The blackpowder rifles that come out of Hershel House’s workshop hidden in the Kentucky backwoods aren’t just exacting, made-from-scratch re-creations of true frontier guns. The home-forged ...

Although often called ‘Kentucky rifles,’ flintlock long rifles were made by German settlers in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the Shenandoah Valley.

1630 - The first true flintlock. The flintlock solved a longstanding problem. ... 1870-1871- The Franco-German War. Breach-loaded guns are dominant. 1871 - First cartridge revolver.

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… ...

Plan for this year: Pa. Game Commission sets tentative 2024-2026 hunting, trapping seasons, includes 3 Sundays More: Two Pa. hunters get rare bucks with flintlock muzzleloaders. Here's how “The ...

The Hawken flintlock rifle the historical society received measures 58 inches; its .50-caliber barrel has straight rifling — most rifles have grooves inside the barrel to guide the projectile.