military arm

I've been trying to find out if any 18th century military ever made pure buckshot paper cartridges for blunderbusses (buck and ball cartridges are another discussion). The only buckshot cartridges I know of for certain are the ones made by the US military in the early-mid 19th century for the...

I've been wanting a military style flintlock for some time now, but I don't want to pay a full price for a new pistol from companies like pedersoli. I am especially looking for a 1777 pistol, AN XIII pistol, gendarmerie pistol, and AN IX pistol. But, I am looking for anything of the sort that is...

Hi, I picked up a 'used hard, put up wet', 33" bbl, muzzle loading 12ga that has a massive hammer and back-action lock. Markings all over this piece lead me to surmise it's a military arm, but I'm only speculating. The barrel has as serial of 221 and the left shoulder stock has 221 embossed...