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Guns That Changed The Game

In 1980, the Austrian Militaryannounced that they would be running trials for a new...

In 1980, the Austrian Military
announced that they would be running trials for a new handgun to replace
their ageing Walther P38s

Full Transcript

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In 1980, the Austrian Military announced that they would be running
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trials for a new handgun to replace their ageing Walther P38s.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:30
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 It wasn't a new idea, large cannons and howitzers had been - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
It wasn't a new idea, large cannons and howitzers had b...
S01 • E02 While assault rifles are primarily a development of the infantry - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
While assault rifles are primarily a development of the infa...
S01 • E01 They set up a rigorous process, but that didn't deter big name - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
They set up a rigorous process, but that didn't deter b...
S01 • E03 And Krupp had previously designed and built 'Big Bertha', - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
And Krupp had previously designed and built 'Big Bertha...
S01 • E02 Their heritage owes as much to pistols as to rifles. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:04
Their heritage owes as much to pistols as to rifles.
S01 • E02 In World War I, the Austrians introduced a 'machine pistol' - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
In World War I, the Austrians introduced a 'machine pis...
S01 • E03 It was used in World War 1 to destroy fortifications - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
It was used in World War 1 to destroy fortifications
S01 • E01 The final decision sent a shockwave through the pistol-making industry. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
The final decision sent a shockwave through the pistol-makin...
S01 • E03 By the late 1930s, Krupp created several giant railway cannons, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
By the late 1930s, Krupp created several giant railway canno...
S01 • E02 The Germans experimented with machine pistols - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
The Germans experimented with machine pistols
S01 • E02 In 1918, the Germans introduced the first true submachine gun, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
In 1918, the Germans introduced the first true submachine gu...
S01 • E03 They were designed to be moved around on the existing rail network - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
They were designed to be moved around on the existing rail n...
S01 • E01 Gaston Glock was a curtain rod manufacturer and his only experience - Guns That Changed The Game 00:15
Gaston Glock was a curtain rod manufacturer and his only exp...
S01 • E02 In the United States, a sub-machine had been in development for - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
In the United States, a sub-machine had been in development ...
S01 • E03 None-the-less, their size alone struck fear into the Allies. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
None-the-less, their size alone struck fear into the Allies.
S01 • E03 The K5 Railway gun had an effective range of up to 40 miles. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
The K5 Railway gun had an effective range of up to 40 miles.
S01 • E03 Each highly explosive 288mm shell weighed 562 pounds. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
Each highly explosive 288mm shell weighed 562 pounds.
S01 • E03 A K5 Battery consisted of two guns, each with its own train. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
A K5 Battery consisted of two guns, each with its own train.
S01 • E01 What Glock did know about was combining plastics - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
What Glock did know about was combining plastics
S01 • E02 John Thompson served as the youngest ever - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
John Thompson served as the youngest ever