QuarterBoreGunner
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I'm reading a great book right now, Quicksilver it's a fictionalized story of the golden age of scientific discovery, 1650 to 1700. They talk about the development of gunpowder and firearms, and I got to thinking, when were iron sights developed? If I recall the classic blunderbuss, with the bell shaped muzzle (as used in the book) I don't remember ever seeing iron sights on these early firearms.
Did the muzzle loaders of the American Revolution have sights? I remember from the movie The Patriot, that the main character told his sons, setting up an ambush on the British, "aim small, miss small" but I don't remember seeing sights on the rifles.
So when did early firearms makers discover that putting a little post on one end and little notch on the other end of a firearm, increase the accuracy for it?
Did the muzzle loaders of the American Revolution have sights? I remember from the movie The Patriot, that the main character told his sons, setting up an ambush on the British, "aim small, miss small" but I don't remember seeing sights on the rifles.
So when did early firearms makers discover that putting a little post on one end and little notch on the other end of a firearm, increase the accuracy for it?