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  • FAMILY GUNS

DESCRIPTION

Every day is a live-fire exercise for Christian and Alex, who buy, sell, trade, and restore some of the world’s rarest firearms.

Family Guns follows British antique-arms expert Christian and his brash all-American son Alex, the team behind International Military Antiques (IMA) – one of the world’s leading dealers in unusual wartime artefacts.

In this family, dynamics take on a unique flavour, where the questions of the day include whether or not to buy a $250,000 Korean War-era tank; or if it is better to unload a $25,000 British colonial cannon now or let it gain value for later. 

And with two experts in the family under one warehouse roof, the office politics can be as explosive as the weapons being sold.

EPISODE GUIDE

  • Family Guns: Bury The Hatchet
    Alex travels the States in search of sales, leading to a complicated deal for a rare muscat – and a $120,000 cannon that is beyond repair.
  • Family Guns: Police, Camera, Action
    A rift develops between the IMA owners when Alex makes a risky $250,000 purchase against his father's wishes.
  • Family Guns: Aces High
  • Family Guns: Family At War
    Meet the Cranmers, owners of one of the world's leading military antiques dealers, as they prepare a shooting event for the Victorian Riflemen.
  • Family Guns: I Wanna Jeep
    Christian puts a $25,000 cannon to the test. Elsewhere, Alex and the warehouse guys experiment with a pair of WWII sniper rifles.
  • Family Guns: Cannon Thieves
    Paul takes a $30,000 gamble by test-firing a 17th-century cannon. Will the ancient weapon survive? Elsewhere, Christian makes a pricey purchase.
  • Family Guns: Cowboy Shootout
    The team tries out a variety of WWII weapons in preparation for an upcoming re-enactment. Meanwhile, Alex visits Texas for a promotional tour.
  • Family Guns: One Shot, One Kill
    Alex attempts to sell off some of his father's precious antique pistols behind his back – with serious consequences for family relations.
  • Family Guns: Grim Reaper
    From ancient pistols to retired tanks, military antiques can be big business. Meet the family firm trading in lucrative wartime memorabilia.
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