Comments on: History of handguns show

Question: History of handguns show

doctorcurly — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:09:46 -0800

Help me figure out the TV show and episode I saw on the history of handguns (or specifically the revolver).

I saw a show on the History Channel (or was it Discovery? A&E? They're all so alike these days) which traced the development of the handgun from early times to modern times. The part that I was most interested in was the discussion of a sort of early pepperbox style revolver which was actually invented and built in the early Renaissance. I distinctly remember this being a key part of the show, but I remember few details.

The episode included some footage of reenactors dressed up in period clothing, firing the various weapons.

By: peep

peep — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:25:44 -0800

Was it The Story of the Gun? Looks like it was A&E (the first google hit is for store.aetv but I'm not able to get to it. I remember seeing it on TV.

By: Steven C. Den Beste

Steven C. Den Beste — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:28:56 -0800

There's an entire series called "Tales of the Gun" which includes costume reenactments of various historical events. It's possible that it was one episode of that which you saw.

By: waxpancake

waxpancake — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:32:28 -0800

Tales of the Gun was originally produced in the late 1990s, so the History Channel's site doesn't seem to list the show anymore, but here are the episodes on DVD.

By: dreaming in stereo

dreaming in stereo — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:35:35 -0800

Sounds like maybe an episode of Modern Marvels on the History Channel? I have a vague recollection of this episode as well.

By: sanka

sanka — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:40:53 -0800

Wild West Tech has a lot of stuff like this, they may have had an entire episode on handguns.

By: popechunk

popechunk — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:39:00 -0800

Modern Marvels has been re-broadcasting old Tales of the Gun shows as re-branded Modern Marvels shows.

By: SpacemanRed

SpacemanRed — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:49:54 -0800

Jeremy Clarkson's Inventions That Changed The World had an episode on the history of the gun.