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In the hands of men like Boone, Kenton, and Wetzel, the flintlock rifle helped shape North America as we know it today. Flintlock rifles won our War of Independence and went west with Lewis and Clark.

Jack Paulson holds an 1822 Harpers Ferry .69-caliber flintlock musket at his home in Bigfork on Nov. 14. The firearm is one of a collection of antique guns he’s donating to the Montana Historical ...

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