musket
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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
Artefacts recovered from the battlefield in recent years have included lead musket balls and a shoe buckle believed to have belonged to a clan chief.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
I recently discovered that if you walk around New York City while carrying an 18th-century musket, you get a lot of questions.
From Slate ● May 8, 2024
One mistake and the musket could blow up your hand.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
In exchange, they demanded that the whalers return with 200 muskets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 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
An initial excavation last summer revealed chimney bases and uncovered a military buckle and lead shot for muskets.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
With muskets drawn, Napoleon asks the chambers, “Shall we vote?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
He said that the Spaniards wiped out more Indians with smallpox than with muskets.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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