Rifled musket
The rifled musket is a long-barreled infantry weapon (to be distinguished from the shorter "rifle" carried by some light infantry units), usually percussion, that was common in the 19th century. Rifling gave the rifled musket better long-range accuracy than its smoothbore predecessors.
Related Topics:
Infantry - Rifle - Light infantry - Percussion - 19th century - Rifling - Smoothbore
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