Various guns were used, until a true dueling pistol was officially standardized in 1777, as "a 9 or 10 inch barreled, smooth bore flintlock of 1 inch bore, carrying a ball of 48 to the pound." ...
He wanted to try flintlock season because, “It’s probably the only gun I didn’t have in my gun cabinet. I knew the late season was here and I had time off,” he said. “So instead of sitting around ...
Two flintlock Gossard pistols once owned by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte have sold at auction for €1.69 million ($1.83 million). The guns were sold at French auction house Osenat in ...