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a type of long gun that was used by soldiers before the invention of the rifle
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Recent Examples of musket
But by the Civil War, muskets had been replaced by rifled barrels, which took much less time to reload and were more accurate.
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Mark A. Milley, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2024
These kinds of indentations are formed when a shot is fired from a smooth-bore musket, per the statement.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
Through scientific analysis, the Park Service determined the balls were fired from muskets by colonial militiamen.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Finally, experts determined that the musket balls—which were discovered intact—had missed their marks.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
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Mark A. Milley, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2024
These kinds of indentations are formed when a shot is fired from a smooth-bore musket, per the statement.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
Through scientific analysis, the Park Service determined the balls were fired from muskets by colonial militiamen.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Finally, experts determined that the musket balls—which were discovered intact—had missed their marks.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musket
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My first rifle had been a flintlock that had been given to me by an old friend, Ed Wesson, the gunsmith.Outdoor Life, Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
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Modern gun technologies are far, far more deadly than the one-shot flintlocks of the 18th century—shouldn’t that matter?Robert J. Spitzer, Time, 6 June 2023
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First-generation matchlock rifles, tanks, and aircraft had major limitations but improved over time.Paul Scharre, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2018
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Guns are a part of American life, and have been since the very beginning, from the matchlock muskets arming the earliest colonies to the Colt revolvers and Winchester rifles of the Old West to the Glock handgun of today.Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2018
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On back-to-back plays, though, Jordan Love fumbled shotgun snaps.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Then there is the twin shotgun blast of this month’s Terrifier 3 and Smile 2.Chris Lee, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Colman is Edith Swan, a middle-aged church lady who still lives with her blunderbuss of a father (Timothy Spall) and mild-mannered mother (Gemma Jones) in a working-class neighborhood of Littlehampton.Ty Burr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
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The State Department, in its blunderbuss way, wanted to open up a kind of détente with the citizens of Communist Eastern Europe.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2023
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The gun used by the man was found at his feet, and it was later revealed to be a replica firearm, Reeson said.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Park's deer season near A permit-only alternative firearms deer season, formerly muzzle-loader season, is set for Nov. 22-25 at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area.Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Former Indiana State Police Firearm Examiner Melissa Oberg testified the .40 caliber round found between the bodies matched a pistol seized from Allen’s home, according to CNN affiliate WTHR.Zoe Sottile, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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Turner was also convicted of four counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence and carrying a pistol without a license.Emily Palmer, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Musket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musket. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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