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Guns That Changed The Game

Hugo Schmeisser,worked as Kalashnakov's assistant and many have speculatedabout the extent...

Hugo Schmeisser,
worked as Kalashnakov's assistant and many have speculated
about the extent of his involvement in the AK47's design

Full Transcript

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Hugo Schmeisser, worked as Kalashnakov's assistant
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and many have speculated about the extent of his involvement
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in the AK47's design.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:29
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E01 John Browning died of a heart attack in a workshop in Belgium in 1926. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
John Browning died of a heart attack in a workshop in Belgiu...
S01 • E03 The designers of the French 75mm created a hydro-pneumatic recoil - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
The designers of the French 75mm created a hydro-pneumatic r...
S01 • E02 Even though there are similarities between the Stg44 and the AK47, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
Even though there are similarities between the Stg44 and the...
S01 • E01 He was working on a 9mm semiautomatic pistol - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
He was working on a 9mm semiautomatic pistol
S01 • E01 It was eventually completed by 1935, by Belgian designer Dieudonne Saive, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
It was eventually completed by 1935, by Belgian designer Die...
S01 • E03 The smoothness of the system had no equal during this era and it meant - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
The smoothness of the system had no equal during this era an...
S01 • E02 Kalashnikov, was the chief designer - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
Kalashnikov, was the chief designer
S01 • E01 It quickly became a favourite of sportsmen and gun collectors - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
It quickly became a favourite of sportsmen and gun collector...
S01 • E03 With its unique breech-loading and recoil systems, the gun was able - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
With its unique breech-loading and recoil systems, the gun w...
S01 • E02 But it is doubtful even Kalashnikov himself could have foreseen - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
But it is doubtful even Kalashnikov himself could have fores...
S01 • E03 So effective was the French 75 in World War 1 that the Germans - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
So effective was the French 75 in World War 1 that the Germa...
S01 • E03 17,500 were produced during World War I, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
17,500 were produced during World War I,
S01 • E02 At first, it's rise was due to Government-led manufacturing. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
At first, it's rise was due to Government-led manufactu...
S01 • E02 The Kremlin shared its design with Eastern Bloc allies - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
The Kremlin shared its design with Eastern Bloc allies
S01 • E01 We are told history is written by the victor, and the counterpart - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
We are told history is written by the victor, and the counte...
S01 • E02 Communist governments stockpiled millions of AK47s - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
Communist governments stockpiled millions of AK47s
S01 • E03 They distinguished themselves in the Battle of the Marne in 1914 - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
They distinguished themselves in the Battle of the Marne in ...
S01 • E02 Corruption and poor security meant that many of these guns - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
Corruption and poor security meant that many of these guns
S01 • E01 But make no mistake about it, the Pistole Parabellum or Luger - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
But make no mistake about it, the Pistole Parabellum or Luge...
S01 • E03 In Verdun alone, 1000 French 75s were in constant action for a period - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
In Verdun alone, 1000 French 75s were in constant action for...