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You have to see this Flintlock Machine Gun from the 1700sIt was a weapon that had the potential to change the face of American warfare. It was a repeating flintlock musket that could fire up to 20 rounds per minute, and it was a musket that Ian McCollum ...
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 ...
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Musket balls found near famed Revolutionary War bridge tied to iconic phrase ‘Shot Heard Round The World’Found pieces like discarded flints, fired musket balls or other artifacts of the Revolution give historians a glimpse into what actually happened that day, Wood said. “This is the virtue of ...
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.
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