Archaeologists found a handful of musket balls near a famed Revolutionary War bridge in Massachusetts — and they were likely fired by a colonial militia during a skirmish that later inspired the ...

Musket balls that started the American Revolution sat buried. Until now. “The last time somebody touched it they were shoving it down the muzzle of a musket on April 19, 1775,” a park ranger ...

Two thick wooden beams inside a Massachusetts museum were pierced over the weekend by a musket ball fired from an antique weapon.Members of the 6th Middlesex County Regiment were practicing Sunday ...

Several people were inside the museum when the shot was fired. "They were in the back of the museum here. I was in the corner helping a visitor with a museum shop purchase and then the musket went ...

Local News Musket balls fired during ‘shot heard round the world’ battle found in Concord “It’s incredible that we can stand here and hold what amounts to just a few seconds of history ...

A musket was fired inside a Massachusetts museum Sunday, accidentally sending a projectile into a wooden pole and ceiling beam. No one was injured. The incident occurred sometime between 2:30 and ...

LIFESTYLE Archaeologists uncover 250-year-old musket balls tied to American Revolution in Massachusetts Ammunition found in Concord, Massachusetts, connects to 'shot heard round the world' ...

Museum curator Nikki Walsh holds up two Revolutionary War musket balls, which are believed to have been fired at the British by colonial militia men, at Minute Man National Historical Park, Monday ...

British Short Land Pattern musket with socket bayonet. General History The British Short Land Pattern Musket was the standard arm of the British infantry soldier during the American Revolution. The ...

The barrel is 30 inches long, but it was originally a foot longer. That’s because, as John Munroe aimed this musket at British troops, it backfired and split the barrel. “The mark here shows where it ...