Long rifles have been around much longer than these modern machine tools ... Williamsburg takes us through the process of crafting a flintlock long rifle circa 1700. All the videos are embedded ...

Historical timeline of the development of modern weapons ... no alteration. The flintlock pictured here is a typical British "Brown Bess" musket. Marks on the gun indicate that it was used by ...

“I figured if they were made with hand tools in the 1700s, I can probably make them now with modern ... gun when I build them to fit me,” he said. “The whole fit and feel of a flintlock." ...