This article is a sidebar to Making the American ... numismatics at Colonial Williamsburg. “We set out to have a ‘sample platter’ of a variety of firearms from that time period.” ...

“Forging a barrel is not complex, but it takes skill and judgment,” explained Colonial Williamsburg master blacksmith ... American rifle using the materials, tools and techniques of that time ...

Following the rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby, the skies cleared in time ... blacksmithing, flax dressing, spinning and other activities from the colonial period.