Long rifles have been around much longer than these modern machine tools ... Williamsburg takes us through the process of crafting a flintlock long rifle circa 1700. All the videos are embedded ...

While most of today’s hunters tote modern in-line muzzleloaders ... Four of the traditional flintlock rifles used by hunters during our trip. Just don’t call them Kentucky rifles.

Historical timeline of the development of modern weapons ... no alteration. The flintlock pictured here is a typical British "Brown Bess" musket. Marks on the gun indicate that it was used by ...

“I figured if they were made with hand tools in the 1700s, I can probably make them now with modern ... gun when I build them to fit me,” he said. “The whole fit and feel of a flintlock." ...