Among the latest finds over the summer: 200 silver coins, a flintlock, an unusual tan vase and a mysterious set of bronze ...

When I drop the hammer is my powder going to spark, if it sparks is it going to be enough to ignite the powder in the barrel,” Frye said about the challenges that go with a flintlock ignition.

Flintlock isn't one of those games where your ... This is one weapon you'll want to keep equipped all the time. This three-barreled pistol doesn't offer a ton of hitting power, but its other ...

I enjoy the architecture and the feel of a custom gun when I build them to fit me,” he said. “The whole fit and feel of a flintlock." Kauffman likes carrying a flintlock in the woods in all ...

The flintlock pictured here is a typical British "Brown Bess" musket. Marks on the gun indicate that it was used by German mercenaries during the American Revolution. 1637 - First use of firearms ...

Bill Harriman, firearms specialist on BBC One's Antiques Roadshow, told Making History that a flintlock is a mechanism attached to a firearm which produces its own sparks, doing what the human hand ...