Tales of the Gun(1998)
DocumentaryWar & Politics
First Air Date: 1998-09-09
Average Runtime: 45m
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 51
In the centuries since the gun was invented, hundreds of innovators, engineers and inventors have brought their vision together to create what has become one of the most perfectly produced items ever made. Tales of the Gun chronicles the long history of firearm design and construction from the first, primitive weapons to today's computer-controlled, high-tech factories. From the gunslingers of the Wild West to the newest technology being developed for tomorrow's super-weapons, guns have etched a place in today's culture for their masterful combination of form, function and beauty.
Keywords
firearmengineeringmilitary history
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 26E01
Making of a Gun
Air Date: 1998-09-09
Explains how a gun is made
E02
Bullets and Ammo
Air Date: 1998-09-16
No episode overview available.
E03
Dueling Pistols
Air Date: 1998-09-23
No episode overview available.
E04
The Gunslingers
Air Date: 1998-09-30
No episode overview available.
E05
Guns of Colt
Air Date: 1998-10-07
No episode overview available.
E06
Guns of Remington
Air Date: 1998-10-14
No episode overview available.
E07
Guns of Smith & Wesson
Air Date: 1998-10-21
No episode overview available.
E08
Guns of Winchester
Air Date: 1998-11-04
No episode overview available.
E09
Early Guns
Air Date: 1998-11-11
No episode overview available.
E10
The Rifle
Air Date: 1998-11-18
No episode overview available.
E11
Shotguns
Air Date: 1998-12-02
No episode overview available.
E12
The Guns of Browning
Air Date: 1998-12-09
No episode overview available.
E13
Early Machine Guns
Air Date: 1998-12-16
No episode overview available.
E14
Gangster Guns
Air Date: 1999-01-06
No episode overview available.
E15
The Tommy Gun
Air Date: 1999-01-13
No episode overview available.
E16
Rapid Firepower
Air Date: 1999-01-20
No episode overview available.
E17
Guns of the Civil War
Air Date: 1999-01-27
No episode overview available.
E18
Guns of Revolution
Air Date: 1999-02-03
No episode overview available.
E19
U.S. Guns of World War II
Air Date: 1999-02-10
Examined: various types of guns used by GIs in WWII, including one that could locate targets in the dark, and durable...
E20
Infamous Guns
Air Date: 1999-02-17
No episode overview available.
E21
German Small Arms of World War II
Air Date: 1999-02-24
No episode overview available.
E22
Luger
Air Date: 1999-03-03
No episode overview available.
E23
Guns of the Mauser
Air Date: 1999-03-10
No episode overview available.
E24
Guns of Israel
Air Date: 1999-03-17
Israeli guns are the subject.
E25
Guns of the Russian Military
Air Date: 1999-03-24
No episode overview available.
E26
Japanese Guns of World War II
Air Date: 1999-03-31
No episode overview available.
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