The flintlock pictured here is a typical British "Brown Bess" musket. Marks on the gun indicate that it was used by German mercenaries during the American Revolution. 1637 - First use of firearms ...

The items are 249-year-old musket balls, which kicked off a chain of events leading to the American Revolution. The pellets were fired by colonial militia members against the British during the ...

The digs were near to where a second line of British government troops lined up on 16 April 1746. Archaeologists said the musket balls may have passed through or over the first line of government ...