Each one of these firearms represented more than just a new weapon in history. Each reflected a technological leap that changed how Americans fought, hunted, worked and defended themselves. Mark ...

The 1800s were a turning point in the history of firearms. As empires expanded and revolutions sparked around the globe, technological advancements in weaponry played a critical role in shaping ...

HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) — With 165 grains of black powder in the barrel, a .75-caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket like the ones the redcoats carried in 1776 can hurl a lead ball at a velocity of around ...

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Earl Lanning, an eighth-generation Haywood County native, has been quietly preserving the history of the long rifle and its role in winning the American Revolution for decades — both as a ...

HALIFAX, N.C. — With 165 grains of black powder in the barrel, a .75-caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket like the ones the redcoats carried in 1776 can hurl a lead ball at a velocity of around 1,000 ...