English
Image:Grand Turk(36).jpg|thumb|Muskets and [[bayonets]].
Alternative spellings
musquet
Noun
musket (plural: muskets)
- A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been superseded by the rifle.
#:Soldier, solider, won't you marry me, with your musket, fife and drum.
Translations
Czech: mušketa f
Finnish: musketti
Icelandic: framhlaðningur m
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Japanese: ������ masuketto jū
Maori: pū
Russian: ��ж�� (ružjó) n, м��ке� (mušk'ét) m
Derived terms
musketeer
External links
Wikipedia article on w:musket|musket.
Category:Weapons
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