Firearms

Milestones in Nineteenth Century Firearms Development, Part Three

21st January 2019 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction Although the flintlock ignition system was technically advanced for its time, it wasn’t without its shortcomings. Flintlocks require careful setting-up and constant maintenance and adjustment to be reliable. They also have a relatively slow [more…]

Milestones in Nineteenth Century Firearms Development, Part Two

14th January 2019 Tom Pudding 0

In my introductory article we saw that by the beginning of the 19th century the flintlock was firmly established as the state-of-the-art means of ignition in military and sporting firearms. In this article, we will [more…]

Milestones in Nineteenth Century Firearms Development, Part One

7th January 2019 Tom Pudding 0

Some weeks ago, and quite by chance, a friend offered to sell me a rare mid-19th century rifle, the design of which I had long found to be of interest. Although I was not at [more…]

Milestones in Nineteenth Century Firearms Development, Part Three

Milestones in Nineteenth Century Firearms Development, Part Two

Milestones in Nineteenth Century Firearms Development, Part One

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