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
Among the dozens and dozens of weapons hanging on the wall for sale are double barrel black powder shotguns – akin to a musket – and a few "they-don't-make-these-anymore" Winchester rifles from the 1800s.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024
I would not have walked into a coffee shop with an AR-15 and expected the reactions I got for walking in with a musket, for one thing.
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
She quickly tied a bonnet under her chin and left, the back door closing behind her with the sharp sound of a musket shot.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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