The rifle-musket could still be fired with the conventional percussion cap. The Model 1855 Springfield used the Maynard tape-primer system in lieu of a standard percussion cap.

The Fayetteville Model 1862 was a percussion cap musket that saw broad usage by the Confederates. Nearly 32,000 were produced over the course of the Civil War.

According to the company, the FFg-size substitute is formulated to ignite easily (by No. 11 percussion caps, musket caps and 209 shotshell primers), provide excellent shot-to-shot consistency with ...

The rifle carried by the US Marine Corps has evolved significantly, and it has come a long way from the Brown Bess and Charleville muskets used 250 years ago, but the role of those carrying it hasn’t ...

The Fayetteville Model 1862 was a percussion cap musket that saw broad usage by the Confederates. Nearly 32,000 were produced over the course of the Civil War.

1776 - American Revolution. 1807 - Percussion-detonating principle patented. 1825 ca. - Percussion-cap guns are in general use. 1830 - The back action lock appears. 1835 - The first Colt revolver.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The .69 caliber Palmetto Musket was ...

The Model 1861 Rifle Musket was the standard issue infantry arm used throughout the Civil War. A soldier attached an infantry cap badge to the stock of this particular rifle.

SAN ANTONIO - Heavy with walnut, iron and steel, a vintage musket most likely used in the Texas Revolution has found a new home at the Alamo, helping fill a void in the shrine's weapon collection ...

The inadequacy of the smoothbore musket was further brought to attention in the trials carried out when the Pattern 1842 musket—one of the post-Brown Bess percussion cap muskets to be adopted ...