Archaeologists found a handful of musket balls near a famed Revolutionary War bridge in Massachusetts — and they were likely fired by a colonial militia during a skirmish that later inspired the ...

CONCORD, Mass. - Nearly 250 years ago, hundreds of militiamen lined a hillside in Massachusetts and started firing a barrage of musket balls toward retreating British troops, marking the first ...

The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket came in 3 sizes - Long Land pattern 1720 - 1760, Short land 1760 - 1790 and India Pattern 1790 - 1815. The barrel lengths were 46" 42" and 39" respectively.

Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 5, 2014: Sher Mohammed holds a replica jezail musket in his shop in downtown Kabul. Jezails, which were originally handmade by Afghans during their fight against the ...

The Charleston Museum added two Revolutionary War-era artifacts to its collection for the nation’s 250th anniversary. Also, ...

The artifacts, including a rare musket, will be part of a permanent exhibit dedicated to the Revolutionary War.

Brett Gibbons will discuss “The Influence of the Rifled Musket” at the Colonel Henry Ryerson Civil War Round Table meeting at ...