Few historical warrior classes evoke the same sort of fascination as the samurai in popular culture. Samurai came to prominence in feudal Japan, notably in the Sengoku period, where figures like ...

Donn Shearer, organizer of the School of the Musketeer, poses with a 1600s-era matchlock musket in his back yard in New Gretna. (Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger) David Woltman of Lakewood is a heating ...

Although the flintlock musket was certainly an improvement over the matchlock, it was an inherently primitive weapon - slow-firing, unreliable and very inaccurate. Recognition of these facts ...

The British army was born when battlefields were being transformed by the impact of black powder in the 17th century. The musket that contained this explosive powder was easy to produce in large ...

The British army was born when battlefields were being transformed by the impact of black powder in the 17th century. The musket that contained this explosive powder was easy to produce in large ...