In an amazing 10-part video series, [Wallace Gustler] of colonial Williamsburg takes us through the process of crafting a flintlock long rifle circa 1700. All the videos are embedded after the ...

A flintlock rifle made by Slusser with a curly maple stock ... In fact, he’s removing the cap from a small powder horn as he prepares to prime the pan of his rifle. Priming powder is of a ...

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 ...