[Matt Yuan] recognised the potential of the single-shot design, though, and repurposed it as a powerful Nerf blaster. The blaster is a simple spring-plunger design. Upon pulling the trigger ...

This thing is sizeable—maybe two to four times bigger than your typical Nerf blaster. But that’s no surprise, given the size of the foam ammunition it fires. [Flasutie] shows us the ...

They were there to see the demonstration of a new type of flintlock musket designed by Honoré Blanc, a gunsmith from Avignon so despised by his fellow makers, that he had been holed away in the ...

Hasbro, which has ruled the foam-dart blaster universe for 30 years with its Nerf brand, is making a bid to dominate the new, fast-growing category of blasters that fire water-filled gel pellets.

About those projectiles. The blaster comes with 10,000 tiny dehydrated Gelfire rounds. To prepare for your Nerf war, you first have to hydrate the rounds, which makes them grow into “soft ...

In a nutshell: A talented maker has taken things to the next level with his homebrewed "Stinger" blaster. This meticulously designed, feature-packed toy puts ... iconic assault rifle from Halo.

The flintlock pictured here is a typical British "Brown Bess" musket. Marks on the gun indicate that it was used by German mercenaries during the American Revolution. 1637 - First use of firearms ...

The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket came in 3 sizes - Long Land pattern 1720 - 1760, Short land 1760 - 1790 and India Pattern 1790 - 1815. The barrel lengths were 46" 42" and 39" respectively.

It's true that summer is firmly behind us and winter is on the horizon, but that isn't to say the best Nerf guns can't still shine. Especially because a new range of toys (the highly-anticipated N ...

The flintlock firing mechanism dates back to the 16th century, although it was another hundred years before it was generally used in infantry muskets, by which time it had been perfected.

Adams reportedly owned firearms, and like Washington had a set of flintlock muskets which he used in the American Revolution ...

Toy guns can lead to eye injuries, particularly if the bullets are hard and travel at speed Bullets from Nerf guns can cause serious eye injuries, doctors from a London eye hospital are warning.