Flintlock rifles won our War of Independence and went west with Lewis and Clark. Because of this, many sportsmen and women want to own, shoot, and hunt, with a flintlock rifle. But most modern ...

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, with a long, single-piece wood stock and fore-end.

The flintlock pictured here is a typical British "Brown Bess" musket. Marks on the gun indicate that it was used by German mercenaries during the American Revolution. 1637 - First use of firearms ...

Perhaps second only to the will to fight, the rifle is the most important asset of any army infantry soldier. And from the flintlock muskets used by the Continental Army in the American Revolution ...

It is somewhat ironic, however, that the event is perhaps more beneficial for novice muzzleloader shooters – especially those using flintlock rifles for hunting and competition. Seminars are ...

With centerfire rifles now being permitted to hunt deer in several parts of Pennsylvania during the flintlock season, an organization wants the Game Commission to create a new early flintlock ...

which caused the French to wonder at first if some “magic” was entailed during a time of flintlock muskets as the primary arm. Lewis and Clark took a Girardoni air rifle on their famed ...