Three decades before his election as the first president of the United States in 1789, George Washington commanded soldiers ...

The bullet holes in the bedrooms and stairs at the Jason Russell House are a testament to a past that isn’t fully recognized ...

The analysis of the earliest firearms will play a factor in U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut’s ruling on whether Oregon Measure 114's gun regulations are constitutional in light of a U.S ...

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

Archeologists with the National Park Service say they have found musket balls that date back nearly 250 years and were fired during one of the first battles in the Revolutionary War.

Last Updated on July 14, 2025 by Matt Staff The 1800s were a turning point in the history of firearms. As empires expanded ...

Museum curator Nikki Walsh holds up two Revolutionary War musket balls, which are believed to be fired at the British by colonial militia men during one of the war’s first battles, at Minute Man ...

The Muskets travelled to Truro on Sunday, July 13 to face the Cornish Claycutters, while the Pistols visiting the Plymouth ...

As a young officer in the French and Indian War, Washington was involved in a devastating friendly fire incident. Military veterans are helping archaeologists excavate the location.

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Early colonial matchlock musket, .75 ...

Five musket balls from the event known as “The Shot Heard Round the World” on April 19, 1775 were discovered by archeologists in Concord.