A superb imperial matchlock musket will be sold at Sotheby's in London in November with an estimated price of 1.5 million pounds ($1.85 million). This rare and exquisitely produced musket is the first ...

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Kevin Hicks from The History Squad demonstrates how to fire a matchlock musket at English Heritage's Bolsover Castle.

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 ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Early colonial matchlock musket, .75 ...