Midway USA's Gun Stories

- Season 7

(2016)

While the bloody arc of John Dillinger's life is well known, less time has been spent on the convergence of two technologies that made Dillinger possible: cars and guns.

Armscor/Rock Island Armory can trace its roots back to the early 1900s, beginning as Squires Bingham and Company, a clothing and sporting goods store in Republic of the Philippines.

The German World War 2 MG-42 stands as one of the greatest machine guns in history. The story of the American M-60 machine gun, affectionately or not, known as ""The Pig," begins there.

A country that is always at war either becomes an expert at weapons' design or it perishes. Israel is such a country, and their iconic Galil assault rifle is a classic example of a superior battlefield weapon.

Sometimes the future arrives slightly ahead of its time, and often, from an unexpected direction. With almost 100 years in production, the lever action Savage Model 99 is unequivocally one of the most successful rifles in the world.

The British Webley revolver occupies the same unique space in the world of guns that the English Bulldog does in the world of canines - squat, ugly to the point of beauty and lots and lots of very sharp teeth.

The popularity and fame of the Winchester 73 is pretty self-evident. After all, how many firearms have had a major Hollywood movie with their name as the title?

Rick Harrison from Pawn Stars shows us some of his most unique acquisitions as Gun Stories looks at the strangest guns designed throughout history.

Possibly the greatest submachine gun ever manufactured, the MP5 has become essential to military and law enforcement personnel.

The Desert Eagle is a handgun that can legitimately lay claim to being a movie star all by itself.

Not only did Mikhail Kalashnikov create what may be the perfect battlefield rifle, his design of the PKM has been in use since 1969 and sets the standard for others to follow.

Artists work in a variety of mediums; canvas, stone, clay and yes, even firearms.

The Swiss have always led the way with precision rifles, owing it to their citizen army. From the Schmidt-Rubin through the current 550 series of weapons, these rifles have demanded quality throughout history.