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 · Special Interest

It is not known when the first gunpowder charge exploded. But since that moment, firearm designers and manufacturers have been driven to make guns more accurate, improve reliability, ease of operation, portability, and finally, make guns more beautiful. No country has contributed more to the advancement of firearms than the United States

2016 · 22m

Starring Frank Eriksen

Director Kenny Jack James

EPISODE 1

The Kentucky Long Rifle and the Revolutionary War

The early history of the United States, and a look at the Kentucky Long Rifle and it's use during the Revolutionary War

22m
EPISODE 2

U.S. Armories and the War of 1812

Early US arms manufacturing relied heavily on federal funding and armories as customers

22m
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

22m
EPISODE 4

Trouble in Texas and Samuel Colt

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

22m
EPISODE 5

Prelude to War and Increased Fire Power

As the Civil War loomed, American Guns were only becoming more powerful, more accurate, and easier to reload.

22m
EPISODE 6

Guns of the American Civil War

The Civil War brought with it the Gatling Gun and the Sharps Rifle, while after the war, Smith and Wesson introduce the revolver

22m