The stock of the gun iw made from a huge sugar maple board, carefully carved to accept the barrel, lock, and the custom cast brass pieces. The result is a masterfully crafted flintlock rifle ...

1400s - The matchlock gun appears ... give each barrel separate ignition. 1540 - Rifling appears in firearms. 1607 - Settlers arrive in Jamestown, Virginia. 1630 - The first true flintlock.