History of the Gun Part-11: Semi-Auto Pistols

[usmanhar]

Thank you, Sir.

[SuperGuru1975]

Just watched all your videos in this series. Great stuff. For personal security I'm thinking a hand cannon is the answer...what it lacks in accuracy, it gains in shear awesomeness in a close quarters suburban situation. Thank you for your work on these videos, much appreciated.

[simmzs259]

Hit transcribe audio at 1:34 LOL!

[evilet1111]

The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. It is based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Herstal, Belgium. Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized.

[Worldslargestipod]

i still say the medieval handcannon was the best gun ever made

[Akshole]

@Worldslargestipod I still say the cro-magnon stone was the best ugh ever made.:-)

[COLR13]

broomhandle or c-96



[akdude182]

i still prefer revolvers

[mo0nbuggy]

Great little series.

Cheers.

[FinalFreek]

the mauser looks like han solo's blaster from episode IV (sorry if i sound like a nerd)

[LutzDerLurch]

@FinalFreek As far as i know the blasters etc. were WW1 and WW2 Props slightly modified.

[De4dm4u5Rulez]

What's the difference between a Luger and a Nambu?

[mthzb]

@De4dm4u5Rulez nothing at all. the nambu was the japenese copy

[akdude182]

@mthzb their was a massive difference the luger used a toggle action and the numbu used a slide

[ImWatchinTheTube]

@De4dm4u5Rulez Check out the Ruger semi auto .22lr pistol line, they call them like Mark i and iii. I think I read somewhere that they are based on the Nambu. They have a Mauser C96 style charging handle, vs the Luger's weird triangle looking charging handle as seen in the video. That's basically my entire knowledge on the 2, there's probably huge mechanical differences as well lol.

[Worldslargestipod]

That's han solo's pistol!

[waseem1173]

Chinese make copies of EVERYTHING lol

[JESUSISGREATEST]

@waseem1173 dumdass

[waseem1173]

@JESUSISGREATEST sorry man if i offended you. that was just a joke

[akdude182]

@JESUSISGREATEST no,he's right

[SpasticPlastick]

What??? You can't stop here. We need MOAR!!!!! Go on all the way to modern ones like the AA12!

[akdude182]

@SpasticPlastick aa12 sucks

[norwegianwiking]

probably the best example of the merging of the P-38 and High Power is the Beretta, such as the 92\M9. Not only does it simply combine the double stack magazine and a decocking safety on the slide, it even copies the P.38's locking system.

[runescape44411]

colt 1903? one of colts first semi auto handguns?

[MrBrachola]

great series but he skips through the 1911 which is one of the most significant and prolific handguns in history... I'm hoping he does a short video just on the 1911...



[aka99]

very nice, now do one about automatic rifle and automatic pistols aka machineguns ^^

[TangyTangoJuice]

this guy is very likeable, also

lol to stripper

[Slic3R1]

i like this guy (not in a gay way)

[st3v0s]

@Slic3R1 sure sure

[Starsword333]

@Slic3R1 I like this guy in a gay way!

[akdude182]

@Starsword333 thats gay

[MRDEADLYSNIPER1]

@Slic3R1 you mean in a straight way?

[Slic3R1]

@MRDEADLYSNIPER1 yeah 

[theassasin789]

hey flamedrag 18 u do no some pistols were made b4 1911 like the mauser c96.

[Madmachine73]

Fn Belgium <3

[caseyownsn00bs]

is there a part 12?

[desertkoi]

No mention of the 1911 except in a slight aside during the hi-power? Surprising considering the 1911 was made earlier and several million have been made since.

Otherwise a great video...

[flamedrag18]

@desertkoi

well, it's a history video and short on time due to time restraints, at least it was shown in the video, how would you have felt if it wasn't shown at all?

[WeerdBeard]

I'm curious how John Browning could be so proud of the Hi-Power when he was dead and in the ground for about 9 years before the first one was built?

(The gun was built from drawings found on his desk after his death)

[akdude182]

@WeerdBeard he didnt die.he's makeing guns for jesus now.

[LRE96]

thery nice

[shanehey]

what was the browning gun called ?

[filo4life11]

@shanehey

Hi-Power.

[flamedrag18]

@shanehey

Browning designed it, but Colt manufactured the first one as the Colt 1911.

[223JMH]

@shanehey Browning Hi Power