American Guns - The 13 Part Documentary Series (BLU-RAY)

A Country and Innovation Born Together The 13-Part Documentary Series The History of the Greatest Invention to Shape Our Nation. It is not known when the first gunpowder charge exploded, sending a projectile down a barrel, to a distant target. Since then, firearm designers and manufacturers have been driven to make guns more accurate, improve reliability, extend their range, and ultimately make guns more alluring. Nearly 400 years has passed since European settlers traveled across the Atlantic, carrying a wheel-lock carbine single-shot musket, now known as the Mayflower Gun, to the new world. From that moment on, guns and America would be forever linked. This 13-part series explores the history of firearms - which began as a survival tool and became part of the American experience. This documentary chronicles how American firearms innovation propelled the nation to the pinnacle of the industrialized world while designing and manufacturing the most effective and beautiful guns the world had ever seen. Featuring historian and firearm experts Detailed examination of the people and companies that changed America and protected freedom Discover advances and applications of civilian and military-grade guns from hunting to sporting and protection to the 21st century soldier. Timeline: From the colonization of America to current warfare Contents: Program 1: The Kentucky Long Rifle and the Revolutionary War Program 2: U.S. Armories and The War of 1812 Program 3: Breechloaders and Jacksonian Democracy Program 4: Trouble in Texas and Samuel Colt Program 5: Prelude to War and Increased Fire Power Program 6: Guns of the American Civil War Program 7: The Six Shooter and Americas New Industrial Age Program 8: The Long Gun and Americas New Industrial Age Program 9: Dawn of Modern Firearms: Browning and the Spanish-American War Program 10: Guns of World War I and Gangsters Program 11: Guns of World War II Program 12: Guns of Vietnam and 21st Century Warfare Program 13: Guns for Hunters, Protection and Sport