When I drop the hammer is my powder going to spark, if it sparks is it going to be enough to ignite the powder in the barrel,” Frye said about the challenges that go with a flintlock ignition.

“I shot my first deer right around Christmas in 2018 with a flintlock. It’s a primitive feeling. It’s a neat feeling when the fire goes off.” He soon realized he needed a rifle that was ...

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 ...

One of the more unique firearm mechanisms seen in history is the wheellock, which used a spinning, serrated wheel to create ...

Bill Harriman, firearms specialist on BBC One's Antiques Roadshow, told Making History that a flintlock is a mechanism attached to a firearm which produces its own sparks, doing what the human hand ...

Charlie Burchfield is an active member and past president of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association, an active member ...