Comparing Civil War muskets to modern M16 rifles highlights a dramatic firepower difference. Analysts explain how faster ...

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Often overlooked, the French "Charleville" infantry musket was one of the most significant longarms of the 18th and 19th centuries and was integral to the success of the Continental Army during the ...

The latest tragic events at a suburban San Diego high school no doubt will fuel renewed debate over the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution. The amendment, if you haven’t read it lately, states: “A well ...

A slew of historical reenactments in New York have been canceled — because participants are concerned their muskets could run afoul of a new state gun law. The law, which took effect Sept. 1, ...

Conservators at the Bureau of Archaeological Research’s Conservation Laboratory restored three muskets close to their original appearance. Florida Division of Historical Resources photo Two centuries ...

Mass shootings in the United States are as commonplace as, well, the common cold. Granted, sneezing is a tad more benign than dying. For years I’ve been writing guns don’t kill, people do. But unarmed ...

Tula, once the greatest iron and metal works centre of Eastern Europe, is renowned across Russia for being the place from which Russian armaments, from blades and muskets to Kalashnikov assault rifles ...