SUPER RARE Air Gun Restoration - The Warrior .177
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ค. 2022
- Rare Air Gun Restoration from 1930’s Accles & Shelvoke Ltd, model The Warrior .177 pistol. I will restore this antique weapon and bring it back to its glory and beyond.
ABOUT THE .177 AIRGUN
I got this beautiful Air pistol “donated to restore” from one of my subscribers in Canada (Thank you Glenn). This is a British made beauty from Accles and Shelvoke Ltd in Birmingham. The model’s name of this weapon is “WARRIOR” and it was produced between 1931 to 1939. So its around 100 years old. PATENT No's. BRIT 351268 USA 538057
ABOUT THE RESTORATION
The Air gun was in a really bad condition - The surface was totally covered in rust, the handle was cracked open and the grip was missing. The trigger was badly fixed in an earlier attempt to fix it and the trigger guard was missing.
I started the restoration process by disassembling the pistol. That was a little bit challenging because of all the rust. I spend quite some time trying to pull out the gun barrel, but I succeeded at last. I sandblasted all the major parts with fine glass breads and with a low air pressure to be as gentle as possible to the gun parts.
I repaired and welded the gun handle with my TIG welder and make it look as good as new. I also created some new gun handles in beautiful Asia walnut wood.
There was a lot of pitting on the metal of the gun, so I improved it by carefully grinding with some 1000 grit sandpaper and after words I polished all the visible metal.
I had to rebuild the gun trigger and create a new trigger guard who should fit naturally into the old gun. I assembled all the parts and did a test shooting in my garage. I was excited about this restoration because I knew it would be challenging.
Please let me know what you think about this restoration project in the comment field. Thank you!
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Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
Music: Always from paid licence!
This is the first time I've seen someone give the audience eye protection during the welding bits. Thank you so much!
I hope this comment and it's likes are ironic. Do you normally cover your eyes?
Arc eye is a fucker but you won't be getting it through a screen!
It's a really pointless protection. Not only the bright bleeds out, but you don't need it when watching from a screen lol.
It’s probably one of those things that TH-cam will demonetize someone for
@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 the NIV is missing 16 verses bud use the KJV it doesn't water down the scriptures or leave out verses! But yes repent before it's too late, proclaim JESUS' name to all nations!
Putting this in my “satisfying things to watch past my bedtime” playlist
Haha, Thanks for watching 😉👍
Isn't it just lovely how it comes prepared to look extra old and rusty =)
The green and yellow paint you added is just perfect ;)
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@@Lightbylb Steel cant rust yellow or green ^^
@@peterodernicht2200yet it was artifical rusted
AMAZING! Thick rust yet no pitting and the lettering looks clear 😂
There's no way that bolt at like 0:30 wasn't siezed to kingdom come but there's absolutely 0 effort being applied
How's nobody talking about that awesome utility knife? That was the most incredible blade flip system I've ever seen. I have to figure out who makes those I need to own one for sure.
Yes I was going to write that! Love it. Have you found out?
It's a Toughbuilt Scraper Utility knife.
They're only £18 in the UK, thought they were going to be really expensive
Where in the video was it
@@JadedKake 4:30
As someone sensitive to light, I really appreciate the dark circles over the weld spots. That was nice
thanks glad I could help
i no like circule
Super nice! I had to comment on that too!
@@nathanvanpelt7216 Ok,go to a different channel where they will give you rectangles
@@Emma_madison LMAO
Why is there green corrosion on a gun made of steel?
Its copper
@@chadder_cheese Did you miss the part where I said it was made of steel?
I love the artistry, skill, patience, and ingenuity it takes to professionally restore these items.
I know everyone's out here rightfully praising the restoration but let me be the one to praise the editing: that subtle blink of the pop figure at 8:01 is such a cool little detail. Really tells me you love what you do, keep it up my guy.
I had to rewind because I thought I missed something.
I appreciate how he does his movements in a careful manner. The subtlety makes the videos entertaining for me
Thanks for watching and noticing small details 😉👍
Oh, so i wasn't becoming crazy
And the owl!
This was excellent. You really went all out. Love the result. 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you so much 🤗
@@AwesomeRestorations Thank you for sandblasting and not laser blasting. I hate laser blasting.
@@kinskifilms me too ;-)
@@kinskifilms What about it?
@@AwesomeRestorations l
Sandblasting is so satisfying. Tack för videon!
jag tycker det med :) tack så mycket
The handle was beautiful!!! You did an amazing job on that gun!!
I'm 63, have lived in England all of my life.
Never heard of this model before, despite owning many air pistols as a teen-ager.
Beautiful restoration as always. Thank you for sharing.
(even if the doll was a little frightening!)
Thanks Gary. And this on was actually from England ;-) Thanks for watching and for your kind words I really appreciate it 👍🏻 :)
We had one - inherited from my grandfather - and it was a nice little gun and much more compact than a Webley Tempest, for example. We donated it to Birmingham City Museum . . .
Hey my man, as a leatherworker who uses a lot of punches: don't use a metal hammer to hit you punch! Metal on metal will decrease the lifetime of the tool and it looks pretty expensive. There are some nylon mallets you can buy, but I made myself a wood hammer and glued leather to one of the end, which I change as it gets beaten up. Just a tip to help save you from a few headaches in the future! Cheers
Another good choice could be a brass hammer, something much softer than tool steel.
😑
this might be the way to show the way
Why does a steel gun have blue-green rust?
It's a wierd one. He's clearly giving it a rust/verdigris paint job for clicks and a good thumbnail and I'm guessing snipping the grip as that damage doesn't seem very likely to happen by accident. The techniques are real and impressive but the presentation is ginned up for clicks. TH-cam incentivises this and the video is not "fake" but there's artifice here all the same. There's no reason why there should be verdigris on it. It's not as impressive to take and old rusty item and restore it unless it looks like it was recovered from a sea wreck.
I wondered that as well. Pretty clearly copper oxides on a non-copper bearing part. Also, why are there plier witness marks on the broken grip and clear saw and cut marks at the break, rather than torn metal? Every one of the videos from this guy seems to show signs of artificial weathering and then re-making it into modern art. That's not restoring something. It's destroying one thing and making another out of it. Sure, that's art and all, but to call it restoration and sell it as such is a lie.
Outstanding craftsmanship!
Thanks a lot Anatoly 😉👍
I'm a shooter and I'm also interested in old firearms and airguns....
I have to be honest, this is not a restoration...
It borders on magic. 😁
The repair of the grip, the reworking of the entire technique with so much attention to detail deserves the highest respect 👍🏼
When I saw the first pictures of the air pistol, my heart bled. What a transformation. When I see the result, I want to say
I hereby officially declare to be envious 😁👍🏼(my way to say good onya, mate 🙄😁)
You have shown us old school craftsmanship. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Stay safe and sound and keep up the good work, mate 👍🏼😁
Greetings from Cuxhaven on Germany's North Sea shore 👍🏼
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Hi Paul thank you so much for your kind words I really appreciate it. I am glad you liked my video. Greetings from Sweden :)
@@AwesomeRestorations Det var ett nöje. Ditt arbete är fantastiskt och jag beundrar det.
Hälsningar från Nordsjön
Sparky 🤠
👍🏼🇸🇪✌🏼🇩🇪👍🏼
(My pleasure. Your work is gorgeous and I admire it.
Greetings from the North Sea
Sparky 🤠)
👍🏼🇸🇪✌🏼🇩🇪👍🏼
This restoration and i guess the entire "restoration" world on youtube in general, is less restoration and more "remaking" It's like restoring a classic car. You start with a rusty pile of trash and buy every single part brand new, at the end all you have left of the original is maybe a body panel or maybe a steering wheel. To some that isn't restoring - it's buying and creating a new car with an old car part attached, similarly that's what i think of this video. It is great for what it is and very pretty to see the transformation.... but it's basically creating a new pistol and kind of eliminating much of what made the old one cool....
@@GOLD_FEVER Pepe profile picture, opinion disregarded
@@piffe Oh no, a brainless nobody who judges a comment by the profile pic has disregarded my opinion on the internet! My imaginary feelings ! They.... Hurt!
Спасибо за субтитры! Наблюдать за процессом вашей работы отдельный вид удовольствия.
Вы даёте многим предметам вторую жизнь.
thank you so much :)
Сомнительное видео. Вы когда-нибудь пытались выкрутить закисшие винты да ещё и под шлицевую отвёртку? Тут WD не обойтись. Хотя уже по WD «профессионализм» этого мастера на лицо.
@@user-md4vr2xc9y и как то странно выглядит практически свежая, без коррозии, пружина, в ржавом корпусе.
Явно постанова ради лайков.
Но смотреть можно)
@@infrabass и ладно пружина, обратите внимание порваную ручку, которую до пескоструй всячески стараются не показывать. Почему там нет коррозии?
This has to be one of my favorites. Excellent work, sir! I appreciate your work!
Glad you enjoyed it!
It is magical to see the writing revealed by the sandblasting
Привет дружище! Давно тебя не было видно. Отличная работа! Well done mate!
Yes, I know it has been long time :) thanks for watching
In an increasingly disposable world, you make restoration seem like the beautiful work of art that it can be. Thank you. This was amazing. And amazingly peaceful, somehow.
Thanks for watching 😉👍
The body is aluminium or steel... how the hell did it have green spots of rust typical for copper? Piece was most likely rusted on purpose and then even painted. PS. Look at the spring, in pristine condition even though there is a huge opening in the body...
I am currently going through a bout of pretty severe depression and it takes a hell of a lot to get any sort of response from me but watching the care, attention and detail you put into your restorations gives me a little glimmer of hope. You're truly a craftsmen love what you do. Thank you for posting these vids. 🤜🤛
Thanks a lot for your comment I am glad you like my work. I wish you all the best and hope you get well soon 😊❤
Take care.
Lots of love 💕
Я смотрю это в 2 часа ночи, и мне хочется сказать мастер у вас золотые руки, вы большой молодец, очень бережно, мудро и интересно вы нашли все решения во время восстановления оружия, желаю вам крепкого здоровья и благодарю вас за интересные работы
👍И золотые инструменты)))
Ну значит ты слепой. И не видишь что это всё пиздобольство....
Кажись я не одна искала русскоязычный комментарий
The absolute craftsmanship and overall years of dedication - all I can that’s badass
Parabéns é incrível seu trabalho 👏👏👏
The eye protection during the welding part I felt in my soul. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve been flashed not only irl but also from videos. Love the work :D
Thanks 👍
If you're being flashed by your screen you definitely need to adjust its brightness!
You sir, are a very clever and patient man. The work you do on restoring these discarded items, is amazing. You have the equipment for everything, all well cared for. 🙂 🇬🇧
Marty! You are just so finely tuned into your craft. You are a true artist! Thank you so much for what you do and providing us with awesome entertainment. ❤👍✌
Thanks a lot Cindy 👍
@@AwesomeRestorations When I'm feeling depressed, I go back and watch some older videos of yours. It always comforts me and makes me smile. ASMR ❤
I didn't know how to assemble weapons much less the old ones, great video!
thanks I am glad you liked it :)
Restoration is always amazing. But even more surprising is how the author ages things for the video. Such a beautiful and uniform rust that you can not restore.
That blue paint added to his brown sugar rust is really convincing
@@DeeDee-bm9hr I assume you two are being sarcastic. I just stumbled on to this channel. Everyone is raving about how great he is. No one pointed out how clean the inside was. Crud and rust thick on the outside, no crud on inside, e.g., the main spring looked new.
Have you watched other "restorations" on this channel? Are they all like this one, with suspicious "aged" things being "restored"? I am not very knowledgeable about restoration, but I have worked on a number of rusty things in my lifetime(I'm 80 years old and used to be a pretty good shade tree mechanic), and this didn't look right.
BRAVO ZULU! Splendid work, amazing skills.
Thank you very much!
Well done. I watch considerable restoration videos but keep coming back to yours. Technically, you are above all others I see on TH-cam in that you carry through to a level of completion lacking in most restorations. A pleasure to watch.
thank you so much I am so glad you think so 😊
Sigo sosteniendo que, la precisión y paciencia que tienes para reparar estos artefactos la tienen muy pocas personas en el mundo. Gran trabajo hermano !
Ah!! Another satisfying restoration that’s almost zen like and before you know it’s over and done and you can’t wait for the next one. Such an excellent job, but then you know that. 💙
thank you so much for your kind words :)
The details and effort in these videos: just using ambient sounds as background noise instead of music, using a darkened lens on the arcs while welding, and of course the craftsmanship. Your videos are a treat to watch.
thank you so much for your kind words :)
Thank you for the eye protection from the arc that's the first time I've ever seen someone do that for there viewers thank you my good man.
Dude, you are incredible. I could watch you work day in and day out. It´s so pleasing to watch you transform old junk into stunning pieces!!
Thanks for watching and for your kind words I really appreciate it 👍🏻 and I will transform more junk soon :)
Totally agree . Hope you will also like mine works 🤗
I could watch your restorations all day and find each one amazing as always.
Cheers 👍
Thank you very much!
Я врач, могу лишь заметить, вы работаете как настоящий хирург, точно, не торопясь и с потрясающим результатом. Браво.
thank you so much :)
Thanks for the eye protection from the welding sparks. I was watching this in the pitch black dark at 2 in the morning so you really saved my vision 😂
Would love to have equipment like yours in future, so satisfying to have all the steps done right. Goals 👌
I really like the aesthetics of this old piece. I miss stuff looking like this. You did a phenomenal job. Subscribing.
Very thoughtful of you with the dark spot during the welding 😂👏🏼
👍
The professor of Awesome , great job Martin
Thanks! My friend 👌👊
Wow, thanks
It’s always a joy watching you a skilled craftsmen looks incredible thank you for being it to us all the best !!
thank you so much my friend :)
Martin: As always another successful restoration. That weapon did not imagine that one day it would return to its glory. I was simply speechless when I saw the finished model. Nice grouping by the way. Keep up the good work showing us how with patience and a good hand incredible results are obtained. I congratulate you brother. take care and good luck.
Thank you so much for the kind words Nico. I really appreciate it 💗👍🍻👌
you need to learn to use colons
@@grarglejobber7941 Who cares?? Get a life
@@grarglejobber7941 Relax, bud. That’s how you punctuate a formal greeting, like in a business letter, or when you’re writing to someone that you don’t know personally.
@@grarglejobber7941 P.S. You need to learn to use punctuation at all. You might want to give capitalization a whirl some time, too.
The rain in the background.. Is amazing
glad you think so :)
MAD SKILZ there. nice! Really well done video and an air of drama too. Awesome.
Amazing this little gun could be so far gone and still be returned to like new. I bet that torn grip frame had an interesting story.
It's really fascinating and satisfying watching skilled people do what they do. The gun turned out looking awsome! Great job! 🙂👍
Thanks 👍
Stop 🙂
@@AwesomeRestorations where did you find that gun
That looks fantastic! Love the way he shined that up.😄
No words can express this man's talent ..... It's just a joy to watch!
thank you so much :)
Посмотрел с большим удовольствием,впрочем как и всегда. Так держать
Отличный результат! очень приятно и атмосферно! Спасибо за ролик! С нетерпением жду новое видео! Спасибо вам за Русские субтитры!😃😃😃
That's a nice wellrod. Great historical piece
Amazing work - nice to see such a fine old air pistol back working again and in such great restored condition.
thank you so much Mark I appreciate it :)
I admire your skills! You can always tell when people love what they do! Much respect! I really enjoyed this video and this gun looks amazing!
In this video I restore a super cool air gun from the 1930’s - Please let me know what you think!!
ALSO SEE my cool Gun Lighter Restoration 👉 th-cam.com/video/4vTazCS9qNE/w-d-xo.html!&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈
Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
Indonesia subtitle
Awesome as always
Woooow!!!!.....luv ur job 😍....👌....🙋🏻
Excellent work!!!!
A very professional job done keep up the good work 👏
I really like the 2x speed button when there is no commentary. Gj
So relaxing watching this guy work, and what a VERY talented individual 👏 👌
thank you so much :)
Как всегда интересно, безупречно и восхищаюсь работой мастера. 👍👍👍👍👍
А я восхищаюсь этой брехнёй. Снаружи слой пушистой ржавчины. А пружина новая, даже не севшая. Да и после пескоструя глубоких повреждений нет.Кто-то нас держит за дебилов.
You continue to astound me with your talent and ingenuity. You absolutely hit it out of the park with this project. Gotta say the Doll face in the blast box was kinda creepy BUT funny! Then the blink on the Pops figure. Always enjoy catching your easter eggs. Awesome job brother. Enjoyed this one very much!
thank you so much I am really glad you liked it :)
@@AwesomeRestorations bro wat is WD-42? WD-40 isn't it ?
@@KnightTamila it’s an easter egg. 😃
Ogni tanto non posso fare a meno di seguire qualche tuo restauro e ne resto sempre affascinato per la calma, la passione, la manualità e la conoscenza degli strumenti da lavoro, senza parlare poi del risultato finale sempre meraviglioso, sei proprio unico!
thank you so much :)
I've watched tonnes of your videos and this is one of my favourites. It just felt so well balanced. I can't really describe it better than that, just the build itself was such a great size and fidliness that it enabled you to go through the whole repair, taking your time whilst it not being a super long video.
Thanks a lot 👍
Incroyable !!! Quelle patience et quel talent 😉 Bravo !
Thanks a lot 👍
Хорошая работа - отличный результат! 🙂
Your Skills are so amazing and outstanding!!! Your works come out to be 11’s , Keep up the phenomenal projects and repairs!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Великолепная работа) Продолжай в том же духе!) С нетерпением ждём следующего мастер-класса:)
thank you so much :)
Я один подумал что это юсп с наклейками?
“Gonna put a little squeeze of WD-42”
Proceeds to empty half the can.
A real Genius in what he does...
Wow....enjoyed the restoration process. The love for perfection is only matched by the outstanding skill. Great job.
Thank you so much 😉👍
Além da qualidade dos vídeos e das restaurações, que são excelentes, os vídeos tem legenda o que da vontade de assistir ainda mais!
Спасибо за интересное и увлекательное видео, успеха и прогрессивного развития Твоему каналу! Заслуженный👍!!!
thank you very much :)
Every screw is so well oiled and comes out like a dream despite layers of rust???
Yes I gave them oil 😉
That MIG weld was gorgeous. And I was shocked by the spring. It looked damn good considering the rest of the piece. Fine work as always, senor. 🤘🏻
Thanks buddy. Appreciate it. 👍 Yes luckily for me it was oiled up pretty good on the inside. 👌
First time on this channel. I find this incredibly therapeutic. Stunning work. Subscribed.
Awesome, thank you!
Same. From the sounds to the meticulous attention to detail. Plus I love guns and antiques. Awesome video
Always look forward to the notifications of a new upload.👍
I appreciate that :)
Probably one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Amazing work.
many thanks :)
Many people say that restoration videos are fake, I don't mind at all, I enjoy watching these stuffs, thank you brother.
Прекрасная работа! Вызывает уважение!) Спасибо за русские субтитры, ваше усердие в работе и создании ролика!
thanks for watching :)
Obrigado por ter colocado legendas em português. Desde Brasil sigo seu canal lindo de ver como você trabalha parabéns.
muito obrigado Bruno :)
Também sou do Brasil e agradeço as legendas em português! 😀
Boa noite bruno
The best part is restoring while listen the relaxing sound of rain outhere
glad to hear that :)
The best thing about shooting a video is when you are welding, you put a filter on the screen, you are number one
thanks for your kind words :)
I think the eye protection during the welding parts was to promote safety while welding, coming from a welder, you don’t want arc eye, it feels like sand and glass being rubbed in your eyes for hours
4:03Is so cool !!!
the rain in the background made me feel right there
Awww, this pencil with little hearts on it is really cute.
I have no words to describe how I appreciate your job. It's awesome, thanks for your vids.
thank you so much Sven I really appreciate it 😊
Whoah nice! Never seen someone bring back a piece of history this way it was really cool to watch. Nice job dude! 😎
many thanks :)
Bravooooo!!! Isso sim é uma arte!!!
thank you so much Jose :)
I appreciate the thoroughness and patience
thank you very much :)
Man I wish I was young, this looks like such a fun job/hobby to restore and make stuff like this. All the equipment, garage dream.
I'm not young so go for it :)
You are monumentally talented with restoration. Fascinating to watch from start to finish.
I think having a job doing sandblasting would make me a happy girl - that looks like so much fun!
thanks for your kind words. Yes sandblasting is so satifying :)
I’ve taken apart so many things because of inspiration I feel after watching how easy this guy makes everything he does look. But I’ve never once gotten a single thing back together correctly. I don’t understand how you remember where every little screw, washer, rivet, and part without getting confused. I ALWAYS end up with screws leftover. I must be missing something…
Maybe try recording everything
Your like Humpty Dumpty from Batman 🤣
In a video. Maybe.
BEAUTIFUL !!
Wow!! Dear Martin, Another milestone
Olá! Como vai? Já estava sentindo falta de seus vídeos e, como sempre, um excelente trabalho. Ótimo resultado!
El Cornhole
Very nicely done. I particularly love the very subtle horror elements you add in. I'm not sure if you do them in the rest of your videos but they were nicely done. I'm definitely subscribing. 👍🏻
thank you so much :)
what horror elements?
@@i_amfunto the creepy picture and funko pop closed their eyes
@@i_amfunto the funkopop is one, another one is the reflection of a mannequin head at 5:36. There are a few others peppered in but I'll let you discover those 🙂. They are very subtle so keep youre eyes peeled.
@@isoto8864 first one I noticed was the girls face in the sandblaster, watch the eyes.
Your videos not only transmit that awkward feeling of satisfaction and oath but peace and succesfullness.
thanks Lucas I am glad you think so :)
State of art job and all the equipment impressive. The welding dots nice, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it - thanks a lot 😊
Hey AR
Always enjoy your videos 🙂
Great outcome.
Take care
Thanks! You too!