The bizarre firearms loophole around Americans and their deadly muskets - You can even own and fire a cannon ...

A musket from 1776 can fire a lead ball at a velocity of around 1,000 feet per second. Imagine what that can do to a human body ...

Guns that are antiques or replicas of antiques are not considered firearms under federal law. The United States exempts guns ...

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Update 10/24: The musket sold at auction for $492,000. It's one of the most infamous — and disputed — quotes of the American Revolution: "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." Colonists ...

The American Revolution’s humble beginnings 250 years ago are reflected in a cut down, beat up, old musket — one that even experts recognize isn’t much to look at. “If that gun was on a table, ...

As the legend goes, Colonel William Prescott ordered his militia “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!” as British forces embarked on Bunker Hill nearly 250 years ago. One man, didn’t ...

Antique muskets, like the Brown Bess flintlock, are largely exempt from modern gun laws, raising questions about their legal ...