10:14 i thought my alarm was going off and I thought damn how long have I been up!

whoever picked out the music for this should maybe not be in charge of music picking. When i watch something about firearms I should be looking around trying to figure out what's making that beeping sound.

14th century: handgonne 21st century: handgun If it ain't broke...

I enjoyed how your presented the information with models and pictures. Thanks and good job. 👍🏽

I've never really been into guns but especially towards the beginning of the video, it was so cool to see the innovations and how humans realized that a trigger or a slow burning rope was more effective. It's very interesting stuff

The greeks not the romans developed the phalanx. the romans developed the legion. so much for even a cursory glance at basic military history.

Sure is incredible how accurate rifles can be at such far distances

27:38 lmao half life 2 magnum model

Looks like some decent effort was put into this, but random that rifles were covered until percussion caps, but pistols were covered up to Glocks and biometric safeties. Also, grenades aren't firearms.

It's fascinating how far humanity has come from rocks and sticks to now

Many have commented on the music, myself included. But having just watched again what might be the first episode of the series on innovation, I have grown to like the choice.

There were guns in 1200! That's insane!

an interesting 52 minutes.thanks.

I enjoyed that. Thank you.

The first firearm was used during later tang era, a war lord li ke yong’s army used it against another war lord zhu wen ,but fire arm back then were very much undeveloped.it merely scared zhu wen’s army but failed to do any real damage.

This is my rifle this is my gun this is for fighting this is for fun

No black powder is better known as gunpowder.

50:30 T-800 “Excellent”

what weapons did they use before they were replaced by guns (firearms) of evolution?

You know its funny how the world switched from swords to guns!

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what is with the muzak

as a writer, i appreciate the high quality script writing of this documentary

Aren't they breaking some of the basic rules of using firearms at about 52:00?

I have a c96 flatside and a erfurt luger but still no borschart ...

MIstake: The 9mm Luger was larger, not smaller.

Great docu. I love it, the only thing wrong is that at around 2:47 the narrator claims the phalanx is Roman; it is Greek, however, the Romans might have borrowed it but it was a Greek invention =)

These are sidearms, what about rifles?

You forgot the Spanish Miguelete pistols

Chemistry, Metallurgy, Automation and "As near to perfection that could be achieved at that place and time". Not until the computer was put to drawing, then manufacturing (AFTER a human created the initial "Gizmo") could a "More" perfect Gizmo be possible. Of course it isn't possible to know which is the "Perfected" Gizmo when it, and the pre-computer made model, both act exactly the same with the same reliability. Now Cajun boy "Why did you mention Gizmo's so much"? Because, as an old man now, I've learned, over all those years, to admire the amazing workmanship involved in a Presentation Weapon, such as the "Belgian Browning" OVER the young man's admiration for the weapon that can destroy a brick wall in 10 seconds or less. All those things I mentioned, at the beginning of my comment ALL of them, every-fucking-one enjoyed rapid advance's in make up and design due to the desire to more efficiently KILL the other guy. Like the barrel. Why is it called the barrel? First correct answer will achieve the rank of "Field Marshal" in the army of "Useless and Trivial knowledge" Ready Set """"""GOOOoooooo" But seriously. Let man make a diametric shift in thinking then invent a "Gizmo" that's "amazingly life improving" and "NOT horrendously life ending"!

"which the romans used to develope the phalanx" which was notably a greek formation the romans developed into the legionary system.

Thanks. But are we talking about pistols and grenades. Or rifles too

I know a LOT of people on here are criticizing the video for saying the Romans 'invented' the Phalanx, and that it was actually developed by the Greeks. Sadly, both of the assertions are incorrect. The Phalanx was first developed by the Sumerians, but then later adopted and improved by the Greeks. Sorry to be "that guy", but I hate when people point out a flaw, and their response is also flawed lol. www.britannica.com/topic/phalanx-military-formation

40:50 beretta 94 wow cool must be rare that model 94...

The narrator sounds like the late Sean Connery's kin. Hoot Mon!

I absolutely love how people say the founding fathers couldn't see where firearms would be today and therefore the 2nd amendment is outdated. The founding fathers were mostly very educated men who maybe not entirely in the beginning but by the time of the writing of the constitution were masters of military arms in certain rights. These mf's saw from the flintlock to early repeating rifles and revolvers, canons, siege weapons, fucking submarines. They knew damn well where firearms were going and specifically made it very clear they shall not be infringed. Blows my damn mind, how can it be confused. George Washington was the general of the armed forces of the United States of America. Do you not think he saw a demonstration or 2, for everything from canons to warships, pocket pistols to puckle guns. Ffs puckle guns, exploding shot, warfare was even insidious back in that day but it's necessary for a free state to remain free and shall not be infringed.

9:54 wheellocks do NOT take flint!!

14:40 Is that Sharpe's men?

The bg music is annoying as fuck

the constant stock music is awful spoils it totally

10:40 use us tour phone ringing? Tf is that noise

Jeez just tell me what guns came first

The music! Why...

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At 2:45 it is mentioned that the Romans created the phalanx but it was the Greek city states that invented it.

Liver action pump active rifle are missing it's a uncomplete video

The Romans didn’t create the phalanx. They created the maniple that was an evolution of the phalanx, made to be more malleable in a battle. The phalanx is a creation of the Greek people. They used it very effectively and it was near unbeatable in a front on front battle. Please redo this with better research. I love the effort but fact check it too.

IRUN

Matthew Hutt is right

When doing an historical documentary you should actually study history.

Is he saying handgun or handguan?

& loaded with powd'A

Interesting documentary spoiled with annoying music!

Fun fact: Wikipedia says Alexander Forsyth's middle name was John, not James. Nerd fight! Edit: Not to be confused with Col. James Forsyth, best known for Wounded Knee.

The phalanx was greek way before the romans adopted it

Reference to "The Roman phalanx" tells me that trying to learn anything from this video is a waste of time.

Guns are cool and all but come on any coward can pull the trigger! I wish humanity stayed with swords live by the sword and die by the sword as a true warrior!

During the age of muskets it seems like it would’ve been smarter to just rush the musketeers with swords and kill them in between reloads

Full of inaccuracies. Flint was NEVER used in a wheelock. Iron Pyrites only. Flint would destroy the serrated wheel and never even provide a spark.

When making pointless idiotic benign comments on mediocrity found on internet comment one should study everything what everything is the key to idiocracy and idiocracy is the key to every comment Shaolin Master

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ITS IRON NOT I RUN LIKE SAY EYE ERN NOT I RUN

OH IM NOT WATCHING THIS VIDEO!!!!

arguably the worst over simplification of the evolution of firearms ive ever seen, not to mention completely skipping bolt action rifles, smokeless powder, early semi automatic pistols were great commercial success and the smokeless powder of the 1900's wasn't unreliable, also why would you go with a fn 1900 then go backwards then skip the 1900 to talk about the luger p08 and you actually completely skipped how important the fn 1900 was, it was the first pistol to incorporate a slide in its design paving the way for 90% or so of all future designs. those large demands for 7.65 pistols from spain was cause by WW1 . the hi-power was more significant to pistol technology than the walther p38 since it was a double action as well as a double stack magazine, when you do get back to the hi power you talked about design being established by the late 1930's but the hipower was finished as far as design in 1934. the czech military never used the vz 38 it was made for german occupational forces, the czech military used the vz 24 and vz27 at that time. "evolution of firearms" why is there even a section for grenades? this video is so terribly written and misses so many major innovations in firearms technology and after black powder isnt even about evolution anymore.

Lol omg total white wash

Mandable just means a handful of men like a Amanda bolt meaning like a claw or hand in the Romans were famous for basically what this guy is trying to say about everybody else Romans are famous for using other people stuff they would conquer and learn the short Spanish sword you know they call it the Roman Gladys that’s where they got it from just about anybody the Romans ever thought they took something that they learned from them which is the way warfare kind of works it’s the evolution of armor versus projectiles armor versus stabbing implements or Eno projectiles versus armor but that the main idea here is that whoever made this video doesn’t know what the hell they’re talking about their history is very very jacked up and they could use a little bit of a lesson from maybe a historian I can’t think of the guys name he’s British he’s awesome in something not important but oh he is and if this person had read anything by that person he would know that this is horrible to even say that the Romans had anything to do with the phalanx first of all the Romans had something to do with breaking the phalanx apart you know because because the phalanx was less maneuverable and was really good at going forward with the Romans broke that down in the smaller pieces and made more of a platoon system like we have today I’m not saying they invented the platoon system I’m just saying that the Amanda balls in the way that Mary is kind of broke down his army Marius is mules anyways this is a great discussion and I think you guys are both very very intelligent people and I appreciate you this isn’t me in the picture as my fiancé but that I’m a vet myself and history buff and I think that bad history sucks gonna take the time to make a documentary at least Take the time to make sure that you are accurate

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The romans developed the phalanx? Your videos lost all value in that moment.

I like the, we don't know who invented it. Could have been the Chinese, Persians or Indians but it wasn't written down by western scholars so let's talk about who "invented" it in the west instead XD

Egyptians perfected the bow?...nope, Greek and Japanese first.

*They need to stop including women in battle scene reenactments. It’s fucking ridiculous.* It’s not remotely historically accurate, which besides the lack of gruesome killing/maiming is the entire point of putting on a reenactment. If you’re going to include women in these battles wearing armor and swing swords why not include men shooting M-16’s? Ooooh.. because it’s completely historically inaccurate? EXACTLY!

IRUN