Talk:Kentucky Flintlock Rifle

I fixed the page, how's it look? -GM

Rifle History

The article makes mention of this as the first rifle. The use of rifling dates back to the late 1400's though it was rarely used except on expensive target and hunting weapons. Perhaps the epithet "first practical rifle" or "first widely successful rifle" would more appropriate. -Anonymous

Not even. It's am American classic, and may be the first American-made rifle (though I suspect there were some Jaeger rifles made in the colonies before the Pennsylvania-pattern became predominant). There's really no "first" about it. - Nyles

Okay then, that further proves it should not have been listed as the "first rifle." However, someone already changed the article to first American made rifle so this is no longer an issue. -Anonymous