Flintlock Pistol
Famed for their accuracy, the flintlock pistol exhibited the clean, uncluttered lines of their rifle cousins. This reproduction Tower flintlock was used in the 2005 Alamo movie.

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To safeguard state documents held in Austin, Sam Houston ordered them moved to Houston. However, Austinites united and on January 1, 1843 the vigilantes overtook rangers carrying the documents. With a few shots, but no bloodshed, the papers were returned to Austin.
"Fourth Estate In Flames"
May 13, 1861