Cap and Ball is the Bob Ross of firearms. You have one of the most relaxing voices I've ever heard, it's pleasant to listen to you. The fact you cover awesome historical pieces like this is just even better.
Thank you for learning English (because sadly I don't speak Hungarian) and thank you for teaching me so much about history. I appreciate the detail you provide and the thoroughness of your research.
As a youth, I expected them to be very complex clockwork. Now I can't help but be impressed how simple they are. The clockspring would be the hardest part to make of the lock.
Really nice to see you in a 40 minute format deeply exploring a topic. This could just as is be broadcasted as a high quality TV documentary. Production quality is almost as good as TV but a lot more well narrated, more stringent and oriented to a more interest viewer. I really am impressed :)
I was dying to see this ever since you put the teaser up for it. Thank you very much, that was absolutely fantastic. As I said before, I've done many, many years of ACW percussion shooting, but I've always had a certain fascination for wheel locks. That was really well done, and super informative. Better than 99 percent of what you find on TV in regards to historical info, in fact. Thanks again, your channel is superb.
I would absolutely love to see Pedersoli take on a match lock pistol. I guarantee that it would be incredibly expensive though. Cool video, C&B. Edit : I meant to type wheel lock pistol.
@@AehronKataeb There was never a matchlock pistol historically in Europe. No-one made them, no-one used them. The only ones ever made are Japanese and 19th century.
I think that swedish way of cavalry combat should have been mentioned. During the 30 years war swedish and Finnish horsemen used shock tactics. Two pistols were fired at point blank range. After that the charge was driven home with swords. Formation used was a wedge where each riders knee was touching adjasent horse behind neighbours knee. Only one to three lines were used. Horses were often of poor quality, especially in Finnish units. Swedes developed this tactic with experience gained from war with poland. Gustav II Adolf was the most successful king, who used these tactics, although he died in combat while leading a cavalry charge against cathollics.
You are absolutely right. The next part will deal with the matchlock musket, and Gustavus Adolphus, his tactics, strategy and legacy, including the Swedish brigade will be presented in detail.
@@capandball Would it be possible to do a video on the development and armament of Hungarian Hussars? And the Black Army as I understand King Mathias I introduced a higher number of arquebuses to his troops than was usual in late Medieval armies?
And winged hussars arrived... It proved that cavalry caracol tactic in XVII c. was simple ineffective against traditional cavalry tactic of Polish horsemen so Gustavus reorganized his cavalry just before 30 Years War. Swedish cavalry and Finnish units were no match against better equipped, trained and with better horses Polish hussars though
@@capandball I have a question about the style of wheellock pistol you are shooting. When and where did that style originate? Most of the pistols up until the early 17th century seem to be of the puffer style and from Germany.
I built one of these, a 1650's northern German design in 40 caliber, but the police have it for the time being. They have absolutely no knowledge about the law, which is really scary. I hope they return it soon.
@@evann1136 Norway The ignorance about the law is really scary among police. All police here have a 3 year education, so not knowing the basics of the law is unexcusable. They even took my swords and daggers though none of this is illegal. The most annoying part is that they took the exact same things last time they visited me on a false accusation (from my ex). To add to the injustice, it takes them a full year to do anything about the case and they took with them antique firearms I am restoring for another collector. All of this has destroyed my faith in the law and instilled in me a burning hatred towards my rulers.
@@Willy_Tepes sounds like what california is becoming, im sorry for your situation, however may i ask you a question? How did you build your wheellock? where did you find parts and what tools did you need? i cant seem to find any reasonable information
@@Willy_Tepes I thought Norwegians (by European standards) are pretty liberal about guns: why have police who just confiscate that stuff? Also, why no bring this up? Can you not protest the police in Norway?
I have been a subscriber to your channel for years. This, in my opinion, is the best most thorough contribution that you have offered on your channel ever. Thank You.
Outstanding video. Thank you so much for sharing this. An original Puffer pistol from the Tower of London collection was the first firearm I ever held at the age of seven! I've been hooked ever since! :-)
What a wonderfully comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of this pistol, its use, and the thinking of the military minds of the 16th/ 17th century. I have always felt that my love of firearms drives my love of history and of tactical thinking. This video epitomizes that sentiment. Thank you, my friend!
Here I was, walking in a museum just a couple of days ago, looking at a wheellock rifle wielded by a prop, wishing I knew more about these particular rifles. Then you publish this video. I`ll have to add "psychic" to the list of the reasons why I follow you!
That was a realy impressive overfew. I like your videos a lot. A wheelock pistol or carabine could be one nice project to build. The slim lines are very elegant and the posibilitys are nice. Thanks a lot.
Next will be a swivel breech rifle ;-) the research for that is done and the material is ordered. But later there will be a wheel lock . I like the mechanism a lot.
At 17:15 I at first thought you said "...using the bike and musket together". This totally sounds like a tactic that a dutchman, like Maurits, would invent ;-)
As always exciting and knowledgeable video. I would say that it is still impressive that it seems always to be a void and lack of knowledge about the most significant military force at the time you are covering with these arms. The first professional army since the Romans that appeared in early XVI and was pretty much unchallenged for over a century and one of the leading technological advantages that they introduced was the use of firearms. I'm talking about the Spanish Empire army, with the tercios. You talk about them but, you talk about the Duth to have modernise the formations and introduction of arms, but then you talk about Pavia as the start of this tactics, when the two are separated by more than 50 years. The common theme of everything you say was the Spanish army. It is impressive why it seems many people can’t connect the dots. Thank you for your work.
Wow! Awesome video. I love the way you combine the historical accounts, contemporary illustrations and analysis of tactics with the hands on demonstrations of the replica weapons. Really makes it come together in a way that other videos don't. Keep it up!
Great analysis of the history... the wheel-lock was the first firearm which was useful in the type of frontier warfare practised on the border with the Ottoman empire... makes sense it was first used in Hungary, Croatia etc
These videos always make me think a little about large scale wartime ammunition production during the 16th centurie. I know that soldiers usually/always loaded their own cartridges while resting, but how was it during those days back home in the cities and towns? A large building full of apprentices toiling away making cartridges or was it mechanized a little?
It was not mechanized, too my knowledge. My understanding is that it wasn't done by apprentices, either. Was done mostly in homes by their wives and/or children if the soldiers weren't doing it all themselves. Not sure if it's the same in Hungary as here in the United States, but that's how it was in the Civil War era here...
You sir are the man! I love your videos and how I wish I could shoot some of those firearms!! Thank you so much for your knowledge and hard work!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great video and outstanding "class" about the Wheellock. (Yes, I think of myself as a student.) I hope in some future videos you will look at different developments of the flintlock, too. Snaphaunce, English doglock, French lock, and I bet you know of even more developments. Please continue with your fine teaching!
Capandball, Don't know if you know this or not but in English, black powder that is not yet sized is called mill powder. I think in the 14th century, this was called 'serpentine powder'. Over time they developed methods for sizing and graining it. But yea we don't know for sure what they were using in the 17th century wars. I'd imagine the powder was sized, but probably easily crumbleable.
Era of pike was certainly bad for cavalrymen. They couldn't charge with lance and swords against a wall of pikes; nor pistol fire was really effective against infantry armed with more powerful firearms. It's interesting, however, that the 1600''s were exactly the golden age for heavy cavalry in terms of equipment: excellent armor and pistols were available for reiters, for example. And great video sir. Thanks for show us such elegant pieces of history.
To shoot that kind of weapons you need "The Twelve Apostles", a strap from which several cartridge holders hang where you would take the "monodose" of powder and bullet
The earliest source for the patched round ball I found was an original German Jaeger Rifle of the second half of the 17th century that had some original patches made of deerskin in the stock compartment. The patched round ball might have evolved with the endeavour of gaining accuracy on the twisted barrel.
Excellent video and well worth the wait! I've recently been reading into the use of firearms by Władysław III's I'll fated crusade in Bulgaria this video is a nice continuation (plus 40 or so years) on the topic!
Such a well researched and presented Video. You cover so many practical uses of the weapon that others never do. Seeing how the weapon was used at the time and the tactics is wonderful. Hat off to you Sir.
I think the Finnish cavalry (in Swedish army) used two pistols during a charge which first one was shot art 20 paces and the second at 5 paces and after that they continued the mayhem with the horse and a sword. They were called Hakkapeliittas. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakkapeliitta
I really enjoy this longer more detailed look. It showed me some things I wasn't aware of. Is there any chance you could do a video on the difference between old recipes of black powder versus modern black powder?
Just very very well done and thinks for the History lesion .....I must say a very enjoyable video to watch to be sure.....!! thanks from Kentucky USA....
I seem to recall a wheel lock pistol with a mace handle. Ugh, memory is such a bad thing to lose. About the same size as the one in the video, mostly metal construction and a ball that's about or slightly bigger than the wheel in the mechanism. No embellishments, rather plain. The wooden handle was beautifully finished however.
Very impressive video! The best wheel lock firing video i have seen! Ive being always interested in this type of firearms, they just fascinate me!! And this video is one o the best, if not the best i have seen!!
Great Video and informative. I also would have loved to see a comparison between the Pistol and the Carbine and the Damage they did on the Battlefield. But maybe in another Video.
Not many gun enthusiasts appreciate how far firearm technology has come to what it is today
(As always excellent video)
Agreed :)
hey there, i'm a Predator. obviously you men on earth ain't good at firearms development.
I'm 15 yet i like watching these classical firearms. (Kids my age should be bored with this stuff but i'm not)
HERE!!! HERE!!!!
@@ReySchultz121 why would kids be bored with guns? rein in that ego loser
I think the accuracy is pretty damn impressive. Especially with all the historians that always tell you that those firearms were totally inaccurate.
This is by far the best video about whee lock history in the whole internet, awesome work you have done there
Cap and Ball is the Bob Ross of firearms. You have one of the most relaxing voices I've ever heard, it's pleasant to listen to you. The fact you cover awesome historical pieces like this is just even better.
Well said I use his videos to relax before bed.
Thank you for learning English (because sadly I don't speak Hungarian) and thank you for teaching me so much about history. I appreciate the detail you provide and the thoroughness of your research.
Badass knights wielding wheellock pistols like gangstas
Minecraft Markeister if thou does not kindly step off you will surely catch-eth these hands.
Their attacks are the original definition of the drive-by shooting...Ok, ride by, since they're on a horse.
@@Albukhshi knights are ballas confirmed
@@juststop4340 *GSF
I never realized how beautiful the wheellock pistol is mechanically speaking. Thank you for the new perspective.
As a youth, I expected them to be very complex clockwork. Now I can't help but be impressed how simple they are. The clockspring would be the hardest part to make of the lock.
Really nice to see you in a 40 minute format deeply exploring a topic. This could just as is be broadcasted as a high quality TV documentary. Production quality is almost as good as TV but a lot more well narrated, more stringent and oriented to a more interest viewer. I really am impressed :)
This was one of the best if not the best Wheellock studies I have seen.. Excellent..
I was dying to see this ever since you put the teaser up for it. Thank you very much, that was absolutely fantastic. As I said before, I've done many, many years of ACW percussion shooting, but I've always had a certain fascination for wheel locks. That was really well done, and super informative. Better than 99 percent of what you find on TV in regards to historical info, in fact. Thanks again, your channel is superb.
I would absolutely love to see Pedersoli take on a match lock pistol. I guarantee that it would be incredibly expensive though. Cool video, C&B.
Edit : I meant to type wheel lock pistol.
Well in the mean time, these guys make two and many other guns. You just have to drill a vent hole yourself. www.militaryheritage.com/pistol12.htm
There was no such thing as a matchlock pistol, not in Europe anyway.
@@skepticalbadger what do you mean ?
@@AehronKataeb There was never a matchlock pistol historically in Europe. No-one made them, no-one used them. The only ones ever made are Japanese and 19th century.
@@skepticalbadger i thought the germans and austrians had some in the end of the XVth century
I think that swedish way of cavalry combat should have been mentioned. During the 30 years war swedish and Finnish horsemen used shock tactics. Two pistols were fired at point blank range. After that the charge was driven home with swords. Formation used was a wedge where each riders knee was touching adjasent horse behind neighbours knee. Only one to three lines were used. Horses were often of poor quality, especially in Finnish units. Swedes developed this tactic with experience gained from war with poland. Gustav II Adolf was the most successful king, who used these tactics, although he died in combat while leading a cavalry charge against cathollics.
You are absolutely right. The next part will deal with the matchlock musket, and Gustavus Adolphus, his tactics, strategy and legacy, including the Swedish brigade will be presented in detail.
@@capandball Would it be possible to do a video on the development and armament of Hungarian Hussars? And the Black Army as I understand King Mathias I introduced a higher number of arquebuses to his troops than was usual in late Medieval armies?
And winged hussars arrived... It proved that cavalry caracol tactic in XVII c. was simple ineffective against traditional cavalry tactic of Polish horsemen so Gustavus reorganized his cavalry just before 30 Years War. Swedish cavalry and Finnish units were no match against better equipped, trained and with better horses Polish hussars though
The French already used their pistoliers as shock cav since the late XVI century.
@@capandball I have a question about the style of wheellock pistol you are shooting. When and where did that style originate? Most of the pistols up until the early 17th century seem to be of the puffer style and from Germany.
I built one of these, a 1650's northern German design in 40 caliber, but the police have it for the time being. They have absolutely no knowledge about the law, which is really scary. I hope they return it soon.
Wow that sucks what country?
@@evann1136
Norway
The ignorance about the law is really scary among police. All police here have a 3 year education, so not knowing the basics of the law is unexcusable. They even took my swords and daggers though none of this is illegal. The most annoying part is that they took the exact same things last time they visited me on a false accusation (from my ex). To add to the injustice, it takes them a full year to do anything about the case and they took with them antique firearms I am restoring for another collector.
All of this has destroyed my faith in the law and instilled in me a burning hatred towards my rulers.
@@Willy_Tepes sounds like what california is becoming, im sorry for your situation, however may i ask you a question? How did you build your wheellock? where did you find parts and what tools did you need? i cant seem to find any reasonable information
@@Willy_Tepes
I thought Norwegians (by European standards) are pretty liberal about guns: why have police who just confiscate that stuff?
Also, why no bring this up? Can you not protest the police in Norway?
Build another one then ;)
You are an excellent teacher good sir.Can't say how much I've learned watching your channel.
Very inspiring indeed. Thank you.
I have heard of wheel locks for a very long time but never saw how they worked until now. Fascinating. Thanks.
OMG a 39 min capandball, this is going to be a good day
23:45 arquebus sliding on the table
That made me so rivis I've had $2000 flintlock right falls hit the floor before
I think this is my favourite episode ever - the discussion of hoe infantry and cavalry changed in order to best use wheel locks was excellent!
I have been a subscriber to your channel for years. This, in my opinion, is the best most thorough contribution that you have offered on your channel ever. Thank You.
Very interesting. Your videos are always worth seeing. From Italy.
The quality and presentation of this video rivals anything on Discovery Channel. Excellent job, on all fronts. Filming, editing, narrating.
Outstanding video. Thank you so much for sharing this. An original Puffer pistol from the Tower of London collection was the first firearm I ever held at the age of seven! I've been hooked ever since! :-)
Nice clap when the hammered slug hits gelatin in slow motion 👍
Excellent presentation. That awesome wheel lock pistol looks to have a considerable amount of recoil.
Extremely interesting and informative Geoffrey Parker comes alive in this video
What a wonderfully comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of this pistol, its use, and the thinking of the military minds of the 16th/ 17th century.
I have always felt that my love of firearms drives my love of history and of tactical thinking. This video epitomizes that sentiment.
Thank you, my friend!
Your attention to detail, is matched by your quality marksmanship. A great channel.
Here I was, walking in a museum just a couple of days ago, looking at a wheellock rifle wielded by a prop, wishing I knew more about these particular rifles. Then you publish this video. I`ll have to add "psychic" to the list of the reasons why I follow you!
Excelsior work!
That was a realy impressive overfew. I like your videos a lot. A wheelock pistol or carabine could be one nice project to build. The slim lines are very elegant and the posibilitys are nice. Thanks a lot.
Homemade History: I can see you making one of these next Roger ! Chris B.
Next will be a swivel breech rifle ;-) the research for that is done and the material is ordered. But later there will be a wheel lock . I like the mechanism a lot.
At 17:15 I at first thought you said "...using the bike and musket together". This totally sounds like a tactic that a dutchman, like Maurits, would invent ;-)
As always exciting and knowledgeable video.
I would say that it is still impressive that it seems always to be a void and lack of knowledge about the most significant military force at the time you are covering with these arms. The first professional army since the Romans that appeared in early XVI and was pretty much unchallenged for over a century and one of the leading technological advantages that they introduced was the use of firearms. I'm talking about the Spanish Empire army, with the tercios. You talk about them but, you talk about the Duth to have modernise the formations and introduction of arms, but then you talk about Pavia as the start of this tactics, when the two are separated by more than 50 years. The common theme of everything you say was the Spanish army. It is impressive why it seems many people can’t connect the dots.
Thank you for your work.
307 Meters per Second =
1,007 Feet per Second
:-)
Wow! Awesome video. I love the way you combine the historical accounts, contemporary illustrations and analysis of tactics with the hands on demonstrations of the replica weapons. Really makes it come together in a way that other videos don't. Keep it up!
Great analysis of the history... the wheel-lock was the first firearm which was useful in the type of frontier warfare practised on the border with the Ottoman empire... makes sense it was first used in Hungary, Croatia etc
These videos always make me think a little about large scale wartime ammunition production during the 16th centurie. I know that soldiers usually/always loaded their own cartridges while resting, but how was it during those days back home in the cities and towns? A large building full of apprentices toiling away making cartridges or was it mechanized a little?
It was not mechanized, too my knowledge. My understanding is that it wasn't done by apprentices, either. Was done mostly in homes by their wives and/or children if the soldiers weren't doing it all themselves. Not sure if it's the same in Hungary as here in the United States, but that's how it was in the Civil War era here...
This channel is a great source of both information and entertainment. Happy to send you a few bucks trough patreon for this service.
You sir are the man! I love your videos and how I wish I could shoot some of those firearms!! Thank you so much for your knowledge and hard work!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great video and outstanding "class" about the Wheellock. (Yes, I think of myself as a student.) I hope in some future videos you will look at different developments of the flintlock, too. Snaphaunce, English doglock, French lock, and I bet you know of even more developments. Please continue with your fine teaching!
Capandball,
Don't know if you know this or not but in English, black powder that is not yet sized is called mill powder.
I think in the 14th century, this was called 'serpentine powder'. Over time they developed methods for sizing and graining it. But yea we don't know for sure what they were using in the 17th century wars. I'd imagine the powder was sized, but probably easily crumbleable.
I cannot put in words how much I enjoyed this video well done J.C.
I wasn't expecting that much history. Loved it.
over all a wonderful video we need more professors and teachers like this man he is truly one in a thousand
You are one of a kind , sir.
Bravo! Your best video production to date. This will be the standard go-to on this subject now.
Fantastic video! This had the depth and quality of a TV documentary.
An excellent history lesson in both the development of battle tactics and firearms used. Thank you.
Era of pike was certainly bad for cavalrymen. They couldn't charge with lance and swords against a wall of pikes; nor pistol fire was really effective against infantry armed with more powerful firearms. It's interesting, however, that the 1600''s were exactly the golden age for heavy cavalry in terms of equipment: excellent armor and pistols were available for reiters, for example.
And great video sir. Thanks for show us such elegant pieces of history.
To shoot that kind of weapons you need "The Twelve Apostles", a strap from which several cartridge holders hang where you would take the "monodose" of powder and bullet
Un vídeo muy bonito. Y muy bien explicado.
The earliest source for the patched round ball I found was an original German Jaeger Rifle of the second half of the 17th century that had some original patches made of deerskin in the stock compartment. The patched round ball might have evolved with the endeavour of gaining accuracy on the twisted barrel.
Excellent video and well worth the wait! I've recently been reading into the use of firearms by Władysław III's I'll fated crusade in Bulgaria this video is a nice continuation (plus 40 or so years) on the topic!
That rotation to the left is identical to how you would thrust with a sword. It would not surprise me if that was why they did it...muscle memory.
Ooh, I'm saving this video for my whiskey Sunday celebration.
Such a well researched and presented Video. You cover so many practical uses of the weapon that others never do. Seeing how the weapon was used at the time and the tactics is wonderful. Hat off to you Sir.
Thanks for posting a very interesting and informative video.
Excellent as always, C&B! Loved it!
Great presentation
These are always so indepth and well done :)
Another outstanding video.
Any more hunting videos coming up? I always love the production quality on those.
yes, a snowy roe deer hunting will be the next one
@@capandball Very nice, I look forward to seeing it.
Happy,safe,healthy,prosperous new year to you cap and ball!
I think the Finnish cavalry (in Swedish army) used two pistols during a charge which first one was shot art 20 paces and the second at 5 paces and after that they continued the mayhem with the horse and a sword. They were called Hakkapeliittas.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakkapeliitta
Outstanding video. Beautifully made.
I really enjoy this longer more detailed look. It showed me some things I wasn't aware of.
Is there any chance you could do a video on the difference between old recipes of black powder versus modern black powder?
I have enjoyed your videos for a long time, you should do more like this. Very informative. Thank you.
Wonderful presentation. Thank you!
You’re shooting Corvo’s pistol from Dishonored! That’s cool!
Very interesting and well read. Actually, the military history uploads you do are excellent.
Very thorough and well done sir! Please keep up the great work and wonderful content!
I enjoy your work with black powder and ballistic gel
Great video. I greatly enjoyed all the information presented. Keep up the great work.
Just very very well done and thinks for the History lesion .....I must say a very enjoyable video to watch to be sure.....!! thanks from Kentucky USA....
Maybe the best Video you ever released. Thanks a lot for sharing! Keep on. Greetings 308
A most excellent video, well researched and well presented. Thank you.
Nice story. Excellent work.
Super interesting, I really enjoy your history lessons. Thanks.
i recall reading that Pistolers would shout in the angled style to avoid scaring there horses rather then making the prouder settle
This was an outstanding video! Thanks for posting it. I do wish I could find a reproduction or reproduction kit for a wheel lock pistol!
I seem to recall a wheel lock pistol with a mace handle. Ugh, memory is such a bad thing to lose. About the same size as the one in the video, mostly metal construction and a ball that's about or slightly bigger than the wheel in the mechanism. No embellishments, rather plain. The wooden handle was beautifully finished however.
Outstanding presentation!
Excellent video
Thank your for this amazing Video! It was really a Joy to watch it. :)
Greetings from Saxony.
Excellent, as always.
Very impressive video! The best wheel lock firing video i have seen! Ive being always interested in this type of firearms, they just fascinate me!! And this video is one o the best, if not the best i have seen!!
Excellent video, thank you.
Great information charmingly presented. Love your videos.
Very informative. Thanks for your work.
Outstanding!
Thanks for sharing!
The firearms at Pavia would have been arquebuses, not muskets. (edit - the infantry arquebus or caliver, not the later cavalry arm of the same name).
Great video. Very well presented, sir!
That was incredibly interesting, many thanks.
Love your videos! Wheellocks have always interested me.
wonderful to see this i love the period and firearm use thank you
Great Video and informative.
I also would have loved to see a comparison between the Pistol and the Carbine and the Damage they did on the Battlefield.
But maybe in another Video.
Great video! Thank you!
No snow for the round ball, yes snow for the hammered?! How long was that time gap?
Excellent work! Video and research simply excellent work!
Thank you sir, a wonderful video
great vid , thanks for all your work