How to use in-sentence of “musket”:
– In 1717, the original “Charleville” flintlock musket was made for the French military.
– A musket is a Muzzleloadermuzzleloading, smoothbore firearm, which is meant to be fired from the shoulder.
– One of the earliest forms of flintlock musket used by the English Army was the “dog lock”.
– Its greatest advantage over the bow was that anyone could learn to fire a musket in a very short period of time.
– The musket is the weapon that replaced the arquebus, and was then replaced by the rifle.
– The main weapon during the Revolutionary war was the musket on both sides.
– This became the first standard flintlock musket to be issued to all troops.
– Fusils were a common musket in 18th century Colonial America and were used by Americans during the American Revolution.
Example sentences of “musket”:
– Between 1710 and 1720 the first King’s pattern musket called “Long Land Service” came into use.
– After a few hours of skirmishing the Dhunds retreated with the loss of two or three of their men who had come within musket range of the British.
– The typical musket in 1690 was about in length.
– Revolutionary War, when Americans tended to refer to all of the musket models as Charlevilles.
– Billington’s son, Francis, fired a musket on the “Mayflower”.
– This is because the musket was created: the musket could pierce plate armour over long distances.
– Instead, they would try to seat the ball by sharply hitting the butt of the musket on the ground.
– By the start of 1700’s, a lighter type of musket took over from the arquebus.
- Between 1710 and 1720 the first King's pattern musket called “Long Land Service” came into use.
- After a few hours of skirmishing the Dhunds retreated with the loss of two or three of their men who had come within musket range of the British.
- The typical musket in 1690 was about in length.
– In the 1800’s, better ammunition and ways of firing the gun, meant that rifling was practical for military use, and the rifled musket became common.
– The FranceFrench-made Fusil de chasse, originally meant “gun of the hunt”, was a light smoothbore flintlock musket designed for hunting.
– In about 1768, a new pattern Short Land Service Musket with a barrel was produced.
– The contract paid Whitney $13.40 per musket when it was determined the Springfield armory could make them for $10 each.
– The 1830s and 1840s saw a number of changes in the design of the basic musket produced at the armory.
– One American officer was killed and another wounded by musket fire.