Often overlooked, the French "Charleville" infantry musket was one of the most significant longarms of the 18th and 19th ...

CONCORD, Mass. (AP) — Nearly 250 years ago, hundreds of militiamen lined a hillside in Massachusetts and started firing a barrage of musket balls toward retreating British troops, marking the first ...

LAFAYETTE — To the casual observer, Tippecanoe County Historical Association's rare musket — its stock broken and crudely repaired — looks like just an ordinary old gun you might see hanging on the ...

CONCORD, Mass. - Archeologists with the National Park Service made a remarkable discovery after finding musket balls fired during one of the first battles in the Revolutionary War. An examination of ...

BOSTON (WCVB) – A historic discovery in Massachusetts has been unearthed. Musket balls fired during the battle featuring “the shot heard around the world” have been recovered. Boston is a town steeped ...

The musket that fired the first shot at the Battle of Bunker Hill is for sale at an auction with a starting price of $50,000. On June 17, 1775, colonial militia camped on Breed’s Hill outside Boston ...

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Museum curator Nikki Walsh holds up two Revolutionary War musket balls, which are believed to have been fired at the British by colonial militia men, at Minute Man National Historical Park, Monday, ...