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00:00On tonight's episode, the guys and I have a blast
00:04looking back at the amazing weapons we've seen over the years.
00:08Like the time Cory and Chum turned heads shooting a swivel gun.
00:13Oh my gosh!
00:15And who could forget when Chum torched a deal on a flamethrower?
00:19Oh my god, it's hot!
00:22Chum, that's enough!
00:23And later, I recreate a turning point in history
00:27with a brown Bess musket.
00:30Yeah!
00:32The British are coming!
00:34Woo!
00:48Oh damn.
00:51I just wanted to bring this in and have you check that out.
00:55Do you know anything about it?
00:57I know it's heavy.
00:58I know it shoots 12 rounds.
01:02I mean, you really can't hold it and shoot it.
01:04It's got to be mounted to something.
01:06Yeah, no, it's heavy.
01:08Imagine, maybe it was on a swivel or something like that.
01:11I mean, we don't even know.
01:12There could be like a pistol stock that goes here
01:14and it just, it was the Jolly Green Giant's pistol.
01:18So where did you get this thing?
01:19I was cleaning out my mom's house.
01:21She got it from my grandparents that were born in the early 1900s.
01:25So I saw that and I'm like, there is no way this is going in the trash bin.
01:30I mean, it looks 50 or 60 caliber or something like that.
01:35It works kind of like a revolver.
01:38It's kind of, yeah.
01:41I'm rarely kind of baffled, but I'm kind of baffled.
01:45How much are you looking to get out of it?
01:47I'd like to get 1,500.
01:49Okay.
01:49My buddy Alex, I mean, he knows everything about every cool gun.
01:53Well, hopefully he gets down here soon.
01:55I mean, I had someone in here with a peg leg once.
01:57That was a gun and he knew about it.
02:02Hey, how can I help you?
02:03I brought you a little surprise.
02:05Okay.
02:05It's a peg leg gun.
02:07Is it like a movie prop or something?
02:10Nope.
02:10It is from, I believe, the 1800s.
02:13That is great.
02:14It is literally the ultimate pirate apparatus.
02:16Who would have this?
02:18Just can't see some ship captain walking around with a gun leg on.
02:22Well, no, I mean, if you're amphibrated about the knee,
02:24you just lift your knee up.
02:25This is really neat.
02:26What are you looking to get for it?
02:28I'm looking for about $15,000.
02:30Whoa.
02:31Do you mind if I have someone take a look at it?
02:33Absolutely not.
02:36What do we strap this to to shoot it?
02:38His leg.
02:40It's sort of like shooting like a handheld rocket.
02:43There's no way to aim this.
02:44You just sort of point in the general direction and pull the lever and hope for the best.
02:49Load up the leg.
02:51All right, here we go.
02:55You ready?
02:56All right.
02:59Yes!
03:00Got a hit.
03:07It fires.
03:08Yes!
03:09I'm looking at $15,000.
03:10No, no, no, no.
03:11There's no money to be made.
03:12Come back at me.
03:14$8,000.
03:14Pull at $9,500.
03:15$9,500?
03:16You got a deal.
03:18It's one of the coolest things I've ever owned.
03:21Hey, Rick.
03:22Um, okay.
03:24Normally when you come in, I tell you what I have, but I have no idea what I have here.
03:29I think it's a monster.
03:30It is a massive caliber.
03:33I mean, I'm thinking it's .45 or .50 cal, maybe even a little higher, and it's completely impractical as a
03:40firearm.
03:40So what I mean by that is there's no grip, there's no stock, and then you have this gigantic trigger.
03:47But as you pull it back, it's double action, which means you pull it back, it fires, and then it
03:54re-cocks itself.
03:55But it's not made to hold the chute, so it can only be one thing.
04:00And that would be...
04:02It was made for a booby trap.
04:06Collectors call this a trap gun.
04:08So this would be set up somewhere, coming into an entrance of a house, or a gate, or a window,
04:16or a trip line in the woods, either for some kind of security system, or for some type of ambush
04:24hunting situation.
04:26Many trap guns have a ring at the bottom where you did put a line, like a trip wire.
04:31You would have been able to hit things, stop something in its tracks.
04:35It's interesting because there are two crowns and a U, and then there's a little code for the date.
04:41So it is pre-1899, and it's German.
04:45They're actually quite rare, you don't see them often at all.
04:49Okay.
04:49You know, this is ginormous on a level of the beer or gun, you know that, right?
04:57Whoa.
04:59Did you get this thing from Jules Verne?
05:01Pretty much.
05:03So what exactly is this?
05:05This is an original Nepalese beer or gun.
05:08I can honestly say I've never actually seen one of these, but it's pretty amazing.
05:14It was handmade in Nepal.
05:15Does it work?
05:16I've been told it works.
05:19So we're out in the desert.
05:20I got Alex, Markal, Patton, and we're going to shoot the beer or gun.
05:23Look at this.
05:25The beer or gun.
05:26This thing's sweet, Rick.
05:27So here's what the beer or gun is.
05:29The Nepalese, a man named Gehendra, was able to smuggle in an American Gardner gun out of England into Nepal,
05:36and he attempted to reverse engineer the American Gardner gun, and it became the beer or gun.
05:41But he made some radical changes.
05:43I mean, the most notable change is that pan magazine.
05:46Now, this pan magazine holds 120 rounds of this ammunition, which I brought today.
05:51This is a Martini Henry ammunition.
05:52Look at the size of that round.
05:54When that's fully loaded, it weighs 40 pounds, just the pan magazine.
05:58Whoa.
05:59It is tremendously unique, and I have never seen one fire.
06:04Who's first?
06:05That's why I'm here.
06:06Okay.
06:07You're the guinea pig.
06:08Yeah.
06:12Nice.
06:13Nice.
06:24I've never loved a gun so much.
06:27What's it worth?
06:27Well, the market value for these is about $27,500.
06:32Okay.
06:33So what's your best price on this thing?
06:35I'm asking $30,000.
06:36I'll give you $18,000 for it.
06:38How about $26,000?
06:41$20,000 is the most I can do.
06:43It's the most I can pay and still makes sense, plain and simple.
06:46I can do $20,000.
06:47All right, sweet.
06:50Have you ever fired it?
06:51No, I have not.
06:52Would you allow me to fire?
06:54You come into the range and meet us out there?
06:56I have no problem with you guys doing it, but I just want to sell it.
06:59So what do you think it's worth not firing it, just like the way it sits right there?
07:04I would say in the state it's in, you get $2,000, but if it doesn't work and it needs
07:08to be repaired, you're going to need to put more money in to fix it.
07:12All right.
07:13Thanks, man.
07:13All right.
07:14All right.
07:15All right.
07:16You heard him.
07:18I'll give you $800 for it.
07:19I'd definitely like to be closer to $15,000, but $14,000, would you go there?
07:22I'll give you $1,000 for it because you've got to consider if there's something wrong,
07:27I'm not going to make any money on it.
07:29Definitely.
07:29I think $1,000 is fair.
07:30I appreciate that.
07:31All right, sweet.
07:32I'll meet you right over there, and I'll get you paid.
07:35That's good.
07:37This is going to be more fun than that Smith & Wesson from Fort Worth.
07:43What do we got here?
07:44We got a .44 Russian.
07:46Smith & Wesson, Springfield, Mass.
07:48Russian model.
07:50Did they make this for Russia?
07:52No, I don't know the entire history, but they call it a Russian .44.
07:55I think it's a precursor to the .44 Magnum.
07:58It's got gold wash on it.
08:00The engraving's great.
08:01Ivory handles.
08:03How much did you want for it?
08:04I'm looking for about $10,000.
08:06Okay.
08:07Maybe we could meet you at the end of the day at the gun range.
08:10Oh, great.
08:11Hey, guys.
08:13Guys, how are you?
08:14What's up, Alex?
08:15Oh, wow.
08:17That's a fancy gun.
08:19All right, are we ready to shoot this thing?
08:20We are ready to shoot it, but before that, I have a surprise.
08:24Okay.
08:24You're not supposed to put these on?
08:25Yeah, you got to put them on like a cowboy wearer.
08:27The cowboy theme's important because we're in Texas,
08:29and for targets, I did cowboy hats.
08:32Under one of the cowboy hats is a special surprise.
08:36All right, let's load this thing up and get it done.
08:38All right, let's do it.
08:39Eyes and ears.
08:40Here we go.
08:49Yes!
08:52That was great.
08:53Bye-bye, cowboy hats.
08:57Everybody likes an exploding cowboy hat.
08:59The exploding cowboy hat was amazing.
09:02Best surprise in a long time.
09:04Okay.
09:05What do you think it's worth?
09:06I think it's worth $8,000.
09:08Sweet.
09:09I'll let you know if I get it.
09:10Awesome.
09:11Good luck.
09:12All right, so you're not going to get 10 grand.
09:14Okay.
09:15I'll give you $5,000 for it.
09:16Can we go up to $6,500?
09:19I'll go $55,000 because anything past that don't make any sense.
09:22All right.
09:23Sweet.
09:24We got a deal?
09:26I've got to go tell Alex we always have fun at the range.
09:38Well, it's a very nice Fairbairn Sykes first pattern fighting knife from World War II.
09:43You bought it.
09:45Yep.
09:45I got it.
09:46Nice.
09:47This thing looks heavy.
09:48It is.
09:49Oh, my goodness.
09:50How could you hold this?
09:51Yeah, it wasn't made to hold, so it's called a trap gun.
09:54It was for, you know, setting booby traps, be it for people or predators.
09:59That's a trap I wouldn't want to get in the way of.
10:01Yeah.
10:02How much did you pay for it?
10:04Paid $1,000 for it, which is great if it works.
10:08Well, let's take it to the range.
10:09Beforehand, I'll inspect it, make sure it can work.
10:11You have been training a bit, huh, because your shot's a little better these days.
10:15One time I missed and he hit it.
10:22That is a big gun.
10:24It's actually a volley gun, but people now refer to it as the knock volley gun.
10:29They were designed, actually, for British warships, and they have boarding parties.
10:34And as the boarding parties came over the deck, these guys who had these volley guns were up in the
10:39rigging,
10:39and they would shoot down with seven barrels, thinking that it would clear the decks.
10:44So have you fired this thing?
10:45I have not.
10:46I was nervous to shoot it because of the amount of kick that it probably has.
10:49All right, let's see this.
10:50All right.
10:51All right, here we go.
10:52Here we go.
11:04I don't think I hit it.
11:05I think I hit the barrel.
11:08All right, chum.
11:08She's ready.
11:09When you pull the trigger, she'll go boom.
11:11Good luck, chum.
11:14Woo-hoo!
11:16Yeah!
11:18Woo-hoo!
11:19That's how you do it.
11:21Yeah.
11:21That's cool.
11:24So what do these things go for?
11:27I would value this at $35,000 to $40,000.
11:30Okay.
11:32I'll give you a $28,000 for it.
11:34I have to make money.
11:35I think that's a little bit low.
11:37How about $30,000?
11:38You know what?
11:39I'll give you the $30,000 for it.
11:40Great.
11:41Cool.
11:41Thank you so much.
11:44So I'll go inspect it, and if I think it's good to fire, I'll let you know.
11:47Okay, cool.
11:48You going to do targets?
11:49We'll handle targets.
11:50All right.
11:51I'll let you know.
12:00No, I'm telling you, Rick, nothing's more German than Christmas trees.
12:03No, I'm thinking, like, big jars of sauerkraut.
12:06And some schnitzel, remember?
12:08We can also do, like, pretzels and bratwurst.
12:11You got to have mustard with pretzels.
12:13You guys picking a lunch spot, or?
12:14No, we're going to have Mexican for lunch, but we're talking about German food,
12:17because I bought this German gun, and we're going to take it out of the shooting range,
12:21and we need a German target.
12:23And what's more German than schnitzel?
12:25Okay, I mean, they all sound pretty cool, but nothing's going to be as good as the target
12:29you and I came up with with the 18th century swivel gun.
12:31Oh, yeah, big hoss.
12:32That was the best target we ever shot.
12:38So, what do you have here?
12:40It's a cannon.
12:41I'm a scuba diver, and I found it about 30 years ago off the coast of the Caribbean.
12:46Well, there's plenty of pirate ships down there, so.
12:48Yeah, there are.
12:49Well, we'll see what Alex thinks about it when he gets here,
12:51and then I'll tell you what I think I could buy it for.
12:54All right.
12:59Dave, Alex.
13:00Hey.
13:00Alex, Dave.
13:01Nice to meet you.
13:01Nice to meet you.
13:02Yeah.
13:02This is the cannon that we had you meet us down here for.
13:05Oh, nice piece.
13:06So, all of these markings and the fact that it's iron signify to me that this is a swivel
13:11gun for a merchant ship from about the mid-18th century, and this thing has a pretty sizable
13:20bore, so it was meant to do real damage.
13:22So, I didn't really bring a target.
13:25I mean, if we're going to shoot a cannon, do we have anything decent to hit?
13:28Rick's been wanting us to get rid of this car, so I'm sure he'd be happy to blow it up,
13:32just so long as we let him come watch.
13:34All right.
13:35Alex.
13:36Hey, Rick.
13:37Um, that thing looks a little inadequate to destroy a car.
13:41Yeah, well, we got a small cannon for a small car.
13:46Okay.
13:47Load it up.
13:56Oh, my goodness.
14:00Come on, baby.
14:07Oh, my God.
14:10It worked.
14:11That was a little more intense than I thought.
14:14Well, not too surprised.
14:15I hope you enjoyed your car, because that's the end of it.
14:19All right.
14:19I'll just be plain and fair with you.
14:21I'll give you five grand for it.
14:22I can't do it.
14:23I can do 12.
14:2512,000.
14:26No.
14:27Five grand would be it.
14:28All right.
14:28Well, then, no deal, I guess.
14:30Thanks for coming out.
14:30Nice meeting you.
14:31Okay.
14:32All right.
14:32Thanks, guys.
14:34That was iconic.
14:36I mean, I don't think we'll ever beat that, but we do got to think of something cool.
14:40I mean, don't want to just shoot regular targets.
14:42Well, you did have one really great target that was food.
14:47Not too long ago, we went to the gun range, and it was a copy of a Colt made in
14:52Belgium.
14:56So, what exactly is this?
14:59I believe it's an 1840s Colt Patterson revolver.
15:03Is there any markings on it, Rick?
15:04It's not Colt markings.
15:07This almost looks like it's French or something right here.
15:10How much do you want for it?
15:11I'd like to get around $4,500.
15:13Let me call somebody, get them down here, and they can look at it.
15:17Maybe they'll know who made it.
15:20Okay.
15:21It looks like a Colt Patterson, but it has some boring-looking words on it that are pretty
15:25worn down.
15:26Okay.
15:27Oh, look at all the engraving.
15:29So, this is a pretty well-known Belgian manufacturer called Le Hoist.
15:33So, the Belgian gun makers in Liège were prolific.
15:37They were copying firearms made from all over the world.
15:41All right.
15:42So, does it work?
15:43It should.
15:44It's very simple to fire.
15:45It's just percussion caps and black powder.
15:48Okay.
15:48Do your magic.
15:49All right.
15:50I'll go get my stuff.
15:51All right, Alex.
15:52I'll get some good targets for you.
15:53All right.
15:56Are those waffles?
15:58Your eyes are not deceiving you, Rick.
16:00Why waffles?
16:02Belgium?
16:03Waffles?
16:04Guns?
16:05I'm sorry.
16:05I couldn't get enough chocolate in time.
16:08All right.
16:09I'm backing up.
16:10Everybody put your ears in.
16:11Three, two, one.
16:15Yeah!
16:18Well, there goes lunch.
16:21Waffle.
16:22Look at this.
16:23All right.
16:24Well, it fires well.
16:25Yeah.
16:26So, how much is it worth?
16:29So, it's a really nice firearm, but because it's a Belgian copy, I think it's worth about
16:33$3,000.
16:35Okay.
16:35So, I'm asking $4,500.
16:38Well, that's not going to happen.
16:40I think two grand is fair.
16:42There's no way.
16:43I could come down a couple hundred, $4,200.
16:46Not going to happen.
16:47Okay.
16:47But if you change your mind, shop it around, my offer's $2,000.
16:51I understand.
16:51All right.
16:52Thanks for bringing it.
16:53How much do you spend on waffles?
16:55You don't want to know.
16:58All right.
16:59So, we're going to go have Mexican food and then go pick out some German food for the Target.
17:02You ready to go?
17:03I'd love to go to lunch with you guys, but it seems like you guys got the food thing down.
17:07I'm going to stay back and make some money, and I'll meet you at the range.
17:10All right.
17:10Meet us at the range.
17:11We got to get some queso fondito, because it's going to go great with my fajitas.
17:19All right.
17:20Off to the range.
17:21You know, I don't know how many guns we've done with Alex.
17:24It's got to be at least over 200 guns.
17:25And every single one of them was cool.
17:28Alex is so enthusiastic.
17:29No matter what we're firing, he loves it.
17:32Yeah.
17:33I get why he's excited, because he's looking at everything, inspecting it, and then he says,
17:38okay, it's good to shoot, but there's still the unknown.
17:40Is it going to work?
17:41Yeah.
17:41Mesa, Arizona was really cool.
17:43I'm telling you, he was like a marksman that day.
17:47This is funky.
17:49It is sort of an upside-down gun.
17:51You notice that there's no lock on top.
17:55This was developed by this crazy Frenchman, Burton Loop or something, and he called this
18:00the coptator.
18:01There was a belief that by having the lock on top, it exposed it to the elements, and
18:06so it would degrade faster.
18:08So this is the hammer underneath the gun, so gun collectors would call that an underhammer
18:13system.
18:13Can you even fire it?
18:14It's a muzzle-loading gun, so it's easy to load, and we could certainly give it a shot.
18:18So what's it worth?
18:20If this went to auction and somebody paid $10,000, I wouldn't be surprised.
18:24Wow.
18:25I think it's at least $8,000.
18:27All right.
18:28If I get this thing, we'll go fire it.
18:30Have a good one.
18:30All right.
18:31Nice to meet you.
18:31Thank you so much.
18:32I'll tell you what.
18:34It's a weird one.
18:35It's going to take me a while to sell this.
18:36Okay.
18:36So I'll give you $5,000.
18:38Okay.
18:38I think that's probably a fair offer.
18:40All right.
18:41We got a deal?
18:41Great.
18:41Thank you so much.
18:44I love your targets you set up.
18:46A little fresh melon for you.
18:47Okay.
18:47Okay.
18:49If I hit it, then we can have a snack.
18:50All right.
18:51Let's see if this thing shoots.
18:52All right.
18:56Just like they did it back in the old days.
18:58Just like they did it back in the old days.
19:00All right.
19:00Got my ears in.
19:01All right.
19:02I'm going to put the percussion cap on it.
19:04To do that, I've got to pull the lever out, pull the hammer back, and now I'll put the cap
19:09on it.
19:11Okay.
19:12All right.
19:18Yes!
19:20I got it!
19:24Oh, it tore into pieces.
19:26I mean, that was fantastic.
19:27Look at the juice!
19:29Instant margarita.
19:30No blender necessary.
19:31Yeah.
19:32Oh, that's so sweet.
19:33What do you think I can get out of it?
19:34If it were mine, I would want $10,000 for it.
19:37I'm liking Arizona more and more every day.
19:40I'm going to hand it to Alex.
19:42You know, he's been getting a lot better at shooting over the years.
19:45Well, he's not exactly a marksman, but antique guns are always cool.
19:50Cannons are even better.
19:51But nothing was funner than the flamethrower that I got to fire.
19:54The flamethrower was pretty amazing.
19:56I got to admit that that was kind of awe-inspiring.
20:03Rick, check it out!
20:05Stop!
20:05Is it loaded?
20:07I don't know.
20:08It's a flamethrower, I think.
20:10It is a flamethrower.
20:11It's an M9A1 flamethrower from Vietnam, and it's operational.
20:14Oh, my God.
20:15What were these things filled with?
20:17Napalm.
20:18It was a mixture of diesel, gasoline, and a thickener.
20:21Damn.
20:21How much is something like this?
20:23This is about $4,500 if you want to use it.
20:26I'd love for him to shoot it.
20:32Okay, here he comes.
20:34What's up, ladies?
20:35How you doing?
20:36All right.
20:37So he's already briefed you on everything.
20:39You got it?
20:39Yep.
20:39You're good?
20:40Yep.
20:40All right, he's going to get you hot, okay?
20:42All right.
20:42All right.
20:42Ready?
20:45Oh, my God!
20:47Oh, my God, it's hot!
20:53Chuck, that's enough!
20:54Chuck, stop!
20:57That was over too soon.
20:59Is that it?
21:00That was the most terrifying thing I've ever experienced in my life.
21:03What do you mean?
21:04Let me tell you what.
21:05Oh, my God.
21:06It was warm over here.
21:12I've seen these sell in this condition and this functionality for, I would say, a minimum
21:17of $8,000 and sometimes more.
21:19You know what?
21:19You said $4,500.
21:21He said it's worth like $8,000.
21:22Can we just sell it $5,000?
21:24You being a Vegas guy?
21:25For sure.
21:25We can do it.
21:26All right, sweet.
21:26$5,000.
21:29Hey!
21:30Hey, Rick.
21:30Hey, Chef.
21:31What's going on?
21:32How you doing?
21:32I'm good.
21:33We were just reminiscing.
21:35You remember the flamethrower?
21:36The one that you shot?
21:37Yeah.
21:38The thing was incredible.
21:39It was more than incredible.
21:40It made me feel like a real badass.
21:42And the heat from it, I remember I couldn't even, like, you had to back up.
21:46That was the same day I drove the tank, right?
21:48The Sherman tank from Iwo Jima.
21:50Yep.
21:50But you didn't just drive it.
21:51Remember what we were doing?
21:52I shot it.
21:53And what did we hit?
21:54We blew up a car.
21:55Yeah.
21:56Okay, you know what?
21:57And, like, I'm just saying, that was one of the coolest moments of my entire life.
22:05That's it right there.
22:06That's the Sherman.
22:07Wow.
22:09All right, we're here.
22:11Look at that tank.
22:13That is amazing.
22:16So this thing actually saw action in Iwo Jima.
22:20This one did.
22:21It did see action.
22:22It was knocked out three times in the first 24 hours.
22:25And everything works inside?
22:27Everything works.
22:28How much do you want for this thing?
22:29I'm looking to get a million and a half.
22:34Okay.
22:35But we get to drive it?
22:36You can drive it and you can shoot it.
22:38It's pretty damn cool.
22:44Yeah, Rick.
22:52World War II tanks are always going to have an iconic place in a collector's mind.
22:57And when thinking about World War II tanks, you think Sherman tank.
23:02Woo-hoo!
23:05Nice, man.
23:06What's up, guys?
23:08I drove a tank.
23:09You got it.
23:10No worries.
23:11Let's go fire this tank.
23:14We're out of there, Miro.
23:20We're out of there, Miro.
23:27Oh, my God.
23:30Oh, my God.
23:31Oh, my God.
23:32Oh, my God.
23:37Oh, my God.
23:39Woo-hoo!
23:40That was amazing.
23:41That was awesome.
23:44What an epic day to have a flamethrower and a World War II Sherman tank from Iwo Jima that
23:49can blow up a car.
23:50Yeah, it was probably one of the greatest days of my life.
23:55All right.
23:55And now we get to fire this thing.
23:57You got the targets?
23:58Got the targets.
23:59Got something kind of cool.
24:00Cool.
24:00The gun is good.
24:01All ready to shoot.
24:02I can't wait to see what you guys came up with.
24:28All right.
24:29This is going to be fun.
24:30It will be?
24:30Yeah.
24:31What'd you get?
24:33You'll see.
24:34You guys?
24:35You know, I love coming out here, but, like, the best time I had with you probably was when
24:39we were in London, and we went to that gun store.
24:42Peter Feiner's shop.
24:43Yeah.
24:43That's like the creme de la creme of firearms.
24:53Oh, so this is where the real fancy stuff is at.
24:57A lot of the pieces here have fascinating provenance, some of which is royal.
25:02One of the pieces I'd like to show you guys is this pair of pistols here by John Christie.
25:06That is some crazy work.
25:09George III commissioned John Christie to come down from Scotland to make dress pistols and
25:15such like for diplomatic gifts.
25:17You'd never fire anything like that.
25:19Interestingly, they have a proof mark just here, which is actually the private Tower of
25:25London proof mark, which was mostly done for royal pieces.
25:29Okay.
25:30Can I pick one up?
25:30Yeah, sure.
25:31It makes you feel royal.
25:35That is pretty incredible.
25:36What's that one right there, the ivory one?
25:38It's not ivory.
25:39No, that's Staghorn.
25:40So this is made in 1600, and it's made for the Saxon court in Germany.
25:47So that's a wheel lock.
25:48This is a wheel lock, about 1600 in date, yeah.
25:51Hey, check this thing out.
25:52It's beautiful.
25:53What's really interesting about the mechanism is you wind it, and this is a tightly wound
25:58spring.
25:58That starts, once you let it go, it starts to spin, and there's a little door here.
26:03That door opens up and creates sparks, which lights the priming powder, which fires the
26:09gun.
26:09So how much is the wheel lock?
26:10The wheel lock's 140,000 pounds.
26:14Okay.
26:16Um, I think I'll pass on this one, but how much are these?
26:21They're 100,000 pounds.
26:22100,000 pounds?
26:23Would you take 85,000?
26:26That's like $105,000, America.
26:30I'll take 85,000 pounds.
26:32You have a deal.
26:33All right.
26:34You just bought those.
26:35Oh, yeah, I bought them.
26:36You just bought those.
26:3722 pounds.
26:38I kind of couldn't help myself.
26:42Wasn't cheap.
26:42Well, there wasn't anything cheap in that store, I don't think.
26:45Well, it's like going jewelry shopping.
26:46Yeah.
26:47That's your fault, Alex.
26:48You should never put Rick in an expensive gun store.
26:50He's always going to buy something.
26:53What's neat is we've had some really cool civilian firearms, like high-end, but also some
26:58iconic military items as well.
27:00One of the weirdest ones, do you remember the pistol crutches?
27:03That was the most epic one.
27:07I got these crutches here.
27:08They're not only crutches, they have like a pistol on them.
27:10There's a whole new perspective of like Tiny Tim.
27:14So you're telling me these crutches have a gun built on them.
27:17Yeah.
27:17It's pretty obvious.
27:18It's right there.
27:19They look 1770 to like 1810.
27:24How about you want for these things?
27:25Uh, honestly, I don't, I have no clue.
27:28Let me get my phone.
27:29We'll change numbers and we'll get to the range.
27:30Okay.
27:32So that engraving says Captain J. N. Morris.
27:36He was in the Battle of Trafalgar, which was essentially the sea battle that stopped Napoleon's
27:42expansion in Europe.
27:43He took a shot to the knee.
27:45He had to use crutches all the way until his death at 1830.
27:48So theoretically, it all lines up.
27:51So we ready to fire these things?
27:52I set up some apples on strings because they're kind of fun to aim at.
27:57So go ahead and put on your eyes and ears.
28:00That one's ready.
28:03All right, you ready, chum?
28:12Oh, woo!
28:16Not bad for a one-legged captain.
28:18I'll be fair with you.
28:19I'll give you 13 grand.
28:20We'll go 15 at least.
28:22I mean, come on, 15.
28:24You know what?
28:24I'll risk it at 15.
28:25Yeah, that sounds good.
28:30That was really cool and really weird at the same time.
28:33I was picturing myself, like, with a broken leg.
28:35Ah!
28:36Yeah, right.
28:38Well, speaking of multiple shots, so this thing shoots 12 shots, so I got 12 targets.
28:45I'll be right back.
28:45There's more targets to get.
28:47All right.
28:54Targets are up.
28:56I like it.
28:57I figured they'd be appropriate for the gun.
28:59He said German maker, so I'm thinking we needed something German.
29:04So, well, beer steins full of German beer.
29:07Wow.
29:09So 12 mugs for 12 shots?
29:11The pressure's on.
29:12Yeah.
29:14Do you remember the last time we shot at beer?
29:18Yes, because it's a tragedy.
29:20So how do you forget?
29:21We were in Florida with an English pepper box shooting at English beer pints.
29:31Davey, what in the world are you doing here?
29:34I've come to see you.
29:35You're in Florida now.
29:35I stay here part-time, so.
29:37And what is this?
29:38I believe it's an 1800s 40-caliber pepper box.
29:44There's the maker right there.
29:45Richardson and Company, Liverpool.
29:47Everything about this thing is beautiful.
29:48I mean, this was probably a very expensive gun when it was made to a fancy English gentleman.
29:54Something me and you will never be.
29:55No.
29:57So, how much you want for it?
29:58I feel it's worth $1,800.
30:00That might be a fair price, but I have no clue.
30:03Yeah.
30:04So, you want to go shoot it?
30:05Okay.
30:08All right, so we got a target set up?
30:10Yeah, so since this is a 200-year-old English revolving pepper box pistol,
30:14I figured some pine glasses with good old English lager in it would be a good target.
30:18Okay.
30:19Let's see if it fires, then we'll talk about what it's worth.
30:27Yeah.
30:29Now you got it.
30:35Nice.
30:36Pretty good.
30:37It works.
30:38It works.
30:38So, what do you think it's worth?
30:39I think you can get $3,000 for it.
30:41Okay.
30:42All right.
30:42So, we got a deal at $1,800?
30:43All right, I'll give you the $1,800 as long as you buy lunch.
30:46All right.
30:46Fair deal.
30:47Sweet deal.
30:49Well, get ready to waste some more beer, Alex.
30:51I mean, I'd rather drink it than shoot it, but all right.
30:54So, you inspected the gun?
30:55You think it's all good to go?
30:56Well, I inspected the gun.
30:57It's definitely good to go.
30:59I had to manufacture some ammunition.
31:01Hey, Corey.
31:02What's up, guys?
31:04What's this?
31:05So, this is what is known as a trap revolver.
31:08Trap an animal, it goes off.
31:10So, maybe something big like a moose or a bear.
31:13Speaking of bears, remember that time I gave you the teddy bear as a target?
31:17Oh, for the hand cannon?
31:18Yeah.
31:20Looks to be a 17th century hand cannon.
31:24These are amazing.
31:26Have you ever fired this thing before?
31:27Not personally, but my dad shares stories that it has been fired before.
31:31I would like to actually fire it.
31:32You're going to fire this thing?
31:34No, I mean, you are.
31:35Oh, no, I'm not.
31:37So, how much are you looking to get out of it?
31:39I'd like to get $4,500 out of it.
31:41This is one of the most rudimentary devices considered a firearm that ever existed.
31:47Technically, it's a hand cannon, and that's its handle.
31:49And they also pushed it into the ground, so there were a lot of uses for it.
31:54So, you're not going to hold it?
31:55No, I'm not holding it.
31:56That's the whole point.
31:57It's a hand cannon.
31:58I know, but I inspected it, and it looks good, but I do think we should keep our distance,
32:02so I stuck it in the earth.
32:04I put some boulders behind it to anchor it down, and we're ready to fire.
32:07Oh, and Corey, I got your special bear.
32:12You got the bear from the pawn shop.
32:14Very special bear.
32:15I think I'm ready.
32:16Everybody good?
32:17Let's see this.
32:22Uh-oh.
32:25Oh, yes!
32:33Woo!
32:38Teddy!
32:40It's vaporized.
32:42I got to say, the hand cannon's cooler than I thought.
32:45You wanted $4,500, thinking more like $2,000.
32:48I can do $2,000.
32:49Okay, cool.
32:50Just get it back to the pawn shop, and we'll do some paper, and I'll get you paid.
32:54Perfect.
32:57All right, so it's all ready to go.
33:00So, it's a .50 caliber.
33:01Okay.
33:02Well, at least it's a lot easier than, like, the brown best with all the accoutrements you
33:06have to have for it.
33:07Right.
33:08Well, I mean, it was a Revolutionary War brown best, and we were in Boston, so I kind of had
33:12to play the part.
33:17What have we got here?
33:19We have a brown best musket from the Revolutionary War era.
33:23All right.
33:24It's pretty incredible.
33:25I mean, the brown best was the standard issue of the British Army for the infantry for almost
33:30100 years, but it's got a really long barrel on it, and I don't think I've actually ever
33:34seen one this long, so that's a little weird to me.
33:37So, how much do you want for it?
33:40The lowest I'll take is $20,000.
33:41Okay.
33:42Let me have someone look at it.
33:44My buddy Alex, he's running around here somewhere.
33:45He's helping me out.
33:46So, where'd you get this?
33:47It's been passed down throughout my family, generationally.
33:50All right.
33:51Alex.
33:51Hey, Rick.
33:52This young man, it's a new meaning to long gun.
33:55Wow.
33:56Do you mind if I pick it up, Matt?
33:58Yeah.
33:58Okay.
34:00Wow.
34:01This is a really nice firearm.
34:03So, this is called a long land pattern brown best, and the barrel is supposed to be long.
34:10It's actually 46 inches long.
34:12Now, on the barrel, it's 43rd Regiment.
34:14So, the 43rd Regiment of Foot fought during the American Revolution that marched to Lexington
34:20and Concord, and then they fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Breeds Hill.
34:24So, this could have been part of the Revolutionary War.
34:28Wow.
34:29So, what's it worth?
34:31With the Regimental marking, if it's safe to fire, it's worth up to $50,000.
34:35Wow.
34:37Thanks, Brad.
34:38You're welcome.
34:38Thank you for letting me see it.
34:39Nice meeting you.
34:40It's been amazing.
34:41I'd give you $30,000 for it.
34:42I mean, it's literally a 50% increase since you walked in the door.
34:46Yeah, I'll take it.
34:47Sweet.
34:48Go right over there, and they will get you paid.
34:50Awesome.
34:51This is amazing.
34:53Hopefully, we can give this thing a shot.
34:55I like the Revolutionary War accrutiments cartridge box.
34:59And I've got cartridges in here, just like they would have used in 1775.
35:04A well-trained British regular would have been able to shoot this brown vest four times a minute.
35:10And the way they did that is that they packaged their cartridge with the musket ball here and the powder
35:15here.
35:15They would rip it off, put the powder down the barrel, then drop the ball in, and then use the
35:20paper as wadding so it would all hold in.
35:22So, in the spirit of the American Revolution, for targets, I set up some drummer boy colonial drums.
35:29All right, let's load this thing up.
35:30Okay.
35:40Okay.
35:41All right.
35:43One, two, three.
35:47Yeah!
35:49The British are coming!
35:51Nothing says America like exploding parties.
35:53I mean, I love it.
35:54This is worth every dime, man.
35:56I think you get at least $50,000 for it.
35:58Okay.
35:59Thanks for all the help.
36:00This is amazing.
36:01I'm going to march back and show the kids what I got.
36:03And I'll clean up.
36:10All right.
36:11You ready to do this?
36:12Sure am.
36:13And you're going to get all 12?
36:14That's the plan.
36:16Do I ever miss?
36:1770% of the time.
36:19All the time.
36:19Oh, that's good.
36:20I was going to say 80%.
36:43All right.
36:43Before I load it, you guys got a CFI protection.
36:45You got ear protection?
36:46Yep.
36:47You always got loud surprises, don't you?
36:49It's always fun to put a special surprise in the target.
36:52Well, this time I got the surprise.
36:53Usually you have the surprise for the weird thing,
36:55like that antique cannon.
36:57Oh, yeah.
36:59It's a little bigger than I imagined.
37:01Right?
37:03Um, yeah.
37:03It's a mountain cannon,
37:04which means that it's designed to be put on a bunch of mules.
37:08So basically it's a cannon you can disassemble.
37:11Yeah.
37:11So you can literally, like,
37:12take it to the top of that mountain up there
37:14and just drain down terror and hell and damnation.
37:18You know what I mean?
37:20How much are you looking to get out of it?
37:2150,000.
37:22To tell you the truth, I have no idea.
37:24Here's a few things we're going to have to know if it works.
37:27If it fires and it works, that's one thing.
37:30Wow.
37:30That is good looking.
37:31Now, these are really rare.
37:33Fewer than 200 of these were made.
37:34They had a very short window, about 1901, 1902.
37:38And then they were obsolete because this whole system back here is friction prime,
37:44which was an archaic way of making this gun fire that developed in 1863.
37:51But, I mean, this is a beautiful, beautifully maintained cannon.
37:55Here is the original data plate.
37:58So, yeah, it is dated 1902.
38:01Do you mind if I open up the breach door and take a look?
38:03Go for it.
38:06Yep.
38:07Oof.
38:09Come on, look at that.
38:11I mean, the board's really nice.
38:12It's maintained well.
38:14There is pitting.
38:15But you can still see all the lands and grooves quite crisply.
38:19I don't see any reason why we couldn't fire it if you're up for it.
38:22Let's do it.
38:22I'm down.
38:23I set up an old wine barrel, and I put some special stuff inside.
38:28So if I hit it, you'll get to see what's in there.
38:31Okay.
38:32So load the thing up.
38:33I can't wait.
38:33All right.
38:39Okay, so at this point, it'll shoot or blow up, right?
38:42Exactly.
38:47Fire in the hole!
38:53Yes!
38:55Oh, my God!
38:57What?
38:58That was so...
39:01Whoa!
39:02Awesome.
39:07So tell me, what is this thing worth?
39:10Anywhere $35,000, $40,000.
39:12Okay.
39:13So will you take $20,000 for it?
39:16Can you do $25,000?
39:17Yes, absolutely.
39:18We can do $25,000.
39:19He let us blow something up with his cannon.
39:21Give the guy the $25,000, man.
39:23Okay.
39:23$25,000.
39:24All right, man.
39:25So I'm going to load it, see if I can hit these 12 beer steins.
39:30So these are .50 caliber cartridges.
39:33I loaded black powder with them and then some bird shot.
39:37All right.
39:37It's fully loaded.
39:39All right.
39:40Let's get this done.
39:42All right.
39:46I got to be careful not to put my hand in front of the cylinder.
39:49It was a trap gun.
39:50It wasn't made to hold.
39:51So I'm going to hold my hand back here and down here.
39:57Three, two, one.
40:03Yes!
40:03Oh!
40:06Yes!
40:14Yes!
40:21All right.
40:23Definitely getting better over the years.
40:26Well, one of them knocked the other one down, but I hit a lot of them.
40:29No, I'm super impressed with it.
40:31Yeah, it's an amazing big frame revolver and it worked great.
40:34So what do you think it's worth?
40:36What'd you pay for it?
40:37You know, he didn't want to come out here and check it out and everything else like that,
40:40so I gave him $1,000.
40:42Well, yeah, if this is non-functioning, then that's what it's worth.
40:45But functioning, I think you're safe at $4,000.
40:49You might get more.
40:51Okay.
40:52I did well.
40:53Yeah?
40:54It's a shame we wasted all that beer.
40:57I'll tell you what.
40:58Let's go to my bar.
40:59First round's on me for German beer.
41:02All right.
41:02Let's go.
41:03All right.
41:03Well, the old guys, we're going to go there first because we drive slower
41:06and you young guys can clean that up and I'm going to meet you at the bar.
41:10Came all the way out here just at the very end to clean this up.
41:13That thing is really cool.
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