Marin le Bourgeoys created the flintlock mechanism between 1610 and 1615 while serving as the Valet de chambre (a job title close to a lackey but with a higher potential for upward mobility) for King ...

Hunting with a flintlock rifle is much more than Dave Ehrig’s hobby. Ehrig, 57, of Longswamp Township, Berks County, is a self-proclaimed flintlock fanatic. The retired Whitehall-Coplay schoo… ...

Pennsylvania is the only state that dedicates a deer season to the flintlock muzzleloader. Launched in 1974, ... When the trigger is pulled, the flint strikes a steel mechanism known as a frizzen.

In 1789, when the first 10 constitutional amendments--now known at the Bill of Rights--were proposed by the 1st Congress of the United States, the most common small arms were flintlock muskets and ...

Not enough powder left in the pan, or worse, powder that’s gotten wet. Deer tails quickly disappearing into the trees. That’s what my family knows about flintlock rifle hunting. Nothing happens for a ...

A boom, a flame, a whiff of powder and a lead ball seem to rush into the air at the same time after a shooter pulls the trigger of a muzzleloading rifle.When hunters shoot during the antlerless ...

On Dec. 26, approximately 70,000 of this state’s dyed-in-the-wool flintlock muzzleloaders will be venturing into the woods and woodlots in hopes of harvesting Pennsylvania’s top trophy, the ...