Field Dress Firearms Collection
The American Revolution was won with guns and since then have become ingrained into our culture, but the invention of firearms started long before colonists ever came to North America. The origin of firearms began with gunpowder and its invention most likely in China. Thanks to adventurous traders like Marco Polo, by the 13th century ancestors of the modern firearm had spread from Asia to Europe, where they were further developed as weapons in the form of matchlock, wheel lock and flintlock firearms. Around 1500, Leonardo da Vinci invented the wheel lock. By the time early colonists arrived in America in the 15th century, firearm design had advanced significantly and the weapons were routinely included in journeys to the New World. Our favorite gun to shoot is a Winchester Lever-Action 22!
Agotado
Agotado
