Swiss Tankbuchse 41 Semiauto Antitank Rifle
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Originally developed for use in light tanks purchased from Czechoslovakia, the Tankbuchse 41 was a 24x139mm semiautomatic rifle designed by Adolph Furrer of the Waffenfabrik Bern factory. Furrer was also responsible for the LMG-25 and MP41/44 used by the Swiss, and with the TB-41 he once again used the operating system he was most familiar with: a short recoil toggle locked action. The gun was ready and adopted in 1941, and a total of 3,581 were produced, used in light tanks, lake patrol boats, fortifications, and on wheeled carriages by the infantry.
High explosive and armor piecing projectiles were made, both weighing 3475 grains (225g) and with muzzle velocities between 2800 and 2950 fps (860-900 fps). The armor piercing round could perforate 30cm of perpendicular armor plate at 500m - more than most other contemporary antitank rifles. Designed specifically for rapid fire, the gun fed from 6 round magazines, and automatically ejected the magazine when the last round was chambered, so that the crew could reload it without having to run the chagrin crank handle. The guns never saw combat use, and by the end of World War Two were being pulled back out of inventory and relegated primarily to fortress use.
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"What's in the backpack, nerd?" *pulls out a bunch of anti tank rounds* "Oh... I see... carry on"
When only a few rounds of ammo fit on the backpack.
Jokes on you. That's actually just my backpack full of hand milled dildos
"Ouch" ...Gun jesus bleeds for our gun sins.
Anything is a dildo if you're brave enough.
Jack Shennan 12 gauge pump gun
Swiss lake patrol. Never know when those people without fishing licenses will put up a fight
yah the swiss either send you a warning or blast you into orbit no in between apperently for a fucking license
Sir, that rope is 4 centimeters overlength! *Hail of fire begins raining down from the mountains*
The Saint once claimed to be part of the Swiss Navy...
Just thought I'd point out swiss lakes are huge and actually spread over borders.
@Shane Sizemore You’d be surprised ;) Have a google for a guy named Ernie Wayne Tertelgte.
"never met a toggle lock he didn't like" Pretty much how I feel :p .
Me too. It's just such an interesting system to use. I admit, it's not usually the best answer, but it's never a boring answer.
Sounds like Adolph Furrer was a bit of a dictator when it came to demanding toggle locks.
when he mentioned furrer, I immediately thought, "yup toggle lock." He is the text book definition of consistent, and toggle lock.
Yeah, I got all excited cause I knew what was coming next. Lol
Exact same thought. Now, I like a good toggle lock as much as the next guy, but Furrer needed a 12 step program.
Textbook Swiss
@@jonathanpresson777 Toggleholics locknonymous.
I mistakenly interpreted your comment as Furrer taking a first look at the military's requirements and instantly saying to himself "Yup, toggle lock."
Fun fact: The germans thought it would take a whole 2 years to take over Switzerland and just 6 months for the Soviet Union.Well,we know how that turned out.
Fun fact : after a few weeks of the swiss military would hiding in its bunkers. Whe would join the 3rd reich. Wy because so many swiss politicians were nazis! Our banks made it possible that hitler had so much money at the start of the war. And whe helped many high rank nazis to hide and escape. Even give them the swiss passport and a new name.
@@rolfstuh i knew the Swiss were responsible for ww2 somehow!
they didn't thought they could conquer the entire Soviet Union in 6 month, they thought the soviet economy would collapse like it did in ww1. And to be fair, the allies thought the soviets would loose as well
So adjusting for german overconfidence thats a hole 12 years before getting to Zurich
@pr3d8t0r33s channel Thank you for sharing this interesting fact about your country!!! I had no knowledge of it before you said it.
Toggle-lock pistols, toggle-lock SMGs, toggle-lock shotguns, toggle-lock rifles, toggle-lock MGs, and now... a freaking toggle-lock cannon. Won't someone design a toggle-lock bayonet already? Preferably Swiss.
No, no, no. It's a riiiiiiifle...😉😉😉
toggle-lock slingshot when?
Simple; toggle lock looks even better the bigger you make it.
You want to see his toggle lock 16 inch naval gun
@@TheClanAdventures ....for real?
Imagine hiking around the Swiss Alps in the 40's some absolute swiss mad lads stroll by you in their bikes with this gigantic cannon attached to the back of one of them as if it were a completely normal thing.
I have one of these bikes and let me tell you You do not wanna go up with the gun attached (only one gear) or down (practically no breaks, in the front you push a piece of rubber on top of the wheel)
7:48 - you're welcome.
Sounds so dirty
Alcatraz252 I'd have the exact same reaction if I found out about a Swiss fully traversable anti tank rifle lol.
It's even better if you slow the video down.
Alcatraz252 “Ooohhoooohuh yeeaaahh”
That was a French groan of approval 😂
I hope you get access to probably the biggest toggle lock ever produced. the W+F Bern 34mm Flab Kanone (an AA gun)
YESSS!!!
A toggle-lock AA gun. Why am I not surprised? 🤣
When a Luger and a Bofors gun love each other very, very much....
What would be the smallest toggle lock?
Kolibri with toggle lock
I, too, like to take my antitank rifle on long walks on the beach, or the woods, or maybe a big open field with a nice little copse of trees to hide in... Preferably with a downslope and an idling Jeep behind the trees.
@@kanonierable well, that would be one hell of a tough bike ride
I hear they make great Deer guns. :)
@@kanonierable How to make the Tour-De-France great again. I'd totally pay to see the 200km ride and shoot. Also bring it back to the good old days when riders had to fix their own damn bike instead of getting a new one off the back of the car following them..
Attach it to your bike and go cycling the swiss way!
@@flyingninja1234 would handle most medium sized game.
"Adolf Furrer never met a toggle lock that he didn't like". I like a man who is consistent.
Swiss guy: Adolf we need you to make an anti tank gun Adolf Furrer: can I use my own design Swiss guy: sure just please don’t make it another... Adolf: TOGGLE LOCK!
This isn't a mere fascination with toggle-locks Mr. Furrer had. No, no. This is a fetish. I will not hear anything to the contrary.
you can shoot it from a tank. you can shoot it from the mount. you can shoot it with the shoulder stock. but the real questions is can you shoot it from the hip?
Only once....
@@deltavee2 And you'd need to borrow the hips of about 4 or 5 of your closest friends.
Wait you can shoulder fire it? Damn that must hurt
They said toggle lock can’t handle more powerful cartridges. They were wrong.
The thinking may have been in reference to hand held Firearms - not needing to hold it in your hands does remove one of the problems a big Toggle Lock would have - that the Mass of it would start to throw the Gun around or even out of your hands if you get big enough. Or just the forces of it breaking the Gun - which avoiding would entail being super heavy.
The Swiss engineer laughed: You are wrong
toggle locks look so complicated but so great. i love how huge the toggle lock is edit: also holy shit bicycle towing
spaz14 *rings bell* “Cannon coming through!”
@STG44VOLVO What would be worse, towing one up a mountain, or trying to stop on the way down with 1940s brakes?
@@marcaxe+The swiss army bike only had one gear
Boris Müller - precisely! Nobody takes a bicycle cop seriously, untill he pulls up with THIS thing. "Bicycle license please, sir." "Sure, but WHY are you towing a bloody CANNON?!?" "It's a bicycle cannon, sir, it fires bicycles." "Oh. Seems legit. Ok."
Henry Rodgers “it’s useful for improving cycle strength and triggering avalanches.”
Imagine being in the heat of battle and there’s a freaking schwinn riding across the front line
Uhhhh, Vietnam hello?
tfw no friends to wear backpacks full of 24mm magazines with
for those wondering what Swiss tank he was talking about, its the CKD LT-H (Panzer 39 In Swiss service)
Did they buy them in 1939? I heard of the 38, but not a 39.
@@sumvs5992 1 was bought in 38. The rest in 39. Then afterwards some more were orderd as part Kits basically without guns or engines. Those tanks were known as the Praga.
Only true Swiss antitank cannon's use bike handlebar grips and a brake lever(trigger)
except that brake lever stops tanks! or as i thought of it, tells them to stop
@@jimdavis1576 youre right, it applies mechanical stopping force to its targets, from a safe distance of course lol
Spare parts integrated in/on the crew's transports...
True Swiss antitank cannons AND Colonial Marine Smart Guns, if you please... ;-)
I own a bunch of Swiss Stuff as i own a museum in Switzerland. I wanted to add something regarding the wheels. If you look at the profile of the tyre, you see a cross. The cross is to indicate in the snow and dirt that its a swiss vehicle and every swiss army tyre of this time has this cross. Cool review!
Finally a video on a TB-41! Though I really wanted to see the bolt cycling or just the loading procedure.
Hope whoever buys it invites Ian to make a video on the firing range. ^^
He even had a giant dummy cartridge ready and everything :\
@@ToastyMozart That looked like it was aluminum and especially in a mechanism of that size it's going to damage the cartridge every time you cycle it through.
I really wanna hear the ejection of the Mag... I imagine the sound of a steroid fed M1 Garand en bloc clip -Ping! ^^) although i guess it'll sound nothing like that :/
@@ClashClash89 i would guess .. Ka-Tonk
The best with it is, that swiss military bycicles of that period were about 25-28kg already on their own, because they were made of steel tubing, with no gears ( later models sometimes had 3gears) and flimsy brakes. (don't know the english terms for those. The front one was simply a metal plate pressed on to the tire by the brakehandle. And for brakeing the rear wheel you had to push the pedals backwards with your feet.) But some people still use them today, because you simply can't kill them. There's nothing to break on them, they don't require any maintenance and they will always work. Even the dynamos for the lights did always work! Unlike todays dynamos who simply stop working when the weatherforecast is bad, it didn't mind mud, snow or rain.. those were the days of real quality, but little to no comfort...
I've always been intrigued by the way the Swiss designed their weapons. Aesthetically pleasing by pure practicality.
I’ve always had some admiration for the Swiss military, novel and creative military tech that has a honorable pedigree of peace
I guess if you can afford the gun, you can afford to someone to make the ammo.
......or a turret press on steroids
This enormous thing is not only toggle-locked semi-auto, but it has an empty hold-open, auto-ejects empty mags and a safety. This thing is just an enormous Swiss rifle. Its wheels need pumping, though.
"Estimate:$15,000 - $25,000" - I never thought I'd say this, but it feels way too cheap.
must have been fun to travel the alps on a bike with ~100kg behind you 😅 but honestly, beautifully balanced gun!
I imagine you’d be in a pretty low gear going up those mountains slopes… but I’m a little more concerned about the trip down
That mount is why I like guns. I love the idea of something being so smooth and precise and elegant, while also being powered by explosions!
The moment you said "Furrer" y though "no way he's referring to the same guy, no way he did what I think he's implying". Sure enough, toggle lock antitank gun.
For fun with the boys at the barbeque, equip all your friends with backpacks full of 3475 grain projectiles.
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This is probably the coolest anti tank gun I've ever seen, big boy cartridge and can actually swing around. Prob would have been devastating if it were used
"Hey Adolf, we´d like you to design 155mm howitzer........."
The way it balances is incredible. Only the the Swiss.
The only thing that would have improved this video would have been Ian on a bike towing it in
😂
Or shooting it
That thing is simply dope. Sometimes I envy the Swiss for their engineering.
I always thought the "Morphy Auctions" sign was painted on the wall
Probley just over His Head if He was sitting at a table but He is sitting on the floor Note to Morphy get a rug with company logo cause You dont want to get Your wooden floor scratched up by Big ash Bipods or Tripods
I don't blame Furrer about the toggle-locks. They're just satisfying to watch operate.
Imagine the Germans Rollin up to your bank while u countin ur money so you tell your homie to roll by on his bike with a tankbuchse 41.
As a Lahti owner i'd never heard of this gun until this video, but that thing is nice. Course it shows why the Lahti is the largest rifle you could possible build and still be portable to some extent
The Swiss: Build badass fortresses, impressively complex machinery and weaponry, train to become some of the best soldiers on the planet, and hold IMMENSE financial power through intelligent banking business practices. Also the Swiss: Stroll and yodel while biking as they carry a giant AT rifle to their very bored navy.
From looking at that shoulder stock, we can infer that Swiss troops had considerable upper-body strength...
The gun had two different magazines; a 6-round magazine of AP, and a 5-round magazine of HE. The idea was that the different mag sizes would prevent them being confused for each other in combat, as each round was useful in different situations.
What is anyone going to do with this firearm? There is no practical use to pay money for this. This is a museum piece.
@@charlierubenstein2886 it serves the purpose of making RIA. A lot of money
I'm sure that small difference caused them to get mixed up in the fog of war
I love that that thing has a shoulder stock...😂 Overly enthusiastic in almost every case with a 'rifle' that big!
Makes Swiss cheese of tanks, sorry could not help myself.
Do not apologize for puns! Sharp wordplay, however cheesy it is, or over-processed and pasteurized it sounds, is the sign of a live and active, cultured intellect. ;-)
@@davidcassidy602 What a well-matured pun, Quite sharp indeed.
Yes. It pun-ches right through...
Ba dum tssss
Also fires the highly desirable covert chocolate rounds used as bait just before the fore-mentioned Swiss cheesing. German crew bails out to scoop the chocolate. Swiss cheese the tank then advise the tankless tasked "Drop the chocolate and nobody gets hurt."
Great for the right shoulder of a scout mech-walker!
Oh that's neat. "It has both High Explosive and Armor Piercing Rounds. Its Semi Auto with an automatic magazine ejector, which make it 10x faster to reload. It has free traverse, is deployed by bicycle, and has a crew of 7, each carrying backpacks of ammo." Oh that's dangerous!
Gun Jesus Santa. Brings you 24mm AP rounds for Christmas.
I'm not sure if my stocking will survive being stuffed with that lol
And lumps of lead for the bad kids. That could really go either way.
@@alexv6324 no, the naughty ones get Cobray products & a zip22
KennyCnotG Fair enough lol.
@Max Pain so you can transport it in your Thule rooftop carrier?😉
Ian’s videos comprise one of my favorite YT channels-excellent work. As an historian, I appreciate the research he does, as well as his ability as a teacher/lecturer.
7:47 Ian's reaction when he can finally get his hands on a G11
Ian I must say, as much as I enjoy your content for historical and educational reason the dankness of your videos comment section is always over 9000!
The best channels tend to have the worst comment sections. I'm here for the history and mechanics (as well as Ian's talent for bringing both together), not to moan about gun laws or KZhead policies.
@@no1DdC I understand what you are saying yet I meant my comment in the way of how comidic I find a lot of comments in Ian videos.
This is so awesome. When you unlocked the gun balanced it and put it on the shoulder that blew my mind. Don't fuck with the Swiss apparently
The largest weapon I have ever fired was a LAR Grisly 50BMG. I would much rather have this weapon. I love the boom, lol. Please keep the videos coming. I'm a new subscriber and I very much enjoy your knowledge and obvious interest in weapons.
I requested a flak 30 and got a tankbuchse 41. close enough! thanks for all your videos Ian, keep up the great work
That has some serious firepower! Light and portable, interesting design, Thank You Ian!.
Great camouflage job on that Swiss tank. I doubt anyone fired more than one magazine with the shoulder stock. So, Ian, when you get to shoot this beast, are you going to mysteriously disappear when it comes time to clean it?
This thing has gone way past being an antitank rifle. It's more like a small AT gun at this point.
@@justforever96 100% everyone is too caught up in Anglo-American categories for things.
As a enthusiast I know about most of the weapons u review but not the details surrounding the menu factoring in history of the weapons, thank u for the great videos, I have enjoyed all of them!!!!
I love that mount set up. She's beautiful.
A wheeled, toggle lock, anti-tank rifle. *Cries in PTRD-41*
Would all the crew have bicycles? basically being some sort of bicycle brigade with anti tank cannon?
Yea. Bicycles are one of the best ways to get around the terrain. We had and still have bicycle units.
@@lucariolps277 Bicycles make excellent devices to move troops and equipment. Lightweight, quiet, speed of troop movement is better than walking, usable in various types of on and off road terrain. Also is an excellent way to keep troops in shape
I would pay money to see like 7 dudes with backpacks on bicycles forming an anti tank bicycle convoy.
Hook this thing up behind your bike, roll up to a gun controle protest and blair, "Ridin Dirty". "They see me rollin, they hatin..."
The Japanese used bicycles in the attack on Singapore. They were able to move MUCH faster than the Allies expected.
recently Ian is almost checking off my wishlist... very pleased!
that is a fine looking weapon, thank you!
Easy to see why Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy weren't so keen to try and invade Switzerland. They would probably have prevailed in the end but it would be a disproportionately painful experience given the terrain and the weapons the Swiss had.
And it propably wouldn't be worth all the effort.
not really. though the terrain would've been a nightmare, the germans would've just bombed everything long before the army showed up. and you're looking at just troops, where this thing he shot would've been pointless, or more armoured tanks that this thing couldnt pen.
@@Thekilleroftanks the bunkers were built into the mountains. Without bunker breakers, no chance. Our defense was a lot more complex than you may think
yes and no. they may not destroy the bunkers, but they can defiantly damage the the facing just enough where a 75 or maybe a 15cm he shell can do enough damage to make it nonoperational. or make the occupants less encourage to poke their heads back out. also like the french mag line, dont need to destroy the bunkers, just destroy its support structures, mostly the supply lines. and then wait a few months then boom, got yourself a defeated enemy. mind you the germans didnt learn that god damn lesson but wygd.
Well, Germany planed to invade Swiss in late 1942 ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tannenbaum ) but never made the move.
Santa, I've been nice as hell this year & now I know what I want for Christmas...
Another excellent example of great work by Mr. Cool
That muzzle brake is gorgeous!
Never underestimate the importance of the Umlaut in the German language! Buchse: the inner part of a very simple bearing, a short tubular piece of material, usually metal; Büchse: a rifled gun :)
Bushing for the bearing part in english...related ? Undoubtedly...
You see, we in Switzerland can build guns...;D
Sven Gurtner never used them tho😂😂😂
That’s like saying in France they can make food 😂
Very nice ones,at that!
nobody said you couldn't, just that you don't need a million manhours of machining for something like a tossable smg
As long as they're toggle locked!
That shoulder-stock firing mode is the dream of a positively mad man. Good lord!
It reminds me of the shoulder stocks/rests on Oerlikon flexible 20mm AA guns. Perhaps not quite as ridiculous as it seems, given that context.
@@yetanother9127 aye, but the cannon rests are padded...and BIG.
Ian you are absolutely brilliant love your videos mate especially in the UK thank you gracefully..
The British used such shoulder driven aiming system on their lighter tank guns. I think they went up to 40mm or so 2 pounder on tanks. The swiss piece would give anything up to a Panzer 1 or II a hard time. Our 50-Calibers are only 12.7 mm. Is it functional? Great work, as usual.
Tipping my hat for pronounciation of German words, Ian. Nice job! (German is a needlessly complicated, weird language that yet can excel at certain tasks. Just like German engineering).
Mamma mia, now that's a toggle lock. Nice, i had heard of these, but i had never seen one outside a few grainy images, and didn't mount a search either. Really nice.
Thanks ian. I like these destructive devices..
7:48 was expecting " alright alright alright".
THIS ISNT A GUN ITS A DAMM ARTILLERY PIECE!!! R.I.P. R Lee Ermey.
Thank you , Ian .
*Thanks for informative video bro!!!*
Going through two links instead of one might be too big an effort for someone who just wants to buy a cannon.
what a beauty I must say
maikson wever Very well balanced. Must be frightening to shoot that thing.
I want this in my Königstiger. As an coaxial light cannon ^^. Every tank deserves a coaxial light cannon.
You mean coaxial rifle. 😁 These were issued to soldiers on bicycles. A cannon needs at least a horse, or preferably something with a motor.
How many years until Ian will finally discover the 'umlaut' 'ü'? :)
Its actually a superlight tank
Love these videos. Fascinating to see these firearms and weapons. Wouldn't that pucker ur ass up sitting behind one of those as a column of tanks approached. whew
Love the idea that Ian is just hiking between guns.
Links to products made by using child slave labor. KZhead: "That's a-okay!" Links to purchase historic firearms. KZhead: "Guns are icky, no!"
You speak so much
Ivan José Martinez Posso You speak so much
Advertisers don't give a crap about child labor but weapons are a divisive issue, so guess what KZhead's stance becomes
Your cringe
@@airbornewarningandcontrols396 your cringe as well
It sold for $17,000 if you're wondering
Just a big, nicely made gun. I like it .
2:45 If I remember correctly a company not to long ago made a race AR-15 (for the 3-gun market) that also ejected the mag for you but it dropped the mag after the last round was chambered and I think it even dropped the bolt as soon as you inserted a new mag. Probably the most gamer gun you could get.
You can't link to the gun website, but you can link to a link of the gun website. KZhead's weapon laws are about as sensible as a lot of states' weapon laws.
Hold on... if this is Swiss, why is it not mounted on skis? -.- Kidding aside, overall its a nicely designed piece of equipment.
The skis WERE useful for other uses...the swiss always re-use...
i heart 7.5 Swiss rifles! thank you ian.
Very well made and practical weapon. It's simple and easy to use. Even one person can handle it.
I can't help but notice how the amount of wall sockets grows in every video... That is disturbing.
He's taking a leaf out of Laina (overly Attached Girlfriend)'s book. The more people mentioned the sockets on the wall behind her, the more they multiplied without explanation or comment. Turned out that she'd taken a photograph of the socket, blown it up to life size, and every time someone mentioned it in the comments, she ran off another copy, cut it out and stuck it on the wall... ;-)
@@MrHws5mp Oh, that's weird. Interesting way of reacting on comments though. Can't wait for more WALL SOCKETS from Ian.
Well the video is about Tankbuchse and not Tankbüchse.
Tow it behind your Harley and be the envy of all your friends.
What in the world are those 8 people, that gave this video a thumbs down thinking?? What a cool part of history! Thanks for the video, one of your best!!!! From a long time subscriber.
WOW this might be my Favorite Forgotten weapon !
Will a head shot take down large domestic cat?
I don´t know, found a lot of blood. but no cat. It came streight at me and I got a nice sight picture.
I just literally laughed out loud. ☺
I wouldn't be too confident if we're talking German WWII vintage big cats. Might need to pick your angles...
Only if your holding the cat
We've got feral hogs in Texas who'd be mildly annoyed by that thing....