Deringer was not the first person to make such small pistols, as small flintlock and wheellock pistols had existed before. However, his pistol designs were very distinct and became quite popular ...

A pair of flintlock pistols owned by Founding Father Alexander Hamilton will go to live auction at Christie’s this month.. These are not the guns used by Hamilton when he was killed in his 1804 ...

Raphael Adolini's flintlock pistol got a full explanation in Prey, but it had actually been introduced to audiences long before that.In 1997, during the events of Predator 2, a band of Predators ...

story, one that must add a lot of sentimental value to your husband's pistol. The pistol is known as a flintlock. because there's a small piece of flint held in the jaws of the firing mechanism.

1400s - The matchlock gun appears. ... 1630 - The first true flintlock. The flintlock solved a longstanding problem. Some time in the late 1500s, a lid was added to the flash pan design.