A neat portable apparatus, that can be carried in the pocket, for placing caps on gun nipples, has been invented by Russel Frisbee, of Middletown, Conn., who has taken measures to secure a patent ...

This morning, about 7 o'clock, an explosion took place in the percussion cap manufactory of Mr. GOLF, Sixty-second-street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, instantly killing one of the employes ...

The rifle carried by the US Marine Corps has evolved significantly, and it has come a long way from the Brown Bess and Charleville muskets used 250 years ago, but the role of those carrying it hasn’t ...

A new composition has lately been invented by Messrs. Winiwarter and Gersheim, of Vienna, tor the purpose of superseding the ordinary percussion caps, and, in many instances, the gunpowder charge ...

The percussion cap gun with a hexagonal barrel was marked “Wm. Goldthwait.” Prosecutors said the gun was worth $3,000 and had been taken from the Longmeadow Historical Society on Sept. 13, 1970.

The old saw “never bring a knife to a gun fight” is somewhat moot when one is armed with a Rodgers knife pistol—a clever percussion-fired defensive arm composed of both blades and barrel. To ...

1776 - American Revolution. 1807 - Percussion-detonating principle patented. 1825 ca. - Percussion-cap guns are in general use. 1830 - The back action lock appears. 1835 - The first Colt revolver.

By beginning with percussion caps children might be taught to handle a gun at such an early age, that, in case of invasion of this country, boys of fourteen might be able to act as soldiers, as ...

The Fayetteville Model 1862 was a percussion cap musket that saw broad usage by the Confederates. Nearly 32,000 were produced over the course of the Civil War.

Loaded with self contained cartridges and capable of firing multiple rounds before being reloaded, revolvers marked a significant upgrade from percussion cap guns.