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Guns That Changed The Game

Ergonomically, the gun was headand shoulders above any of its competitors

Ergonomically, the gun was head
and shoulders above any of its competitors

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Ergonomically, the gun was head and shoulders above any
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of its competitors.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:10
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Hirschman/Northern Productions

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Movie Summary

As each new century unfolded, guns increasingly shaped the way battles were fought and borders were drawn. The quest to create more innovative and lethal weapons became more and more contested. These are the Guns the Changed the G...
S01 • E03 He had a passion for explosives and had learned the fundamentals - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
He had a passion for explosives and had learned the fundamen...
S01 • E01 It conformed beautifully to the human hand with its centre - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
It conformed beautifully to the human hand with its centre
S01 • E02 The first response from the Pentagon was the adoption of the M14, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
The first response from the Pentagon was the adoption of the...
S01 • E03 In the 1840s, nitro-glycerine was invented. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
In the 1840s, nitro-glycerine was invented.
S01 • E03 It was an extremely powerful, but terribly volatile compound. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
It was an extremely powerful, but terribly volatile compound...
S01 • E01 But as a combat weapon, the Luger had its shortcomings. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
But as a combat weapon, the Luger had its shortcomings.
S01 • E02 In single shot mode, it was a fine weapon, but in automatic - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
In single shot mode, it was a fine weapon, but in automatic
S01 • E03 The challenge was to combine the power of nitro-glycerine - Guns That Changed The Game 00:13
The challenge was to combine the power of nitro-glycerine
S01 • E01 Nonetheless, the Luger could well have become a standard issue firearm - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
Nonetheless, the Luger could well have become a standard iss...
S01 • E02 The first confrontations between the M14 and the AK47, were - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
The first confrontations between the M14 and the AK47, were
S01 • E01 The Colt 1911 eventually won on the day, but the Luger went - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
The Colt 1911 eventually won on the day, but the Luger went
S01 • E03 Ballistite and its successor, cordite, became the propellant - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
Ballistite and its successor, cordite, became the propellant
S01 • E02 Also, it was expensive to manufacture and unreliable, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
Also, it was expensive to manufacture and unreliable,
S01 • E01 But it's not only the gun's association with the Nazis that - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
But it's not only the gun's association with the N...
S01 • E03 But it was far from plain sailing for the brilliant Swedish chemist. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
But it was far from plain sailing for the brilliant Swedish ...
S01 • E03 Although Nobel held the patents to ballistite, cordite and dynamite, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:13
Although Nobel held the patents to ballistite, cordite and d...
S01 • E01 Lugers were also the pistol of choice for many shady - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
Lugers were also the pistol of choice for many shady
S01 • E02 Eugene Stoner was chief engineer and designer at ArmaLite. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
Eugene Stoner was chief engineer and designer at ArmaLite.
S01 • E02 He pioneered the use of lighter materials like fibreglass - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
He pioneered the use of lighter materials like fibreglass
S01 • E01 As Nazi Germany was re-arming in the mid-1930s, they began looking - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
As Nazi Germany was re-arming in the mid-1930s, they began l...