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 ...

flintlock fowler that would be his constant ... back forestock to accommodate the use of a bayonet, as did many hunting guns that saw militia service. Currently, it is stocked as a full-length ...