Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World(2011)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2011-11-30
Average Runtime: 45m
Rating: 0.0
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Seasons: 2
Episodes: 12
Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World is an American television series that premiered on November 30, 2011 on the Military Channel. The program features former United States Army Ranger, United States Air Force Pararescueman and star of Military's hit series Special Ops Mission Wil Willis. In each episode, Willis tests a series of iconic firearms, from muskets and pistols to assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, and examines their historical significance. The premiere episode looks at the evolution of the handgun, going back to its earliest days on 16th century battlefields. Mike Tristano provided most of the weapons featured on the show. He is a fully licensed Master Armorer with over 25 years of experience and more than 400 film and television credits. The series was broadcast weekly in the UK on the Freeview channel Quest starting on Thursday 17 May 2012. The initial word of the title was dropped, giving the shorter form Weapons that Changed the World.
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Season 1
Episodes: 6E01
M1911 Pistol
Air Date: 2011-11-30
The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated handgun chambered for the .45 ACP cartrid...
E02
M1 Garand Rifle
Air Date: 2011-12-07
The M1 Garand is a semi-automatic rifle chambered for the .30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge. It was the first semi-a...
E03
Thompson SMG
Air Date: 2011-12-14
The Thompson is an American submachine gun, designed by John Taliaferro Thompson in 1919, that acquired great fame du...
E04
M777 Howitzer
Air Date: 2011-12-21
The M777 howitzer is a towed 155 mm artillery piece, successor to the M198 howitzer in the United States Marine Corps...
E05
AK-47 Assault Rifle
Air Date: 2011-12-28
The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the USSR by Mikhail Kalashnik...
E06
RPG's
Air Date: 2012-01-04
A rocket-propelled grenade (often abbreviated RPG) is a shoulder-fired, anti-tank weapon system that fires rockets eq...
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