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 ...

Over time, the relationship between presidents and their guns has shifted ... and like Washington had a set of flintlock muskets which he used in the American Revolution according to reports ...

Carbines are shortened muskets or rifles used by cavalry units which are easier to use on a horse. From 1896 the Lee Enfield Carbine was issued to the British Army cavalry, it was shorter than the ...

Boilermakers The moniker for the University’s athletics teams has become a popular reference for all things Purdue. A reporter first used the name in 1891 to describe the year’s winning football team ...

I’ve even used it on African plains game. So why not get a rifle in .30-30? Its only real limitation would be reach, as the cartridge is best used inside 200 yards. But if you know how to hunt ...

While other states have muzzleloading and primitive weapons seasons, those seasons allow black-powder percussion rifles and/or modern inline rifles. Pennsylvania’s flintlock season has been held ...

The U.S. Army started formally training snipers in 1967. The two rifle models that were used by U.S. Snipers were the Winchester Model 70, and an M21 Rifle. The better-known U.S. Marine snipers ...

In a way, they’ve become the modern term RPG mechanics used to be back in the early ... There are pistols, flintlock rifles, ...

The rifle that was found in Ryan Wesley Routh’s alleged sniper’s nest just outside Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach on Sept. 15. Photos were included in a detention memo filed ...

Other Dongji traditions include giving calendars, as Korean kings used to do, and socks. And this is a day where Koreans wish for snow, as cold weather on the winter solstice is said to bring a ...

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is covered by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally on Saturday (Evan Vucci/Associated Press) The suspected shooter used a ...