HALIFAX, N.C. — With 165 grains of black powder in the barrel, a .75-caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket like the ones the redcoats carried in 1776 can hurl a lead ball at a velocity of around 1,000 ...

Jack Paulson holds an 1822 Harpers Ferry .69-caliber flintlock musket at his home in Bigfork on Nov. 14. The firearm is one of a collection of antique guns he’s donating to the Montana Historical ...

KRISS USA recently launched a new division focused on importing antique firearms for sale to collectors in the U.S. Edelweiss Arms, which will specialize in Swiss firearms, is a direct-to-consumer ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A Brown Bess flintlock musket can tear through a body at 1,000 feet per second — yet many such antique or replica ...

With 165 grains of black powder in the barrel, a .75-caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket like the ones the redcoats carried in 1776 can hurl a lead ball at a velocity of around 1,000 feet (305 meters) ...