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In the 1840s, nitro-glycerine was invented
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Guns That Changed The Game

In the 1840s,nitro-glycerine was invented

In the 1840s,
nitro-glycerine was invented

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In the 1840s, nitro-glycerine was invented.
Duration
5 seconds
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30
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:22
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
Hirschman/Northern Productions

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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 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 • 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 • 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...
S01 • E03 Even so, by the 1890s Nobel held 355 patents. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
Even so, by the 1890s Nobel held 355 patents.
S01 • E03 Just before Nobel died in 1896, he specified that his considerable - Guns That Changed The Game 00:19
Just before Nobel died in 1896, he specified that his consid...
S01 • E02 The AR10 and later the AR15, were stable in both semiautomatic - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
The AR10 and later the AR15, were stable in both semiautomat...
S01 • E01 They were after a simpler, cheaper weapon that could - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
They were after a simpler, cheaper weapon that could