RICK HARRISON: So what exactly is this?
CHRIS: This is an original Nepalese Bira gun.
RICK HARRISON: I can honestly say I've never
actually seen one of these.
But it's pretty amazing.
CHRIS: I think there are probably less than 25 around.
RICK HARRISON: You can ask my wife
and kids, I always have something to say,
but I'm a little speechless at the moment, ah--
CHRIS: I'm a gun collector.
And I work in the firearms industry.
And this Bira gun fell into my lap.
And it was an opportunity that I just couldn't pass up.
I'm asking for $30,000, which I think is a fair price.
RICK HARRISON: Does it work?
CHRIS: I've been told it works.
So you haven't fired it?
CHRIS: I have not fired this.
RICK HARRISON: Can I open it up?
CHRIS: Sure.
[music playing]
RICK HARRISON: I mean the machining looks nice.
And how much do you want for it?
I am asking $30,000 $30,000.
RICK HARRISON: $30,000, well that
is a figure I have no idea on.
Let me call up a friend.
Let me get him down here.
I just want him to look at this thing,
confirm it's old enough for me to buy it, OK?
Because if this thing is post 1899 or newer,
I'm not going to deal in it.
Because then we have to start doing federal paperwork
and everything like that.
So if everything checks out with the date,
can you take this out to the firing range tomorrow?
CHRIS: We can.
I have a vehicle that will get this out there.
RICK HARRISON: OK.
Let me go make some phone calls. I'll be right back.
CHRIS: OK.
RICK HARRISON: This Bira gun is so rare,
I don't think I'll see another one in my lifetime.
So it would be great to see this thing in action.
But I have to be 100% sure when it was made.
So I called to the guy with all the answers, Mark Hall-Patton.
MARK HALL-PATTON: This is nice, a Bira.
I've seen pictures of this gun before.
But I've never seen one in person.
To be able to see this one today is really interesting,
and it's in beautiful condition.
This is an amazing piece.
What's your concerns on this?
RICK HARRISON: So this was definitely made in 1896 or '97.
If it's after 1898, I can't buy it legally.
MARK HALL-PATTON: Yeah, they were
only made in 1896 and 1897.
RICK HARRISON: All right, sweet.
MARK HALL-PATTON: Those are the only two years
that they were produced.
So they're completely legal to own.
This fire's only with each crank.
RICK HARRISON: Cool.
MARK HALL-PATTON: Are you planning on shooting this?
CHRIS: Yeah.
RICK HARRISON: We're gonna take it
out to the firing range in the morning and meet up with Alex.
Wanna come?
MARK HALL-PATTON: Yeah, you mind?
RICK HARRISON: Oh, yeah, no problem.
MARK HALL-PATTON: Oh, I'd love to see this thing shot.
RICK HARRISON: I will get some guys to help you load this.
CHRIS: I would greatly appreciate that.
RICK HARRISON: All right, no problem.
MARK HALL-PATTON: It weighs about 1,100 pounds.
RICK HARRISON: So we're out in the desert.
I got Alex, my gun expert coming out to tell
me what this thing is worth.
And we're going to shoot the Bira gun.
Look at this.
The Bira gun.
The Nepalese, a man named Gehendra,
was able to smuggle in American Gardner gun out of England
into Nepal.
And he attempted to reverse engineer
the American Gardner gun.
And it became the Bira gun.
But he made some radical changes.
I mean the most notable change is that pan magazine.
Now this pan magazine holds 120 rounds of this ammunition,
which I brought today.
This is a Martini-Henry ammunition.
Look at the size of that round.
[gunshot]
It is tremendously unique.
And I have never seen one fire.
RICK HARRISON: Who's first?
MARK HALL-PATTON: That's why I'm here.
RICK HARRISON: OK, you're the Guinea pig.
MARK HALL-PATTON: No.
ALEX: I'm steppin' back.
MARK HALL-PATTON: All righty.
[gunfire]
ALEX: Nice, nice.
[gunfire]
RICK HARRISON: I've never loved a gun so much.
MARK HALL-PATTON: You gotta try it now.
RICK HARRISON: This is sweet.
OK, here we go.
[music playing]
[gunfire]
This is awesome.
[music playing and gunfire]
ALEX: Nice. Right on target.
RICK HARRISON: I just think it's absolutely great.
[gunshot]
This gun is awesome.
I mean, really, it's that cool.
It looks really, really steam punk.
It looks really neat.
It looks really weird.
It's a great show piece.
What's it worth?
ALEX: Well, a few have been sold over the last couple of years.
The market value for these is about $27,500.
RICK HARRISON: OK.
So what's your best price on this thing?
CHRIS: I'm asking $30,000.
I'll give you 18 grand for it.
How about 26?
RICK HARRISON: The fact of the matter
is I gotta resell this thing.
And $20,000 is the most I can do.
It's the most I can pay and still
make sense, plain and simple.
[music playing]
I can do $20,000.
RICK HARRISON: All right, sweet.
I am like a kid in a candy store.
This is like one of the coolest guns
I've ever bought in my life.
I just have to test it a few more times.