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Tales of the Gun

Season 1 · 26 episodes · Sep 9, 1998

  1. Episode 1

    Making of a Gun

    Sep 9, 1998

    Explains how a gun is made

  2. Episode 2

    Bullets and Ammo

    Sep 16, 1998

  3. Episode 3

    Dueling Pistols

    Sep 23, 1998

  4. Episode 4

    The Gunslingers

    Sep 30, 1998

  5. Episode 5

    Guns of Colt

    Oct 7, 1998

  6. Episode 6

    Guns of Remington

    Oct 14, 1998

  7. Episode 7

    Guns of Smith & Wesson

    Oct 21, 1998

  8. Episode 8

    Guns of Winchester

    Nov 4, 1998

  9. Episode 9

    Early Guns

    Nov 11, 1998

  10. Episode 10

    The Rifle

    Nov 18, 1998

  11. Episode 11

    Shotguns

    Dec 2, 1998

  12. Episode 12

    The Guns of Browning

    Dec 9, 1998

  13. Episode 13

    Early Machine Guns

    Dec 16, 1998

  14. Episode 14

    Gangster Guns

    Jan 6, 1999

  15. Episode 15

    The Tommy Gun

    Jan 13, 1999

  16. Episode 16

    Rapid Firepower

    Jan 20, 1999

  17. Episode 17

    Guns of the Civil War

    Jan 27, 1999

  18. Episode 18

    Guns of Revolution

    Feb 3, 1999

  19. Episode 19

    U.S. Guns of World War II

    Feb 10, 1999

    Examined: various types of guns used by GIs in WWII, including one that could locate targets in the dark, and durable handheld guns that had been designed years before. Hosted by Gerald McRaney.

  20. Episode 20

    Infamous Guns

    Feb 17, 1999

  21. Episode 21

    German Small Arms of World War II

    Feb 24, 1999

  22. Episode 22

    Luger

    Mar 3, 1999

  23. Episode 23

    Guns of the Mauser

    Mar 10, 1999

  24. Episode 24

    Guns of Israel

    Mar 17, 1999

    Israeli guns are the subject.

  25. Episode 25

    Guns of the Russian Military

    Mar 24, 1999

  26. Episode 26

    Japanese Guns of World War II

    Mar 31, 1999