Built by Hand - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
King of the Battlefield
The M1 Garand is a rifle that was once called the greatest battlefield tool ever made, and skilled craftsmen use time-tested methods and modern-day know-how to build these innovative and world-changing weapons by hand.
Spartan Warrior Armor
The hoplite soldiers of Sparta, Athens, and ancient Greece were protected by bronze breastplates hammered to resemble the ideal male physique, and skilled craftsmen use time-tested methods and modern-day know-how to build this armor by hand.
Treasure of the Vikings
Viking shields helped an obscure group of warrior seafarers dominate Europe for centuries, and today, skilled craftsmen use time-tested methods and modern-day know-how to build these innovative and world-changing weapons by hand.
Secrets of the Samurai Sword
Japan's samurais wielded deadly swords called katanas, and today, skilled craftsmen use time-tested methods and modern-day know-how to build these innovative and world-changing weapons by hand.
Confessions of the Bowie Knife
The legend of the Alamo is incomplete without Jim Bowie and the deadly knife named after him, and today, skilled craftsmen use time-tested methods and modern-day know-how to build this innovative and world-changing weapon by hand.
The Claymore's Curse
The Scottish claymore is a deadly, two-handed, two-sided blade that can be as long as a full-grown man is tall, and today, skilled craftsmen use time-tested methods and modern-day know-how to build these innovative and world-changing weapons by hand.
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