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 Brown Bess Flintlock Musket came in 3 sizes - Long Land pattern 1720 - 1760, Short land 1760 - 1790 and India Pattern 1790 - 1815. The barrel lengths were 46" 42" and 39" respectively.

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 ...

The museum also will host musket demonstrations at 11 a.m., noon ... who had switched sides to the British the previous year, ...