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musket

[muhs-kit] / ˈmʌs kɪt /
NOUN
gun
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Then, in 1814, a musket ball smashed his left forearm.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

A gun's rear sight and a musket side plate found nearby offer some support for that interpretation.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

D'Artagnan is believed to have been hit in the throat by a musket ball as Louis XIV sought to capture Maastricht.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

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

Those who saw him said that he fired his musket even as an arrow went right through his beard.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

One of Whitney’s next ventures was manufacturing muskets for the federal government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

With muskets drawn, Napoleon asks the chambers, “Shall we vote?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024

His aim is to confirm the holes were from muskets fired in the 1839 Newport Chartist Rising.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2023

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The “crossroads of the Civil War,” as Virginia’s Spotsylvania County calls itself, is once again a cauldron of hostilities, this time minus the muskets.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2023

Up ahead, the plesiosaur riders were probably readying their artillery, or simply loading their muskets to enfilade them as soon as they were in range.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older


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