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Top 5 Pistols of World War One (Response to C&Rsenal)

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C&Rsenal posted a Top 10 Pistols of WWI video a few days ago, and I didn't entirely agree with their choices - so I figured I'd do my own list. I'm using the same base conditions that they did (only locked-breech pistols), and I'm judging the guns based on their desirability to a trained and practiced pistol gunfighter. I stuck to just 5 rather than C&Rsenal's 10, but let me know what you think of our picks...

C&Rsenal's Top Ten:
Special: TOP 10 Pistols of WWI

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20 Comments

@robosoldier11 2 years ago (edited)

6:45 Man that Webley pistol sure had some flex to it. I'm sure it was a very practical and useful firearm. Heck it looks like it was light as paper.

@ClippyNotesExtra 2 years ago

The Colt 1911 and Luger are pretty much the obvious 1 and 2, but I do like seeing the more obscure arms. You almost never see people talk about the Austro-Hungarian arms.

@BigVanillaBlast 2 years ago

I would love to see some more content like this on occasion. Even if it's a little less academic than what the channel usually is.

@thespecialbru 2 years ago

Next vid: top five pistols of elbonia

@colnagocowboy 2 years ago

The Luger is iconic even people who know squat about handguns recognize the Luger

@marmalade101 2 years ago

2 austrian pistols in the top 5
you remind me that up to a hundred years ago we used to be important...

@michaelmorley7719 2 years ago

I agree with you on the Ruby as the "badge of office" pistol for people who are highly unlikely to see combat, and who will probably only fire it once on the range just after it's issued. If they ever do have to use it, the light recoil and general ease of use will be helpful.

@stevecastro1325 2 years ago

13:11 Me: “Ian, want some bread?” Ian: “Nah, I’m full.” Me: “It’s French bread.” Ian: “Sure, two please!”

@BJBlaskovichGaming 1 year ago (edited)

Steyr Hahn was my favorite in Support class in WW1.

@DerBlankeHohn 2 years ago

Guns from this era are pure art!

@joseph_soseph9611 1 year ago

I actually believe the Steyr Hahn is very beautiful. To me, it looks very elegant.

@HurricaneOK1 2 years ago

"Top 5 artillery pieces of WW1" but you reveal them by firing them.

@ED-od6hy 2 years ago

Of all my WWI sidearms, my ruby is my favorite - when I field strip it and see the various file and tool marks, the un-centered-ness of the grip screw slots, and just the overall crudeness of it, I’m shocked that it works at all. Yet, firing PPU .32 acp, it has never failed me. It’s reasonably accurate, soft-shooting, simple to maintain, and, for me at least, surprisingly ergonomic. Possibly my favorite handgun of all time…

@nikberg305 2 years ago

I think the c96 mauser should go on this list. Great gun for the time.

@Lomi311 2 years ago

Glad to see the shout out to my other favorite channel. C&RSENAL is criminally underrated imo.

@charleseldridge9365 2 years ago

I still own the Webley mk VI my grandfather carried in WW1. 25th Batt. CEF.

@Form44208 2 years ago

I have two Webley Self-Loading Pistol Mk. 1 both in .455 Webley Automatic. I learned to reload ammunition starting with this cartridge. This made reloading an even bigger challenge, but I eventually made rounds that functioned perfectly in the pistol. Much later I had a mould made to approximate the original bullet once I learned to cast bullets (about 10 years later).

@kirili9107 2 years ago

"Othais and I see eye to eye on many things, ... but there are some things that Othais does or says that I profoundly don't understand". Well said Ian, well said indeed.