@William Hutchinson His name is gun jesus, his name is gun jesus. Blows up credit card companies and realizes he is a crazy dude. Thats a reference to a movie btw nsa go bother people in D.C
Could be, or partially thinking along the lines of "all the classic star wars guns are old pistols and smgs, picking another one of those should give a good starting point", then just poring through a book on the subject. =)
Productions hire firearms from other companies, and it is those companies who will modify firearms since they own them; Ian has been to one such company up in Canada, which is where the his video on the Jackhammer came from. Companies would not allow a production to mess around with one of their firearms too much, in part due to safety but also because they don't want their expensive firearms to get damaged.
coachmilldawg almost all weapons seen on screen in shows and films are rubber or plastic mock ups of the real thing. So indeed the mandolorian’s pistol would probably be a prop. Whose gonna damage a 1/20 pistol for tv?
@@SienjorQueso ____ I want to say it's the same prop used in Firefly. Pretty sure he ran a Bergmann no.1 as well. Probably modified a bit. But looks same.
Makes me wonder if the prop department found YOUR video on the Bergmann No. 1 during research and decided to use its design based on your video. That'd be sick.
Fun fact: the prop guy made that, could possibly probably maybe idk, might be watching this as he, probably might could possibly maybe idk, is a gunaholic
The best way I can think of seeing a Bergmann No. 1 in any new movie, game, book, song, picture, etc. is through Forgotten Weapons. It'd be funny and a pretty good reference if there was a The Month of Bergmanns joke somewhere in it and showing a serious amount of Bergmanns to go along with it.
The probability that the Star Wars gun master, along with lots of other Hollywood weapons prop masters, is a subscriber to this channel is high. It's very high. :)
@@captiannemo1587 Republic Commando Sniper and Bowcaster were essentially railguns that coated the projectile in plasma. Republic Commando... That was a good game.
Cassian Andor, in Rogue One, used a plain ol AR-15 (with a bunch of stuff chopped off, and a bunch of stuff glued on). Also, I'm pretty sure a bunch of the Rebels in the Battle of Scariff (same movie) used H&K G3's. I'd have to watch again to be sure.
An idea to consider: Try reaching out to the 501st Legion, they’ve done incredible amounts of research and investigations into the movies to ensure near 100% screen accuracy for their costumes. At the very least they could likely provide interesting insight into the props and the changes made to the original firearms, maybe even be able to provide a few examples.
501st Legion's specialty is more costumes than props. There's a few people on the RPF who are experts on the blaster props and the weapons used for them.
Fun Fact: in Mandalorian culture,weapons and armour are holy and part of their "religion" or "The Way". The Mando even says in episode 2,when he´s asked to trade one of his weapons: "I can´t do that,weapons are part of my religion:"
Wouldn’t it be crazy if the prop designer did actually watch this like everyone is saying and Ian ended up having a cameo in the Mandalorian as a gunsmith or arms dealer like in John Wick!
@@Sigismund762 Sorry for getting you excited but no, I was just saying that he could play a character like the black guy at the desk who gives John Wick guns.
I'd love a series where Ian sits down with a costume/props designer where he talks about the real firearm and the designer talks about the motivation behind its design / modification to suit the characters. In this case the Bergman was likely chosen because it looks cool, but also because its curves accent the Mandolorian's armor and the models rarity is a reflection of the rarity of Mandolorian society in the Star Wars universe.
Possibly because it looks too exotic and is very unlikely to be easily identified by the majority of viewers, so it'll be more acceptable as a blaster pistol.
@@KyrreXXL: 1894 was a long time ago. So was 1945 and 1977. And at the speed of the Sun thought the Milky Way, it was far, far away. (Still the same galaxy however.)
@@DeosPraetorian it was mandalorian just not made from Beskar much like a Katana made from regular steel and not Tamahagane is still technically a Katana.
@@Ugnutz Well, actually some Japanese blade smiths did import (superior) crucible steel from the Middle East, much like the vikings did centuries earlier. That is to say they wanted to use _the_ best available steel in their blades, regardless of the origin and manufacturing process. Ergo, a Japanese blade (e.g. a katana) made of _any_ steel(s) is still a Japanese blade. Technically and otherwise. Obviously, [in The Mandalorian] Beskar seems to be an order of magnitude better than any other steel. In the feudal period, crucible steel was definitely not as much superior than Tamahagane, but still significantly better. Considering the history and culture of Japanese blade making, I would actually argue that now, hand-forging a katana using the best available, i.e., modern industrially produced steel would honor the legacy and tradition better than using obsolete low-quality Tamahagane AND electric power tools.
Lucas found getting funding for Star Wars very tough, no one had any faith in the film (other than Alan Ladd jr etc) A chunk of the budget came from the U.K. private sector, but it still wasn’t enough for the original plan, Originally Lucas had planned to have each gun custom made (you can see the original designs of some of these in the 1st edition of the Star Wars rpg) but they ran out of money during the production so the prop guys raided the armour stores they had used in other productions and boom!, a lot of world war 2 (and 1, there’s a stormtrooper at the mos eisley space port using a Lewis gun, Han with the Mauser etc) even Obi wan’s lightsaber is made from a grenade, Considering I’ve seen what they had planned to build, what they got was a massive improvement, Destiny being very kind,
I honestly love it when Star Wars rips real guns and glues stuff to it. It creates a retro syfy look to those blasters. It’s a western in space and it’s great.
I love it when they use these early modern firearms in the Star Wars universe... it lends to the grimy fallout-esque "retro-punk" quality which has always been part of the defining aesthetic of the cooler aspects of the whole Star Wars thing.
I’d love to see reviews of prop guns from all kinds of franchises. Maybe even a couple joke reviews of nerf guns. But seriously, reviews of Star Wars guns, the weapons from the alien franchise, and any others would be awesome.
I'd love to see a collab between Ian and @tested where Adam Savage is building a replica prop from Mandalorian while Ian talks about the real thing and it's history.
Was surprised in rouge one how one dude just use a ”blaster” that was just a AR receiver and upper with a magazine with no sights. Stock or barrel but with star wars stuff added
I think for one scene that character converted it into a sniper rifle by adding a barrel and stock. Over all I thought it looked OK. The Luger prop plaster looked better and more fitting with the series I think.
It's really cool that the Mandalorian (as well as Solo and Rogue One) kept with the tradition of using real life guns to turn into rugged sci fi blasters. I also spotted a Grease Gun blaster pistol in one of those Pirates' hands as well as what I thought was a spectre smg blaster pistol. Any excuse to get new classic guns turned into Star Wars designs is nice. I loved how rogue one used the Luger, M60 and mp40 to make new guns, and how Solo even used an AS VAL rifle to make a carbine for the character named Val lol
So just a few quick things on the grip and magazine changes, (I'm and 6 year viewer and a massive star wars fan so I'm fairly confident with my guesses about the design here) in star wars blaster require 2 things to fire, a power pack and Tabana gas cartidges (power pack acts like a primer and the gas as the propellent and bullet) the magazine will be holding the tabana gas cartridge and that decorative plate will probably slide down to reveal a filling port for the gas container, the changes to the grip would be to accommodate a standard heavy blaster pistol power pack that's inserted like an pistol magazine. Fun fact is that the DL-44, Han Solos blaster, actually had these components in the opposite places and used a short version of the power pack, reducing the power pack size to about 150 shots down from 300. (Feel free to ask me anything about star wars as im happy to give anyone an answer)
I still have the memories of those 2 weeks... the horrible memories... I won't be able to sleep tonight just because I've heard the word "Bergman" again...
Know what ya mean, Mate. A couple of months ago, my wife and me watched the entire "Star Wars series". After a while, she's getting annoyed when i over and over again paused the DVD to take a closer look at the guns..... For example..... Pete Mayhew (Chewbacca) was carriying an MG 34 in the "prison-block" Scene of Episode IV..... 😀😂👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
"Everytime I have a video on anything vaguely related to the sterling it gets called an E-11 blaster rifle." anyone else get a chuckle out of that? I know I'm guilty of doing this myself.
How cool is this!?! This awesome dude not only knows what arm this gun is modeled from but has done a video documentary about it already. This guy is the real deal a true arms historian and enthusiast. I dont know if there is anyone out there more qualified to discuss such topics.
The hammer smacks a piezoelectric crystal, generating a brief electric surge that triggers the main plasma charge. It's a more reliable system than a battery.
I'm glad Star Wars is still doing the thing where they use real gun designs to make blasters. It's just a dream but I'd love to see Ian be able to get hands-on with some of the actual props from Star Wars to be able to better show what he's talking about.
Thanks for this video. Since I started looking into guns I stop to notice every one I see in movies and t.v.. to see if I can recignize them. This one was floating in my head telling me, you know this!
Many people know of the Sterling E-11 and the stormtrooper heavy blaster being mostly unchanged MG-34 and MG-15 or a Lewis gun, also DL-44 being a C96 and BlasTech A-280 an STG44. When you do the star wars episode dont forget about the Jawa ion blaster being a massively cut down SMLE with the grenade launcher cup attached to the shortened barrel.
I think in episode 3 or 4 of Mando, the leader of that gang of pirates was using a modified M87 lever action shotgun. He carried it over his shoulder like a boss!
It pleased me so much as a Star Wars fan, as well as a fan of your channel, to see this pop up on my feed. Definitely supporting that future video of guns modified for Star Wars blasters!!
As an aside, one of the few things I liked about the prequels was they carried this tradition on, in part. The small blaster pistols used by the queen's guard were not based on real weapons, but the carbines they used were M-950 "Calico" pistols with some sci/fi doodads (actually not many).
I watched all the videos of Bergmann pistols on this channel and really took a liking to them, and immediately recognized the Bergmann when I saw the show. It was great to see. The weapons in classic Star Wars were modified broomhandle Mausers, Lugers, and other rifles, so I was very happy to see a modified version of a pistol I liked.
Modifying existing Pistols into Ray Guns started with Commando Cody's first Raygun, which was a Luger with some Coned Barrel attached to it. Later Ray Guns were made from Beer Bottles with handles.
Wow Ian, I spotted this immediately when I was watching the Mandolorian with my girlfriend and her family. Of course she said “what on earth is a Bergman no. 1, but thanks to your fantastic and educational videos I was able to impress her family with my firearms knowledge of early, rare self loading pistols. I know many of us appreciate your videos for their interesting content alone, but you are providing a sincerely valuable service by explaining, disassembling, and shooting lesser known firearms.
The modifications are pretty cool, you can see that someone saw that circular bit and thought that it looked good but knew it would show up poorly on camera being such a small detail that is the same color as the rest of the gun so just made it into a circle that's a slightly different color. I think they were also trying to sorta hide the hammer a bit since it's a blaster and doesn't fire cartridges.
I love it when sci-fi movies use actual firearms from long-ago. Interesting, isn't it how guns from a Steampunk/Dieselpunk era fit so well into science fiction? I remember drooling over the Bergman in some dusty tome in the back corner research area of a local library as a teen (IIRC, I got a couple spider bites when I pulled the book from it's shelf, LOL, showing how seldom it had been moved).
My favorite, so far, was found on the Star Wars Battle front game. I'm not a gamer, but my son does occasionally. They have a blaster created from the SMLE, but cut down substantially. The few times I played it with him, I always chose that blaster, but also had my No.1Mk.3 sitting on the couch beside me. I've watched(been watching SW since 1977) for it to show up on film or TV, but so far, it hasn't happened.
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The mandalorian: Guns are a part of my religion.
Forgotten weapons guy: me too, me too.
William Hutchinson oh my god I see it now
Gun Jesus is secretly a Mandalorian.
Blessed are the colt peacemakers
This is the way
@William Hutchinson His name is gun jesus, his name is gun jesus. Blows up credit card companies and realizes he is a crazy dude. Thats a reference to a movie btw nsa go bother people in D.C
A star wars episode about all the guns in the movies and shows would be cool
Yeah man, it would be awesome to get in depth too!
Would be great to see this, just one video and go through them all, one and done sort of deal
Yes please, i want to see this too!
Ray Sheng yes
Yes please
I like how the Mandalorians rifle is basically a space martini henry
Which I am amazingly okay with 😁
Actually is it a M Henry?
Same. It's phenomenal.
same here
@@tgillies101 I think he loads his rifle from the side plate, rather than the top... IIRC....
Ian: "I doubt they made more than 20"
Me: *cries in auctioneer*
Cries in collector
Me: Just...sighs...in wannabe collector.
@@isaiahcampbell488 same
Sooo....how much is it ? 😬😬
Boba'd
Ian's great grandson will be making videos for real blasters one day
Ian's great great great grand son:
"These long range blasters are able to hit a thermal exhaust port only two meters wide"
"Now this E-11 is unique. It was heavily modified by the Ryloth Rebel cell & was able to use synthetic Tibinina gas....."
Today on forgotten weapons: The covenant plasma rifle.
Today on forgotten weapons, we will look at the Las gun. Just kidding, there's more lasguns than people on the hive work of Armageddon.
My name is Ian McCollum IV and today we are looking at the Phased Plasma Rifle with a 40Watt range.
Someone on the production staff must be a gun nerd, stuff like that doesn't just happen by accident.
Could be, or partially thinking along the lines of "all the classic star wars guns are old pistols and smgs, picking another one of those should give a good starting point", then just poring through a book on the subject. =)
Productions hire firearms from other companies, and it is those companies who will modify firearms since they own them; Ian has been to one such company up in Canada, which is where the his video on the Jackhammer came from.
Companies would not allow a production to mess around with one of their firearms too much, in part due to safety but also because they don't want their expensive firearms to get damaged.
I heard rumors that to the time of the prodution of starwars was many WW2 weapons in inventory because many WW2 movies were made in the time before
coachmilldawg almost all weapons seen on screen in shows and films are rubber or plastic mock ups of the real thing. So indeed the mandolorian’s pistol would probably be a prop. Whose gonna damage a 1/20 pistol for tv?
@@SienjorQueso
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I want to say it's the same prop used in Firefly. Pretty sure he ran a Bergmann no.1 as well. Probably modified a bit. But looks same.
Since this is from an era "A Long, long time ago", the Mandalorian is actually using a future weapon.
Or did Bergmann found a really old blaster and copied it in to a gun?
Makes me wonder if the prop department found YOUR video on the Bergmann No. 1 during research and decided to use its design based on your video.
That'd be sick.
bruh
Plot twist - they look at Forgotten Weapons's channel for every new SW firearm
To be honest if you work in the prop department and you don't know a lot about obscure turn of the century designs where else would you go than here?
Imagine if the buyers where Diseny's prop team, and then melted them all down for use as props
Fun fact: The prop guy who made that might be actually watching this as he probably is a gunaholic
Is it you? Please tell me it is you.
Fun fact: the prop guy made that, could possibly probably maybe idk, might be watching this as he, probably might could possibly maybe idk, is a gunaholic
The best way I can think of seeing a Bergmann No. 1 in any new movie, game, book, song, picture, etc. is through Forgotten Weapons. It'd be funny and a pretty good reference if there was a The Month of Bergmanns joke somewhere in it and showing a serious amount of Bergmanns to go along with it.
He probably used this gun deliberately because he knew Ian would do a video on it and make his work famous.
The probability that the Star Wars gun master, along with lots of other Hollywood weapons prop masters, is a subscriber to this channel is high.
It's very high. :)
Saying "blaster" looked like it hurt you.
Time to reintroduce kinetic weapons to the Star Wars genre.
The Sand people had kinetic weapons, didn't they?
@@nicholaspatton5590 They never left... The Sniper rifles in Starwars are Kinetic Energy weapons in most cases.
@@captiannemo1587 Republic Commando Sniper and Bowcaster were essentially railguns that coated the projectile in plasma. Republic Commando... That was a good game.
Ballistic weapons in the star wars universe were known as "slugthrowers".
Cassian Andor, in Rogue One, used a plain ol AR-15 (with a bunch of stuff chopped off, and a bunch of stuff glued on). Also, I'm pretty sure a bunch of the Rebels in the Battle of Scariff (same movie) used H&K G3's. I'd have to watch again to be sure.
www.imfdb.org/wiki/Rogue_One:_A_Star_Wars_Story
Did the same in the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi along with some STG 44's
@@762x51mm how the hell did they find a saiga 12 in that dudes weapon
i saw scarif battle in theaters and yes, there where people running around in plain G3's in that scene. nothing chopped off or glued on.
they went a bit oTT with it in Rougue One
I always enjoy these clips from "Forgotten Blasters".
Is it ok to start calling Ian Obi-Gun Kenobi now?
Or Luke Gunwalker, Han BOLO...?😂
Only if someone's catholic grandmother gets confused over the resemblance
he looks more like a Qui-Gun Jinn
More of this please! Love your channel, but this video brought me back after a few months!
An idea to consider: Try reaching out to the 501st Legion, they’ve done incredible amounts of research and investigations into the movies to ensure near 100% screen accuracy for their costumes. At the very least they could likely provide interesting insight into the props and the changes made to the original firearms, maybe even be able to provide a few examples.
501st Legion's specialty is more costumes than props. There's a few people on the RPF who are experts on the blaster props and the weapons used for them.
Quarax lots of great resources on both sides!
Who cares about those guys... we have The Ian 🤜🏿
Reach out to the 501st Legion and see if you can have a clone guest-star in an episode of Forgotten Weapons to talk about the DC-15s, DC-15a, and Z-6.
roadhouse699 I know the DC-15 long rifle is an MG-42 with heavy modifications.
They call him the Mandalorian, and yet he's neither half man, half DeLorean
Hold up... "Long time ago" ... 😛😉
Mandalorians are people who follow the culture of the planet Mandalore...
So does that mean Deloreans come from Dalore?
@@roadhouse6999 Dalorian Man sets carbonite trap for fugitive, freezes self instead.
Fun Fact: in Mandalorian culture,weapons and armour are holy and part of their "religion" or "The Way".
The Mando even says in episode 2,when he´s asked to trade one of his weapons:
"I can´t do that,weapons are part of my religion:"
Probably can't even go 88mph
Wouldn’t it be crazy if the prop designer did actually watch this like everyone is saying and Ian ended up having a cameo in the Mandalorian as a gunsmith or arms dealer like in John Wick!
He looks like he could fit in the universe too😂 his beard. Like imagine him in some arms dealer clothing in a nice cantina.
Dessert ? 😏
Wait did he have a part in John wick what
That would be sweet
@@Sigismund762 Sorry for getting you excited but no, I was just saying that he could play a character like the black guy at the desk who gives John Wick guns.
I'd love a series where Ian sits down with a costume/props designer where he talks about the real firearm and the designer talks about the motivation behind its design / modification to suit the characters.
In this case the Bergman was likely chosen because it looks cool, but also because its curves accent the Mandolorian's armor and the models rarity is a reflection of the rarity of Mandolorian society in the Star Wars universe.
That would be interesting to watch.
They already used a few Bergman-based blasters as background props in at least The Force Awakens.
would watch the shit out of that stuff, please give us this gun jesus
Possibly because it looks too exotic and is very unlikely to be easily identified by the majority of viewers, so it'll be more acceptable as a blaster pistol.
Those german designs are so good, even thousands of years later interplanetary nations use them !!!
You do know that Star Wars happened a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away?
Something something Kraut Space Magic.
@@KyrreXXL: 1894 was a long time ago. So was 1945 and 1977. And at the speed of the Sun thought the Milky Way, it was far, far away. (Still the same galaxy however.)
*years earlier
Starwars is past... "in a galaxy long time ago",... startrek is the future😉😚
The Bergmann does fit the Star Wars aesthetic perfectly, I'm glad this happened.
I honestly take my hat off for you sir. Knowing your guns so well that you manage to squeeze it into a sci-fi show is commendable.
Episode 10: Return of the Bergmanns
Pray there is not an Episode 11.
Watch as Ian's video series on the Bergman pistols skyrocket in popularity.
Just wait ti’ll it’s nerfed. As in we get a foam flinging Bergman nerf blaster.
Well I happen to want both.😅 They do make an airsoft Luger if that’s satisfactory for you,
In Episode 2: The Child there's a Mandalorian mud test. His rifle doesn't pass 😉
And his armor doesn´t pass mudhorn crush test.
@@Mysikrysa well to be fair that wasn't exactly mandalorian armor he had on his chest
@@DeosPraetorian it was mandalorian just not made from Beskar much like a Katana made from regular steel and not Tamahagane is still technically a Katana.
@@Ugnutz correct sir
@@Ugnutz Well, actually some Japanese blade smiths did import (superior) crucible steel from the Middle East, much like the vikings did centuries earlier. That is to say they wanted to use _the_ best available steel in their blades, regardless of the origin and manufacturing process.
Ergo, a Japanese blade (e.g. a katana) made of _any_ steel(s) is still a Japanese blade. Technically and otherwise.
Obviously, [in The Mandalorian] Beskar seems to be an order of magnitude better than any other steel. In the feudal period, crucible steel was definitely not as much superior than Tamahagane, but still significantly better. Considering the history and culture of Japanese blade making, I would actually argue that now, hand-forging a katana using the best available, i.e., modern industrially produced steel would honor the legacy and tradition better than using obsolete low-quality Tamahagane AND electric power tools.
Kind of cool since the Mandalorian is a “space western”.
Lucas found getting funding for Star Wars very tough, no one had any faith in the film (other than Alan Ladd jr etc)
A chunk of the budget came from the U.K. private sector, but it still wasn’t enough for the original plan,
Originally Lucas had planned to have each gun custom made (you can see the original designs of some of these in the 1st edition of the Star Wars rpg) but they ran out of money during the production so the prop guys raided the armour stores they had used in other productions and boom!, a lot of world war 2 (and 1, there’s a stormtrooper at the mos eisley space port using a Lewis gun, Han with the Mauser etc) even Obi wan’s lightsaber is made from a grenade,
Considering I’ve seen what they had planned to build, what they got was a massive improvement,
Destiny being very kind,
Gun jesus talks about some star wars... Bless my soul
All is right with the world
Moody Draws good star wars*
Shame new Star Wars sucks, this looks kinda neat however
I can imagine Ian’s 30 times great grandson talking about forgotten blasters
I honestly love it when Star Wars rips real guns and glues stuff to it. It creates a retro syfy look to those blasters. It’s a western in space and it’s great.
“Welcome back to another video on Forgotten Bergmans.com”
A great site.
So many mandalorian videos in my sub list,didn't expect this one.
Same
I didn't think Forgotten weapons could get any better, then they brought in Star Wars. There is so much beauty in this world.
I love it when they use these early modern firearms in the Star Wars universe... it lends to the grimy fallout-esque "retro-punk" quality which has always been part of the defining aesthetic of the cooler aspects of the whole Star Wars thing.
Back to the Bergmann channel, me likey!
I’d love to see reviews of prop guns from all kinds of franchises. Maybe even a couple joke reviews of nerf guns. But seriously, reviews of Star Wars guns, the weapons from the alien franchise, and any others would be awesome.
I second this
I third this
I have SPOKEN.
I fourth this.
@@matt338r5 I fifth this
I've always thought that basically all of the early semi-auto pistols would make a great basis for Star Wars blaster props.
I think the charm of Star Wars is the retro futuristic style of the franchise
This makes perfect sense, it is a long long time ago in a universe far far away...
Whoever designed this blaster is a Forgotten Weapons-subscriber.
It’s a replica according to my buddy who works in the prop studio. Allegedly they found it on Etsy. I was glad he said it wasn’t an original.
I'm a massive Star Wars nerd and I can't wait for your videos on all the cool guns they used in the movies.
I'd love to see a collab between Ian and @tested where Adam Savage is building a replica prop from Mandalorian while Ian talks about the real thing and it's history.
Was surprised in rouge one how one dude just use a ”blaster” that was just a AR receiver and upper with a magazine with no sights. Stock or barrel but with star wars stuff added
I think for one scene that character converted it into a sniper rifle by adding a barrel and stock. Over all I thought it looked OK. The Luger prop plaster looked better and more fitting with the series I think.
They used pretty similar props for Rebel blasters in original trilogy too. Well, some were ARs and some were StG 44s
@@sinisterthoughts2896 Rouge one huh?
That reminds me of SW:Republic Commando video game, where you do the same to "switch" to sniper rifle.
That Rogue 1 blaster concept was based on the RC interchangable blaster gimmick.
It's really cool that the Mandalorian (as well as Solo and Rogue One) kept with the tradition of using real life guns to turn into rugged sci fi blasters. I also spotted a Grease Gun blaster pistol in one of those Pirates' hands as well as what I thought was a spectre smg blaster pistol. Any excuse to get new classic guns turned into Star Wars designs is nice. I loved how rogue one used the Luger, M60 and mp40 to make new guns, and how Solo even used an AS VAL rifle to make a carbine for the character named Val lol
So just a few quick things on the grip and magazine changes, (I'm and 6 year viewer and a massive star wars fan so I'm fairly confident with my guesses about the design here) in star wars blaster require 2 things to fire, a power pack and Tabana gas cartidges (power pack acts like a primer and the gas as the propellent and bullet) the magazine will be holding the tabana gas cartridge and that decorative plate will probably slide down to reveal a filling port for the gas container, the changes to the grip would be to accommodate a standard heavy blaster pistol power pack that's inserted like an pistol magazine. Fun fact is that the DL-44, Han Solos blaster, actually had these components in the opposite places and used a short version of the power pack, reducing the power pack size to about 150 shots down from 300. (Feel free to ask me anything about star wars as im happy to give anyone an answer)
Hahahahaha! Ian still trying to calm down the infamous "2 weeks of Bergmann" haters
I still have the memories of those 2 weeks... the horrible memories... I won't be able to sleep tonight just because I've heard the word "Bergman" again...
When I saw the title I thought a mandalorian was some kind old Victorian musical instrument.
That would be a mandolin
@@rokmun680 I'm aware.
Your thinking of Sir Reginalds marvellous organ.
Jeramy Whitwell ah, well then... good day to you sah
@@rokmun680 And a good day to you as well.
That's slightly cooler than his dis integrator rifle being a trapdoor.
Finally Star-Wars and forgotten weapons, it can’t get any better!
Nice keep up the good work!
Love. I was able to identify his pistol because of this channel. Love this channel. I was totally like “Hey, that’s a Bergmann!” Awesome.
Know what ya mean, Mate. A couple of months ago, my wife and me watched the entire "Star Wars series". After a while, she's getting annoyed when i over and over again paused the DVD to take a closer look at the guns.....
For example..... Pete Mayhew (Chewbacca) was carriying an MG 34 in the "prison-block" Scene of Episode IV..... 😀😂👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
"Everytime I have a video on anything vaguely related to the sterling it gets called an E-11 blaster rifle."
anyone else get a chuckle out of that? I know I'm guilty of doing this myself.
How cool is this!?! This awesome dude not only knows what arm this gun is modeled from but has done a video documentary about it already. This guy is the real deal a true arms historian and enthusiast. I dont know if there is anyone out there more qualified to discuss such topics.
It's a perfect thematic counterpoint to Han's broom-handle Mauser-based blaster.
The creators of the show definitely watch this channel.
Ah the Bergmann, the gun that google auto corrects to Birdman every time.
But Birdman Weapon Systems was a fun website
3:04 More important question: why would a blaster even need a hammer?
The hammer smacks a piezoelectric crystal, generating a brief electric surge that triggers the main plasma charge. It's a more reliable system than a battery.
WalkaCrookedLine piezoelectric cystals dont last very long though
@@Jason-hz6cm Eh its star wars, its science fiction. Not meant to be realistic.
@@Jason-hz6cm maybe in star wars they do last long enought
Removing spent tabona gas cartridges
I'm glad Star Wars is still doing the thing where they use real gun designs to make blasters. It's just a dream but I'd love to see Ian be able to get hands-on with some of the actual props from Star Wars to be able to better show what he's talking about.
As some one that loves both firearms and Star Wars I am very much looking forward to the future episode(s) featuring both subjects.
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Ian: "I doubt they made more than 20"
The Mandalorian: "Yeah? Good."
Thank you. I never realized the props were based on real weapons. I am anxious to see a continuing video on Star Wars weapons.
Thanks for this video. Since I started looking into guns I stop to notice every one I see in movies and t.v.. to see if I can recignize them. This one was floating in my head telling me, you know this!
Remember that in Big Jake, Patrick Wayne carried a Bergman variant
Many people know of the Sterling E-11 and the stormtrooper heavy blaster being mostly unchanged MG-34 and MG-15 or a Lewis gun, also DL-44 being a C96 and BlasTech A-280 an STG44. When you do the star wars episode dont forget about the Jawa ion blaster being a massively cut down SMLE with the grenade launcher cup attached to the shortened barrel.
Star Wars has always been under the impression that it is easier to make a real gun look like fantasy than to make a fantasy gun look real.
Seems like a funny counter to Han's C96 based blaster.
In the first Star Wars movie, I thought the anti-space craft mounts on the Death Star looked like US Navy 5/38 twin mounts.
Good call. Just more modern style.
I think in episode 3 or 4 of Mando, the leader of that gang of pirates was using a modified M87 lever action shotgun. He carried it over his shoulder like a boss!
From my day's of model kit bashing the little decorative extras added to the piece are called greeblies. You're right they did a sweet job.
I just watched that last night and I knew his pistol looked familiar. Thank you Ian
It's 2020 here, Gun Jesus just released the Star Wars guns video! P.s. 2020 is gonna suck, you've been warned.
Awesome you jumped on this so fast. Can't wait for the Star Wars themed episode. And now that you've promised it, no backing out!
Its from a "long time ago"... apparently 1894...
You are right, what a genius idea to use this pistol in the Star Wars Universe.
Watching this, I was going to say something about the hammer looking like it was from a broomhandle
@@proteus2103 And (so I think) the "magazine" of this "Bergmann-Blaster" looks very similar to a Luger mag.... 😀👍🏼
It pleased me so much as a Star Wars fan, as well as a fan of your channel, to see this pop up on my feed.
Definitely supporting that future video of guns modified for Star Wars blasters!!
As an aside, one of the few things I liked about the prequels was they carried this tradition on, in part. The small blaster pistols used by the queen's guard were not based on real weapons, but the carbines they used were M-950 "Calico" pistols with some sci/fi doodads (actually not many).
Again Ian, tops himself in Awesomeness! Great topic & presentation.
He's carrying a RDR2 era pistol, because he's a space cowboy.
I had just watched all your Bergman videos when I saw Mandalorian and instantly recognized it as a result.
I watched all the videos of Bergmann pistols on this channel and really took a liking to them, and immediately recognized the Bergmann when I saw the show. It was great to see. The weapons in classic Star Wars were modified broomhandle Mausers, Lugers, and other rifles, so I was very happy to see a modified version of a pistol I liked.
Harrison Ford had his C.96, Pedro Pascal had to one up him.
The Bergman makes so much sense for star wars.
Modifying existing Pistols into Ray Guns started with Commando Cody's first Raygun, which was a Luger with some Coned Barrel attached to it.
Later Ray Guns were made from Beer Bottles with handles.
Wow Ian, I spotted this immediately when I was watching the Mandolorian with my girlfriend and her family. Of course she said “what on earth is a Bergman no. 1, but thanks to your fantastic and educational videos I was able to impress her family with my firearms knowledge of early, rare self loading pistols. I know many of us appreciate your videos for their interesting content alone, but you are providing a sincerely valuable service by explaining, disassembling, and shooting lesser known firearms.
Star Wars loves taking old guns and adding decor to make them look futuristic.
Since the beginning, lol
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I still hope, Han Solos "Broomhandle-blaster" was a non-firing die-cast model..... 😱😁
@@paul-sparky-sparr4160 all real, time to cry together pal
Pinky out... He's obviously a bounty hunter of some breeding :P
There will be tea and scones once the bounty is done.
Mandalorian : "Pardon me, would you happen to have any Grey Poupon?" 😄😄😄😄
The modifications are pretty cool, you can see that someone saw that circular bit and thought that it looked good but knew it would show up poorly on camera being such a small detail that is the same color as the rest of the gun so just made it into a circle that's a slightly different color. I think they were also trying to sorta hide the hammer a bit since it's a blaster and doesn't fire cartridges.
Look forward to your breakdown videos on star wars weapons, I bring it up regularly and it blows people's minds
no .. but mabe some gun maker somwhere
could make a "modern" bergman n°1
I could make one out of foam if i have time to do so. Hard yes but not impossible.
@@Dimitri9511 ....... who said anything about a "prop" .??
The real question is when Chauchat will become a heavy blaster in Mandalorian.
I love it when sci-fi movies use actual firearms from long-ago. Interesting, isn't it how guns from a Steampunk/Dieselpunk era fit so well into science fiction? I remember drooling over the Bergman in some dusty tome in the back corner research area of a local library as a teen (IIRC, I got a couple spider bites when I pulled the book from it's shelf, LOL, showing how seldom it had been moved).
I would LOVE to see this theoretical "guns of star wars" episode. Prop guns are a fascination of mine.
It is a goddam e 11 blaster rifle I'm sick of your lies telling me otherwise!!!
Well, this a different timings,but I can live with 2 videos today.
Two of my favorite things coming together.
More of this. Also a sitdown with Adam Savage talking about this would be fun.
in the new hope when you see sand troopers going to the falcon, the one on front is holding a T-21 blaster rifle aka a Lewis Gun
I like how the rebels in rogue one (I think) jest had like m4a1s
Daniel Lloyd the original design for the rifle they used were based off of STG-44’s
@@jimservu And some were AR15s. Look again.
JonMacFhearghuis calm down I’m not saying they weren’t. Just look in TESB. You can see both AR-15 based rifles and STG-44 based Rifles.
The same for rotj
@@jimservu The AR-15-based ones only appear in Return of the Jedi, actually.
My favorite, so far, was found on the Star Wars Battle front game. I'm not a gamer, but my son does occasionally. They have a blaster created from the SMLE, but cut down substantially. The few times I played it with him, I always chose that blaster, but also had my No.1Mk.3 sitting on the couch beside me. I've watched(been watching SW since 1977) for it to show up on film or TV, but so far, it hasn't happened.
Very cool video idea Ian! - I can’t wait to see the follow up with regard to the guns in the first three Star Wars movies
And the female bounty hunter in it wields a modified Nambu (the extended trigger guard version)
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I knew it! I'm glad I wasn't seeing things. Cool choice for a SW pistol, looks the part.