Two guns among the collection demonstrate the percussion cap system that replaced flintlocks (and was itself soon incorporated into metal cartridges, which began to resemble modern ammunition). The ...

It is likely that this pistol of the same type was made around that time. These two shot percussion pistols were invented by Lindsay but assembled by the Union Knife Company. There were a few ...

Percussion pistols are among the highlights of Cork auction. Highly collectible militaria among the main draws at Hegarty’s auction in Bandon, says Des O’Sullivan. Sat, 13 Sep, 2014 - 01:00.

The old saw “never bring a knife to a gun fight” is somewhat moot when one is armed with a Rodgers knife pistol—a clever percussion-fired defensive arm composed of both blades and barrel. To ...

SPRINGFIELD — More than five decades ago, staff at the Springfield Armory Museum walked in to discover someone had pried open a display case and taken a rare Model 1842 percussion cap pistol. On ...

As the U.S. Army’s first percussion pistol, the Model 1842 replaced the Model 1836 flintlock, and it would subsequently blaze its way through the Civil War and across the country as the nation ...

Springfield Armory developed the Model 1855 Percussion Pistol-Carbine for use as a pistol on horseback, or as a carbine on foot. The .58 caliber muzzle loader featured an attachable shoulder stock and ...