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Milestones in Nineteenth Century Firearms Development, Part Three

21st January 2019 Tom Pudding 3515 Comments

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 4379 Comments

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 3767 Comments

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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