Firearms History, Technology & Development

In our last post, we looked into the specialized profession of Saltpeter Men . Which brings us to another important topic of study, to which...

Back in the early days of firearms, the propellant used was  black powder . One of the components of black powder is a substance called salt...

In our last couple of posts, we studied devices that people used to protect key parts of flintlock weapons from being exposed to wet weather...

In our last post, we studied tompions   which are devices that were invented to prevent rain, snow, mud etc. from entering through the muzzl...

Back in the day of flintlock firearms, keeping weapons operating in the rain, snow and mud was an important matter indeed. For instance, so...

In our last post , we looked at a series of penetration tests done in Graz, Austria, to weapons from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, comp...

In our last post , we looked at a study done in Graz, Austria, that compared mass-produced soldier weapons from the 16th, 17th and 18th cent...