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musket

[muhs-kit] / ˈmʌs kɪt /
NOUN
gun
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Then, in 1814, a musket ball smashed his left forearm.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

A gun's rear sight and a musket side plate found nearby offer some support for that interpretation.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

A family tree hangs in the boardroom and some of the company’s oldest weapons, including a musket from 1830, are displayed in an archive of more than 1,500 pieces.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 16, 2026

A musket ball is a type of ammunition used in muskets, which are long-barrelled, muzzle-loaded firearms that were commonly used from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2024

He carries his musket and has not one, but two bandoleers of gunpowder strung across his chest.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

That logic propagated from muskets to sewing machines and farm equipment, eroding craft economics and laying the groundwork for the modern assembly line.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

A musket ball is a type of ammunition used in muskets, which are long-barrelled, muzzle-loaded firearms that were commonly used from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2024

With muskets drawn, Napoleon asks the chambers, “Shall we vote?”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 10, 2024

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The “crossroads of the Civil War,” as Virginia’s Spotsylvania County calls itself, is once again a cauldron of hostilities, this time minus the muskets.

From Washington Times Nov. 5, 2023

She looks at the muskets leaning against the wall and gives them a wide berth.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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