musket

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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

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

I recently discovered that if you walk around New York City while carrying an 18th-century musket, you get a lot of questions.

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

Squared scarlet shoulders—and on each shoulder a musket.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes