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Re: question on naming - pirate guns vs. modern guns
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 12 Jul 2000 16:24:56 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Lorbaat wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes:
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> > Minifig Revolver is (currently) clear
> > Minifig Rifle is clear
> > Minifig Musket is not clear
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> > So
> > Minifig Musket Longarm (or whatever other term is appropriate)
> > Minifig Musket Pistol
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> Isn't "Musket Pistol" an oxymoron?
Hmm. Possibly. I thought a "musket" was a gun with a belled/flared muzzle
(among other characteristics). Typical usage is for long-barrelled
weapons.
> Why not just name them
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> Minifig Flintlock Pistol
> Minifig Flintlock Musket
I guess I'd be OK with that.
Steve
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| (...) Not all muskets have a belled muzzle. Civil War era muskets were non-belled, making them much more accurate. I believe "musket" refers to muzzle loading, as a butt loading rifle was known as a carbine. Sorry, I'm a stickler for history. -John (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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