Guns - Evolution of Firearms

Humanity was changed by the invention of gunpowder.

Guns in the Colonies' fight for independence from Great Britain; the creation of the American gun.

Firearms that won the Civil War.

The demand for firearms grows after the Civil War, as people turn to the West.

Machine guns change the war and dominate World War I.

Firearm development sparks invention and economic growth.

New developments in firearms.