Episode 1
Aired Sep 6, 1998
The Making of a Gun
How some of the most powerful and durable weapons known to man are forged from raw materials.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 13, 1998
Bullets and Ammo
From the earliest hand-cast lead shot to factory-made centerfire cartridges, ammunition has made the firearm useful.
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Episode 3
Aired Sep 20, 1998
Dueling Pistols: The Etiquette of Death
At the turn of the 19th century, handsomely crafted pistols were used by the upper classes in Europe and America to settle points of honor.
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Episode 4
Aired Sep 27, 1998
The Gunslingers
How gunslingers rose up during the western expansion, and how their weapons came to define them.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 4, 1998
The Guns of Colt
The designs of Colt, founded by Samuel Colt, from the first revolving pistol used by outlaws and lawmen alike to the modern M-16 rifle.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 11, 1998
Guns of Remington
The Remington Arms Company, since 1816, has produced over 35 million firearms, including pocket-sized derringers, shotguns and long-range rifles.
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Episode 7
Aired Oct 18, 1998
The Guns of Smith & Wesson
The success of Horace Smith and Daniel Baird Wesson's partnership and why the company remains at the forefront of gun development.
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Episode 8
Aired Oct 25, 1998
Guns of Winchester
The preferred rifle of the American settler, the Winchester, was a reliable repeater in the hands of outlaws and lawmen alike.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 1, 1998
Early Guns
The first 800 years of gunsmithing, from the discovery of gunpowder to the widespread use of muskets.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 8, 1998
The Rifle
Rifling, spiral grooves cut into the inside of a gun barrel, causes bullets to spin, making the weapon more accurate.
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Episode 11
Aired Nov 15, 1998
Shotguns
How the shotgun has evolved over centuries and how its uses have expanded for the hunter and warrior.
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Episode 12
Aired Nov 22, 1998
The Guns of Browning
John Moses Browning created rifles, shotguns and machine guns that were used from the early 1900s through the Vietnam war.
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Episode 13
Aired Nov 29, 1998
Early Machine Guns: Advent of Rapid Firepower
From the development of the first true machine gun by Gatling in the Civil War to the weapon that killed more than 4 million in World War I.
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Episode 14
Aired Dec 6, 1998
Gangster Guns
Colt .45s and .38s; Tommy guns; Whippets; Browning automatic rifles.
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Episode 15
Aired Dec 13, 1998
The Tommy Gun
The Thompson submachine gun was designed for soldiers and police, who ignored it, but it became an instant hit with Prohibition-era gangsters.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 3, 1999
Rapid Firepower
Machine guns and submachine guns, including World War II's German MGs, U.S. Brownings, British Stern and Czech ZB/vz26.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 10, 1999
Guns of the Civil War
The sheer killing force of Civil War weaponry caused more American deaths than in all its other wars combined; the resulting output of the Industrial Revolution.
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Episode 18
Aired Jan 17, 1999
Guns of the Revolution
The struggles of peasants, from Colonial America to 1917 Russia and Cuba in the 1950s.
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Episode 19
Aired Jan 24, 1999
U.S. Guns of World War II
The weapons of World War II included instruments that pierced the dark and others that released the power of the atom.
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Episode 20
Aired Jan 31, 1999
Infamous Guns
The weapons used to assassinate American political figures, including Abraham Lincoln and the Kennedys, and the guns that started wars and revolutions.
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 7, 1999
German Small Arms of World War II
The feared and often respected weapons of the German army from 1939 to 1945, including the Schmeizer, Luger, Mauser and Karabiner K98k.
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Episode 22
Aired Feb 14, 1999
The Luger
The history of the Luger, which began in 1900 when a German arms company introduced the "Pistole Parabellum.".
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Episode 23
Aired Feb 21, 1999
Guns of Mauser
The Mauser bolt-action rifle is an important military shoulder arm.
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Episode 24
Aired Feb 28, 1999
Guns of Israel
Israel's fierce weapons include the Uzi, a submachine gun which set the standard for nearly 50 years.
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Episode 25
Aired Mar 7, 1999
Guns of the Russian Military
Russian small arms emphasize robustness and simplicity of design.
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Episode 26
Aired Mar 14, 1999
Japanese Guns of WWII
Japanese armaments were badly outdated as World War II began.
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Episode 27
Aired Mar 21, 1999
Naval Guns
Testing the force of naval guns and warships developed to overpower the enemy at sea.
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Episode 28
Aired Mar 28, 1999
The M-16
The M-16 was the most powerful assault rifle ever made, but had an uneven reputation in combat.
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Episode 29
Aired Apr 11, 1999
The AK-47
The simple and deadly Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947 assault rifle became one of the most widely used such weapons in the world soon after its introduction.
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Episode 30
Aired Apr 18, 1999
Super Guns of Today and Tomorrow
New guns exist on the cutting edge of firearm technology.
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Episode 31
Aired Apr 25, 1999
Guns of the Sky
The history of aircraft weaponry, including interviews with Chuck Yeager, Korean ace Maj. Frederick Blesse and pilots from Desert Storm and Kosovo.
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Episode 32
Aired May 2, 1999
Automatic Pistols
Sleeker Berretas and Glocks replace the awkward Borchardt pistol.
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Episode 33
Aired May 9, 1999
Sharpshooters and Long Range Weapons
Precision firearms enable sharpshooters to hit targets a half-mile away.
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Episode 34
Aired May 16, 1999
Police Guns
Police represent a thin blue line between criminals and ordinary citizens.
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Episode 35
Aired May 23, 1999
Women and Guns
Accepting the challenge of the frontier, women take up arms and even risk jail to defend their loved ones and country.
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Episode 36
Aired Jul 11, 1999
Guns of Infamy
Incidents where guns were used by 20th-century assassins, including political assassinations and Charles Whitman's mass killings.
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Episode 37
Aired Jul 18, 1999
Guns of Infamy II
Murder and assassination in the 20th century.
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Episode 38
Aired Jul 25, 1999
Million Dollar Guns
Rare firearms; weapons owned by famous people.
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Episode 39
Aired Aug 1, 1999
Guns of the Commandos
Special Operations Forces rely on an impressive array of firearms.
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Episode 40
Aired Aug 8, 1999
Ten Guns That Changed the World
Experts choose 10 guns that have had the greatest impact on history.
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Episode 45
Aired Dec 15, 2003
Big Guns
Superior firepower; the Big Bertha of World War I; the supergun of Iraq.
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Episode 46
Aired Sep 5, 1999
European Revolvers
European weapon designers create revolving-cylinder pistols.
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