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Mikhail Kalashnikov's design for the prototypical assault rifle, Ak-47, remains the most recognized and popular small arm over sixty years later and made a legend of its inventor. The motivation for its creation and the reasons for its effectiveness are explained.

Rick turns up the heat when an 1881 potbelly stove whips into the shop. Can he cook this project to perfection, or will this old oven come out burnt to a crisp? And later, the guys are unexpectedly challenged to restore a 1940s children's Irish Mail cart by hand. Can they successfully conquer this manual mission, or will this rug rat ride put them in the corner?

The professor reminisces a bit about his early research with chromium which is known for compounds of various brilliant colors. He also notes the work of University of Nottingham colleagues who created chromium compounds of noble gases.

An Ahrens-Fox fire truck, built in 1927 for the Kansas City fire department, was the top of the line in design and functionality at the time it was purchased. The Reliance Fire Museum in Estes Park, CO is called on to make the restoration of this great truck back to the point of not just looking good, but actually running and pumping water as she did at fires almost 100 years ago.

The biggest restoration of Bodie's career hits a snag; Dale's tuneup of a 1946 Harley becomes a full blown overhaul; and a customer brings in a family relic from the late 1800s.