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The lock, the stock, and the barrel. The lock is the mechanism with hammer, trigger, pan, and other parts to fire the musket. The stock is the wooden furniture which allows the operator to hold and aim the musket. The barrel is the tube through which the projectile is fired, exactly like a modern weapon, except that musket barrels were smooth bored like a shotgun instead of rifled.
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Which country invented the musket?
The Chinese are credited with the invention of the musket. The musket was a later form of a weapon known as the hand cannon.
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The musket was used by foot soldiers in both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.
When was the musket invented?
in the 1500's
What year was the first musket made?
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