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muskets

noun

plural of musket

as in flintlocks

a type of long gun that was used by soldiers before the invention of the rifle

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Recent Examples of muskets Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets. — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026 The new United States needed muskets, cannons, ammunition, uniforms, cloth, food and credit. — R. Grant Gilmore Iii, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 Three people dressed as soldiers lined up for review by Washington, then fired shots from long muskets. — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 27 June 2026 Independence without muskets and mortars, hurrah! — David Weiss, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment. — Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 Flack, who was involved in the excavation, told Fox News Digital the most significant finds included three British gunflints from the Revolutionary War era, which were used to spark gunpowder in muskets. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Their armaments included a variety of cannons, bombs made of explosive shells, and muskets. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 Ronald White of Milton, dressed in colonial attire, stood with reenactors firing replica muskets in the church’s graveyard following the service and said the anniversary carries personal meaning. — ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026

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Police encourage residents to secure their firearms and use gun locks, Calzada said.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
Officers also found several large shipping boxes containing precious metals, two unregistered firearms, and more than $105,000 in cash, according to the sheriff’s department.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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In 2021, thieves entered Goodland Guns’ former location by cutting a hole in the wall and stole five pistols, four shotguns, and two rifles, according to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Police have said they attacks appeared random and unprovoked, and that officers fired their pistols after ⁠Tasers failed to stop the woman from advancing toward them with knives.

— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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