Stacker compiled 10 key moments in the development of firearm technology throughout U.S. history. - JIM WATSON // Getty Images Stacker compiled 10 key moments in the development of firearm technology ...

GLOUCESTER, Va. — Hampton Roads has been a historically important part of America since before it became an independent country. On October 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Gloucester Museum of History ...

A slew of historical reenactments in New York have been canceled — because participants are concerned their muskets could run afoul of a new state gun law. The law, which took effect Sept. 1, ...

RICHMOND HILL, Ga. (WTOC) - As part of women’s history month, Fort McAllister is honoring military veterans who served long before it was really allowed. “Women with Muskets” is a program to explore ...

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, ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — As Philadelphia gets ready to celebrate America's birthday, a museum in Old City is welcoming a rediscovered musket that was used during the American Revolutionary War. Monday was ...

CONCORD – Archaeologists in Concord, Massachusetts found five musket balls they say were fired on April 19, 1775 at Minute Man National Historic Park during the event famously known as "The Shot Heard ...

Muskets will crack, cannons will roar, and indigo will take center stage as America’s colonial period and the Revolutionary Era come to life during Colonial Day at the Berkeley County Museum and Old ...

The 1800s were a turning point in the history of firearms. As empires expanded and revolutions sparked around the globe, technological advancements in weaponry played a critical role in shaping ...

As the legend goes, Colonel William Prescott ordered his militia “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!” as British forces embarked on Bunker Hill nearly 250 years ago. One man, didn’t ...

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 at ...

Ever since the 13 colonies gathered enough gumption to form a union, U.S. soldiers have carried an evolving range of weapons, from flintlocks pistols to lever actions to assault rifles. The American ...