Russian World War 1 Contract Colt 1911 

I mean I doubt they would have given them that pistol if it wasn't

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Battle of Tannenberg took place in September 1914 before the Colt contract was entered into. There were later actions around the Baltic later in the war, so it would have to date from then.

It could have just been a dropped/captured gun.

@@Psiberzerker nope, Latvia only gained independence in 1918 meaning we were still Russian at that point.

Either that, or it spent its entire career in the holster of an officer in charge of a payroll unit! 😀

@@andrewgwilliam4831 probably this, if it was on the front line it probably won’t be here today.

It would probably purge itself down a memory hole.

A story that would bring pain to the gunmaker, the shooter and the target? ;D

Ben A, Book 1: The English Order

You can't buy patina like that!

@@keithcarpenter5254 unless you win the auction.

Probably more than one war

Wonder if the grips are original. Still intact.

Several, probably

Don't forget the cast numbers of rifles produced in the US for Russia, virtually the invention of the cargo truck industry via the Ford Motor Company, the sale and 'gifts' of thousands of armored and unarmored vehicles and other war material to the Russians, and then the Soviets and it was quite possible that a Soviet soldier could be riding in an American vehicle, carrying a Mosin-Nagant produced in the US produced ammunition, carrying a Colt-1911 or 1911-A1, both loaded with US-produced ammunition, eating foodstuff produced and shipped to the Soviet Union. Oh, almost forgot, the fuel used for the vehicle was probably provided by the US, too. If you want to see the truly amazing scope of aide provided to the Soviets during WWII, do some research and see the astounding level of shipping that went from the US to the Soviet Union during the war years.

Like a Russian Longmire? 😛

One can also remember that Maxim machine gun was very popular at the time and served throughout two WWs with Russian Empire, then Soviet troops. US military equipment was generally regarded as well-built and rugged.

@@charlesadams1721 Per the Official History of the Great Patriotic War 1967 Edition "The aid from the United States was inconsiquential." ya the US basically lifted the USSR and they were totally ungrateful for it

@@AsbestosMuffins Nor did you ever see Soviet-WW II (parade) films with formations of Sherman / Lee tanks...the trucks were harder to hide. 😉

Back when I was a wee kid in an air rifle club, I was known as the firearms buff there. Once we went to a proper shooting range to shoot some .22's and the club leader told the range owner that I knew all about firearms. The owner said it was impossible, because there is simply too much to know and I agreed. But I still didn't know HOW much it was until I started watching Forgotten Weapons.

When ian is stumped I run

So "English Contract" was probably more or less correct.

@Why Justin Don’t know. “Англ.» is shortened “Английский» which means “English”

@Why Justin the order was routed through England as a middleman.

@Why Justin All foreign arms purchases Russia did during WW1 were done through Britain.

But they are Americans so they speak American not English

As with most things international in scope, the 'military-industrial complex' dates back to before the US civil war, at least in the US version. The exact players may change, but largely the base associations have not. To think otherwise is probably a conceit of the late 20th Century.

The Roman Empire would like to know your location.

It would be a huge stretch to refer to anything back then as the "military industrial complex".

@Leopold thats some superiority complex you got going there.

@@charlesadams1721 , The US Senate's Nye committee hearings uncovered alot of sordid facts, particularly about the pressure the bankers, prominently JP Morgan, put on the Wilson administration to prevent defeat of the Allies and get their war debt paid.

Given the brutal wars and revolutions it went through, I'm not sure it did see better days.

They stop being best pals since 1905...

@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 I'm pretty sure it was the fall of 1917

First red scares in the USA were in 1917, 1918, 1919ish. In WW1 and WW2 we were just allies of convenience with the Soviets rather than ever best pals.

@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 This is not true America ran Operation Frantic in 1944 sending US airforce operations from American bases in Russia ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-avtFo0Zv4Dk.html Also the US and Russia cooperated after the end of the USSR, Yeltsin was very friendly and there was allot of friendly activity. Hopefully the countries can be on better terms in he future.

@William Wright The US was ruled by the slavery and then by the hardcore apartheid, so what? Russia was the only country that helped the US in its struggles against British Empire by direct military help. Google the Imperial Russian Navy in the US ports in 19th centure, for example.

@Bhum Brahmavira Commander of murder squad used 1911. It is on display somewhere in Russia.

Very cool 😃

You beat me to it. I know colt pistols were used. Don't know if was 1911s or 1903s etc

@@heneryhawk11 1911 seen photo. When I read it was a 1911 I was intrigued on how it got into the hands of a Russian in Yekaterinburg in July 1918.

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine To be honest with you, I doubt they cared pretty much at outside of firearms engineers/designers.

В Белой гвардии Булгакова полковник Най-турс пообещал нерадивому интенданту что звякнет ему в голову из кольта..

Just for officers I suspect.

They were starting to figure out gun crews and others in the ranks needed portable self defense weapons, too.

Just so we're clear they lost the war, then immediately lost the revolution, then more-or-less lost the Polish-Soviet War. So "doing more with less" doesn't seem to really work in this instance.

@@dothwalrus370 slow process of learning

@@dothwalrus370 Zerg Rush tactics kind of work.

Cool moon runes.

@@davidweikle9921 Cool squiggles.

Yeah, i have to agree with that statement.

According to Google Translate, the Russian runes translate to "Thank you so much sovereign Ian for the last video clip. Watching it is one pleasure!"

@@ClayLoomis1958 google can translate the old russian? Nice.

Any day now. Just ask Crozier 😉

again

Russian Revolution was a best thing whatever has happened to Russia. US pro-capitalism propaganda has done a good job making uneducated people proud of being enslaved by capitalists.

@@isolinear9836and? Even if they weren't - The lives of everyone who lived in the former russian empire went up

@@isolinear9836 lol all of that is bullshit

It's literally been through the war.

It's over 100 years old! Bet you wouldn't work as well if you were that old lol.

@@lairdcummings9092 More than 1 most likely... Let's see WW1 The 1917 revolution The 1918 chapter of the 1917 Revolution Red vs. White including the invasision by the Entente forces Poland in the 20's WW2 Did I miss any?

@@lairdcummings9092 actually 3 wars. Ww1, russian civil war, ww2

@J CC colt really knew how to build firearms back then huh

Anything from pre soviet is my dream gun

Funny. You can get russian 1895 under 800usd from Finland.

@@Sevensixtytwo me looking at Finnish immigration law

@@universal1014 well, that is easy. Gun laws are something you don't want mess around. It is really pain in the ass collecting guns in Finland.

@@Sevensixtytwo yea it’s joking but I do want an m95 sayyy how would you like to earn some money

Tannenberg*, battlefield doesn't let you use rifles.

@@fus132 Battlefield does let you use rifles. They are effective if you practice with them.

Many modern pistols share much of the same blood as the 1911, so in a way you're right.

@@gunswinger3110 he means most countries have made a 1911 clone

I honestly don't think Denmark has ever adopted the 1911 or any other handgun in 45ACP. Even the resistance during WW2 preferred 9mm because it was easier for them to get ammunition in that calibre. I could of course be wrong, I've just never heard of any official Danish 'agency' (be it military or law enforcement) that used 1911s. Until fairly recently the Danish Police used Walther PP or PPKs in 7.65 and the Military was (in)famous for their very accurate (but insanely expensive) SIG 210 pistols. What the special forces use(d) is not really relevant - they'll use what they need for each particular task, but that does not mean that crossbows, sawn off shotguns or marlin spikes are "adopted" or given a designation, only that one or more jaegers or frogs has had a need for them and had the procurement officer fill that need. To my (limited) knowledge, the preferred handgun of the Danish special forces has, at least until recently, been the Browing High Power. I have no idea if that is still the case or if not, which handgun they prefer now - it could very well be up to the individual operator.

Even Elbonia

For idiots. Maybe. This heavy and bulky crap got obsolete since 1950's.

The German arms importer Helmut Hoffmann imported them into Germany after the cold War in the 90s. I was working at the Hanau Rod&Gun club when we bought 5 of these thru Hoffman, 3 were Russian marked 2 were not i bought one that wasn't marked as it was in better condition.

C&arsenal did a vidoe on the 1895s you can watch it for more info

Most of the non-standart rifles were rebuilt into hunting rifles or shotguns after the end of Civil War. Probably right in the moment, some semi-nomad yakut-guy is shooting bears from his grand-grand-father's Winchester. Also some number were shipped to the Spain during their civil war.

@@nikitajukov4915 8-10 of them are kept in Artillery museum St.Petersburg. Few remains in Central Army museum Moscow, IIRC. Both remade into hunting rifles and military ones. These kept once in the military storages were destroyed in 1990-2000s sadly.

There is a lot of 1895's in Finland since we disarmed russian troops in 1917-1918. Unfortunately lot of those have been sporterised and re-bored to finnish 8.2x53r cartridge. They are dirt cheap nowadays because that. Some have survived in original shape but they are not cheap.

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine now that’s one doomed spacemarine

@@mrfootfxtish9430 And the franchise that spawned that line is deader than Elvis

Its unlikely given the time cost, and creative control you must give up. And some shows don't pay up front.

@@GradyHouger yeah, It's just that all the shows on TV, as well as the magazines, right now, focus on polymer pistols and AR-15's anymore and I've gotten bored with it. I love what Ian and Carl do.

the americans occupied parts of russia during the civil war, not to mention many tsarist officers fled to the US after the bolsheviks won

@Fleeble Peeble old grudges die hard...

Fleeble Peeble NATO whole point is being “enemy” to Russia lol

Russia is still the enemy. Don't you remember the Simposon's episode when USSR comes back? NATO is here for that reason

@Fleeble Peeble 2 big fish in a very competitive ocean.

If I am not mistaken, it was in 1924

Probably someone that lost the Russian civil war

What are they doing on this site?

There are always haters.