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The Weapon Hunter

  • 2015 – 2017
  • Returning Series
  • Reality
  • ~52m / ep
  • 2 seasons
  • 6.2/10

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.

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Latest: Season 2 · 2017

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  1. E1. Vietnam Road Warrior

    Feb 12, 2017 · 52m

    Paul is on a mission to rebuild a rare vehicle from the Vietnam War known as a gun truck.

  2. E2. Big Bad B-25

    Feb 19, 2017 · 52m

    Rebuilding a legendary World War II aircraft; a unique flight school to learn how to drop a bomb.

  3. E3. Pearl Harbor Payback

    Feb 26, 2017 · 52m

    Rebuilding a 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannon; a weapon that helped turn the tide of World War II.

  4. E4. World's Fastest Weapon

    Mar 5, 2017 · 52m

    The rebuild of the fastest machine gun ever to see action, the electric minigun.

  5. E5. D-Day Detonator

    Mar 12, 2017 · 52m

    A reconstruction of the four key elements of D-Day that made it one of history's greatest battles.

  6. E6. Iwo Jima Franken-gun

    Mar 19, 2017 · 52m

    A mission to resurrect the Stinger, a rare Franken-gun from World War II.

Cast

Paul Shull

Self