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From Flintlocks to Future Weapons, Evolution of Firearms Throughout History

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PBS

How Deadly Was the Musket?

A team of experts put an 18th-century musket to the test — revealing how deadly it really was. At Fort Ticonderoga, a centuries-old weapon is put through a modern test. Using ballistic gel, a ...
CNN

A Revolutionary War-era musket was stolen more than 50 years ago. It has been recovered and given to a Philadelphia museum

After going missing for more than 50 years, a firearm dating back to the Revolutionary War has been recovered and donated to a Philadelphia museum, the FBI says. The .78-caliber musket, which was ...
The New York Times

Musket Balls Found in Massachusetts Recall ‘Shot Heard Round the World’

The discovery of ammunition from the 1700s has revived tales of fighting at the start of the Revolutionary War. By Christine Hauser Early last year, archaeologists discovered five round objects while ...
AOL

Haunting Words on the Bullets: Shooter's Ammunition Found Inside 'High-Profile Rifle Used' During Charlie Kirk Assassination 'Engraved with Transgender and Antifascist' Messages

Investigators say they have found the rifle used to kill conservative activist Charlie Kirk, RadarOnline.com can confirm, and inside was ammunition engraved with transgender and antifascist ideology.