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Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World

Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World

Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World

2011 2 Seasons 12 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World is an American television series that premiered on November 30, 2011 on the Military Channel. The program features former United States Army Ranger, United States Air Force Pararescueman and star of Military's hit series Special Ops Mission Wil Willis. In each episode, Willis tests a series of iconic firearms, from muskets and pistols to assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, and examines their historical significance. The premiere episode looks at the evolution of the handgun, going back to its earliest days on 16th century battlefields. Mike Tristano provided most of the weapons featured on the show. He is a fully licensed Master Armorer with over 25 years of experience and more than 400 film and television credits. The series was broadcast weekly in the UK on the Freeview channel Quest starting on Thursday 17 May 2012. The initial word of the title was dropped, giving the shorter form Weapons that Changed the World.

Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World is an American television series that premiered on November 30, 2011 on the Military Channel. The program features former United States Army Ranger, United States Air Force Pararescueman and star of Military's hit series Special Ops Mission Wil Willis. In each episode, Willis tests a series of iconic firearms, from muskets and pistols to assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, and examines their historical significance. The premiere episode looks at the evolution of the handgun, going back to its earliest days on 16th century battlefields. Mike Tristano provided most of the weapons featured on the show. He is a fully licensed Master Armorer with over 25 years of experience and more than 400 film and television credits. The series was broadcast weekly in the UK on the Freeview channel Quest starting on Thursday 17 May 2012. The initial word of the title was dropped, giving the shorter form Weapons that Changed the World.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

M1911 Pistol

The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated handgun chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge,

EP 2

M1 Garand Rifle

The M1 Garand is a semi-automatic rifle chambered for the .30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge. It was the first semi-auto

EP 3

Thompson SMG

The Thompson is an American submachine gun, designed by John Taliaferro Thompson in 1919, that acquired great fame durin

EP 4

M777 Howitzer

The M777 howitzer is a towed 155 mm artillery piece, successor to the M198 howitzer in the United States Marine Corps an

EP 5

AK-47 Assault Rifle

The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the USSR by Mikhail Kalashnikov

EP 6

RPG's

A rocket-propelled grenade (often abbreviated RPG) is a shoulder-fired, anti-tank weapon system that fires rockets equip

EP 1

The Ma Deuce

The M2 Machine Gun or Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun, is a heavy machine gun designed towards the end of World War I b

EP 2

Combat Shotguns

A combat shotgun is a shotgun that is intended for use in an offensive role. The development of the repeating pump actio

EP 3

Gatling and the A-10

The Gatling gun is one of the best known early rapid-fire weapons, invented by Richard Gatling, known for its use by the

EP 4

Spec Ops Pistols

The Special Operations Corp of the United States (USSOCOM) uses a variety of guns, among which are the H&K Mk23, the M19

EP 5

The Abrams Tank

The M1 Abrams Tank is the world's most potent armored vehicle. We'll track its development through such forerunners as t

EP 6

The SAW

The light machine gun launched mobile warfare by blending massive firepower with the portability of a rifle. We'll see t

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