A rare powder horn that belonged to an African American soldier killed in the Revolutionary War has gone on display in Philadelphia. The elaborately carved cow’s horn belonged to Gershom Prince, who ...

An 18th-century gunpowder container made from an oxen horn has been returned to the Detroit-area museum it was stolen from more than 60 years ago. Recently recovered by the FBI, the Nowlin Powder Horn ...

OLYMPIA — Civil War re-enactment enthusiast Bill Safford says a typical weekend battle can require up to 100 pounds of black powder. Cannons, rifles and the re-enactment’s real-life quality all depend ...

Full of the wishful conviction (after Versailles) that a world war was too horrible ever to happen again, the U. S. turned its back on $155,000,000 of Government investment in powder mills, sold out ...

This object dates to the Civil War. It is made of patinaed copper and brass, with steel fittings. It even still has traces of its original contents inside. It’s worth noting the artifact caused some ...

A majority of Americans are bracing for the possibility of a politically-fired civil war, and more than half are already stockpiling food and other essential items to survive and fight back, according ...

The leading cause of death due to injuries in war is excessive bleeding. A KAIST research team, in which an Army Major ...

The decorative artistry and intricate carvings on this Revolutionary War powder horn aren’t the only things that make it special. The horn was owned by African-American soldier Gershom Prince and ...

Civil War re-enactment enthusiast Bill Safford says a typical weekend battle can require up to 100 pounds of black powder. Cannons, rifles and the re-enactment’s real-life quality all depend on its ...