Early matchlock guns are extremely rare. The matchlock shown here was made around 1640, and is typical of the muskets used by militia in Colonial America. 1498 - Rifling principle is discovered.

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The blast that devastated large parts of Beirut in August was one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history, experts say. The Sheffield University, UK, team says a best estimate for the ...

The musket ball which killed Admiral Lord Nelson is to go on on display in his home county of Norfolk for the first time. The 15mm lead ball is mounted in a hinged sliver casket with remnants of ...

The drama happened on September 2, 1842, when William Davis and Stephen Clasby were patrolling fields near Haslar Hospital in Gosport ...

Musket excels in long-range sniping ... Pairing that perk with Azoth Shrapnel Blast gives the player complete control over the fight, especially in a one-on-one situation. Claw Shot deals damage ...

This would include damage dealers like the Blunderbuss and Musket. Players would be best ... while Wind Chill will send ...

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.

Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta's Final God Explosion is the most powerful ultimate blast in the game, dealing a whopping 31,000 damage. One crucial element of Dragon Ball characters are their special ...

My 9 year old loved the scavenger hunt and both girls had a blast try to lift an old cannon (it’s heavier than it looks). Kid will love the musket demonstration, where the soldiers show how they load ...

The blast took place in a building that housed a design school and the Catholic education system headquarters in Rue Saint-Jacques, in the fifth arrondissement of the French capital. Emergency ...

According to series creator Daniel Vavra, Kingdom Come: Deliverance is set during a very specific period of European history ...