“Tag: Flintlock”

In the last few decades particularly, the United States has seen an influx of both high-quality reproductions of antique arms from centuries ago, with companies like Italian Firearms Group and Davide-Pedersoli leading the way with designs like their Harpers Ferry Model 1805 reproduction.

Following the disbandment of the Continental Army in 1784, the United States kept only a token force of regulars to guard arsenals and frontier forts along the border.

The journey from the dawning days of the American Revolution to the requisition of the country’s first armory-produced sidearm was a long one.

Separating fact from movie fiction, what arms were used during the 13-day siege in February 1836?

The gunsmithing program at Virginia’s first capital works not only to preserve the form of the American longrifle, but also the tools, techniques and working conditions under which it was originally made.

Many consider the Model 1803 flintlock rifle to be the most beautiful long gun ever produced for the U.S. military.

Following its experiences facing Yankee riflemen during the American War of Independence, the British military, though having experimented with rifles previously, decided it was finally time to get serious.

Traditions Performance Firearms now has the new Prairie Hawken Rifle in stock and available for shipment.

I’ve acquired an interesting firearm and need help finding more information about it, since my library searches have yielded limited results.