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The Gun

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A series of ten programmes 3: The Greatest Benefactor
Introduced by Christopher Roads
An obscure sporting clergyman living on the Scottish coast might seem an unlikely candidate for the title of the greatest benefactor in the history of the development of firearms. THE REV ALEXANDER FORSYTH 'S invention of a system which freed the firer from the tyranny and uncertainty of flint or fire, directly opened the way for the modern cartridge loading gun, the revolver, the repeater and the machine gun.
Narrated by DUNCAN CARSE
Film editor DICK ALLENallen
Producer RAY SUTCLIFFE

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Introduced By:
Christopher Roads
Unknown:
Rev Alexander Forsyth
Unknown:
Duncan Carse
Producer:
Ray Sutcliffe
Source: Radio Times

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