This was also a problem for the earlier generations of cap-and-ball revolvers, which is why many models used in the 1860s had a safety notch between the chambers where the hammer could rest when the ...

Various guns were used, until a true dueling pistol was officially standardized in 1777, as "a 9 or 10 inch barreled, smooth bore flintlock of 1 inch bore, carrying a ball of 48 to the pound." ...

No matter how you look at them—as outstanding examples of John Browning's genius, an interesting phase in American firearms ...

The Corps soon realized that this round ball ammunition was ... though no Mountain Man ever used a knife at the first ...

While duels had long been fought over a woman's hand, or to defend a man's honor, in America, dueling took on a new importance: It was used to settle ... chose swords over pistols, in the hope ...

There have been 129 mass killings in the U.S. since 2006 that didn't primarily use a gun, including arsons and vehicular attacks Guns are by far the most commonly used weapons in mass killings ...

A massage gun can be used to relieve tension ... That's why we tested popular massage guns -- looking specifically at budget massage guns, intensity, frequency, percussion or vibration therapy ...

Assemble your team, prepare your plan of attack and conquer anyone who stands in your way with the most powerful water pistols we’ve tested. Whether you’ll be out in the yard or running around ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — On Tuesday afternoon, April 23, three students at Granger High School were shot in a drive-by ...

It has a 3-inch chamber, Benelli’s ComforTech stock, barrel porting, and a weighted magazine cap to reduce ... trigger and pistol-grip stock give it a familiar feel for those used to other ...

Despite sounding innocuous, both prop guns and blanks can be dangerous. Here's what we know about them. Blanks are used in the film ... from non-functioning weapons to cap guns.

Officially known as the S&W Model 3, it’s one of the important revolvers of the Old West. When we look back at that era of firearms — the time when cartridges became king and old cap-and-ball ...