It’s less than two months until the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, one of the most important battles of the ...

Using ballistic gel, a slow-motion camera and a chronograph, experts investigate the true power of the British “Brown Bess” musket. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle ...

1847 - The telegraph is invented. 1850 - True shotguns in common use. In the second half of the 18th century, musket design branched out. This period produced a number of single-purpose firearms.