Here’s What You Need to Remember: While the Pattern 53 ushered in the era of the rifle it was to be short-lived as breech-loading technology was developed. Just as many muskets were converted to ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: As a sniper rifle, the P14 was markedly superior to almost any other on the front. While sniper rifles existed before World War I, they really came into their own in ...

Click to open image viewer. A "Tower"-type Enfield rifle-musket, model 1853, made of metal and wood. The musket has attached metal butt plate at the end of the stock. The butt has an engraved proofing ...