

In the centuries since the gun was invented, hundreds of innovators, engineers and inventors have brought their vision together to create what has become one of the most perfectly produced items ever made. Tales of the Gun chronicles the long history of firearm design and construction from the first, primitive weapons to today's computer-controlled, high-tech factories. From the gunslingers of the Wild West to the newest technology being developed for tomorrow's super-weapons, guns have etched a place in today's culture for their masterful combination of form, function and beauty.
History
Thom Pinto
Narrator
1. Making of a Gun
Explains how a gun is made
2. Bullets and Ammo
3. Dueling Pistols
4. The Gunslingers
5. Guns of Colt
6. Guns of Remington
7. Guns of Smith & Wesson
8. Guns of Winchester
9. Early Guns
10. The Rifle
11. Shotguns
12. The Guns of Browning
13. Early Machine Guns
14. Gangster Guns
15. The Tommy Gun
16. Rapid Firepower
17. Guns of the Civil War
18. Guns of Revolution
19. U.S. Guns of World War II
Examined: various types of guns used by GIs in WWII, including one that could locate targets in the dark, and durable handheld guns that had been designed years before. Hosted by Gerald McRaney.
20. Infamous Guns
21. German Small Arms of World War II
22. Luger
23. Guns of the Mauser
24. Guns of Israel
Israeli guns are the subject.
25. Guns of the Russian Military
26. Japanese Guns of World War II