allweaponsww2 Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Hello everyone! Found an interesting video on YouTube from @Rusty_Restore This is how he completely restores the rusty M1928A1. BEFORE: AFTER: If anyone is interested, I’ll leave a link to the full video here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Wonder how long it took him to rust it up before he restored it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 I call BULL$HIT...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 We've seen this video before. Got Uzi just repeated what was the consensus opinion then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiz Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, allweaponsww2 said: Hello everyone! Found an interesting video on YouTube from @Rusty_Restore This is how he completely restores the rusty M1928A1. BEFORE: AFTER: If anyone is interested, I’ll leave a link to the full video here: Total B.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hammer Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 It's total BS. I've seen several of these so called restorations from rusty relics. For one thing most of the rust is phony. Don't know why this guy makes these videos, there must be money involved from viewers or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorcar Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Yup, BS. No pitting, nothing even though it appears to have surfaced from the bottom of the Atlantic....youtube views and advert money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 It’s all about the view count and click bait. The more views he gets, the more people subscribe, the more money he can make off it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt21a Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Submarine Thompson{that's what put it in the atlantic} and now all perfect.I had #894 21a done back around 35 years ago. the only Thompson i ever had restored. pitted barrel. and yes probably a 70% gun. more finish loss and some pits; came out perfect. and no place near that garbage pit they show here.WHEN I SOLD IT I PUT IT ON TABLE WITH OTHER 21'AS AND AC;S ALL HAD BEEN WELL OVER 95 TO 99% TEN GUNS, THE BUYER PICKED #894 and i said what it was he said that's good this is the one i want. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiz Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Anyone see a serial number on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 (edited) 21 hours ago, Tiz said: Anyone see a serial number on it? I can see the digits 402 under the butt plate at 00:59. Edited April 13 by TSMGguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inertord Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bug Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 Interesting video. The grip frame/receivers match. The stock number is 3462 but I can't get a good look at the butt plate. Do they offer any insight as to where the gun was found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Quaid Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 Yeah, that's fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconbob Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 Yea, I vote for fake. The guy must dip and/or spray the gun with harmless gook, take photos, and then clean off the gook. For me the big error is that the gun is supposed to be badly rusted from long term exposure, yet the wood, while dirty, is not damaged or rotted in any way. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 Bob, You mean like these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndArmored Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 2 hours ago, TD. said: Bob, You mean like these! We can rebuild them! https://archive.org/details/6MillionDollarManIntro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Quaid Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 On 4/14/2024 at 10:49 PM, reconbob said: Yea, I vote for fake. The guy must dip and/or spray the gun with harmless gook, take photos, and then clean off the gook. For me the big error is that the gun is supposed to be badly rusted from long term exposure, yet the wood, while dirty, is not damaged or rotted in any way. Bob Also, the lack of pitting is 100% proof that it's fake. If a giant cake of rust forms, the iron has to come from somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68coupe Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 Metallurgy 101, you can't make iron oxide without Iron. 3 hours ago, Doug Quaid said: If a giant cake of rust forms, the iron has to come from somewhere... ROFLMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine-iac Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 The only "legitimate" explanation that I can think of, is that it was a fire gun, and the water from firehoses combined with heat to flash rust the steel, but not char the wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadedkrill Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 4 hours ago, Maine-iac said: The only "legitimate" explanation that I can think of, is that it was a fire gun, and the water from firehoses combined with heat to flash rust the steel, but not char the wood. Still wouldn’t explain the bandages in the foregrip, which looks really goofy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68coupe Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 9 hours ago, Fadedkrill said: Still wouldn’t explain the bandages in the foregrip, which looks really goofy An excuse to show off his ability to make furniture. Any way you slice it, it's still BS... Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howlin Mad Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 This video is like many other well known deceptive restoration videos on youtube. Dead giveaway is the bright orange surface rust. Typically they soak them in a water/chemical bath for a few days or weeks, looks like really bad rust, but is very superficial, as noted before by a lack of pitting. Easy cleanup, looks impressive and get lots of views, views equal income from youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Quaid Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 Also, don't forget that the guy comes up with an identically rust-caked "neato" gun 3 times a week. If a guy said that he found an ancient rusty 30-30 in the woods, I would readily believe that. Many a hunter has leaned his gun against a tree and walked away from it, never to find it again. But this restorer guy seems to find a new Thompson, AK-47, etc. every day. He must live next door to the fabled Nifty Gun Burial Grounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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