WOW a 1700s flintlock pistol found metal detecting patriot sites for colonial coins and relics? During a recent trip to ...

The old saw “never bring a knife to a gun fight” is somewhat moot when one is armed with a Rodgers knife pistol—a clever ... development of the simpler flintlock and percussion systems ...

The flintlock solved a longstanding problem ... 1825 ca. - Percussion-cap guns are in general use. 1830 - The back action lock appears. 1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed ...

The Brown Bess was one of the best-known flintlock guns in military use. Eventually the flintlock was replaced by the percussion cap. BBC History Best of History websites The British Museum The ...

Sure, you’ll see Sitka jackets and camo-dipped guns during the P.A. flintlock ... the pelt of which he sewed over an existing wool cap. A flintlock rifle made by Slusser with a curly maple ...