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Here is the sound of the settlers’ war chant, angry words that sent musket balls flying.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026 -
Much like firearms have in the history of human evolution, once the musket came on the scene the other side simply had to keep the balance of power in check.—
Nir Bashan,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The Ottomans deployed field artillery and Janissary infantry armed with matchlocks in a defensive formation called tabur jangi, in which carts and wagons were used to build barricades on the battlefield.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The birth of ‘gunpowder warfare’ can be traced back to the 15th century and the invention of the matchlock gun, the first mechanical firing device.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Maggie was shot four or five times with a rifle, while Paul was shot twice with a shotgun.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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Allen is accused of running through a security checkpoint inside the hotel and firing a shotgun at a Secret Service officer.—
Darlene Superville,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Smoke billowed from his flintlock and Rhoades didn’t see where the buck ran after the shot.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
28 Jan. 2026
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The flintlock pistol that Torres is given by the Yautja to fight his fellow prisoners is known by Predator fans as the Raphael Adolini 1715 pistol for an engraved plate that says just that.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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Researchers recently found medieval cannonballs from culverins, an early form of cannon, that were most likely used by Vlad the Impaler, during his bloody battle in 1461 with the Ottoman Turks.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
5 Aug. 2019
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With feverish speed and characteristic blunderbuss, President Donald Trump has given the federal government – and himself – unprecedented control over private economic decisions.—
Matthew Mitchell,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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Trump would also stop treating the Europeans as enemies with his blunderbuss tariffs.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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To put that in perspective, when Beretta started making arquebus barrels, Michelangelo was still working in Rome.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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At least three states — Hawaii, Ohio and North Dakota — treat a smoothbore musket the same as an AK-47 or AR-15.—
Allen G. Breed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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This tank is potentially equipped with a 130mm smoothbore gun.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Firelock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firelock. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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