musket

Example Sentences

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The Spaniard brought only 11 ships, some 450 men, 16 horses and a modest collection of cannons, crossbows and arquebuses, precursors to the musket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

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

For decades speculation has been rife about whether the pillars do actually bear the scars of the musket balls from nearly two hundred years ago.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2023

But Harvick might have to surrender his musket.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2023

His silver cap was next to him, the musket and bayonet near his feet.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis