Guns: The Evolution of Firearms

Name: Guns: The Evolution of Firearms
Released: 2013-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Coby Batty

TV Show · Documentary · History

The invention and evolution of the firearm.

2013 · 36m

EPISODE 1

From the Invention of Firearms to the American Rifle

From the simple stone axe to firearms that helped concur the land that would become the United States of America, explore the invention of the firearm.
EPISODE 2

From the Flintlock to the Percussion Cap

From the stock piles of firearms used in the U.S. Colonies fight for independence, to the creation of the American gun.
EPISODE 3

The Weapons of the Civil War

From the North to the South the firearms that won the Civil War.
EPISODE 4

Post Civil War Weapons and the Winning of the West

From the Post-Civil War military to the wild frontier, the demand for firearms was growing. The need for inexpensive and quickly produced firearms sparked invention and continued the evolution of the gun.
EPISODE 5

The Weapons of WWI

The machine gun changed the warfront and defined and dominated the WWI experience.
EPISODE 6

The Weapons of WWII

The need to keep up with modern warfare sparked invention and economic growth.