in the mid 1600s
Johann Kiefuss
As we know the flintlock today, the first was made in 1610 in France. There WERE earlier guns that used a flint sparking mechanism, such as the wheelock and the snaphaunce.
ben adrinal Stewart is the man who invented the flintlock -aidan
The flintlock was a primitive gun.
Yes
Mainly flintlock smoothbore muskets, with a few flintlock rifles. There were also flintlock pistols and "fowling pieces"- shotguns.
The Flintlock Disaster - 2012 was released on: USA: 2012
I have posted a great article in the related links that explains in detail how a flintlock works.
When describing hunting rifles of the 17th, 18th and 19th century, some writers use the term flintlock, instead of using the fuller description of flintlock mechanism.
No such thing. The last flintlock rifle of the US Military was the Springfield Model 1840. You need a hands on appraisal by a dealer in muzzleloaders.
They did
Flintlock pistoles and rifles where mainly used when pirates roamed during 1600-1700