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 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 ...

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.

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

DeCoursey worked in the film, television, and video production industry for 23 years according to her LinkedIn page and she ...

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

The New England Patriots are in obvious need of significant help at the wide receiver position, so they should be exploring ...

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