A set of historic 300-year-old guns have finally returned to their Scottish hometown after years spent in a private ...

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 ...

Since the introduction of gunpowder to battlefields in the Middle Ages, firearms have been a deciding factor in battles for ...

The Brown Bess was one of the best-known flintlock guns in military use. Eventually the flintlock was replaced by the percussion cap. BBC History Best of History websites The British Museum The ...