Tales of the Gun (1998)
- Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
- First Air Date: 1998-09-09
- Last Air Date: 2000-03-22
- Total Seasons: 2
- Total Episodes: 51
- Status: Ended
- Episode Runtime: 45 min.
- Network: History
Tales of the Gun was a television series that broadcast on the History Channel for one season in 1998. It featured the history of firearms. The usual episode format included interviews of historians and people who used the featured weapon, explanations of how the weapons were made, and demonstrations on a shooting range. The series narrator for the American version was Thom Pinto, a veteran voice actor.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Making of a Gun | 1998-01-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Bullets and Ammo | 1998-01-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Duelling pistols | 1998-01-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Gunslingers | 1998-01-04 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Guns of Colt | 1998-01-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Guns of Remington | 1998-01-06 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Guns of Smith & Wesson | 1998-01-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Guns of Winchester | 1998-01-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Early Guns | 1998-01-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | The Rifle | 1998-01-10 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Shotguns | 1998-01-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Guns of Browning | 1998-01-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Early Machine Guns | 1998-01-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Gangster Guns | 1998-12-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | The Tommy Gun | 1998-01-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Rapid Firepower | 1998-01-16 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Guns of the Civil War | 1998-01-17 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Guns of the Revolution | 1998-01-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | U.S. Guns of World War II | 1999-08-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Infamous Guns | 1998-01-20 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | German Small Arms of World War II | 2005-02-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | Luger | 1998-01-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | Guns of Mauser | 1999-11-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | Gun of Israel | 2000-11-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 25 | Guns of the Russian Military | 1998-01-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 26 | Japanese Guns of World War II | 1999-09-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 27 | Naval Guns | 1999-12-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 28 | M-16 | 1998-01-28 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 29 | The AK-47 | 1998-12-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 30 | Super Guns of TGoday and Tomorrow | 1998-01-30 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 31 | Guns of the Sky | 1998-01-31 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 32 | Automatic Pistols | 1998-02-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 33 | Sharpshooters and Long Range Guns | 1998-02-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 34 | Police Guns | 1998-02-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 35 | Women and Guns | 1998-02-10 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 36 | Guns of Infamy, Part 1 | 1998-02-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 37 | Guns of Infamy, Part 2 | 1998-02-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 38 | Million Dollar Guns | 1998-02-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 39 | Guns of the Commandos | 1998-02-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 40 | Ten Guns That Changed the World | 1998-02-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 41 | Guns of the Orient | 1998-02-21 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 42 | Guns of Valor | 1998-02-28 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 43 | Guns of the U.S. Mounted Cavalry | 1998-03-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 44 | Rockets and Missiles | 1998-03-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 45 | Big Guns | 1998-03-21 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 46 | European Revolvers | 1998-03-28 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 47 | Guns of the British Military | 1998-04-04 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 48 | Guns of the Bizarre | 1998-04-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 49 | Guns of the Famous | 1998-04-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 50 | Magnificent Failures | 1998-04-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 51 | Guns of Afghanistan | 1998-05-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 52 | Guns of Baretta | 1998-05-09 | 60 min |