To determine which sidearms were used by the U.S. Army since the 18th century, 24/7 Wall St. used data from the Army report ...

1630 - The first true flintlock. The flintlock solved ... 1854-56 - The Crimean War. The last war to use only muzzle-loaded guns. 1859 - The first full rim-fire cartridge. 1860 - Spencer repeating ...

On the grounds of the present-day Alexandria, Va., courthouse, an interesting Model 1816 Springfield musket was found, muzzle ...

This list includes flintlock pistols from the earliest days of American independence to modern-day semi-automatics. Rifles played a key part in the Revolutionary War, alongside muskets ...

X-rays of the flintlock didn’t tell us a lot. The pistol is heavily encrusted good, a testament to what happens after lying 300 years in the ocean.” Conservation of the weapon may reveal a ...

Diver Levin Shavers holds a rare flintlock found as a salvage team explored a shipwreck site linked to a Spanish treasure fleet that sank off Florida in a 1715 hurricane. Photo courtesy Mike Perna ...