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

Early matchlock guns are extremely rare ... dueling falls out of favor in the mid-1800s. This pair of 1786 flintlock pistols was made with ivory stocks and unusually elaborate decorative details.

He wanted to try flintlock season because, “It’s probably the only gun I didn’t have in my gun cabinet. I knew the late season was here and I had time off,” he said. “So instead of sitting around ...

“If you look at the history and the intent early on ... Kauffman likes carrying a flintlock in the woods in all the hunting seasons. He made a smoothbore 20 gauge gun that allows him to shoot ...