 | | Re: question on naming - pirate guns vs. modern guns —Steve Bliss
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| | | (...) Hmm. Possibly. I thought a "musket" was a gun with a belled/flared muzzle (among other characteristics). Typical usage is for long-barrelled weapons. (...) I guess I'd be OK with that. Steve (25 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | Re: question on naming - pirate guns vs. modern guns —John Rudy
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: question on naming - pirate guns vs. modern guns —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | | (...) Which wouldn't explain an arquebus, the muzzle-loading precursor to the musket. I believe the difference between the two when both were used was that the musket had a longer barrel and fired a heavier ball (armor could be "proof" against an (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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