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Small Arms of WWI Primer 130: Dutch 1895 Carbines

Othais and Mae delve into the story of this WWI classic. Complete with history, function, and live fire demonstration. C&Rsenal presents its WWI Primer series; covering the firearms of this historic conflict one at a time in honor of the centennial anniversary. Join us every other Tuesday! See more historical Dutch images! https://www.zeeland1914-1918.nl Learn about the Rolling Blocks https://nlme.nl/webexposities/detail/c6e05da4-5829-404f-8c42-f70c0ec54eb4?fbclid=IwAR3U6I2qkhNAUO7Ccp07YKnDJkzS0nmBEsQV98bxDjKAUtei4MSnJBXeHSY Additional reading: https://candrsenal.com/recommend-reading/ NEDERLANDSE VUURWAPENS: Marine, Mariniers, En Marinelichtvaartdienst 1896-1942 by drs G. de Vries, drs B.J. Martens NEDERLANDSE VUURWAPENS: Landmacht en Luchtvaartafdeling 1895-1940 by drs G. de Vries, drs B.J. Martens NEDERLANDSE VUURWAPENS: KNIL En Militaire Luchtvaart 1897 by drs G. de Vries, drs B.J. Martens Experiment and Trial: Prototypes and Test Models of International Military Small Arms of the 19th and Early 20th Century by Mathieu Willemsen Special thanks to: Bas Martens Mathieu Willemsen Ammunition data thanks to DrakeGmbH https://www.youtube.com/user/DrakeGmbH/ Animations by Bruno! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTkD8fyZRgT5icMbKeMFEbQ Support this content at: https://www.patreon.com/CandRsenal OR https://www.subscribestar.com/candrsenal Or buy prints/shirts from the show: https://candrsenal.com/shop/ Snail Mail us at: PO Box 80849 Charleston, SC 29416

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Wayne Dygert

I know it's not germane to the timeline of this era but I've got to wonder what it would be like to be holding one of these carbines while watching the approach of the German blitzkrieg. as

Les Terris

Having lived my entire life in the Netherlands, it was interesting to note that just looking at the faces of the soldiers I could tell they were dutch.

Kelly D West

How does the recoil compare to the 2 main Universal Short Rifles, the SMLE and the Springfield 1903/06?

Robert Masters

The Dutch ammo is 6.5x53.5R, did you find a source or have a batch made?

Alden Skinner

The bayonet theory makes the most sense out of the goofy top handguard on the 3/5/4.876 what ever it is...

Bruce Brodnax

Doing a quick visit to Wikipedia, I get ~ 2800J for the standard 159gr roundnose bobo @ 2400fps [yeah, I know, mixed units: suck it!] vs. 3400J for .303 Brit and 3800J for standard M2 ball [150gr @ 2800fps] so, recoil would be quite pleasant vs. either of the other two in the same long rifle (heavy), and perhaps comparable recoil in the lighter carbines vs. the SMLE or Garand. In all, I'd rather shoot the 6.5 Swede in the 139gr spitzer load for the best overall combo of flat shooting w/ reasonable recoil. In a perfect world, I'd be able to get a replacement barrel for my M1 in 6.5 Swede, and never have to shoot anything else again, having one rifle for all occasions! [NB, I already have a Schuster gas plug... ;-) ]

Bruce Brodnax

It can be made from .303 Brit or 7.62 TR [Tsarist Russian, aka 7.62x54mmR, which is too dang long to write for the oldest cartridge still in standard issue...] brass, so ez pz to have some rolled up custom given the availability of brass for those other, more popular rounds...

jetcool8

Thank you! I have a model 5 dutch carbine, and I was getting nowhere trying to figure out what it was.