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The Essay Gun Culture Episodes

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  1. The Howth Mauser

    5/5 Heather Jones explores the symbolism of the Howth Mauser and other guns.

  2. Sniper

    4/5 Nicholas Rankin explores the emergence of the deadly 'force reducer' that is the sniper.

  3. Pistols at Dawn

    3/5 Historian John Gallagher examines the history and etiquette of duelling with pistols.

  4. Gotham's Gun Baron

    2/5 Brian DeLay discusses Marcellus Hartley, the first important American arms dealer.

  5. Taking Aim - Renaissance-Style

    1/5 The origins of gunpowder-fired weapons on the battlefields and in Renaissance Italy.