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Two British weapons designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin
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Guns That Changed The Game

Two British weapons designers, MajorReginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, came up with a...

Two British weapons designers, Major
Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, came up with a design for a simple,
blowback-operated submachine gun that could be made quickly
and cheaply from machined steel

Full Transcript

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Two British weapons designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin,
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came up with a design for a simple, blowback-operated submachine
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gun that could be made quickly and cheaply from machined steel.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:47
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 • E03 In 1947 he said, "We Krupps never cared much about political ideas. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
In 1947 he said, "We Krupps never cared much about poli...
S01 • E01 Chapman was also obsessed with the book, 'Catcher in the Rye'. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
Chapman was also obsessed with the book, 'Catcher in th...
S01 • E03 "We only wanted a system that allowed us to work unhindered. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
"We only wanted a system that allowed us to work unhind...
S01 • E01 He wanted to model his life on the book's anti-hero, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
He wanted to model his life on the book's anti-hero,
S01 • E03 "Politics is not our business." - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
"Politics is not our business."
S01 • E02 The Enfield Factory produced a prototype, but the beauty - Guns That Changed The Game 00:14
The Enfield Factory produced a prototype, but the beauty
S01 • E01 Chapman travelled to New York - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
Chapman travelled to New York
S01 • E03 It wasn't just the Germans who went for the big guns. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
It wasn't just the Germans who went for the big guns.
S01 • E03 At the beginning of World War 2, the US field artillery units also - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
At the beginning of World War 2, the US field artillery unit...
S01 • E02 One of the jobs, now being turned out in huge - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
One of the jobs, now being turned out in huge
S01 • E01 He left the book behind in his hotel for police to find. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
He left the book behind in his hotel for police to find.
S01 • E02 This is a light automatic which can eventually be - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
This is a light automatic which can eventually be
S01 • E01 At 5pm, Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono left their apartment building - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
At 5pm, Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono left their apartment bu...
S01 • E02 Over four million Sten Guns were produced during the war - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
Over four million Sten Guns were produced during the war
S01 • E01 Chapman was waiting outside with a group of fans. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:04
Chapman was waiting outside with a group of fans.
S01 • E01 Lennon autographed a copy of his album, Double Fantasy, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
Lennon autographed a copy of his album, Double Fantasy,
S01 • E03 A howitzer is gun that can fire shells at a high trajectory, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
A howitzer is gun that can fire shells at a high trajectory,
S01 • E02 This was less than 5% of the cost of a Thompson Gun - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
This was less than 5% of the cost of a Thompson Gun
S01 • E01 Four hours later, when Lennon and his wife returned and walked - Guns That Changed The Game 00:15
Four hours later, when Lennon and his wife returned and walk...
S01 • E03 Its invention has been variously attributed to the Dutch - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
Its invention has been variously attributed to the Dutch