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musket [ˈmʌskıt] N

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This increased the typical effective range of a musket from about 50 yards to several hundred yards.
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The barrel of a musket was usually smooth bore.
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The cuirassiers reached the crossroads but were driven back by close range artillery and musket fire.
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A vicious close range cannon and musket duel ensued, the two ships hidden by smoke as the battle continued elsewhere.
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Efforts were made to standardise equipment, but many units used a variety of musket and sabre patterns.
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This allowed the infantry soldier to fire his musket without the need for the front rank to kneel.
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Moreover, the new musket required less iron and it turned out to be cheaper to mass-produce.
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The order was given to fire and the barracks square filled with musket smoke.
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There were other purposes: the "close-order drill" was a particular cadence count for the complex sequence of loading and firing a musket.
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It ignited 4,000 prepared charges, which in turn ignited of black powder and 1,000,000 musket cartridges.
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