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 ...

While it’s rare to get any buck during Pennsylvania’s flintlock season, two hunters harvested deer with massive antlers this winter.

A modern firearm is likely to be mass-produced ... as he makes an 18th-century muzzle-loading flintlock rifle from raw materials. It’s a long video, but it leaves nothing out and has a really ...

“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." ...