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Guns capable of firing multiple shots are much, much older than you think.

Which firearms helped determine the outcome of the most famous battles in Texas history?

Discover the history of a gun that's stood the test of time.

One of the most interesting areas of American gun collecting involves miniature firearms, where a major collection worth many thousands of dollars can easily fit inside a lunch box...and sometimes the best of historical designs can be nicely rendered in quarter-scale.

Guns capable of firing multiple shots are much, much older than you think.

From medieval hand cannons to Renaissance snaphaunces, the firearm family has a pedigree that goes back 700 years.

Which firearms helped determine the outcome of the most famous battles in Texas history?

For this Throwback Thursday, discover the history of a gun that's stood the test of time.

It’s fitting that a spectacular new book from the NRA’s National Firearms Museum is entitled “The Illustrated History of Firearms” (rather than “An Illustrated History”) because of the way it so completely and skillfully spans all important firearm milestones within a single, practical volume.