American Guns: A History of US Firearms

Name: American Guns: A History of US Firearms
Released: 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Frank Eriksen

TV Show · Documentary

See how no other country has contributed more to the advancement of firearms than the United States.

2016 · 22m

EPISODE 1

The Kentucky Long Rifle and the Revolutionary War

Take a look at the Kentucky Long Rifle and it's use during the Revolutionary War.
EPISODE 2

U.S. Armories and the War of 1812

A look at how early US arms manufacturing relied heavily on federal funding and armouries as customers.
EPISODE 3

Breechloaders and Jacksonian Democracy

As manufacturing in the US grew under Andrew Jackson, the gun became an essential tool for settlers in the western territories.
EPISODE 4

Trouble in Texas and Samuel Colt

The Battle of the Alamo, the weapons used, and American innovator Samuel Colt's rise as the titan of the gun industry.
EPISODE 5

Prelude to War and Increased Fire Power

As the Civil War looms, American Guns become more and more powerful, accurate, and significantly easier to reload.
EPISODE 6

Guns of the American Civil War

The Civil War brings with it the Gatling Gun and Sharps Rifle, while after the war, Smith and Wesson introduces the revolver.