Name: Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World
Released: 2011-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Wil Willis

Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World combines history, science, technology, and revealing demonstrations to examine the evolution of firearms and how each one changed the face of combat forever. From the early days of gun duels to the high-tech weapons on the modern battlefield, this series leaves no man-made trigger unfired.

Documentary · 2011 · 45 min

Starring Wil Willis

EPISODE 1

The Ma Deuce

This legendary fifty caliber machine gun has been on battlefields for over eighty years.

43 min · Feb 13, 2013
EPISODE 2

Combat Shotguns

A look at shotguns carried by modern militaries, as well as their forerunners.

43 min · Feb 20, 2013
EPISODE 3

Gatling and the A-10

This machine gun, with a higher rate of fire than any other in the world, has been brought back to the front lines.

43 min · Feb 27, 2013
EPISODE 4

Spec Ops Pistols

A look at today's Seal Sig Sauer P226, as well as greats from the past like the Walther PPK, Soviet Tokarev and the Desert Eagle.

43 min · Mar 6, 2013
EPISODE 5

The Abrams Tank

The history of the world's most potent armored vehicle, traced from its World War II and Cold War era forerunners.

43 min · Mar 13, 2013
EPISODE 6

The SAW

The Squad Automatic Weapon blends massive firepower with portability.

43 min · Mar 20, 2013