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 ...

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 ...

He wanted to try flintlock season because, “It’s probably the only gun I didn’t have in my gun ... toward the base of his tree. “He was pretty much right under me when I shot at him ...