In the ammunition world, “shortage” has become the new normal that hunters and shooters have had to endure this year. Beyond just ammunition, the shortages have affected many products—especially ...

Firearms identification procedures continue to play a role in the archaeological study of battles and warfare. Percussion caps, if well preserved, have the potential to yield unique individual tool ...

THE extraordinary explosive power of fulminate of mercury is known to all chemists, but it is not generally known that the explosion of a percussion cap on a gun will cause a current of air sufficient ...