yup.. you can see why that didn't catch on, but looks very solidly made.
Nice vid by 45flint here:
https://youtu.be/2uN1A9-4IUQ
Always amazes me what types of mechanisms were tried before spring pistols settled on break barrels and Webley type mechs.
Matt
yup.. you can see why that didn't catch on, but looks very solidly made.
Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.
Very nice and well made. Lots of potential. Similar in many ways to the 19th century Bussey and that had a surprising turn of power for what it was. It would be good to see a modern equivalent but with safety precautions
I do wonder what's to stop the trigger being pulled and the piston hitting the half open front end of the gun, or a finger. Maybe the clearance could be tweaked so the cylinder wall itself was virtually touching the piston face as it swung up, thereby blocking it's escape route (and no chance of getting a finger in the gap).
The real design problem though is no mechanical advantage on cocking.
Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.
They are still quite nice to use. Very well made but not brilliantly accurate. piston washers are a sod to make and springs hard to source. Mine runs with a piece of spring I got off you. Haven't got a clue what it was out of originally but once reworked it functions. Not much use over about 6 yards though due to the low power and rudimentary sights
As you say Matt, a very useful explanatory video, and to paraphrase a well know saying, a video is worth 1,000 words. Despite the gun’s complicated cocking/ loading sequence, and a cocking method as crude as that of the humble Gat, they were made and sold in quite high numbers. Even more surprisingly, it was considered good enough for the Eastern Engineering Co. in the USA company to make their own copy, called the Gamester (see https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....tol/#post-3650).
The Hubertus has a simple and but foolproof safety system that ensures that the piston cannot be accidentally fired when the action is open. To open the action, the ring has to be slid back, and in doing this, the ring blocks any movement of the sear.
What an interesting pistol,I do like that.
Thanks for the video .
Les..
A very good video to watch. just to add they also did one of the same model but with a smaller spring housing which are very rare. they also game in .22 as well as common .177.
Need to get back at making some more videos, as said they show what is often difficult to describe. And you get a real feel for the gun.
There was also an American version of the Hubertus marketed by Jonas Oglaend out of New York named the Snider. The only Snider I have seen is a boxed example in the Virginia Military Institute collection.
https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....art/#post-1953
Apparently the Hubertus was preceded by the Jungson:
jungson
Vintage Airguns Gallery
..Above link posted with permission from Gareth W-B
In British slang an anorak is a person who has a very strong interest in niche subjects.