muskets
Smoothbore infantry weapons
Muskets were the dominant infantry firearm from the 16th through 19th centuries—long-barreled, smoothbore guns fired from the shoulder.
They required manual loading of powder and ball, making rate of fire slow but deadly in massed volleys.
The muskets crackled across the field.
Musket appears in historical contexts and period pieces; modern firearms aren't called muskets.
Flint-sparked firearm mechanism
- matchlockCord-ignited gun mechanism
- arquebusEarly portable firearm
- blunderbussFlare-muzzled scatter weapon
- smoothboreBarrel without internal grooves
muzzle-loader · musketoon · fusil · carbine · breech-loader · barrel · trigger · ramrod
Ground combat troops
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- bayonetRifle-mounted stabbing blade
- cavalryMounted military force
- dragoonsCompels by intimidation
grenadier · militia · minutemen · redcoats · skirmish · formation · battlefield · tactics
Combustible propellant mixture
- blackpowderEarly explosive propellant
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- waddingFibrous padding material
- shotQuick liquor serving
ramrod · flint · primer · lead · mold · caliber · charge · load
Of occupied territories
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- tricorneHat with triangular silhouette
- hessianCoarse woven jute cloth
revolutionary · conquistador · continental · bandolier · armory · arsenal · museum · reproduction
flintlock
Flint-sparked firearm mechanism
- matchlockCord-ignited gun mechanism
- arquebusEarly portable firearm
- blunderbussFlare-muzzled scatter weapon
smoothbore · muzzle-loader · musketoon · fusil · carbine · breech-loader · barrel · trigger · ramrod · stock
infantry
Ground combat troops
dragoons · grenadier · militia · minutemen · redcoats · skirmish · formation · battlefield · tactics · flank
gunpowder
Combustible propellant mixture
- blackpowderEarly explosive propellant
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- waddingFibrous padding material
shot · ramrod · flint · primer · lead · mold · caliber · charge · load · grapeshot
colonial
Of occupied territories
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- tricorneHat with triangular silhouette
hessian · revolutionary · conquistador · continental · bandolier · armory · arsenal · museum · reproduction · reenactment
- military historybattles, soldiers, campaigns, officers, battlefields
- Colonial Antiquespewter, spinning wheels, butter churns, candle molds, Windsor chairs
- Frontier WarsIndian Wars, French and Indian War, cavalry charge, militia, militias
- Lexington and ConcordLexington, Concord, minutemen, militia, British redcoats
- Gunpowder EmpiresOttoman Empire, Mughal Empire, Mughals, Safavid Empire, janissaries
- arms and armorswords, shields, helmets, daggers, axes
musketslaser weapons
Weapons using focused light beams
plasma rifles · railguns · rifles · assault rifles · automatic weapons
musketsmelee weapons
Arms requiring physical contact
hand-to-hand combat · swords · daggers · fists · clubs
- The Three MusketeersClassic swashbuckling adventure novel
- Three MusketeersNovel's titled sword-fighters
- musket ballSpherical lead ammunition
- 3 MusketeersWhipped nougat candy bar
- musket fireDischarge from smoothbore longarms
- The MusketeersFrench king's elite swordsmen