Blackpowder shooting Magazine Military history News No Comments Napoleonic musketry drill of Szekler border guard infantry The Szeklers, or Székelys were and are Hungarians who live in Transylvania. They played in… 2016. July 5.
Magazine Military history No Comments New videos in our Muskets and tirailleurs series We’ve uploaded two new videos to our Capandball YouTube channel. The second part of the… 2015. December 16.
Magazine Military history No Comments New video series: Muskets and tirailleurs Part 1/3. The French 1777 musket This is the first part of a 3 part series about skirmishing in the Napoleonic wars,… 2015. November 11.
Hunting Magazine Military history No Comments Lamellar armour vs 120 pond bow Getting into some REAL experimental archaeology. We just had a very interesting day with my… 2015. October 22.
Magazine Military history No Comments Testing original 17th century armour against lead roundballs Have you ever wondered how effective 17th century armours were against firearms? How much protection… 2015. October 15.
Blackpowder shooting Magazine Military history No Comments Test: Minié ball vs single ball vs buck and ball cartridges This is an experiment I planned for a long long time. Comparing the accuracy of… 2015. September 26.
Blackpowder shooting Magazine Military history 3 Comments The story of the Whitworth rifle and the new Pedersoli repro I think we’ve all been waiting for this gun. It is planned to hit the… 2015. September 26.
Blackpowder shooting Magazine Military history 4 Comments Which is stronger? The Walker or the Colt Army? Some fun again at the range. I have been planning to do some 19th century… 2015. June 25.
Military history Surplus arms 1 Comment The Norwegian Kammerlader by Svartkrutt The first Norwegian breech-loader was the 18 bore (.69 cal.) Chamber-loading Rifle (Kammerladningsgever), adopted in… 2015. June 10.
Military history No Comments Solano target system by Historical Firearms During the late 19th and early 20th century miniature rifle ranges were set up by… 2015. June 10.