At Fort Ticonderoga, a centuries-old weapon is put through a modern test. Using ballistic gel, a slow-motion camera and a chronograph, experts investigate the true power of the British “Brown Bess” ...

Comparing Civil War muskets to modern M16 rifles highlights a dramatic firepower difference. Analysts explain how faster ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The British Short Land Pattern Musket ...

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 ...

Kevin Hicks from The History Squad demonstrates how to fire a matchlock musket at English Heritage's Bolsover Castle.

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 ...