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The first practical smokeless powder was developed in Paris in 1884
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Guns That Changed The Game

The first practical smokeless powderwas developed in Paris in 1884, by a chemist namedPaul...

The first practical smokeless powder
was developed in Paris in 1884, by a chemist named
Paul Marie Vieille

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The first practical smokeless powder was developed in Paris in 1884,
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by a chemist named Paul Marie Vieille.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:46
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 Soon after this, Israel decided to create its own arms industry. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
Soon after this, Israel decided to create its own arms indus...
S01 • E03 Don't be deceived though, it really packed a punch. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
Don't be deceived though, it really packed a punch.
S01 • E02 In 1951, Lieutenant Uziel Gal, patented a new machine gun design. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
In 1951, Lieutenant Uziel Gal, patented a new machine gun de...
S01 • E01 It was named Poudre B to mean Poudre Blanche or "white powder" - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
It was named Poudre B to mean Poudre Blanche or "white ...
S01 • E01 Vieille's white powder had none of the disadvantages - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
Vieille's white powder had none of the disadvantages
S01 • E03 On the surface a bazooka looks similar to a mortar, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
On the surface a bazooka looks similar to a mortar,
S01 • E01 It was safe unless compressed, very moisture resistant and produced - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
It was safe unless compressed, very moisture resistant and p...
S01 • E02 He had been working on the design of the gun - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
He had been working on the design of the gun
S01 • E03 Where a mortar uses a high trajectory, a bazooka doesn't. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
Where a mortar uses a high trajectory, a bazooka doesn'...
S01 • E02 Simple and easy to operate, with three safety mechanisms, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
Simple and easy to operate, with three safety mechanisms,
S01 • E01 It also generated far higher breech pressure, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
It also generated far higher breech pressure,
S01 • E03 The mortar launches a bomb, whereas the bazooka launches - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
The mortar launches a bomb, whereas the bazooka launches
S01 • E02 It was officially adopted by the Israel Defence Forces - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
It was officially adopted by the Israel Defence Forces
S01 • E01 This posed a problem for the older model Winchesters, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
This posed a problem for the older model Winchesters,
S01 • E03 The bazooka has no recoil because its projectile - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
The bazooka has no recoil because its projectile
S01 • E02 The Uzi is a big gun in a small package. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
The Uzi is a big gun in a small package.
S01 • E02 It uses an open-bolt, blowback-operated design. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
It uses an open-bolt, blowback-operated design.
S01 • E01 Winchester turned to the quiet genius, John Browning, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
Winchester turned to the quiet genius, John Browning,
S01 • E03 Leslie Skinner was the son of an Army surgeon. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:04
Leslie Skinner was the son of an Army surgeon.
S01 • E02 The open bolt, improves cooling during periods of continuous fire. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
The open bolt, improves cooling during periods of continuous...