3x60' | History/People | HD

2021

LGI Media

This series takes a fascinating look into Guns That Changed the Game. We profile the significant evolution of firearms in modern history and look back on the guns that proceeded them. Discover the designers who invented them and the pioneering journey that ultimately led to superior firepower. Learn about gun powder, and explore the incredible fire span of the Colt 45. Examine the Russian AK47 and trace its origins to a German predecessor. Delve into specialist firearms and the conflicts they have served in. It’s a business of patents and profits born from a fear of war; these are the guns that changed the game.

Ep. 1: Names like Nobel, Browning and Luger help us to understand where these weapons came from. We are meeting designers like Glock.
Ep. 2: John Browning's legacy continues in the field of automatic weapons. The Colt 45 influences a Russian peasant whose name would resonate with worldwide revolutionaries. We are meeting designers like Gatling and Maxim.
Ep. 3: it traces the evolutionary pathway from the post war depression era of the 1920's to post war boom of the 1950's where we delve into the industry, commerce and marketing of these firearms.