Black Powder was invented by the Chinese in the 9th century. They concocted a mix of charcoal, potassium nitrate and sulfur. Charcoal and sulfur...

Origins of Gunpowder
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Black Powder was invented by the Chinese in the 9th century. They concocted a mix of charcoal, potassium nitrate and sulfur. Charcoal and sulfur...
This handsomely rugged 1840s muzzleloader was prized by frontiersmen and military riflemen alike and helped phase out the smoothbore musket. ...
The Spencer rifle fired seven rounds in about 12 seconds. Army Chief of Ordinance, James Wolf Ripley, rejected saying Spencer saying it was an...
Known as America’s Deer Rifle, this 126-year-old lever-action is back again in its original 1890s configuration.
Despite the popularity of the breech-loading Sharps rifles, there was a great need for a repeating rifle. During the Civil War, teenager,...
The 1873 Trapdoor Springfield Rifle.