A musket is a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon in the early 16th century, at first as a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating plate armour. [1]

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musket, muzzle-loading shoulder firearm, evolved in 16th-century Spain as a larger version of the harquebus. It was replaced in the mid-19th century by the breechloading rifle.

A soldier's musket, if not exceedingly ill-bored (as many of them are), will strike the figure of a man at eighty yards; it may even at 100; but a soldier must be very unfortunate indeed who …

As the practice of rifling firearms—incising the barrel with spiral grooves to improve the bullet's accuracy—became more common, the term musket gradually gave way to the newer word …

Charleville Musket By Matthew J. Seelinger In the early years of the Revolutionary War, American militia forces and Continental troops demonstrated they had the will to take on the British …

What is the primary difference between a musket and a rifle? Muskets are generally smoothbore firearms with a long barrel, while rifles have rifled barrels that impart spin to the projectile, …

Each type of musket, from matchlocks to percussion systems, showcases the technological advancements achieved over several centuries. While muskets are no longer used in modern …

A musket is a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon in the early 16th century, at first as a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating plate armour. [1]

Tir au fusil rayé à poudre noire, parfois nommé mousquet par analogie avec son nom anglais musket. Le premier fusil à canon rayé adopté par les États-Unis fut le Springfield Modèle 1855.