1380 - Hand guns are known across Europe. 1400s - The matchlock gun ... This pair of 1786 flintlock pistols was made with ivory stocks and unusually elaborate decorative details.

Two flintlock Gossard pistols once owned by French Emperor Napoleon ... Napoleon had fought a series of battles against a coalition of European states formed in response to his invasion of Russia.

I enjoy the architecture and the feel of a custom gun when I build them to fit me,” he said. “The whole fit and feel of a flintlock." Kauffman likes carrying a flintlock in the woods in all ...