Possessed of a robust, flat, India-pattern flintlock mechanism ... On the left side of the gun, a 7½"-long belt hook was firmly affixed over the sideplate via a pin and the rear lock screw ...

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 ...

And from the flintlock muskets used by the Continental ... over German and Japanese troops carrying bolt-action rifles. The British Land Pattern Musket – more commonly known as “Brown Bess ...

In an amazing 10-part video series, [Wallace Gustler] of colonial Williamsburg takes us through the process of crafting a flintlock long rifle circa 1700. All the videos are embedded after the ...

From his shooting perch in a tree, Murphy pointed his flintlock longrifle at the general, riding on a hill some 300 yards away, and squeezed the trigger. As the rifle’s hammer dropped, ...

Considering the era, that was quite an achievement in design and defense for the person shooting the rifle. “The flintlock ignition lasted from 1625-ish until the 1830s in this country ...