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25 June 2021

Matchless Matchlock Muzzle Loading Merriment

Anyone who knows me will tell you I'm rather biased when it comes to matchlock guns. I can see how technology has progressed and made matchlocks obsolete, but that doesn't mean they're useless, and I can't for the life of me figure out why they're not more popular. Matchlock muskets are as accurate as flintlock or percussion, and can have...

10 November 2020

Gun Collecting: Antique, Inert, Deactivated or Blank Firing?

Collecting guns is a fantastic hobby, and each person's own tastes and desires varies wildly. Read on for some ideas of things to collect you might not have considered.

6 November 2020

The Muskets Of Les Miserables

Famous on the silver screen in productions such as Les Miserables, the French Models 1717, 1728 and 1746 are central to the massive changes in France during the revolution.