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MUSKET (Fr. mousquet, Ger. Muskete, &c.) , the term
musket
bullet retained sufficient striking energy to stop a horse
English
musket
century the musket in use was so far improved that the rest could be dispensed with (see Gux). The musket was a matchlock, weapons with other forms of lock being distinguished as wheel-locks, firelocks, snaphances, &c., and soldiers were similarly distinguished as musketeers and fusiliers. On the disuse, about 1690-1695, of this form of firing mechanism, the term
modern
original
century , chiefly a domestic or coachman's weapon.End of Article: MUSKET (Fr. mousquet, Ger. Muskete, &c.) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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