This is every rifle the Marine Corps has issued to Marines in the service's 250-year history, from muskets to M4s.

A flintlock rifle kit is about the same price but can increase substantially if you select high-grade wood or a top-end barrel. The price of original rifles can go from as little as near nothing ...

On the grounds of the present-day Alexandria, Va., courthouse, an interesting Model 1816 Springfield musket was found, muzzle-down, in an abandoned privy during archaeological studies prior to the ...

The rifle carried by the US Marine Corps has evolved significantly, and it has come a long way from the Brown Bess and Charleville muskets used 250 years ago, but the role of those carrying it hasn’t ...

JIM WATSON // Getty Images From flintlock muskets to AR-15s: A history of guns in America Assault rifles hang on the wall for sale at Blue Ridge Arsenal in Chantilly, Virginia.

The musket was transformed by the improvement of its firing mechanism, with a spark produced by flint striking steel igniting the priming powder which fired the main charge.

Lexington History Museums curator Jesse Hilton recently showed off a collection of historic items, including this flintlock musket. It belonged to John Munroe, one of the local residents who fought in ...

1 Sunday10:30am & 2:30pm Small Arms Demonstration – Learn about one of the small arms (musket, flint lock, or rifle) that a soldier station at Fort Macon would have carried and used. This will ...

The flintlock pictured here is a typical British "Brown Bess" musket. Marks on the gun indicate that it was used by German mercenaries during the American Revolution.

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Muskets, pistols, hammers, and axes - here are the best weapons Nor can equip in Flintlock The Siege of Dawn.