In the hands of men like Boone, Kenton, and Wetzel, the flintlock rifle helped shape North America as we know it today. Flintlock rifles won our War of Independence and went west with Lewis and Clark.

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This antique weapon was found by a Clemson University student under a brick in the basement of a home on Tradd Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Clemson University photo College students exploring ...

College students exploring an 18th century tenement in Charleston, South Carolina, discovered what appears to be a flintlock-style pistol in the rarely-visited basement, according to Clemson ...