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Explore the history of firearms in America, tracing their evolution from tools of survival to symbols of innovation, industrialization, and identity.

Documentary · 2017 · 22 min

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

22 min · Jan 1, 2017
EPISODE 2

U.S. Armories and the War of 1812

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

22 min · Jan 1, 2017
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

22 min · Jan 1, 2017
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

22 min · Jan 1, 2017
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.

22 min · Jan 1, 2017
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

22 min · Jan 1, 2017