The Weapon Hunter

Season 1

2015 · 6 episodes · 5h 12m in all

Episodes

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   1. Tank Destroyer

   5 Oct 2015 · 52 min

   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.

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   2. Sniper Rifles

   12 Oct 2015 · 52 min

   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?

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   3. Civil War Cannons

   19 Oct 2015 · 52 min

   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.

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   4. Nazi Assault Rifle

   26 Oct 2015 · 52 min

   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.

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   5. Monster Machine Gun

   2 Nov 2015 · 52 min

   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.

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   6. Flamethrowers

   9 Nov 2015 · 52 min

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