Narrator: Thom Pinto. Originally broadcast on television in 2008.
Contents:
Disc 10: Million dollar guns. Bullets and ammo -- Dueling pistols -- The Gunslingers -- Disc 2: Guns of Colt -- Guns of Remington -- Guns of Smith and Wesson -- Guns of Winchester -- Disc 3: Early guns -- The Rifle -- The Shotgun -- The Guns of Browning -- Disc 4: Early machine guns -- Gangster guns -- The Tommy Gun -- Rapid firepower -- Disc 5: Guns of the Civil War -- Guns of the Revolution -- Guns of World War II -- Infamous guns -- Disc 6: German small arms of World War II -- Luger -- Guns of Mauser -- Disc 7: Guns of Israel -- Guns of the Russian military -- Japanese guns of World War II -- Naval guns -- Disc 8: M-16 -- AK-47 -- Super guns of today and tomorrow -- Disc 9: Automatic pistols -- Sharpshooters and long-range weapons -- Police guns -- Women and guns -- Disc 10: Guns of infamy -- Guns of infamy part 2 -- Million dollar guns.
Summary:
Ranging in size, power, use, and style, the gun has been a part of human conflict for centuries, Its use has varied from hunting and protection to international combat and urban dispute. Trace the history of the gun from its inception in the 14th Century.
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