Some might wonder what would have happened if Porter had a couple of machine guns. Others might say that’s ridiculous, ...

The first makers of American flintlock rifles were German gunsmiths in southeastern Pennsylvania during the early 1700s, he points out. They took the German Jaeger—which had a rifled barrel of ...

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 ...

WOW a 1700s flintlock pistol found metal detecting patriot sites for colonial coins and relics? During a recent trip to Charleston, SC we visited with our friends from the low country metal detecting ...

The large caliber, smoothbore flintlock pistols Hamilton and Burr used in their encounter typified the American dueling weapons. Many American men owned a pair of such pistols, and, from about ...

While it’s rare to get any buck during Pennsylvania’s flintlock season, two hunters harvested deer with massive antlers this winter. Paul Black of Rew, McKean County, and Nate Vasbinder ...

And as they roast slabs of buffalo meat over a fire sparked with flint and steel, they share tips on how best to trap beavers and load a flintlock rifle. Who are these guys? They’re American ...