How did one gunmaker arm soldiers, hunters, and civilians across more than 200 years of American history?

Founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington, Remington grew from a small forge in upstate New York into one of the oldest and largest firearms manufacturers in American history. From the Civil War and the expansion of the American frontier to the trenches of World War I and the battlefields of World War II, Remington produced firearms on a scale few competitors could match.

This documentary explores the guns that built Remington's legacy — and the business decisions that transformed a family workshop into one of the most recognizable names in American firearms.

We break down:

• the first rifle that launched Eliphalet Remington's gunmaking business in 1816
• the New Model Army revolver that became one of the most important handguns of the Civil War
• the Rolling Block rifle that was adopted by armies around the world
• the enormous military contracts that turned Remington into a mass producer during World War I
• the rifles Remington produced for American forces during World War II
• the Model 870 shotgun that became one of the most successful firearms in American history
• the innovations, acquisitions, and business decisions that transformed Remington into an industrial firearms giant
• the financial problems, ownership changes, and bankruptcies that eventually broke the company apart
• and how the Remington name survived more than two centuries after Eliphalet Remington forged his first rifle barrel

This is not just a story about guns.

It is a story about American industry, mass production, war, and how one gunmaker armed generations for more than 200 years.