The Weapon Hunter

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.

Genre: Reality,

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Type: tv

Season: 2

Episode: N/A

Duration: 52 minutes

Release: 2015-10-05

Rating: 6.2

Season 1 - The Weapon Hunter
2015-10-05
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.
2015-10-12
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?
2015-10-19
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.
2015-10-26
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.
2015-11-02
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.
2015-11-09
The flamethrower is one of the most terrifying weapons in existence, capable of launching a 2,200-degree wall of fire over 100 feet.

Season 2 - The Weapon Hunter
2017-02-12
Paul is on a mission to rebuild a rare vehicle from the Vietnam War known as a gun truck.
2017-02-19
Rebuilding a legendary World War II aircraft; a unique flight school to learn how to drop a bomb.
2017-02-26
Rebuilding a 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannon; a weapon that helped turn the tide of World War II.
2017-03-05
The rebuild of the fastest machine gun ever to see action, the electric minigun.
2017-03-12
A reconstruction of the four key elements of D-Day that made it one of history's greatest battles.
2017-03-19
A mission to resurrect the Stinger, a rare Franken-gun from World War II.