Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) on Saturday, July 12, will celebrate the 249th anniversary of the ...

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 bullet holes in the bedrooms and stairs at the Jason Russell House are a testament to a past that isn’t fully recognized ...

While hunters and their rifles helped wage psychological warfare, the American victory can actually be attributed to ...

Musket balls that started the American Revolution sat buried. Until now. “The last time somebody touched it they were shoving it down the muzzle of a musket on April 19, 1775,” a park ranger ...

This is every rifle the Marine Corps has issued to Marines in the service's 250-year history, from muskets to M4s.

The American Revolution’s humble beginnings 250 years ago are reflected in a cut down, beat up, old musket — one that even experts recognize isn’t much to look at. “If that gun was on a table, ...

For this July 4th, we asked five South Carolinians "250 years later, is the Spirit of the American Revolution still alive?" ...

The Museum of the American Revolution will open on Wednesday, April 19. The grand opening will feature former Vice-President Joe Biden, author David McCullough and journalist Cokie Roberts.

During the American Revolution, Louisiana — which was then under Spanish rule — played a significant role in supporting the ...

THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL TAKING PLACE 250 YEARS AGO TODAY. THIS. THERE WAS NO TURNING BACK AFTER THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL. THIS WAS REALLY THE DAY THAT THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION KICKED OFF. THE BATTLE ...

This story, “Guns of the American Revolution,” appeared in the July 1976 issue of Outdoor Life. ... The American musket was a close copy of the British Brown Bess.