youtube vid: 'RECOILESS AIR PISTOLS - A BRIEF HISTORY' finally up

[ptdunk]

Hi all,

I've finally finished my little youtube film about the developement of recoiless muscle powered air pistols, from the Model 6 to the FWB 100.

It is a very brief history, but I wanted to put something on youtube to show my appreciation for my favorite group of air pistols.

Cheers to guys on here for helping nail down a few facts.

Hope it's of interest:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tyDTwpEDLg

Matt.

[45flint]

Awesome video so well done. Thanks much for the time it took to make. I wish more collectors of vintage guns would make videos. You can see them in books but to see them in action really gives so much more information about them.

PS: your cutaway of the Diana Giss System is the first time I have ever seen how the system worked.

[Garvin]

Wonderful stuff, Matt! Thank you for doing this.

I share your enthusiasm for these pistols and am also fascinated by the ingenuity they embody. But I can see I'd be no match for your impressive marksmanship.

I could be wrong, but did I hear you say 1973 for the introduction of the FWB 80? I'm pretty sure it was 1977.

Anyway, that's a small detail.

[ptdunk]

Wonderful stuff, Matt! Thank you for doing this.

I share your enthusiasm for these pistols and am also fascinated by the ingenuity they embody. But I can see I'd be no match for your impressive marksmanship.

I could be wrong, but did I hear you say 1973 for the introduction of the FWB 80? I'm pretty sure it was 1977.

Anyway, that's a small detail.

Cheers Danny,

you're right, don't know why I said 73. I'll put a note on the youtube description.

Matt.

[Benelli B76]

Thanks for putting all the effort into producing this video, wish we could see more of these on other air guns. I do a lot of 6 repairs and they are so very easy to work on when you have developed a good procedure on assembly. I prefer to work on these anytime over the FWB 65. The 10 is not too different than the 6 but the trigger has more parts to assemble.

Baz

[vbull]

Excellent vid.