The Weapons of World War 1

Guns: The Evolution of Firearms Season 1 Episode 5

Overview:
Episode five focuses largely on the U.S. weapons of World War I, a war in which American soldiers would first face the devastating Maxim machine gun, a weapon that used recoil to eject the spent casing and load the next round. Other machine guns highlighted are the crew-served German MG08, the .303 British Vickers gun, the Lewis gun with a 47-round drum magazine, the gas-operated Hotchkiss machine gun, and the Chauchat. Episode five also looks at the machine guns produced by John Moses Browning, including the M1917 and the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). Infiantry weapons highlighted include the American 1903 Springfield and P-14 (or American Enfield), the M1897 Winchester shotgun, the German G98, the British Lee-Enfield, and the French Lebel 1886 and Berthier models.

Release Date : 2013-01-22

Genre : Documentary, History

Duration : 280 menit

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From the invention of Gunpowder to the American Rifle
1. From the invention of Gunpowder to the American Rifle
From the Flintlock to the Percussion cap
2. From the Flintlock to the Percussion cap
The Weapons of the Civil War
3. The Weapons of the Civil War
Post Civil War Weapons and the winning of the West
4. Post Civil War Weapons and the winning of the West
The Weapons of World War 1
5. The Weapons of World War 1
The Weapons of World War 2
6. The Weapons of World War 2
Post World War 2 to Today…From the M-14 to the M4 Carbine
7. Post World War 2 to Today…From the M-14 to the M4 Carbine


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