musket
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The couple are seen side by side in period costume, as Anna hands John a cartridge to reload his musket.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
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
Questions aside, a musket can come in handy.
From Slate • May 8, 2024
Would there be any musket balls, messages from students, or clues to historical mysteries?
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023
“My only regret,” I replied, “is that he left behind a musket rather than a rifle, which would have been a greater prize.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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