American Guns

Name: American Guns
Released: 2017-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

Programa de TV · Documental

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

2017 · 22m

EPISODIO 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
EPISODIO 2

U.S. Armories and the War of 1812

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