A musket is a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon in the early 16th century, at first as a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating plate armour. [1]

Nov 20, 2025 · musket, muzzle-loading shoulder firearm, evolved in 16th-century Spain as a larger version of the harquebus. It was replaced in the mid-19th century by the breechloading rifle.

A soldier's musket, if not exceedingly ill-bored (as many of them are), will strike the figure of a man at eighty yards; it may even at 100; but a soldier must be very unfortunate indeed who shall be …

As the practice of rifling firearms—incising the barrel with spiral grooves to improve the bullet's accuracy—became more common, the term musket gradually gave way to the newer word rifle in the …

The musket emerged as a vital military tool in Europe during the 16th century, evolving from earlier hand cannons and arquebuses. Initially, these firearms were heavy and cumbersome, designed to …

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Apr 4, 2018 · Out of all the weapons and tools on a battlefield, the infantryman’s musket or rifle is the most important. In the century spanning the American Revolution to the Civil War, small arms …

Jan 8, 2026 · Each type of musket, from matchlocks to percussion systems, showcases the technological advancements achieved over several centuries. While muskets are no longer used in …

4 days ago · The musket reached perfection and made the greatest impact on the battlefield and in industry in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Armies and factories were reorganized to …

A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smoothbore firearm, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation musketman or musketeer. The …