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 ...

Lever-action rifles took us from the era of the muzzleloader to the modern bolt-gun. Nor have we forgotten that. There is still no shortage of people to whom “deer rifle” means “lever-action ...

One is the Western motion picture and TV industry almost always portrayed the cowboys blazing away with a lever-action rifle ...

While a musket could be loaded and fired three ... There was an unusual renaissance for the Puckle gun - in the 2014 video game Assassin's Creed: Rogue, four Puckle guns were part of the weaponry ...

Everybody wants this: Rachel Bilson weighed in on the Adam Brody renaissance in the wake of the success of Netflix's Nobody Wants This. “I feel like it's always been there," Bilson told PEOPLE ...

“Looking for Langston,” the 1989 film and art installation by Isaac Julien, reevaluated gay and lesbian contributions to the Harlem Renaissance. Isaac Julien Harlem Central Park MANHATTAN ...

The Renaissance was a period in history that saw a burst of innovation in science, medicine, and the arts across Europe. The Renaissance period is usually seen as being from the 14th to 17th Century.

They're known as a Sharps slanting breech naval rifle. Oh. They're a rare gun. .54 caliber ... and it seems to be of the period of a Renaissance landscape. I, you know, was never able to determine ...

The Renaissance Center, GM’s downtown Detroit headquarters with its distinctive outline of towers forming a familiar part of the “Motor City” skyline, continues to be nearly deserted ...

HAMMOND, La. (WGNO) — All ye far and wide are invited to the Louisiana Renaissance Festival as it returns to Hammond. During the weekends between November and December, lords and ladies can ...

For those who have not been, the Texas Renaissance Festival takes you back to the Middle Ages for a weekend of family-friendly fun. Texas Renaissance Festival (Matt Antonitis KPRC 2) There’s ...

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