Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World AK-47 Assault Rifle (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-G
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary

Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World

AK-47 Assault Rifle (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-G

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary

No weapon is more feared, or more misunderstood, than the Assault Rifle. And no assault rifle has proved more successful, or more lethal, than the Soviet AK-47. Host Wil Willis tracks the history of this revolutionary firearm.

Director

Kevin R. Hershberger

Writer

Allan Duffin

Composers

Kurt Farquhar | Michael Richard Plowman

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Updated Dec 28, 2011

Release date

Dec 28, 2011 (United States)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Wil Willis Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Forged in Fire (2015)
Mike Dowling SEAL Team Six SEAL Team Six See fewer	Medal of Honor (2018)
Gabe Fonseca Iraqi Soldier Iraqi Soldier See fewer	Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
Iyad Hajjaj Afgani Fighter Afgani Fighter See fewer	Ms. Marvel (2022)
Fouad Hajji Rebel / Taliban / Somali / Iraqi Rebel / Taliban / Somali / Iraqi See fewer	Rebel (2022)
Scott Levy SEAL Team Six SEAL Team Six See fewer	Titanic (1997)
Jeff M. Lewis Omar Bin Laden Omar Bin Laden See fewer	Jarhead (2005)
Anthony Repinski Weapons Expert (as Tony Repinski) Weapons Expert (as Tony Repinski) See fewer	John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
Seli M. Rose Bin Ladin's Daughter (as Seli Marset) Bin Ladin's Daughter (as Seli Marset) See fewer	You're the Worst (2014)
Raj Suri Insurgent Insurgent See fewer	Middle Men (2009)
Aseem Tiwari Soldier Soldier See fewer	The Circle (I) (2017)
Mark Anthony Vazquez SEAL Team Six SEAL Team Six See fewer	Daisy Jones & The Six (2023)