There’s something undeniably cool about an antique gun. Maybe it’s the craftsmanship, the history, or just the way it feels like you’re holding a piece of another era. Whether you’re a collector, a ...

HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) — With 165 grains of black powder in the barrel, a .75-caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket like the ones the redcoats carried in 1776 can hurl a lead ball at a velocity of around ...

This legal loophole stems from federal and most state laws, which do not technically classify many antique or replica guns as ...

The article examines the legal status of antique muskets under modern gun laws, highlighting their exemptions and the ...

Stolen 50 years ago by one man, a trove of antique Revolutionary War guns is returned to the museums they belonged to. A stolen pair of Revolutionary War era French military pistols are returned to ...

Former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen R. Reed took lots of political fire for turning his personal passion for collecting Wild West artifacts into a city-funded venture. But that didn’t matter to collectors ...

DENVER, Pa. — A Lancaster County auction house will sell a revered collector's entire lot of antique firearms, edged weapons and early military items. The 163-lot collection, gathered by Bill Myers, ...

The Associated Press posted ashortvideo that appeared to highlight what it called a lack of regulation of flintlock muskets ...

SPRINGFIELD — More than five decades ago, staff at the Springfield Armory Museum walked in to discover someone had pried open a display case and taken a rare Model 1842 percussion cap pistol. On that ...

Antique muskets, like the Brown Bess flintlock, are largely exempt from modern gun laws, raising questions about their legal status and potential dangers in today's society.