2 videodiscs (4 hr., 33 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
digital optical rda
video file DVD video rda
System Details
DVD, Full screen, NTSC Region 1.
Language
In English.
Credits
Special effects by Brian Merrick.
Performer
Narrated by Coby Batty.
Note
"With assistance from and featuring the collections of the National Firearms Museum and National Museum of the Army Reserve"--Cover.
Audience
TV-14: Suggested for viewers aged 14 and older.
Summary
Explores the history of firearms from the 16th century to the present.
Contents
Disc 1. From the invention of gun powder to the American rifle ; From the flintlock to the percussion cap ; The weapons of the Civil War ; Post Civil War weapons and the winning of the West -- Disc 2. Weapons of World War 1 ; Weapons of World War 2 ; Post World War 2 to today-- from the M-14 to the M4 carbine.