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The Weapon Hunter

Season 1 2015

  • 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z on Smithsonian Channel
  • 52m
  • 5h 12m (6 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Reality
History buff Paul Shull is on a mission to find some of the world's rarest weapons from military history. This series chronicles his journey as he locates, fixes and fires antique weapons.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

1x01 Tank Destroyer

Series Premiere

1x01 Tank Destroyer

  • 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z52m

Host Paul Shull has been invited by his friend, a military enthusiast and mechanic, to assist him on a once in a lifetime project: to rebuild the incredibly rare Achilles Tank Destroyer.

2015-10-13T00:00:00Z

1x02 Sniper Rifles

1x02 Sniper Rifles

  • 2015-10-13T00:00:00Z52m

With the help of some old and new collector friends, host Paul Shull sets out on a cross-country trek to try and settle an old argument: what was the best sniper rifle of WWII?

2015-10-20T00:00:00Z

1x03 Civil War Cannons

1x03 Civil War Cannons

  • 2015-10-20T00:00:00Z52m

Host Paul Shull takes a journey through Tennessee, Kentucky and Oregon to find and fire the deadliest pieces of light field artillery of the Civil War: the 10lb Parrott and the 3-inch Ordnance Rifle.

2015-10-27T00:00:00Z

1x04 Nazi Assault Rifle

1x04 Nazi Assault Rifle

  • 2015-10-27T00:00:00Z52m

To military history collectors, it's the rarest of all machine guns. The FG-42 assault rifle, designed specifically for German World War II paratroopers, is so rare that they now sell for thousands of dollars at auctions.

2015-11-03T01:00:00Z

1x05 Monster Machine Gun

1x05 Monster Machine Gun

  • 2015-11-03T01:00:00Z52m

It's fast, ferocious, powerful, and ultra-rare. The mobile machine gun called the Quad 50 was one of the most punishing weapons of World War II, but it's rarely seen today.

2015-11-10T01:00:00Z

1x06 Flamethrowers

1x06 Flamethrowers

  • 2015-11-10T01:00:00Z52m

The flamethrower is one of the most terrifying weapons in existence, capable of launching a 2,200-degree wall of fire over 100 feet.

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