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 ...