President Ulysses S. Grant greeting a Japanese delegation in the White House, from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, ...

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Early matchlock guns are extremely rare. The matchlock shown here was made around 1640, and is typical of the muskets used by militia in Colonial America. 1498 - Rifling principle is discovered.

The musket ball which killed Admiral Lord Nelson is to go on on display in his home county of Norfolk for the first time. The 15mm lead ball is mounted in a hinged sliver casket with remnants of ...

The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket came in 3 sizes - Long Land pattern 1720 - 1760, Short land 1760 - 1790 and India Pattern 1790 - 1815. The barrel lengths were 46" 42" and 39" respectively.

He also kept his grandfather's flintlock musket as well as his father-in ... Garfield National Historic Site. on September 5, ...

In 1872, there was a small revolt in the Cavite Province which launched the revolutionary cause. Twenty years after the 1872 revolt, Filipino nationalists began to organize secretly. In 1892 Jose ...

The 1872 US elections, held on November 5, is arguably the most unusual in American history. Incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant, who was running for a second term, against Horace Greeley ...

The men wear tricorn hats and breeches and grip hunting muskets, just as they would have on April 19, 1775. Soon a column of British regulars in blazing red jackets files onto the green, and the crowd ...

Musket excels in long-range sniping, reliable for both PvP/PvE, paired with fast close-combat weapons for agility. Ranged weapons are perfect for causing damage to enemies while keeping them at a ...

Two musket balls were found in the digs at Culloden, with the one on the left showing signs of impact Two lead musket balls - one showing signs of impact - are among finds made in new ...

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