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War Factories: Colt & Kalashnikov

War Factories (2020)

Documentary, War, Technology, Historical | UK

Yesterday | 22/05/2024 | 11:00

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Wednesday 22 May 2024 11:00

Tuesday 21 May 2024 17:00

Friday 23 February 2024 10:00

Thursday 22 February 2024 16:00

Sunday 21 January 2024 10:00

SEASON: 2

EPISODE: 7 - Colt & Kalashnikov

SYNOPSIS

Long before Henry Ford, Samuel Colt was the true father of mass production. Ironically, it was the inadequacy of Soviet factory production which made the AK47 so effective.

RUNTIME: 45 min

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