When one looks at the principal arms being used by the militaries of major powers in the mid-19th century ... the substitution of percussion for flintlock ignition. It is surprising then, that ...

Of all the U.S. military arms of the mid-19th century, one of the most interesting, effective and well-built was the Model ...

During the 19th century ... but simpler and less expensive, was the flintlock. The earliest versions of flintlocks had appeared in the mid-sixteenth century. But not until the end of the ...

1630 - The first true flintlock. The flintlock solved a longstanding ... In the second half of the 18th century, musket design branched out. This period produced a number of single-purpose firearms.