This pair of 1786 flintlock pistols was made with ivory stocks and ... 1877 - First effective double-action revolver. 1879 - Lee box magazine patented. 1892- Advent of automatic handguns.

Even more unusual was the discovery of a wooden box. It didn’t survive ... X-rays of the flintlock didn’t tell us a lot. The pistol is heavily encrusted good, a testament to what happens ...