The TLI of a seventeenth century musket is 19 and the TLI of an eighteenth century flintlock is 43. Trevor Dupuy, The Evolution of Weapons and Warfare 92 (1984).

As you shoulder the rifle, use your thumb to pull the hammer back into full cock position. Most flintlock rifles have normal “iron” sights. Like on any other weapon, you aim by squaring the center ...

Also, the original flintlock firing mechanisms were usually re-placed with the new percussion locks in the 19th century. Although ‘gun’ is a generic term for firearm, a gun is different from a ...

By the mid-19th century, ... At 56" long overall and with a weight over 9 lbs., the Model 1855 was similar in size and profile to the flintlock rifles that came before, ...

19th-century Harpers Ferry-made rifle designated W.Va.'s official firearm. ... A legislative resolution given final approval Thursday embraces the Hall Model 1819 flintlock rifle.

1400s - The matchlock gun appears. ... 1630 - The first true flintlock. ... In the second half of the 18th century, musket design branched out.

Of all the U.S. military arms of the mid-19th century, one of the most interesting, effective and well-built was the Model 1841 rifle, often called simply the "Mississippi rifle." ...

SWEETWATER COUNTY -- A classic 19th-century single-shot black powder cartridge rifle was researched last week as part of the Sweetwater County Historical Museum’s Vintage Firearms Research Program.