The fact, there was no telltale smoke or loud report, which caused the French to wonder at first if some “magic” was entailed during a time of flintlock muskets as the primary arm. Lewis and ...

The flintlock firing ... generally used in infantry muskets, by which time it had been perfected. It survived well into the 19th century and was often known as the French lock because Marin ...

With centerfire rifles now being permitted to hunt deer in several parts of Pennsylvania during the flintlock season, an organization wants the Game Commission to create a new early flintlock ...