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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 21:34:10 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Lorbaat wrote:
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> > 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?
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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.
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 Rudy
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> > Why not just name them
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> > Minifig Flintlock Pistol
> > Minifig Flintlock Musket
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> I guess I'd be OK with that.
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> Steve
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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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