See the transformation of discarded brass into a detailed mock-up of a flintlock pistol. Experience the ASMR of melting cartridge cases and the meticulous process of casting a historical firearm ...

Object Details maker Johnson, Robert Description Physical Description: This .54 caliber smoothbore, single-shot flintlock Model 1836 pistol was made by Robert Johnson of Middletown, Connecticut. It ...

Object Details maker J. P. Lindsay Mfg. Co. Union Knife Co. Description Physical Description: This .45 caliber muzzle-loading smoothbore two shot percussion pistol was made by the Union Knife Company ...

The first U.S. pistol was the Model 1799 North & Cheney—an ungainly-looking flintlock that was modeled on the equally unprepossessing French Model 1777.