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.
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 52m
Release: 2015
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."