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Musket

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. By the mid-16th century, this type of musket gradually disappeared as the use of heavy armour declined, but musketeers continued as the generic term for smoothbore long…

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Musket

Nodes117
Edges116
Triples122
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017094
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Musket

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related to Outside Eurasia · 18
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related to Countermarch · 17
Musket → As, Battle, China, Chinese, Dutch, However, Japan, Japanese, Jixiao Xinshu, Ming, Mohács, Ottoman Janissaries, Ottomans, Qi Jiguang, The, To, Volley
related to Replacement by the rifle · 17
Musket → Around, Battle, Denmark, Europe, Eventually, For, Four Lakes, Frederick, Great, It, Jäger, Minié, Native American, Rifled, Rifles, Springfield Model, The
related to External links · 11
Musket → ACCOUTERMENTS, Bayonet, History, June, Matchlock Musket Page, MusketryThe Arquebus, MusketsInfantry Tactics During, Napoleonic, October, September, Sword
related to Heavy arquebus · 10
Musket → Armour, During, Europe, However, In, In England, Musketeers, Parma, Spanish, The
related to Flintlock musket · 9
Musket → According, Benerson Little, Europe, Flintlocks, Gheyn, Jacob, The, US, While
related to Asia · 8
Musket → According, Burmese, India, King Minkhaung II, Matchlock, Prome, Southeast Asia, Việt
related to Terminology · 8
Musket → According, David, Europe, Evidence, Parrot, Such, The, This
related to Ammunition · 6
Musket → American Civil War, For, Minié, Sixteenth, The Minié, This
related to Etymology · 6
Musket → According, An, French, Italian, Online Etymology Dictionary, The Italian

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muskets isbn fire century musketeers used history press use ball infantry early firearms could gunpowder arquebus barrel using one military

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Musketis amuzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon in the early 16th century0.90text
a round ballinstance ofA musket cartridge consisted of a pre-measured amount of black powder and ammunition0.80text
Nessler ball or Minié ball all wrapped up in paperinstance ofA musket cartridge consisted of a pre-measured amount of black powder and ammunition0.80text
Musketrelated to AmmunitionSixteenth0.60section
Musketrelated to AmmunitionThe Minié0.60section
Musketrelated to AmmunitionMinié0.60section
Musketrelated to AmmunitionThis0.60section
Musketrelated to AmmunitionFor0.60section
Musketrelated to AmmunitionAmerican Civil War0.60section
Musketrelated to AsiaMatchlock0.60section
Musketrelated to AsiaIndia0.60section
Musketrelated to AsiaViệt0.60section

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