X-rays of the flintlock didn’t tell us a lot. The pistol is heavily encrusted good ... including thousands of gold and silver coins, yet very few chests and boxes have been found, Perna said.

According to a recent announcement, 10 Doune flintlock pistols are now on permanent public display at the tiny city in eastern Scotland’s Information and Heritage Center. Crafted by six ...

Bill Harriman, firearms specialist on BBC One's Antiques Roadshow, told Making History that a flintlock is a mechanism ... with the muzzle of the gun pointed well away. The firer would then ...