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Napoleon’s ornate flintlock pistols sell for $1.83 million
Two flintlock Gossard pistols once owned by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte have sold at auction for €1.69 million ($1.83 million). The guns were sold at French auction house Osenat in ...
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You have to see this Flintlock Machine Gun from the 1700s
Some might wonder what would have happened if Porter had a couple of machine guns. Others might say that’s ridiculous, ...
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Andrew Whiteley's Flintlock pistols
Found this pair of Napoleonic war pistols in Lisbon where they have probably been since the 1810's they indicate the skill with which man will make weapons to kill other men. Very ornate and ...
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Gun Timeline
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 ...