for a cool video: Every time I watch your videos, I always find myself looking at all those lovely rifles behind you, trying to identify them. Some are easy (that SMLE nosecap is a dead give away) but I don't recognize others. It might just be a fun FAQ video for you to quickly take them off the shelf and say what they are!
+fhsreelfilms take down features like that had been around in the commercial market. I am sure Garand just used what was out there for inspiration.
I would identify them all but, sadly, they rotate fairly frequently as we move loaners in and out.
One of my favorite revolvers in battlefield 1, but the mle. 1892 is really cool.
This gun is not in Battlefield 1.
am I the only one who dislike the thought or fiddling with the trigger for anything other then shooting.
+Exploatores I get it. As shooters we always maintain the four rules of gun safety, having to put your finger on the trigger when your sights aren't on the target, preparing to shoot, is a little unsettling for me too.
+Exploatores Not now, but in 1898 it might've been considered a bit odd. "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." (L.P. Hartley)
ZGryphon
Doing that it´s a good way to geting shot or shooting somone, Think of when you are tired and rushed and you shall unload a revolver with live rounds. you better do it in the right all in the right order and that safety better work.
Exploatores I don't dispute that. I was just noting that our modern preoccupation with staying off the trigger might seem strange to someone in 1898, when this revolver was designed. "Safety culture" wasn't really a thing then.
ZGryphon
you might be right about that. I was kind of intrested who many that was afraide that it would end with a bang. I Think it has been a bloody price that got us to todays Safety rules.
awesome as always! the quality really shows! you almost overcome my wholly unfounded slight disdain if wheelguns (vs automatics). re: the plastic finger pointy thingy aka the wand of indication, nice PICK ;-) R U A WIZARD?
+milcoll73 th-cam.com/video/fXCfggL6oP8/w-d-xo.html
C&Rsenal so stealing that!!!!! BECAUSE IM A MOTHER EFFING SORCERER!!!!! (you guys ever play "cards against humanity?)
I wish somebody did a series like this but on military aircraft in the ww1-ww2 eras
Tell me who?
Theoretical technical question. Say you are unloading the gun using the ejector rod and you are in a hurry; if you pull the trigger to advance to the next chamber and you haven't completely cleared the ejector rod from the now empty chamber, can you bend the ejector rod and make it inoperable, or is the force of the cylinder turning not enough to actually damage the ejector if it wasn't completely cleared? I would think this is a universal concern for abadie loaders, maybe it isn't though.
You'd have to crank on that trigger pretty hard and even then I feel like some of the internals would give first.
You guys are creating amazing content. The military history/ firearm nerd in me can't get enough! I am curious if you guys have thought about giving us an idea of pricing for these firearms if we want to try and collect them. I wasn't sure if it would be practical due to the unpredictable nature of auctions, lack of availability for many of these firearms or even worth your time since I am sure you guys are already investing so much time and effort in producing these videos. Anyway, keep up the great work! Thanks
+Joseph Grasela I am afraid valued at a does not age well and when individual conditions or markings can radically change the figure, it is a hard job. Also we have a big international audience to accommodate.
Your best friend for pricing is GunBroker completed listings.
+C&Rsenal That makes complete sense. Thanks.
Thumbs up for the Pokey Plastic Hand!
Noww if the video game verdun adds the eastern front I expect this revolver to be there :D
+Sigurd Kristvik (Linktwo) We've been trying to convince them to open up the other front. We offered the most interesting thing would be Italian vs Austro-Hungarian. But Russian vs. AH would probably be more marketable.
Another video thanks m8
I actually like the loading system. A swing out cylinder can be faster especially with clips or speed loaders, but this system I found in the one example I got to use, was fast with loss ammo. If you have your ammo set-up 8 rounds per bunch, you can load it really fast.
+Jesse Sisolack I think I still prefer the swing out in the end.
+C&Rsenal Well history has kind of declared the winner. I do like a brake top like the Scofield too. Even faster then the swing out.
Hello all I was wondering if any consideration for military career length of an individual soldier been considered in the production of these videos. For instance I served from 1987 to 1995 and although the military switched to the Beretta from the 1911 platform, I served in Persian Gulf War with Vietnam era 1911 and M16A1. So a service member with let say a 20 year career in military service could see lots of changes over time, and soldier with only a few years of service might not see as many changes. Hope that was a clear question. Thanks for all the great work.
That pointer is the best investment of the patreon funds ever
Wow is this really the first time you had the plastic hand pokey?
Yay, a break from the .32s! Just kidding, keep up the great work!
+John D. MORE 32, ROGER
+C&Rsenal The ironic part is this is a .32 too... Didn't put that together until I saw the imperial dimensions of the round lol
had to buy a rast gasser after this vid. always wanted one after brendon fraiser dual wielded them in the mummy
+Calli Clark He did?
+C&Rsenal doh imdb'd. it was Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 Revolver. they look very similiar on screen. maybe if brendon wasnt on screen I would have spotted the difference ;)
good stuff othias. have you guys got plans to do any webley revolvers? or the lee enfield? i know there would be too many mk***'s and no.***'s but im hoping you do a vauge overview soon. i really enjoy your vids.
thanks again
"boz"
+Matthew Bozanich I know you asked Othais this, but I believe he's catching a few hours of sleep hours of sleep right now. We plan on covering both, however we don't have the pieces we're looking for yet. We will get there though so no worries!
A time, when Europe was more firearm friendly.
Then some prince got shot in the street and it all went downhill from there.
catfish552 wich poison or a bomb could have done the same thing
the favour wapon for a assasin is still the knife silent, easy to hide, more deadly and could be made out of any imaginary material.
@@tobiaszistler i dont think thats what he meant...
You have a knack of making firearms I have dismissed over the years as being not very worthwhile, now seem very desirable and interesting. While I appreciate you broadening my mind and making me more sophisticated and knowledgeable I fear you will lead me fiscally astray.
+William Prince So...regret?
+C&Rsenal Life without regrets about things done is barren and boring.
I've heard that when ammo is not available for these that some people use 32 S&W Long with good results even with the bullet diameter of the 32 S&W Long being somewhat smaller. What are your thoughts on shooting these in this revolver?? Thanks. neal
I've heard the same but I've also seen people shoot 9mm Para out of Astras and 45 acp out of Webley SL's. They work up until they never work again. So I'm always cautious to use appropriate ammo.
After allmost 5 years after i first watch this video, i realise that Othais is wearing t-shirt with polish eagle anf FB Radom factory logo on it
C&Rsenal with all the world war 1 revolvers being put through there paces will you also be covering the smith and wesson/colt 1917 revolvers. admittedly I really want to see what you guys think of it as a military fire arm, you know with it being able to use half moon clips and loose rounds and all.
+Thomas Forster Yep, got a pair sitting on the shelf waiting for their turn.
As to the comment about loading the revolver being awkward since you have to switch hands, you don't need to switch hands, for this. When I shoot this pistol and my swiss revolvers with abadie system, I just leave it in my right hand, open the gate, eject and load with my left hand, my right hand stays on the grip and runs the trigger to rotate the cylinder. Simple and no awkwardness.
You gotta do a video on the m1870. It's so much cooler.
For some reason i love the idea of a gate loading , da sa revolvers
Are you guys ever going to do a video on the 1895 Nagant Revolver?
The what now?
The debut of the patented plastic pokey!