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 gun had a flintlock firing mechanism ... such as those who worked for Hudson Bay Company, usually carried long guns ...

Kauffman likes carrying a flintlock in the woods in all the hunting seasons. He made a smoothbore 20 gauge gun that allows him ... bangs they had with their long guns. “The group may only ...

Bill Harriman, firearms specialist on BBC One's Antiques Roadshow, told Making History that a flintlock is a mechanism ... with the muzzle of the gun pointed well away. The firer would then ...